I don’t feel very well tonight. A bit dizzy, a little stuffed-up, a little achy. Ray read that the Santa Ana winds are bringing in high levels of ragweed and mold. I am highly allergic to mold; not so much ragweed, not that I know, at least. But mold, definitely. My ears are itchy, too. I…
Category: Los Angeles
What’s Good about “Six Feet Under”
Ray and I are down to the last four episodes of the television series Six Feet Under, which aired from 2001 to 2005. (Yes, I know we are slightly behind the rest of the modern world.) I have a few thoughts on this series before I view these last episodes. I may not feel a…
Back in the City
We are back at home after two days in Ojai. What a switch from almost no sound at night except for coyotes versus driving through Hollywood with hundreds of people on the street and lots of neon. It doesn’t take long to get used to that more rural experience. We were in Hollywood because we…
Art of the Personal Essay
I visited the Beverly Hills library yesterday and found this book by Phillip Lopate, who is considered one of the top American essayist of our time. This is an anthology of wonderful essays spanning from ancient times to the present with writers as varied as Seneca to Joan Didion. I love the form of the…
Back to Pottery Class at the Barnsdall
We went to our pottery class today at the Barnsdall Art Center in Hollywood. Ray, Liz and I are taking this class for the second time. It lasts 10 weeks and is 3 hours every Tuesday night. The best deal in town since for a senior (62 and above) the cost is $90 + $50…
My Day with Some of My Family
I have had the chance to spend much of the day with two of my three daughters and my sweet granddaughter, Luna. I also saw my son-in-law this evening for a little while I am happy to report that all is well with everyone I saw – except, of course, the amount of work our…
Home At Last!
Finally back home after what seemed like a very long trip from Texas to Ojai and then down to LA. I am just glad to be here. We are both exhausted, but happy to have made it through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California pulling almost a 20 foot trailer with a fifteen passenger van….
Handwriting versus Typing on a Keyboard
I am an excellent typist. I mean I can zip around a keyboard like nobody’s business. This is all thanks to learning to type on a typewriter in high school. We had actual typing classes back then and I can type without once looking down at my fingers. Yep, I am pretty good at that….
Art Sign-Ups Early This Morning
I was up bright and early to stand in line at the Barnsdall Art Center so that I could sign up for a ceramics class. Liz and Ron were there, too. Liz, because we’re taking the class to together, and Ron as a stand-in for Ray who needed to go work at the homeless breakfast….
A Memory of 9/11
Fourteen years ago on 9/11: 1) Ray and I didn’t allow our kids to go to school out of fear that there might be a Los Angeles attack. 2) Our whole family sat in bed and watched the news coverage that morning. 3) We were all stunned and horrified. 4) I kept expecting attacks in…
20 Minutes a Day 