We have returned from our Montana jaunt. What fun that was! So impromptu. Last week we sold those bronzes and a few days later, we were off to Montana. This trip was so different from our usual life of schedules and lists and times to get this or that done. What a refreshing change of…

Ray and I came to Montana on business. We were delivering two bronze sculptures we were selling via our fledgling art and antique consignment venture to a collector up here. After considering the price for shipping, we decided that we could drive up and enjoy a few days of vacation here rather than letting FedEx…

These are the regulars who have been serving the homeless in Hollywood for quite a few years now. We meet every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 7 – 9 am, if you feel inclined to come help. The breakfast is held in the parish hall of St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church at 7501 Hollywood…

Mary Lou pushed her wire-framed round glasses back up on her nose as she carefully wrapped the ceramic frog in bubble wrap. Her boss was adamant about protecting the merchandise they shipped from the Ebay store where she worked and she wasn’t prepared to have another run-in with her. Louise Cordova was not someone you…

A list that is certainly not exhaustive and that is in no particular order: 1) How to eat more vegetables consistently. 2) How to get on a regular exercise routine. 3) How to dance more. 4) How to get to the theater more. 5) How to keep my Cordelia from barking so much. 6) How…

I fell asleep at the wheel a few weeks back on a trip from Texas to California. It was only for an instant, I think, but one minute I was listening to a radio talk show with Ray crumpled in the other seat, sound asleep, and the next minute I was waking up to the…

I have just spent 5 hours with a student writing a term paper on The Great Gatsby. I love this book and admire F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ability to turn a wonderful phrase. I muttered as we were writing down quotes from the book, “I would kill to write a sentence like this.” I thought I…