During the month we lived in California, we stayed in a basement apartment in the affluent part of San Rafael. The home stood behind a locked gate. Our apartment behind a locked door. The washer and dryer locked behind a… Read More ›
nomadic life
Time to Head South
The last two mornings in Michigan, I scraped a heavy coating of frost from the car windshield. It was thick and crackly, like vanilla glaze poured over a donut. Since our rental came from Florida, we had no ice scraper,… Read More ›
California, 2016, and The Art of Pilgrimage
Saturday, a month to the day after arriving in California, we left. It was a dream land where everyone: sips ridiculously expensive (albeit delicious) reds, darts about with their adorable kids and dogs in tow, and looks great in lycra… Read More ›
An Update from the San Francisco Bay Area
Even though Pat and I have lived in rented apartments for four years, only since March have we begun moving frequently. We are still, I have come to realize, in learning mode. Our apartment in Marin County sits twenty minutes… Read More ›
Living without a home – and where to now
(Photo Credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages) Inevitably, it comes up. At a doctor or dentist, with our credit card company or bank. “Permanent Address?” I could lie, but I prefer not to stuff my son’s mail box with my junk mail…. Read More ›
The World In Between 