THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY
The most beautiful day was also the most inspiring, being at the Music Center's '44 Annual Very Special Arts Festival!' And the most fun! Seeing the children with such special needs being applauded and celebrated and having so many delightful events planned around...
THE JOY OF EASTER
It began with an inspiring Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life hosted by Wondrous Carol Soucek King, with this month's guest speaker being Brilliant Satinder Dhiman, Ph.D., EdD, Associate Dean, Chair, and Director of the MBA Program and Professor of Management at...
A MAGICAL DAY
Special thanks to Sensei Michael Belzer, President of the 'Friends of Shoseian,' a non-profit founded to maintain and preserve the beauty and serenity of the Shoseian Teahouse and the Japanese Friendship Garden, for again asking me to participate in the 'Cherry...
AFTER THE RAIN,RAINBOWS!
There's always the promise of a better day, and a rainbow is meant to tell us that! You'll see one further down, but for now, I will share delights along the way. Awesome Sherry Dewane shepherds the 'Play Review' group and gets the most amazing speakers for the...
IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA
It pours! Coming from Chicago, I know weather, and what happens out here in sunny California is rarely that....until now. My gosh, you'd think I'd melt, but there's no going out in downpours! Sadly I canceled quite a few things but found out that life goes on....
A MOMENT IN TIME
One of the highlights of our group trip to Japan was the privilege of being in a private residence, partaking of a tea ceremony, dressed in antique kimonos. Our gracious hostess held up a Kanji and told us...'This is a moment in time that will never come...
FEBRUARY STARTED OUT WITH QUITE A SURPRISE…
because we were sequestered for the first week missing the rehearsal for Marriage of Figaro and the Chinese celebration for the Year of the Rabbit at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. Kita the Akita was quite pleased with the situation as her friends came by to walk...
THE GIFT OF A NEW YEAR
began with Lovely Miriam Birch visiting the studio. Miriam is an Emmy award-winning documentarian for National Geographic and in fact she broke the glass ceiling for women writers and producers on TV. Her program 'Save the Panda' is the most watched show ever on...
A PERFECT NEW YEAR’S EVE…
...began with Veronica decorating the house in places I didn't even know could be decorated. No corner was safe! The Ferrero Rocher is from dear Tania! This was at the front door for everyone to get their hat, noise maker and bling! Then a New Year's Greeting! You saw...
THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER…
But wait...I always say that! It just seems celebrating gets better and better as I understand that living joyfully requires full cooperation regardless of circumstances. Besides, I think I'm putting in more of an effort...sort of getting with the program. It's always...
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!