I am sitting here in my den in LA.  Cordie has gotten her clean bill of health.  Ray went for his CT scan and will have his needle biopsy on Friday. Rachael is taking her sheets out of the dryer.  I can hear the television upstairs and know that Ray is watching John Oliver’s show,…

We are up in Ojai at the orange grove. We have what we hope is our last appointment with the vet for Cordelia early tomorrow morning. She is due to go back in for hydration after several days of no food or water and hopefully will receive her marching papers. We hope so since we…

We are up in Ojai at the orange grove. We have what we hope is our last appointment with the vet for Cordelia early tomorrow morning. She is due to go back in for hydration after several days of no food or water and hopefully will receive her marching papers. We hope so since we…

I am sitting in my den right now with Cordelia (who is much improved), Frankie, Hazel (Rachael’s dog) and Augie (Liz’s dog).  So that’s a Corgi, a terrier mix, a Chiweenie and a bulldog all curled up near me.  How did it come to be that I am now taking care of my grand-dogs as…

Thank you, my friends, for your lovely support. Ray, Cordelia (our Corgi) and I really appreciate your kind words.  Cordie had a rough night with a major blow-out at 2 am that took until 3:00 to completely clean up.  Ray and I both thought she might be dying since she was so limp and exhausted….

Today has been a tough day. First, our Corgi, Cordelia, was diagnosed with pancreatitis and is one sick puppy. We will go to the vet again tomorrow for the third day in a row and, hopefully, start seeing a major improvement in her health.  Fingers are crossed. Also, today, we heard back from the ENT…

I’ve just started teaching an online class on Flash Nonfiction class for Story Circle Network. It’s a small class of six women and we’re using The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers edited by Dinty W. Moore.  This is a great book…

I wrote this list a few years back, but found it tonight and wanted to reshare it. I have been wedding dress shopping with daughter Liz all afternoon and I am seriously beat. So, please read this list of some of the wisdom I’ve gleaned from living and add any truths you’ve learned in the…

We are back home after a whirlwind trip to Sacramento that started yesterday morning at 5:30 in Ojai and ended at 11 tonight in LA.  We have successfully delivered a 42-foot Spartan to our orange grove, navigating over 720 miles and managed to climb up 4183 feet at the Tejon Pass and then gingerly descend….