“When I understand myself, I understand you, and out of that understanding comes love.” Jiddu Krishnamurti The place in my life that defines me most clearly is our orange grove up in Ojai, California, which is 1 ½ hours north of Los Angeles, 12 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Our orange grove is filled…
Month: July 2016
Chic and Duran Duran
We celebrated Ray’s belated birthday tonight by going to Irvine Meadows to see Chic and Duran Duran. This was Ray’s choice primarily because he has been a Chic fan ever since they appeared on the scene. Rachael. Liz, Ron and Ron’s friend Kevin all were there. We are currently speeding north along the 405 with…
Back in LA After a Stop in Sierra Madre
We are back in LA tonight. The house is warm, but now the windows are all open and the fans on. Plus, we have turned on the air conditioner in the bedroom. Already the night air is cooling down the house, which has been closed up for the past 15 days. I drove both days of…
Happily in Grants, NM
We have been on the road since 12:30 this afternoon. It is now 10:30 at night. I did all the driving because Ray was worn out. We have been busy these past two weeks there getting lots of things accomplished: garage sale, new booth at the antique mall, new renter, cleaned out barn, clean house,…
Busy Last Day at Home and at the Antique Mall
Today was the last full day Ray and I are in Texas before heading back to CA. We tidied the barn, moved boxes to the bank building, took a whole load of goodies up to the antique mall and started tying up loose ends around the house. We are still not finished – so much…
Shattered Glass Political Ceiling
Today, a shift has occurred in our world. A woman has been nominated as the official Democratic contender for President of the United States. Other women have run before, but no one has moved to this level of the game. Love her or hate her, Hillary Clinton has broken the glass ceiling for presidential politics….
Repost: My Connection to Texas
Whenever I drive back to Texas, the minute I hit the border from New Mexico, a calm settles over me. Not that West Texas is my home, but still, I can see the big open sky and the flat plains and I hear that West Texas closed-mouth drawl when I stop for gas. These signal…
A Writing Focused Day
This has been a day spent on Story Circle Network’s Online Classes program and my college essay students. I have been evaluating proposals for the fall term, which is exciting since there are some great classes coming up. Also, I worked with three students over the phone so we can get a jump on the…
Garage Sale Day
A big thank you to Debbie Hope Norris and her sister for making the trek over from Bonham this morning to come to our garage sale. I really appreciated you taking the time to visit. Also, much thanks to Ronnie Ball’s wife, two daughters and granddaughter for dropping by. As I said to them, “One…
20 Minutes a Day 