Game planning (Thanksgiving edition)
This morning, my Facebook feed blew up with talk of “the big game,” the annual Montana-Montana State football game (which is, somewhat foolishly to my way of thinking, called “The Brawl of the Wild”). While alums of both schools taunted one another, I was doing my own kind of game planning: the kind that involves […]
red – The August Break – day ten
Signs of summer. Red. Day Ten of The August Break. (photos by me, at the Huckleberry Festival and later on the dock with a vodka tonic in hand)
skyline – The August Break – day seven
From the upper patio of the Iron Horse, at dinner with a friend on my one night back in town. Missoula, Montana. Skyline. Day Seven of The August Break. (photo by me, waiting for my salmon BLT, enjoying my company and the huckleberry vodka and lemonade)
love – The August Break – day four
First sunset at the lake, one of my favorite places. Swan Lake, Montana. Love. Day Four of The August Break. (photo by me, taken from the dock)
Final hour thoughts
I’m at the airport, an hour away from commencing my westward migration. Today: to Austin. Two days later: to Montana for almost two weeks. Somehow, tomorrow is August. Despite my best tourist efforts in the last two weeks, much remains that I did not see or do in D.C. Eleven years will not pass between […]
Fairfield (not far from Freezeout Lake)
Fairfield “A guy I used to know — he taught me all about the sky.” Humphrey Bogart in High Sierra I wanted it depressed, one dusty road and two cafés both with ‘help wanted’ signs. Where I ate, the waitress was too in love with the cook for the things I wanted to say. The […]
thank you, state tax refund
My tax refund was paltry, once again (I think something was jacked up on my W4 and I never realized it…hoping for a bit more of a payday next year). But since it was so small, I felt 100% justified blowing the entire $85 I got back from the State of Montana. And what did […]
The road home
You know those roads you’ve driven a million times? For me, it’s the 200 miles between where I live now and my hometown. It’s a quick drive in the summer but a pretty beautiful one, with dramatic changes in scenery and a hop over the Rocky Mountains. There’s one section with rolling hills, about 60 […]
Our Black Friday
I know Black Friday is something that everyone loves to malign….but my mom, sister, and I have the most relaxed, wonderful morning. No, really – we do. After scanning through the ads in the newspaper on Thanksgiving night for any specific deals, we wake early (a true feat for my sister) and plan our route […]
First fall colors
Picked up on my way home from work today. And now I’m sitting here, working on a project and cupping my favorite tea mug to warm my hands. It’s still August, right?
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a 
