Catherine Sevenau

Opener of doors, teller of tales, family scribe.

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Archives for May 2015

California Mid-Century Classic

May 15, 2015 By Catherine Sevenau

On my last marker birthday (sixty-fifth) I muddled over penning my obituary, my epitaph, or a newspaper ad. My own obituary was too weird to write. My epitaph was a no-brainer ...  And since I’ve been in real estate in Sonoma forever (actually it’s now 35 years, which is about … [Read more...]

A Defining Moment

May 9, 2015 By Catherine Sevenau

Audio: A Defining Moment * December 1953, San Jose (click arrow to listen) I don’t remember how I got there or who dropped me off, perhaps Daddy waited in a car across the street, or maybe the family I’d been living with brought me. Who knows? It didn’t really matter; I was coming to live … [Read more...]

A Billet-Doux to My Siblings, 2004

May 1, 2015 By Catherine Sevenau

Audio: Billet-Doux (condensed version) click arrow to listen Dear Gordon (Larry) and Marian, Carleen, Liz (Betty), and Claudia, My writing began with “Queen Bee.” When I shared it with each of you, it gave us a connection we hadn’t had. I also read it to our cousin Marceline whom I’d met … [Read more...]

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