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JULY FLEW BY

If I turn around, the summer will be over, so I want to be sure to enjoy each wonderful moment! The best high after the 4th of July celebration was seeing Mamma Mia. We were in the absolute first row which was great as we saw everyone close up including the musicians....

I LOVE THE 4TH OF JULY…

It's grilled cheese sandwiches, games and unmitigated joy! Preparations start a week before the 4th. Tomatoes give the cheese sandwiches that special something but they have to be sliced thin and well drained. Party favors. The caricature is from the year before, when...

JUNE FLEW BY…

...with memorable moments such as delightful Peggy treating us to an evening of MUSE/IQUE at the Huntington. My birthday celebrations continued with lovely Marine and her delightful sister Eliza treating me at The Capital Grille. Another great movie night with Curtis...

MAY REMINICENSE

April was so very difficult that I'm going to skip right past it to delightful May. Perhaps it's because May is my birthday month but I really think there's so much more to look forward to in the month. Veronica pulled several landscapes for collector Pam to select...

CONTINUING MARCH

A highlight of March has to be being serenaded by Universal Renaissance man, my friend Stanley Penner, playing a bit of Mozart, Brahms and more... ...on his Bösendorfer. I was told to "Look up!" So many treasurers... A lovely "Gratitude Luncheon" at the Athenaeum....

MARCHING THROUGH MARCH

The Children's Festival was a wonderful way to begin the month. Three days of getting up at five, wearing a white apron and helping all the kids find their way to seats at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for an exciting dance performance by the Hubbard Street Dance...

SHORT BUT WONDERFUL

February, being the shortest month, has to cram a lot of joyful happenings..I can't think of a better way to begin the month than by celebrating Susie Kat's birthday at the Jonathan Beach Club! Yours truly, Maggie, Susie's cousin, Carol Soucek King, our amazing...

JANUARY, AND THE NEW YEAR BEGINS…

I'm not too sure what to make of January. Perhaps it's because December is such an amazing high with Christmas and New Years that it's hard to re-focus on business as usual. Well, maybe not as usual but certainly not at the extreme! It took Veronica and me two days to...

THE MOST WONDERFUL NEW YEAR’S …

began with guests getting their bling on. Here Alexis decides on hers. Also, signing the guest book and indicating what yummy treat they brought. Here's Jan making her entry. And with her bling on. Then it was time for amazing Magician Tom to mesmerize all of us,...

CHRISTMAS AND SO MUCH MORE!

Valerie Foster Hoffman is truly the Hostess With the Mostest, a real-life Auntie Mame! And to be at her Christmas party is to partake of an unforgettable experience. Cookies anyone? With Sherry in the garden. With Santa and our Lovely Hostess! Photographer Karl....

TEATIME at the GETTY VILLA with CLARA…

  YUMMIES………. More as we play ‘all gone’! Clara gives it an A+ and so do I! This is the famous Carrot cake recipe that the Tearoom presents:   Waiting for our docent tour….Clara is now a docent as well and I’m looking forward to following along on one of her...

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KITA’S OWIE…..

…..is healed now so I though I’d post about her journey.  The vet told us to keep the bandage on the infected ‘paw’ dry so nurse Vicki and assistant Nikka were elected to change the dressing.  Fun huh????? Wondering what kept her so still?????????? Why...

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ROSE & KEN’S HALLOWEEN BASH…..

…..is a yearly event not to be missed.  Especially when you get a bag of home made caramel corn to take home.  That was my pre-requisite for going. Empanada’s anyone? Ready to party….. This is so fabulous….almost life size! O.K., now I’m really scared….. The...

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SATINDER DHIMAN HAS SPENT A LIFETIME…..

….pursuing a life of the mind.  Articulate and with a wide ranging frame of reference that he generously shares, Satinder has distilled his thinking on attaining lasting fulfillment in his latest book, ‘THE SEVEN HABITS of HIGHLY FULFILLED PEOPLE: Journey from...

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DINNER IN MOROCCO (sort of)…..

……was the theme for a memorable evening based on Sandie’s travels to Morocco.  When you bring home lots of spices, that’s an occasion to party! Sandie had her favorite cheese shop prepare this tempting tray for us….My favorite fig jam was included….. This...

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TIME FOR A LITTLE CULTURE….

….what a beautiful sky on the way to UCLA’s Royce Hall. This was the most amazing dance company…. in the mode of Twyla Tharp….They had moves I didn’t know bodies were capable of and stunning choreography. I always love seeing this Romanesque Revival style...

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#5 of KITA’S FRIENDS…..

….thank you Andrew, I can see much better from up here! O.K. Skye, you think this is funny because???? But I can see so much better….does this position make me look fat? Andrew is this a new maneuver? I love watching TV & tossing my ball during commercials…....

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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!

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