claudia's surf city

I went to the Metropolitan Club once. I can't remember who with (what when). All I remember is that you couldn't have a briefcase or...

The Designer Smokes The Designer Speaks The Designer Mugs The Designer's Husband Waits to Drive Back to Providence at Midnight

When is a piece of coral not coral? When it is made out of silver or gold rather than that diminish- ing natural resource of course. AZU is ...

Though an atheist, I am considering what to give up for Lent. Yesterday—and even moreso today—is a good indication that Cote du Rhone should...

Seventeen years ago, a group of seven women became one of the first groups of trekkers to visit Mustang, or the Kingdom of Lo, on the border...

Serious count- down has begun: Wolfen has two more days as a non- property owner. She and the Cub have already begun taking on their new res...

Elaine gave me this bag. She says, "It is so you !" Well?

Preparing for a really great "What's in the Truck" this year, we headed up to Chris's mom's to load up about 90 glass ...

Right in the middle of H and C's move, and en route to its annual road trip, the lights flash, the dials blink and the engine dies. C wr...

The panels are going up. There is blue board on the interior, which will be plastered, then a sandwich of plywood (or some kind of pressed b...

Yesterday, this is what Erin's house looked like: Douglas fir on the ground. This is what it looks like 24 hours later. Viva la differen...

It felt like spring last week in New York, and so it was time to leave it and seek out Home Depot. Today the timber frame for my sister'...

Two of my three valentines this year (Deb left before the photo was taken), start the day right with a midnight celebration.

Chris G sent along this valentine to the Goose. Won't the neighbors be happy when the city slickers come to town!

And don't say anything if you can't say something nice.

There hasn't been enough sex in this blog lately. Of any kind—and lord knows I'm broad minded. So Kathleen and I were sitting around...

While most people are counting sheep, I am thinking about septic tanks. More specifically, the nonfunctional one at the Goose, which I am sc...

Also: Go to Disney World Get divorced Go into therapy Quit smoking The older you get the more things you wind up trying. What things did you...

Well, what do you think? And speaking of headstyles, for some reason I find this news story hilarious.