…..It started out simple enough….I met Tomiko at mom’s and was greeted with tulips that will bloom shortly. Love the boots!   Off we went to Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. to pick up son Alex’s guitar that had been repaired. Inspection. Everything looked O.K. With...

Class at the Huntington Botanical Gardens was great fun as everyone loved painting Iris! This was the week for Kita’s ‘yearly’ physical and shots. It was also the week that I did NOT catch up on my reading! Kita doesn’t care as long as the toy box is full. And we have...

…….but first…..Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Totem’ in Santa Monica. Hi Clara….you’re so cute! So much fun!!! I might as well tell you right off that the rest of this blog is all about food.  Clara, my #1 foodie friend and I sort of get dreamy eyed and rhapsodize over a...

…..have gladdened my heart all week.  This is such an exquisite creation and those of you who were at mom’s 100th certainly remember her flowers.www.menuah.com amy@menuah.com 818.625.5243 Amazing isn’t it! Class in the studio was wonderful especially so with...

…………….but not of the ‘Bowl’ variety. Joan Marques, PhD,EdD, was the guest speaker opening the eighteenth year of Carol & Richard’s ‘Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life’.  (It had been my great pleasure…and privilege to be the speaker twice, once on ‘Suma...

……on February 1st, Chinese New Year,  because Tom’s Calligraphy class was changed to the 8th.  Amy did so beautifully in  her very first class. ….and had so much fun! …..and these lovebirds drove all the way from Encinitas! Did you watch the Super...

……is always such a wonderful adventure on many levels. One of which is that she’s a world class foodie and I’m a certified wanna-be foodie.  Because of this I usually let Clara pick the restaurant and accordingly, we’ve had splendid experiences. In order to...

……Not so easy when you take a time out but somehow do-able and I’m trying to play catch-up. Where was I? Oh yes, ages ago, perhaps around the middle of the month I saw ‘August: Osage County’.   Somehow the movie made dysfunctional and family said together seem...

Oh yes, New Year’s…..my resolution and all.  Still can’t tell but I’ve come close to non compliance several times. (Confession is good for the soul.) Thank you Mason Williams for always remembering me at Christmas.  You truly are a ‘Classical Gas!’ Next time...

……Years ago, when I first started this blog I wrote in the introduction that there are no accidents and that everyone has a purpose.  This past year I’ve seen those two foundational ideas proven true so many times that I’d now say ‘let’s carve that in...