Today is a good day. Ray and I have made some big financial decisions and changes that will affect our future. We have secured a private loan on the house that is for sale in Texas, which means that we are taking it off the market. Instead, we will keep it and lease it out….
Month: November 2014
Heading Home from Ojai
Ray and I are returning to LA tonight rather than spend the night at the orange grove because tomorrow is the twice monthly Breakfast Club and we want to be there to help feed the homeless. It is absolutely true that to give is to receive since I never leave after cooking up food for…
Flash Fiction: Lies
My grandfathers lied to my grandmothers. I guess it runs in the family. You can always tell when my family is lying, just watch their mouths moving. Yes, that’s the truth. I am from the most dishonest family I’ve ever come in contact with. I don’t quite know how to explain it, but I’ve watched…
Great Turkey Chili Recipe
This is a wonderful turkey chili recipe offered by the Food Network. It’s easy to make and just perfect for these cool fall nights. Happy eating! Total Time: 1 hr 20 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 1 hr Yield:5 (1-cup) servings Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup chopped sweet onions 1 tablespoon minced garlic…
Coughing, Temperatures and Pink Eye, Oh Dear.
My family has been sick for the last week or so. Ray arrived back from Texas with a ragweed cough that just goes on and on. I wish I had insisted he go to the doctor, but I didn’t. Usually his coughs get better fairly soon. This one is getting better, but just not very…
Our Late Friend’s Art Show
On Saturday night, Ray and I attended an art show honoring our late friend, Peter Kempson’s work. Here are some photos of the event, which was well attended. There were two other artists showing their work, but the event was organized around Peter and his paintings. We all toasted him with champagne and the gallery…
A Thought-Provoking Question
One of my online writing students posed the question, “Why do we make some of the decisions we make?” She was recounting her early years when she made the decision to go to college across the state, and then moved out-of-state for a job. Her point was that her decision had long-term ramifications in terms…
Flash Fiction: A Surrealist-Inspired Social Experiment
Some people think Julia is a strange girl. She definitely likes to shock people. She is so dedicated to seeing how people will react to socially incongruent stimuli that one time in our senior year of high school she had a false mustache professionally applied to her face – it looked totally real – and…
20 Minutes a Day 