by Nan Rae | Mar 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
…it’s the deer. Charles is taking to calling himself St. Francis and I’m calling him the ‘Indian Scout’ because he sure can spot them on the hillside in front of our home. We’ve been dubbed the ‘best dining spot on the hill’. Imagine, living in...
by Nan Rae | Mar 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
…’do you want to go to Mommie’s?’ The moment we step off the elevator and unleash her, Yuki’s in a mad dash to Mom’s door while Charles and I pray no neighbor opens theirs! Why, you’re just in time for lunch! Yuki, you...
by Nan Rae | Mar 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
…just think about it…isn’t that what everyone needs? And nobody arranges one better than Vallerie Foster Hoffman.The latest hooky (sorry, excursion) was to Palm Desert to see acclaimed watercolorist Gayle Garner Roski’s amazing exhibit at the...
by Nan Rae | Mar 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
…is what I told the 80 some members of the San Fernando Valley Art Club as I began my lecture and demonstration Tuesday evening.Visual artists, writers, musicians et al have so much beauty and expression to bring forth that they desire to share it with the...
by Nan Rae | Mar 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
…is how we were identified on the waiting list at Cafe Beaujolais Saturday night. It was a long day, we were tired and wanted a relaxed delicious dinner at one of our favorite Eagle Rock spots where ‘everything truly is French, even the attitude’....
by Nan Rae | Mar 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
…must echo in my students dreams. It’s so ingrained that I hear them repeating it along with “you can even use it for wrapping paper if you think it’s that bad”.I feel so strongly about this principle because I know that every artist...