This is Fireplace Face. It was in the new pad when we moved here. It juts several feet into the room and is super-duper wide. If it serves a useful purpose, I am unaware of it. I…
The Day After
This was our table yesterday. It was set to make our guests feel welcomed, to feel important. To feast until we dropped. Our table doesn’t look anything like this today. Today it is, gratefully, clean. It is…
Morning Libations
Sometimes you find yourself in the desert. At a “Fifty is the New F-Word” party. And you eat amazing food and drink amazing cocktails. You laugh. You visit with friends. You enjoy yourself. A little too much. …
Awesome Exhibit at LACMA
Sometimes when I see art, I’m moved. (Sometimes not, but that’s another story.) I often feel emotion, brought on by whatever I’m viewing or experiencing. And that’s great. I relish those moments and the art that inspires them.…
You Can’t Buy Everything There…
I love Costco. I do. Mister likes to say it’s one of the things that makes America great. I do not disagree. Costco sells a lot of things. More than I know, really. But that’s not the…
Because I’m Frugal
It finally slipped below 80 degrees here in Los Angeles (it even rained, yo), so I pulled out my boots. And when I did, I thought about how long I’ve had this particular pair of boots. And how…
On This Date in History…
A birthday poem for my friend, Felicia… I wasn’t there. I’m not one of those souls who can tell you exactly where they were, how they felt. I didn’t live in Camelot, expecting the sun to shine…
The Ace Hotel
I took this photo in 2009, when the Saint Descenders were climbing the 3 highest peaks in Southern California (also known as the 3 Saints). Mt. San Jacinto was peak number 2. As that mountain is located in…