….they always have the most amazing thank you parties for the contributing artists.  These two pieces have been selected for the new Stroke Center which will be completed in 2011.

…for Jeffrey Isobe at Woodbury University. If you haven’t been following this story do read the past blogs titled: ‘On The First Day of Spring’ posted March 22nd and… ‘It’s Been Almost a Year’ posted February 3rd A grand luncheon was followed by the dedication of a...

“Get a life in which you are generous.  Look around at the azaleas and making fuchsia star bursts in spring; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black sky on a cold night.  And realize that life is glorious, and that you have no business taking it for...

…but John Wooden certainly was one as he lived a life worthy of emulation.  Born on an Indiana farm with no electricity or indoor plumbing, he always carried a piece of paper with a message from his father that he lived by: “Be true to yourself.  Make each...

…things I hope you don’t miss now that summer is almost here. The Peonies at Trader Joe’s…just in season for a couple of weeks and just glorious.  Thank you Molly Siple for bringing me such amazing flowers.  It’s really an experience not to be missed. Did...

…Jeffrey began planting the first of 33 trees at Woodbury University. I first wrote you on April 3rd about our amazing Japanese gardener Jeffrey Isobe and the Ginkgo trees in an older posting titled ‘It’s Been Almost a Year…’ asking for your help in connecting Jeffrey...

We just saw ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ and I LOVED it! Now,  here’s the strange part….The very next day, when I was at the corner of Brand Blvd. and Kenneth Road…waiting to turn left…..a WHITE RABBIT ran in front of my car and down the street.  REALLY!  Now,...

…the amazingly talented and beautiful Laurie Burton danced with the real thing.  Here she is in the King’s embrace from ‘Tickle Me’.  You’ve no doubt seen Laurie in the countless TV and commercial films she’s done but this amazing woman didn’t stop at that …...

…at our wedding when the Langham Hotel was The Ritz Carlton.  We were married in the garden courtyard and had the guests release butterflies.    Carol Soucek King offered a prayer as she sent hers on its way.           ...

…the amazingly talented and beautiful Laurie Burton danced with the real thing. Here she is in the King’s embrace from the film ‘Tickle Me’. (Of course my lips are sealed regarding Laurie’s marriage to a talented cinematographer… being eyewitness to so many Hollywood...