Rachael’s Birthday Celebration

Today we went to the Griffith Park Horse Rentals and went on a trail ride to celebrate Rachael’s birthday. Luna had her own personal ride with the aid of her Daddy and her Grandpa. After the ride, we had a picnic in a big green field near the stables. The weather was perfect and the…

Happy Birthday, Rachael

Today, my youngest daughter, Rachael, turns 24. It seems impossible to even imagine that it’s been almost a quarter of a century since that little baby arrived so quickly and easily at 7:40 am on a sleeping bag on our bedroom floor, delivered by a midwife. i was shocked when the midwife said, “Just one…

An Unusual Treat: Korean Spa, Naked and All

Today, daughter Elizabeth and I went to a Korean spa. This was my birthday present from Liz (back in January) and we resolved that it was time to carve out a few hours in both of our busy schedules to go and indulge ourselves with this experience. My only issue – I don’t know how…

Grandbaby Visit

Tomorrow little Luna is coming for a visit. Ray and I have been looking forward to seeing our little granddaughter all week long. She is joining us at the homeless breakfast, then coming home with us for the day. We might even take her to LACMA (LA County Museum of Art) for just a little…

A Travel Day Up the Coast

We have just returned from Santa Barbara by way of Ojai. For those of you who don’t know, Ojai is 25 miles south of Santa Barbara and 12 miles east of Ventura. We spent part of the day organizing our storage bins in Ojai – a tough job that was helped by the sunny/breezy/not too…

Resting

Ray and I worked today, but not quite as hard as usual. After all the activity over the past while, it felt good to just relax a bit and do only what absolutely needed to be done. Holy Week alone could have prompted a need for rest. As an acolyte, I was only one of…

Come One, Come All! Garage Sale Saturday

Hi folks, Well, tomorrow’s the day and the time is 9 am. The location is 713 North Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, which is halfway down the hill between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevards. We are having our big garage sale with tons of goodies. These include lots of kitchen ware, nice side tables, a big…

Ray’s Belated Birthday Celebration

Today, our family celebrated Ray’s birthday (a few days late) by having a picnic on the grounds of the Train Museum at Griffith Park. The goal was to have a relaxed afternoon all together in a place that might be especially fun for Ray and Luna. Here are a few pictures to commemorate our day. Unfortunately,…

Luna’s Day

I am one tired Grandma tonight. Luna arrived early and stayed late and gave me a run for my money. She couldn’t have been sweeter, but she is one ball of energy. We played inside, outside, upside down and cooked and ate and explored and bathed with only one 30 minute nap over the entire…

A Late Evening Tonight/An Early Morning Tomorrow

It is 11:18 pm and I just finished my evening’s work: working with a student for an hour and a half, then editing my online students’ flash fiction submissions for Week One of the “Writing Short” class I am teaching for Story Circle Network. I have to hurry off to bed soon because Ray and…