A new word…at least to me: abscission This word appeared in an essay I read earlier this fall and I’ve been enchanted with it ever since. Merriam-Webster defines it as: 1. the act or process of cutting off: REMOVAL 2. the natural separation of flowers, fruit, or leaves from plants at a special separation layer. …
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Christmas 2025 –a whole season of fun.
Please enjoy this California lemon, the first of the season from Olivia’s lemon tree. Excerpts from the family group text on 12.25.25 Andrew: 5 minutes out from Sam’s. Sam: Come in through the basement, my deck is icy. Sam: Mom, please bring knives. Olivia: Sam, do you believe in bath towels or do you just …