Perhaps I should start at the beginning when I got the urge to plant some new roses. While Kita entertained herself………….. And my addiction to cute doggies grew stronger. Rosie and I met for lunch at Le Pain Quotidien in Americana…..catching up on her Ragbrai bike ride...

……my car decided to have a fit at Trader Joe’s…..the alarm went off and I couldn’t stop it….please, make it stop.  Silly me, when it did I went inside, marketed and when the groceries were in the trunk I could not start the car.  Wouldn’t you know…. when the...

……is absolutely the best summer movie….tons of fun and great cast…..Helen Mirren was fantastic and Mary Louise Parker’s dead pan wry humor was perfect! Laurie & I BOTH had a large popcorn and I did quite a bit of damage to mine. Time for dinner at Frida’s in...

…..directed and produced by Pam Tom has a completed ‘First Cut’ thanks to Kickstarter!!!  More on that later.  The amazingly talented, award winning  Pam is moving with hubby Ted and their delightful daughters Asia & Isabella, to New York, so friend...

…..well maybe not bears as Sandie & Dr. Jim along with Lauren and Richard left for Africa Monday.  The latest report received was that although they arrived in Nairobi, Sandie’s bag was in Switzerland and Jim’s arrived in Nairobi b4 they did!  Probably...

……..See how the planet will end…..this turned out to actually be cute with a delightful ending. Rating: Large popcorn, cheesy chips and lots of candy since ‘This is the End’. I’d see this just to hear the William Tell Overture and Johnny Depp was so much better than...

……to create a scroll for Bonnie and Charlie’s Tatami Room.  Now this is no small assignment as the scroll, being site specific, was to be the only ‘adornment’ in the room and had to convey: A sense of peace…….. harmonious with it’s surroundings….. bringing nature...

…..It was simply sensational to have Michelle Bouse back in class….she’s sooooo busy!  Michelle is a celebrity makeup artist (famous for her amazing lashes) and is internationally known & LOVED!  Who wants to spend a day with me at Michelle Bouse’s...

……is always an absolute joy for me but never more so than seeing my Wisteria polyptych in Alice & Dr. Jerry’s home.  Each section is quite large and one would need a very long wall to accommodate this work.  As a matter of fact, Alice told me that a...

…….in Beverly Hills to celebrate my birthday.  It’s said to be the last bastion of civility in Los Angeles and we were in the Belvedere, one of it’s loveliest rooms. (Bringing back memories of L’Orangerie on La Cienega Blvd.) I suspect if you’re not a foodie you...