I can’t believe I’m actually wearing a skirt!   In addition, there may actually be two dresses in my closet (I’m not sure)!! This is so unusual that Nikka, my irreplaceable Assistant, insisted on taking a photo…. Curious?  Well, it was for the Grand Gala fundraising...

That’s an easy one to answer.  It’s all about sharing experiences and if you’re a foodie, or a foodie in training, I can recommend no one better than Clara Yang, my partner in discovery and joyful adventures.  From tea at the Peninsula…... ….. to Chinese Haute Cuisine...

 …..and especially so in class when I feel the love generated amongst everyone…...  ……..and see the beautiful work that’s always created. The kindness and dedication of everyone I know inspires me.  Dr. Eileen is becoming a docent at the Huntington and believe...

…….in her beautiful garden... ……was the perfect setting for Valerie Foster Hoffman’s grand soiree to celebrate Satinder Dhiman’s scholarly tome ‘GANDHI and LEADERSHIP:  New Horizons in Exemplary Leadership’.  I am in absolute awe of Satinder’s scholarship as he is...

…Where does inspiration come from?  Does it land full force like a space ship from Mars or settle gently like a cool breeze?  I don’t know but what I do know is that in doing the painting for Robinson Gardens an avalanche of ‘inspiration’ tumbled down upon me in the...

I absolutely love, love, love the look of the blog now.  It was Nikka’s idea and she created it!  Sunday started the week off with meeting Tomiko at Pacific Theatre in Americana.  I was a bit early and could not get over the lines at both the ticket area and will...

Can you believe this beautiful ‘Emotional Support’ dog that I met at Americana?  I fell in love!  The euphoria lasted for the briefest of time as I then saw 'Ricki and the Flash'.  Don’t even ask me…... Time to clear my mind at Katsuya but another disappointment as...

……is my new happy place!  Miss Judith and Eileen planned on treating me for what would be the last of this year’s birthday celebrations.  (I’ve never gone from May thru to August before!!!) I drove to their art filled stunning home and once again went crazy over the...

….Well, I guess Sunday at Amy’s was just too wondrous and I remained on cloud 9 Monday confusing the date of the ‘Poet’s on Site’ event at the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden.  Google this registered historical landmark. The Norton Simon Museum is just a few minutes...