This was the sky Wednesday morning when I went out to get the newspaper with the best headline EVER! Change has come. Something has shifted. Things seem possible. I feel it in my own personal life too. New possibilities are opening up. Searching for a middle school for my son. My daughter will get her … Continue Reading
YES. WE. DID. As I sat with my children and watched Barack Obama elected as our 44th President, I was overcome with deep emotion. Tears flowed. I have ached for a government of inclusion and intelligence. Someone to unite this great country and restore our standing in the world. Someone who could reconcile and lead. … Continue Reading
I know I'm probably preaching to the choir, but I am very moved by this video. The election is only weeks away. Do whatever you can. We can do this. Stay involved. I hope this lifts your day like it did mine.
I made a trip to my first farmer’s market of the summer and just gazed with amazement at the bounty. YUM! I think I’ll have fava beans and a new goat’s milk cheese for breakfast. And maybe a salad of swiss chard and a very spicy “wild” arugula. The farmer said it grows wild in … Continue Reading
This…..out my studio window in April…. …has turned to this! I walked my garden early Saturday morning towards the Hawthorne that keeps me company out my studio window. It was humming with honey bees doing their work. Of course I could only capture one. They don’t hold still. A tiny poppy was just curling it’s … Continue Reading
I love this plant. It’s a hardy soul. I bought it in a 3″ pot when we first moved in about 9 years ago and despite frigid cold and searing heat, it’s thriving. It blooms early and then dies back. But it’s tender pink hearts inspire me. How can a little flower be so perfect? … Continue Reading
For those of you who celebrate, Happy Passover!
Really? THIS is why yesterday was so special.
I took this picture out my studio window one evening last week when we had a little rain. I love the rain. Probably because we don’t get that much here. It snows. But rain is not our main mode of precipitation. So it’s lovely when I can smell the earthy minerally smell of a spring … Continue Reading
Rent this movie! You’ll love it as much as I did. Funny and poignant. The train is worth the price of the rental alone. So much loving detail and the colors are stunning. Every detail is attended to. I kept pausing it just to look at the train. Be sure to watch the special feature. … Continue Reading