Last night I went to my Still Life class at Barnsdall Art Center. Daughter Liz and I are taking this class together, but, unfortunately, my trips to Texas have meant that I have missed several. (Not counting last week when we played hooky and went to dinner instead.) Ray is taking a ceramics class at…
Category: Writing as a Discipline
Old Music to Cheer My Heart
I needed to hear some music tonight to cheer me up. Here are a few of the songs that made my perk right up. I hope you enjoy them too.
Orlando’s Tragedy Today
Today we had a terrible tragedy in our country. I have little to add that isn’t already splashed across the news. May light perpetual shine upon the victims. May their families and friends find some solace at some point. May we as a nation recognize that our strength is in love not hate. May we…
Lessons from the St. Thomas Breakfast Club
Today Ray and I got up early and headed over to St. Thomas Episcopal church to work at the Breakfast Club, our homeless breakfast program. We reinstituted pancakes today after about a 4 year hiatus. We used to have pancakes every breakfast, but a chef came in to guide us in our meal preparation and…
Dinner, 20 Minutes a Day and Pride Weekend
Back in LA. Had dinner with our good friend, David Bode. We talked about music, politics, the desert, friends, church, travel, food, movies , etc. etc. , etc. There is never any end to conversation with David. We are all old friends and have that relaxed, no hurry to go anywhere kind of attitude when…
Repost: Twenty Years After via Halibun Poetry
The day came when she could no longer contain her anger. She picked up a crowbar and began chasing him around the back yard. The cardinal stared The wind blew hot from the west The sun bore down hard She cursed while she ran. He rushed into the house and slammed the door. She thought…
36 Years With Ray: A Few Things I’ve Observed
Dear Ray, Happy anniversary. Here are a few things that I have observed about how you’ve approached life over these past 36 years. 1) Laugh a lot 2) Be serious about details. 3) Live healthy 4) Love hard 5) Be loyal 6) Own up to your mistakes 7) Listen to good music 8) Relish the…
Learning from a Young Student’s Life Story
Today I worked with a young man who is finishing UCLA and applying to medical school. For his personal statement, he told me about his life growing up in a studio apartment with five other people while his dad worked as a bag boy at a local Asian grocery store. This boy’s grandparents and his…
Good Day with Daughter Rachael
I have had a lovely Friday since my daughter Rachael has spent all day here with me today. We’ve had our computers out working on our various projects for several hours now. Ray joined us about an hour ago and he has his computer out as well and is working away. A family computer day……
Grandbaby Day
Today was Luna and Nico day for Grandma and Grandpa. We went out to Sierra Madre and took care of them while Sarah was at work and Gregorio was in San Antonio for a conference. Nico is now 4 1/2 months old. He is quite a charmer with big round dark eyes and the cutest…
20 Minutes a Day 