At a quarter to 7 this morning I bid fond farewell to my little car. At nearly 15 years old it had long been worth less than the cost of even basic repairs (and repairs in recent years haven’t all been basic), but I had hung on to it for it’s 14-foot turn radius — […]
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Our Saturday in Chicago was simple: We started with brunch at the Cherry Circle Room with Vanessa and Steven. The restaurant was in a building that had formerly been an old-school gentlemen’s athletic club (think dark wood paneling, leather chesterfield sofas, and cigars–not Gold’s Gym). apparently gentlemen like duelingbunnies on their plates Brunch was delicious […]
Because Chicago is such a wonderful mid-winter destination, Amanda and I planned a quick theatre weekend. As if the universe knew we’d need good blog fodder, travel drama ensued: (I’m the blue bubbles, Amanda’s the grey) Fortunately, it all worked out in the end. I got to the hotel around midnight and went out to […]
What better reason to interrupt a long blogging hiatus than to talk about how my house became more famous than I am? It all started at my housewarming party in 2015. I got a ton of compliments on how I’d put the house together, and one guy suggested submitting it to be featured on the Apartment […]
This is the stuff Huntsville memories are made of.
I’ve written about Huntsville before — this place of childhood and grandparents so dear to the Davis-McKay family heart. I hadn’t been here in summer for years, and I took some time after the funeral to wander around the property, exploring the ways it had changed and hadn’t changed at all. It’s not home, but […]
One week ago today Jack J Davis, my grandfather and namesake — the original JJD — passed away. He was 93. His obituary, which I have copied below, highlights much of what he will be remembered for: His military service, his remarkable medical career, his even more remarkable dedication to caring for my grandmother during […]
When we went to bed after the fireworks on the 4th of July, I told my parents that we didn’t have any fixed itinerary for the next day, so they were free to take all the time they wanted in the morning and we’d figure out what to do with the rest of the day […]
The Fourth of July last year was blazing hot. This year? Not so much: Chilly and grey, with patches of rain. Apparently this is how the Pacific Northwest “does summer.” But being the good Americans we are, we celebrated our independence — weather be damned! We caught a late-morning ferry to Bainbridge Island, where Justin’s […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 