Today’s the day.

Plenty of time. Plenty of time.

“…But I find the sacred in almost everything…” - Luis Alberto Urrea

“We writers are the raw nerve of the universe. Our job is to go out and feel things for people, then to come back and tell them how it feels to be alive. Because they are numb. Because we have forgotten.”- Ursula Le Guin

Open mind. You’re allowed to make mistakes.

I stare out across the vineyards while I wait. There is a faint smell of smoke in the air. The fires are not close, and yet they are.

There is so much for which I am grateful.

I buy one wine I’ve had before and three new ones. I tell him we need to make time to drive down here more often. So much more variety. So many good values.

Cancelled practices.

“I like it when you’re in a good mood.”