by PJColando | Dec 2, 2021 | Adventure, blog post
“Yikes!” my husband called from his home office. Though his room was merely ten feet from mine, I seldom heard him shout. He didn’t mutter at his emails and yell at his printer like I occasionally did. He’s a civilized and self-contained model citizen of the computer...
by PJColando | Sep 14, 2021 | Adventure, blog post, rant, sorrow
in mid-March 2020: The first clue of lock-down came with Disneyland’s closure and loss of the nightly fireworks display I cherished, which occurred near the ancient bad day, the Ides of March In mid-April 2020: I inadvertently stumbled into the crazed days of...
by PJColando | Sep 1, 2021 | Adventure, blog post
Though the country is as locked down as America is, it’s Spring Down Under now and my husband and I would love to travel to Australia again. Again and again. There’d be no language barrier… well, of course, you think. Aussies speak English. However,...
by PJColando | Aug 24, 2021 | Adventure, blog post, Featured, Purpose
Our house is a very, very, very fine house in the parlance of Graham Nash. But our house one-ups his storied home in Laurel Canyon where he co-habited with Joni Mitchell and two cats—our house has a past, a potentially dangerous past due to its connection with...
by PJColando | Jul 20, 2021 | Adventure, blog post
Aristocrats, vagabonds, and clowns… does this describe your passel of friends, foes, and family? Have you been able to see, hug, and hold them close yet? After the protracted pause our lives endured across the nation, the friendly skies (whose airline slogan is...
by PJColando | Jun 29, 2021 | Adventure, blog post
Dog Skunk Scene from The Winner’s Circle An hour later, Jackie finished packing her bags. Three suitcases and a plastic garment bag filled with her friend-of-the- bride gown and new full-length fur. She played with the zippers a few moments, feeling like a carefree,...
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