…..well maybe at least 3 or 4 people to bathe Yuki!  While we await a doggie ramp to help get her into the car there is no alternative but to do the deed ourselves.   Before you call the Humane Society, please know that Miss Yuki doesn’t like anyone near her...

…..is a very special beauty salon in Pasadena, CA as they are not only in the beauty business but enhance the experience with art and live music on Friday nights.  These ‘happenings’ are stellar and I’m so proud of Kathryn Tilley ……she’s been Brush painting for...

…..has been open to the public for years but it took my grade school friend Marsha Weis from Chicago to get me to the Weisman home to view this outstanding eclectic collection.  Marsha was always the smartest student and has remained so throughout the...

…..has always sounded like the best place to go….especially for an artist…..but I had never been.  Imagine!  So, when dear Carol Soucek King asked me if I’d like to go with her I jumped with joy.  Honestly, for me it was like being in a candy story…eye...

….is growing exponentially!   Nicole is on the left, Dana and Madison… the most precious little girls ever!   O.K. now Yuki, CO-OPERATE!!! Well, Yuki can only take so much so when she decided she had had enough, she trotted off to the office to hide. ...

I have enjoyed these books so much I wanted to share them with you! For the legion of Lisa See fans, myself included, the sequel to Shanghai Girls is here. As always, it’s a page turner filled with so many interesting ‘factoids’ that’s you’ll not only be enthralled by...

Here’s talented Lauren Beyeler describing using the new e-version of my lessons. Thanks to Nikka Carrasco, my wonderful assistant, all of the Brush painting lessons listed on my website www.nanrae.com are now available in an e-version.

…..had a champagne reception for their tea designer, the incomparable Lissi Kaplan.  Her exquisite hand painted porcelain high tea settings are also at the luxurious Peninsula Hotel.  They are so incredibly beautiful and each piece is such a work of art that...

…..gave a bravura performance at the Chevy Chase Branch Library followed by a book signing.  This award winning author (Iron and Silk, The Soloist, Lying Awake), became a stay-at-home parent in 2001.  Eight years and three failed manuscripts later he...

of the Hycy and Howard Hill Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint Joseph Hospital in Burbank, CA.  It was truly a red carpet affair. Speech, speech, speech….. I even had a delicious strawberry martini to celebrate Coffee anyone? Do you know why I’m so...