Ode to Joy

Autumn for me is connected to the school year and so I always think of new beginnings, even if my school days could be classified as “by-gone.” As per my habit, I have been turning over and over ideas for two novels that are percolating in my mind: one that I’ve been playing with for…

Disney Hall on a Friday Night

We are returning from Disney Hall tonight after hearing the work of Bartok and two other Hungarian composers.  We stopped at a light and a homeless man named “Wolf” approached the driver’s window.  Ray gave him a litttle money to which Wolf said, “I need to get 20 dollars together.  It would be better if…

My Love Affair with the LA Phil

I am in love with the LA Phil. Today we went to Disney Hall in downtown LA for an open house. Here is Disney Hall: We got a back stage tour of the hall – something I’ve really wanted to do since I’ve been curious what behind the scenes looked like for the LA Phil…