RACING THROUGH OCTOBER…
September was so jammed we moved the Brush painting class to the first Saturday in October. It was a lot of fun painting fall fruits and pumpkins! I was delighted to be a guest at the Red Hen Press's 30th Anniversary Benefit. It was delightful sitting next to their...
THE AUTUMN MOON…
is a time for celebrating, and no more so than at the Huntington Botanical Garden's Mid-Autumn Moon Celebration! We were delighted to be asked to participate and have a booth in the Chinese Garden. I must say it was quite an endeavor, and we certainly needed Jhonny to...
HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER
I don't know if this is any way to begin September's blog especially as Somi says she's completely innocent and has no idea why she's become so 'popular'! On to dinner with brilliant Tom Backer who is always a font of knowledge on just about everything. Somi is always...
MORE DELIGHTS IN AUGUST
It was a joy to spend an afternoon with Lovely Marguerite in her new home at Morningstar Senior Living. It was great fun as it was a special Hawaiian Luau with...imagine...a whole Piggy! So precious! That evening dear Peggy invited us to MUSE/IQUE Presents "Freedom at...
A DODGER PARTY!
This year, for her birthday, Veronica wanted to have a "Dodger's" game party and so we did! How perfect!!! Everything had to be Dodger blue and of course tons of Sunflower seeds were needed. Dear friends Kathy and Ralph Komi got Veronica interested in baseball and we...
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S AUGUST?
We're inching closer to September and I can't even wrap my mind around August and that it's the middle of summer. Perhaps we drifted into a new time/space quadrant. I'm not quite sure how I missed Awesome Nino's birthday back at the end of July at Nick's in Pasadena....
BACK TO THE BEGINNING
Did you know there are special groomers for Doodles? We didn't! Here's Manny at his shop "Doodles and Friends by Manny." Here's the finished product! Time for a relaxing lunch with delightful Terri and Debra! Don't you just know we're all looking at Somi! Adorable...
THE BEST 4th EVER!
It takes three to four days to get ready to party! Besides shopping for food, the hunt for really good prizes for the quiz, bingo, and bean bag toss is on, and this year, we found most of them at the Huntington's fabulous Gift Shop. Winning contestants spin the wheel...
BUT WAIT…MORE BIRTHDAYS
Continuing with dear Clara treating me to lunch at the rooftop of the Peninsula. I was then treated to having my footsies taken care of by amazing Irene. Time for the "relaxation room." Kevin Kwan, the New York Times best-selling author of Crazy Rich Asians, was the...
JUNE BEGAN AT THE BEACH…
Thanks to an invitation from Lovely Valerie Foster Hoffman to join her at the Beach Club. It was a bit too cool to eat outside so we had a lovely lunch inside. Carol Soucek King, Veronica, Nancy, Valerie, our hostess with the mostest, me, and dear Vanya, Valerie's...
WELCOME…
to my personal blog where I’ll be sharing adventures and how I determine each day to live joyfully as an Artist, Teacher, and Author. My latest book “What If… We Have the Power to Change Our Lives” an inspirational book that hopefully will empower you to live your best life! You can find me and my work at nanraestudio.com My hope is that this blog will inspire you to find joy everywhere and in everything and that is what I wish for you!