My beautiful firstborn baby is turning 33 tomorrow and I thought I would share a few pictures over the years. Here are just a few: …
Category: Texas
A Few of My Favorite Things about My Mother
I was thinking about my mother today and the secret things I loved about her. For example, I loved her smell, which was a combination of Oleg Cassini perfume, vo5 hair conditioner, and CoverGirl face powder. Also, I loved her “look.” She always wore slacks, a top, and a jacket no matter if it were…
My Dad at the Livestock Commission Company AKA Sale Barn
Here is one of my favorite pictures of my dad. He is the man holding the microphone and he has on black “Barry Goldwater” glasses. He is above the ring where livestock came in one at a time and were auctioned off to local ranchers as well as to major meat-packing companies, like Hormel or…
The Flight Back to LA
I am on the airplane headed back to CA from Texas. We are on Spirit Airlines, whose tickets are not too much, but neither is the leg room. Still, I’m not complaining. I have been on a weeklong trip and I have not driven the almost 3000 miles round-trip miles. The pilot has just announced…
Heading Back to CA
We will be heading back to CA today (it’s officially Wednesday here in Texas). We’ve had a great trip. Much less work this time and more time with friends. That’s always fun. I always am sorry to leave our home here. It’s a lovely and serene place. It’s a treat simply to be here. We’ve…
My Mother’s Birthday and St. Stephen’s Church
Today is my mother’s birthday; she would be turning 97. Alas, we lost her 15 years ago to lung cancer, a full 20 years after she stopped smoking. It seemed only fitting that we were in Sherman today and were able to attend St. Stephen’s Episcopal church here. This was the church where my mother…
Our Completed Victorian Apartment
We have just finished work on a furnished upstairs apartment in Lyon House in Sherman, Texas. This is a fabulous space with a huge living room, a turret, a bedroom with a Victorian bed and dresser, as well as a brand new small kitchen, big closet and a bathroom. Please let me know if you…
In Defense of the Impractical
Ray and I could be poster children for the impractical. Our whole married life has been a reflection of this approach to life, from buying and selling antiques early in our marriage – not the most “practical” profession – to moving to Los Angeles from our town of Sherman, Texas – not the most practical…
Back in North Texas
I am sitting in our house in Sherman alone; Ray has gone off to play a trivia game with our friends. I am not ready for that. I am barely here, only arrived a few hours back. Besides, I can’t remember the last time I was in this house alone. Well, the truth is our…
A Memory of Mom…
Today I worked with a graduate student in Psychology on a paper on “Differentiation in Family Systems.” Differentiation is basically when children establish their own personhood that is separate from the family unit. I remember a moment when I was 13 when this concept played out in my own life. When I was 13, I…
20 Minutes a Day 