I made these today using half a gigantic zucchini that Liz’s boyfriend, Ron, grew in his garden. These cupcakes are tasty and nutritious and you would never know from the taste that there are 2 cups of zucchini in the recipe. A great way to get a serving of vegetables! Happy 4th of July weekend….
Category: Home
Back in LA
We are home after stopping in Pasadena to see baby Luna – hooray! – and also all three daughters, one son-in-law and Liz’s boyfriend. Now, I have my cat, William, resting on the back of the chair I am writing in with his paws in my hair. I am very tired, but glad to be…
Flagstaff
It is 10:49 pm and we have made it to Flagstaff. That is 15 hours of driving. Hopefully, that makes tomorrow a fairly easy day. That will depend on the 4th of July traffic going into LA. We already know that the traffic leaving LA will be horrific tomorrow afternoon. Do people actually go to…
Rachael: Back in CA
My daughter Rachael ended her year in Texas today. She flew back to LA to start her new job as nanny to her niece Luna for the year and to start a LSAT preparation course so she can apply to law school for entrance in 2015. This is a win-win for Rachael and for sister…
Some Wise Words
My husband Ray can be loud, funny, opinionated, and capable of driving me crazy on occasion, but he has a way of coming up with little gems that have a particular ring of truth. Today was an example. Today I said to him, “I don’t want to snap at you but sometimes I just can’t…
A Good Feeling on Several Counts
I am writing tonight after a very satisfying day. We had our annual neighborhood garage sale, which proved to be as much fun as it has been in years past. We started bright and early this morning (Ray and I were putting signs out at 6:30) and our first customers arrived exactly at 7 am….
Texas, Heat and Tomorrow’s Garage Sale
The fans are whirring, the windows are open, the doors are open, too, with the screen doors keeping out the mosquitoes that are surely in search of a nice juicy morsel of flesh. Ray is already upstairs in the bedroom in the air conditioning; I suspect he may already be sound asleep at 9:33 pm. The…
Texas
We are back in Texas. Flew in this afternoon and took the DART train from DFW to Plano where Rachael picked us up. Here are two photos taken from the DART train of Los Colinas, near DFW. The air felt like warm bath water when we arrived this afternoon. Luckily, this evening, a wind has…
“Chill Out” Anniversary Evening
Last night, Ray and I watched two movies to celebrate our 34th wedding anniversary. Since we are always on the move, true luxury for us is doing nothing. The old “chill out” remedy is most often the best for both of us since our daily routine doesn’t build in a lot of chill time. So,…
My Day In Photos – Kaiser Permanente and the Tow Truck
Off I went today for my visit to Kaiser Permanente, which is my first foray into a HMO prompted by my $1200 monthly bills for Ray and me for a PPO offered by Blue Shield of CA with a $12,000 deductible. (Yes, you read that right.) Kaiser offered the same coverage for 1/2 the price…
20 Minutes a Day 