When I was a little girl, I’d sit in the living room of our house on East 9th Street and listen to records on our stereo with its pull-out recorder player.  I think the records, such as “Get A Job” by The Silhouettes, “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford and “Oh, Donna” by Ritchie Valens,…

Today I had to go to AAA (mini DMV) to transfer a title from Texas to California for the Airstream.  (Yes, it has taken me a while, but I did get there, didn’t I?).  The young man who helped me asked me if I had always gone by the name of Len for Helen.  “Yes,”…

I was thinking about Memorial Day today, particularly after listening to a snippet of Tom Brokaw’s special “The Greatest Generation” on the radio. One man Brokaw interviewed was a World War II veteran who said that he told God that if He helped him get through the fighting then when he returned home, he would…

Today,  I worked for several hours listing items for eBay.  One was a stone statue of a family carved by an Inuit artist.  As I photographed this piece, moving it several times to get different angles, a vivid memory washed over me.  I was fifteen again, visiting the Royal Gorge with my sister Leslie, her…

Ray and I didn’t have our usual overnight visit with our grandkids this week because of scheduling conflicts.  However, we had both begun to miss our little buddies so we agreed this morning that I would text Sarah and suggest a visit late this afternoon. Sarah’s response: “Nico is burning up with fever.” That information nixed our…

We have just returned from picking daughter Liz and her boyfriend, Ron, up from LAX after their return from Iceland and Denmark.  They arrived tired, but happy after 10 days away.  They have chronicled their trip quite nicely with photos on Facebook, which has been great.  On the drive back from the airport, Ray and…

We are back in LA, arriving about 30 minutes ago from Ojai (9:30 pm).  We had a great trip there with lovely weather.  The high today was only 79 and we had an ocean breeze to boot so it was especially nice.  It is funny to return here (the heart of the city) after being…