11:05 pm Just arrived in Williams, AZ.  Windy and cold outside.  Too chilly for the shorts I was wearing while walking the dogs. Resting up for an early morning drive eastward. Ray and the dogs are already asleep. I better join them since I’m the primary driver.  We need me rested for this long trek….

Today I was Master of Ceremonies at the 10:30 Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood, which means that I was responsible for making sure that everything and everybody (acolytes and clergy) were where they were supposed to be during the service.  This is the hardest position as an acolyte because you have to know…

Our grandkids are visiting.  Here we are in the backyard for some play time and then on a walk around the block with the dogs.  Nico had to take a rest on the walk.  I guess those little 15-month-old legs get a little tired always running and climbing. It occurred to me today that I…

Ray and I are up in Ojai for the night. We have some work to attend to here tomorrow so it will be nice to wake up surrounded by oranges trees.  The dogs are with us. They, of course, think it is a grand idea that we are here.  The sky is clear tonight and…

We (Ray, Liz, Ron and I) picked Rachael up at the airport tonight after her flight from Miami and went to Dinah’s Family Restaurant, located at 6521 Sepulveda Boulevard. This is a LA googie landmark, along with Pann’s Restaurant, and for those of you who watched The Big Lebowski, this is the diner that is featured in…

Dear Rachael, Tomorrow’s your birthday and since you’ll be traveling all day from Miami, I want to take the chance now to wish you the very best birthday ever.  Here are a few things (in no particular order) that I’ve enjoyed about you over this past quarter of a century together: Your excellent sense of humor…

Ray and I attended the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday night and also Easter Day Sunday Mass today.  Plus, we had our kids (minus Rachael who is in Miami) and grandkids over this afternoon for an Easter celebration and meal.  Luna and Nico were running a temperature this morning so they weren’t able to come…

I had the honor to serve with three other acolytes, our deacon and our priest tonight at the Good Friday mass.  One of the other acolytes and I had the job of holding the crucifix while the sacred ministers, the other acolytes, the choir and the congregation came up and kissed the feet of the…

I have just come from serving as subdeacon at the Maundy Thursday mass. This is a deeply symbolic service because our priest washes the feet of twelve parishioners just as Jesus washed the feet of his disciples after the Last Supper.  As subdeacon, I was right next to Father Davies.  I poured warm water from…

Today I went outside and tackled the tidying of our garage again.  This isn’t a real garage as in where the car actually goes, but rather my husband’s favorite repository of countless items that are either needed for his many projects or else wanted because of their cool factor.  There are other things there too…