Class was wonderful last Saturday.  Of five new students, one, Margaret Yamaguchi, along with husband Henry, owned Yamaguci’s Gift Shop.  They were one of our best customers when we did the California Gift Show at the Convention Center.  The cutest part….There was a...

Each year, the Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills opens up the estate and garden areas as a major fund raiser and grand event. This year, on Saturday May 16th, in addition to Robinson Gardens, the following estates/gardens will be available for viewing:...

At the Ahmanson….these two were sooooo cute with their Cinderella and Prince Charming crowns……..  …..so Tomiko & I decided we needed crowns too!  Not so sure about the feather boa…..  Great fun when the fairy Godmother flew about.  You really had to pay attention...

Thanks to dear Carol Soucek King and the kind help from Docent Priscilla Gibbs, I was fortunate once again to not only have a magnificent guided tour of the Raku exhibit that I’ve blogged about but the bonus round was a front row seat for a lovely tea ceremony.  Ah...

…….is the most amazing, remarkable agency you’ve never heard of.  Why it’s such a big secret is beyond me as I was utterly blown away during my tour of the facility with the awesome Marsha Ramos.  I’ve blogged about Marsha before as she’s my template for doing good,...

Perhaps I should begin at the beginning which was a week ago this past Saturday.  Mom and Vicki noticed a pool of water creeping into the kitchen…..but wait….there’s water everywhere and Vicki cannot mop it up fast enough!  Where are we?  Where is Noah’s Ark…..where...

  …..starting with Clara at the Music Center on the 29th………oh that feels like a century ago!  We had planned on The Marriage of Figaro which I didn’t mind going to for the second time as it was the very first opera Charles and I had gone to together.  Sentimental me....

If you’re with Carol Soucek King you know the event is going to be memorable and Friday evening was no exception.  The Los Angeles County Museum was hosting a reception for an extraordinary new exhibit in the  Pavilion for Japanese Art.   We checked in and were on our...

…..make that cymbals and assorted delightful instruments……and lovely little girls dressed in festive Iranian costumes. It’s all about Nowruz, the Iranian celebration welcoming spring and the New Year.  Our dear friend Reza Kahn is the Executive Director of Farhang...

Well, here I am, teaching Brush painting to adults…..over 3,000 at this point and most everyone that I’ve taught toils all week in left brain activity.  Don’t we desperately need some way of escape, some glimmer of respite from the slavery many of us find ourselves...