Blog – Elizabeth Gill &

What me? An athlete?

As I mentioned in an earlier entry, my father (and his four brothers) all played football for UC Berkeley, so I guess I do…

Knock on wood! That’s what I do whenever I hear of or even think of some of the bad injuries that can befall a…

Our team hasn’t had a coach for quite a while now. I miss having someone on the sidelines who can assess the game and…

Ok, we soccer players of SoCal don’t have much weather to complain about most of the time. BUT some of my strongest memories are…

And I don’t mean sexual! Ok, that got your attention! In soccer there are three “rows” of positions: forwards, half-backs a.k.a the mid field,…

For me, putting on the gear for a game feels like an actor getting ready for her role, as transformational as Diana Prince changing…

The other day I saw my soccer bag under the stairs, huddling amidst other sports paraphernalia looking quite forlorn, and dragged it out. It’s…

Okay, the title is misleading. I am not really saying “So long” as in “Good bye, Soccer.” I mean, it’s been SO LONG since…

Went to Europe again. How lucky I am to have been so many times in my life. Paris is now almost familiar and more…

I live in a Honey House. Honey drips from the rafters and through the lightswitch plates. Bees have been enjoying our attic for years…