BE-COMING HOME: smoke and showers

Into each life some rain must fall. [The Rainy Day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow] The Aufrichte was only Part I of our roof-raising revels.  We celebrated Part II the next day, with a smudging. I’d smudged before, of course.  Twice.  Third time’s the charm, especially as we capitalized on the lucky number by smudging in triplicate.  … Read more BE-COMING HOME: smoke and showers


BE-COMING HOME: primer piso

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. [Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit] After the foundation and sub-floor framing were in place, Jere and Martín could get going on the first floor.  At this … Read more BE-COMING HOME: primer piso