I was writing with my friend, Michael, this morning in Rachael’s apartment. She had asked if I could come over and wait for the repairman who was coming to replace the oven, and since Michael and I work on writing on Wednesdays, he agreed to meet me there. We were working away on our computers…
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First Day Back in LA
I am finally back in LA after two weeks away. Ray and I got up early this morning and drove in from Ojai. We left at 5:45 am to beat the traffic. We barely made it, encountering some major bogs as we approached LA. Luckily, Ray suggested a diversionary route which helped us avoid much…
Preparations to Head West
Ray and I have been preparing all day today for our westward trek, which starts early tomorrow morning. We have wrapped up all the last-minute details that come when you live in two places. We had business dealings this morning, lunch with an old friend, spent the afternoon at the antique mall adding inventory to our…
Condo Cleaning and A Few Thoughts on the Role of Parents
Well, I thought we’d be leaving early this morning from Fort Worth, but instead, the more we cleaned the condo, the more we saw that needed to be cleaned. We ended up rushing to leave by 3:30 pm. Yikes. My day was spent cleaning all those icky areas that I didn’t think about until I…
An Early Morning Trip Out Into the Rain
Ray and I were awakened around 5:30 this morning by the rumbling of thunder and the flashing of lightning as a thunderstorm rolled into the Sherman area. Rain came pounding down, which normally would be comforting when all snuggled in bed, but not this time. We had not completely covered the trailer out back, which had…
Sunday in Texas
I am sitting in what we call the “green” room in our Victorian, named for the dark green wallpaper with maroon flowers and the accompanying dark green ceiling. Two clocks in the room are ticking out of sync with one another, and one just rang four times though it is actually 10:03 pm. Clearly some…
A Day that Did My Heart Good
Today we had a fabulous garage sale with lots of customers, and I also had the chance to see some old friends who were kind enough to drop in and visit. Judy Stevens Jeanes, Kathi Bowdoin and Elaine Bethel-Savage, all old friends from our hometown of Bonham, Texas, came by to say hello. Thank you…
Sarah’s Birthday Celebration
Today is my oldest daughter Sarah’s 34th birthday. We went out to her new apartment in Sierra Madre for a birthday celebration. Her two sisters, Liz and Rachael, came plus their boyfriends, Ron and Ariel. Of course, Sarah’s husband, Gregorio, and her two kids, Luna and Nico, were there. Plus, Sarah’s nanny, Bri, and her…
Listening to a Sex Therapist Deliver a Talk
I returned home from the orange grove in late afternoon just in time to jump back in the car and head over to the Brentwood Country Club where an adult student of mine was co-hosting a new speaker series called, “Ah-ha Moments.” This particular talk with from Dr. David Schnarch, a psychologist and sex therapist,…
Ramblings from the Orange Grove
It is 7 pm and I am sitting in our Airstream in Ojai. Ray is still out somewhere in the orange grove. Luna is not with us this week because she has been sick. (Nico is not quite ready to be away from mom long enough for us to keep him overnight.) Anyway, we are…
20 Minutes a Day 