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Our Prettiest Prayers

Our Prettiest Prayers

In a single year, this grandbaby has left a mark on my heart…her vainglorious filigree.

Posted on May 14, 2022May 13, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized11 Comments

The Hybrid Widower

The Hybrid Widower

"Happy Mother's Day, dude," they said. So at their urging, I drank a six-pack.

Posted on May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

This Old Casa

This Old Casa

Oh, this old house. A good place to peel potatoes or butter a turkey. If the water is running, you can’t hear the TV.

Posted on May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized9 Comments

LA’s Camelot Beach

LA’s Camelot Beach

Why are we on Santa Monica Beach? First of all, the place is a poem -- I’ve written sonnets to it before.

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

Like Loaded Guns, These Cars

Like Loaded Guns, These Cars

“Jesus is risen!” as they say in church, and I’m still stuck down here with a hundred gophers, in the little house that used to be a Wienerschnitzel.

Posted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

Dates? Aisle One

Dates? Aisle One

The other shoppers can’t figure out why the checker is laughing. It’s affecting her scanning somewhat. She’s one of those people who jiggles when she giggles.

Posted on April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Uncategorized17 Comments

I Have a New Theory

I Have a New Theory

My grandbaby is all the things I am not. She is new.

Posted on April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang10 Comments

More Than Easter Eggs

More Than Easter Eggs

Easter is voile dresses and flowers in the kids’ hair. This year, it's also these amazing Ukrainian eggs.

Posted on April 16, 2022April 15, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized10 Comments

Know What I Mean, Jelly Bean?

Know What I Mean, Jelly Bean?

This creature … this scion…this legacy. Miss him so much his very first Easter away.

Posted on April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized8 Comments

She Prefers Cheeseburgers to Steak

She Prefers Cheeseburgers to Steak

At my age, I need to stand in the kitchen with someone funny, shoulder to shoulder, cutting carrots. With her.

Posted on April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized42 Comments

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As his 30-year run at the Los Angeles Times comes to a close, Chris Erskine is making sure the adventures won’t end. He’ll be here to help you laugh, cry and sigh.

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