Busy BUSY day today….
December 29
Busy BUSY day today. First Ann, Claudia, and Sarah came over for lunch.
And then later in the day we went to the park to play with Katie-Nora-Anya-Lila and Tracy-Aiden-Isla
Daily Life 2009
Can it be possible?
Between our two events…Strawberry…
Between our two events…Strawberry Shortcake invited Tinkerbell over for some tea and cake.
Rome climbed up the…
Rome climbed up the Big Kid’s play structure and went fast down that Big Kid’s slide, Twice! You go girl!
I went to Olvera…
December 28
I went to Olvera Street with Nancy and Sandy today. This is Nancy’s favorite store there. We also visited Sandy’s favorite store. I was hoping for the glass blowers but no one was out today.
It’s always so entertaining…
It’s always so entertaining around Olvera Street even when nothing is happening…which is almost never. In the hour we were around there were some Mayan dancers and a Peruvian Pipe Band.
To ‘walk off’ our…
To ‘walk off’ our meal we strolled over to Union Station and enjoyed the waiting area with a nice cup of tea.
I skipped dinner and came home, changed, and sunk into bed before 7. I think I’m feeling better but I also think I want to go to bed!
Me. Sick! …
December 27
Me. Sick! And it’s probably not allergies since my allergy remedies are proving ineffectual. At this moment I’m feeling hopeful that it’s just a two day head cold. That’s my plan!
I’m keeping track of my ‘episodes’. Now, late December 2009, November 2007, March 2006, October-June-April 2005 (now that was a bad year!).
I enjoyed another tasty…
December 23
I enjoyed another tasty and entertaining lunch with Boban this afternoon and he, keeping the deal, sent me this professional picture of his family. Thanks!
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Our Christmas Party…SO much…
December 21
Our Christmas Party…SO much fun. And SO delicious!
(Maxine, Lourdes, Maryanne, Ljubica, Ann, Marija, me, Alicia, Marsha, Becky)
Look what Nancy Artz…
December 20
Look what Nancy Artz did?! And I got one too. Me and the Obamas. And mighty YUM it is, I can attest.
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A little of what…
December 19
A little of what I’ve been up to when not fussing about the plumbing:
I saw Up In The Air. I was extremely hopeful for a masterpiece specifically because of Roger Ebert’s 4* review. It was very good – my expectations were too high.
There’s a new Trader Joe’s near my house and they Have Enough Parking! So far anyway, I’m thrilled. There is another Trader Joe’s closer but the parking is SO horrible I never go there.
Windy and I had a do-it-yourself spa day. Not exactly do-it-yourself, we had other people do it, and what a joy it was.
Speaking of refrigerators, it’s…
Speaking of refrigerators, it’s time for me to pack up this ‘refrigerator door’ and start afresh.
ps Pictures that I’ve printed on my own printer fade like crazy whereas the cheepie prints from the drug store do not. Pity, it must be this printer.
While I was gone…
December 17
While I was gone the tenant in the little cottage had her water heater pilot light go out. She called the gas company and their guy said she had to call a plumber. Bummer #1
And while they were at it they also told her there was a gas leak in the yard and they were turning off the gas to my place. That’s the red-tag no-gas-for-you boot that they’ve put on the gas meter. Bummer #2.
And the refrigerator? That’s my refrigerator that was totally busted when I got home. A total goner. All the food a total loss. Bummer #3.
So the plumber came…
So the plumber came out and could fix the tenant’s water heater and scoped out the gas leak. It all has to be replaced he tells me.
And, he tells me, it looks like you’ve got some water leaking too. It’s not good he pronounces slowly, head weaving side to side. Bummer #4.
So now they’re digging up the yard to redo the gas to my place and redo all the parts of the water system that are under ground. SIGH!
December 15 I’m back from…
December 15blizzard. Wow!
And now it’s time for the Holiday Season (and our little drummer girl!). I missed Brigitte and Knut’s party and I missed Liz and Gary’s party but there is more to come.
Another But…first I have to make the boat payment for Victor the plumber. Long and Very Unentertaining story for later.
This is a photo…
November 22-23
This is a photo from the catalog of a show about tea at the Fowler Museum. Nancy, Sharon, and I had a great afternoon there at UCLA, but first things first, we ate very delicious food at Flame, a Persian restaurant in Westwood.
The last two days I’ve been putting a push on getting ready to spend Thanksgiving with Cynthia in WISCONSIN(!) where it isn’t too tooo cold yet.
Michi in Santa Barbara…
November 20-21
Michi in Santa Barbara and her friend Marilyn who put on a rockin’ good karaoke party for a house full of guests all competing for Star Of The Show. What fun!
We went to Century…
We went to Century City, to the Annenburg Space for Photography. There was a big sports exhibit that was very much worth seeing – and Free.
It was odd to be wandering around here, so much had changed. After coming to Century City every work day of my life for more than 25 years I hadn’t been outside the mall for five years, since I retired(!).
I went to the…
November 19
I went to the optometrist today to find out if the insurance company would say my cataract was bad enough for surgery and to confirm that I didn’t have a brain tumor.
Yes she said, you can get that cataract out any time and no she said, your blurred vision is not the result of a brain tumor. So January it’s going to be…I hope!
I will mention Merlyn…
I will mention Merlyn who joined us for dinner and picked up the check in honor of his promotion and for this reason I tell the story with this picture of a golden victor’s crown.
…not yet visited by…
…not yet visited by Alex and Carol so Let’s Go!
(You can click on the link if you want to see a collection of my favorites from The Getty Villa.)
Oh we had quite…
November 17
Oh we had quite the visit today, chatting and taking turns to put our arms up high. Isn’t she smart? And extremely talented. And so advanced for her age. Really.
I went downtown with…
November 15
I went downtown with Marsha today to see Becky in a play at the LATC – Los Angeles Theatre Center…not the Music-Theater Center with the Dorothy Chandler-Ahmanson-etc.
But it is a great venue. Set in what seems a classic, genteel old bank building that has been refurbished with many small theaters for off-off-Broadway kind of projects. Go if can. There’s very easy parking next door so don’t worry about the location. You can support live theater and enjoy yourself at the same time. Cool!
Welcome back Nancy! …
November 14
Welcome back Nancy! Here we are in her new Park La Brea home having a Bon Voyage dinner for Roger and Sandy who are moving to San Francisco at the end of the month.
We are in the midst of comings and goings aren’t we?! When people leave I like to imagine visiting them – it blunts the loss.
The view from Nancy’s…
The view from Nancy’s new apartment. Dang cool! And in LA no less.
(ps, we engaged in SO much window peeping, oh yes we did…and very entertaining it was.)
Sharon and I did…
November 13
Sharon and I did ‘the walk’ this morning. Wow, it was SO sharp and clear out there today.
I went with Brigitte…
I went with Brigitte to see Michael Jackson. If you’ve ever liked anything MJ did, anything at all, then you will like this movie. If you want to read about it before risking the two hours…it’s long…check out Roger Ebert’s review. Amazing it is.
We went to Rome’s…
We went to Rome’s school’s Open House tonight. They had student craft projects Everywhere. It was quite an impressive display.
I took a picture…
I took a picture of these pictures of their pumpkin project. You’ll not want to miss Rome’s expression.
Hi sweetie! I…
November 9
Hi sweetie! I picked up Rome at school today while Angela and Lilly went to Mommy and Me Yoga. What fun!
Achingly adorable. (Isn’t…
Achingly adorable. (Isn’t it so cute, she’s picking out her own clothes now.)
On the drive home…
November 5
On the drive home from the big Road Trip (Las Vegas, Death Valley, and Cambria/San Simeon).
We wandered through several little towns including Cayucos, Morro Bay, and San Luis Obispo including a stop-off at the mission.
Inside the Mission at…
Inside the Mission at San Luis Obispo.
The flowers under the stations of the cross are an odd juxtaposition between The Light of a happy flower garland and The Dark of torture and misery. Church.
On The Road Again!…
October 24
On The Road Again! Check back in on Monday for Chapter One, even more ‘Viva! Las Vegas!’.
I’ve been powering my…
October 22
I’ve been powering my way through all the Mad Men on dvd. I should be done with season 2 before I leave on Sunday.
It’s a hit and will probably go on the list with Surprisingly Good TV (Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under)…not right at the top, but there.
We had a nice…
October 21
We had a nice morning outing at the Getty today. The Irving Penn show was awesome in that it makes you catch your breath as you absorb the scope of the work. You’ll want to go check it out while it’s here because they said in the write-up that this is the first time the entire series is presented in one place.
We came particularly to…
We came particularly to see the Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life show, which was pretty interesting but for me not a jaw dropper except for the one figure on display which was a self portrait. That thing was amazing. You could really see what a trouble-maker he was and why he kept getting kicked out of the Academies of the day.
(swipped from the internet)
It was packed out…
It was packed out here. There was a volley ball tournament going on for one thing, and there were tourists aplenty which we could tell by all the languages that passed us by.
And we’ve lost most…
And we’ve lost most of a major parking lot to the new Cirque du Soleil, Kooza, “An adrenaline rush of acrobatics in a zany kingdom”, or so ‘they’ say.
I went with Nancy…
October 17
I went with Nancy A to LACMA today. We are in a heat wave right now and it was toooo hot to wander around in the lamp posts so this is the shot.
The old entrance. …
The old entrance. It seems they’re trying to funnel everyone to enter through the lamp posts and I have no idea why.
Then we saw the…
Then we saw the new American Art floor and I was taken by this one, Angel’s Flight by Millard Sheets.
Here comes a little…
October 15
Here comes a little triptych of our lovely Lilly.
An aMazing thing, she rolled over! Oh my, she is so smart and pretty, and so advanced for her age don’t you think?
In her kitty phase,…
In her kitty phase, where when you hold her close as she’s dozing off she grabs your shirt and does that ‘happy paw’ thing. Sigh.
Happy Birthday Dear Sandy,…
October 11
Happy Birthday Dear Sandy, Happy Birthday to YOUUU!
me, Nancy A, Charlie, Nancy D, Roger, Sandy, Randy, Leko.
Christa and her friend…
October 7
Christa and her friend Catherine are in LA for a few hours before they fly back to Hawaii. Lona and Hartley went with them to a Speech event at the camp where L&H first courted. Lona was all gooey with semtementality over the whole thing. It was cute.
NOTE: tomorrow I’m off for a three night Camping (!!) Trip and might or might not be able to post pictures. ‘They’ say they have wifi at this place (a California State Park by the beach), no electricity though. I’m looking forward to the adventure. And to not being too cold or too hot. You know, I’m old.
Walking to the car…
Walking to the car after another great day at school.
I did take some pictures of Lilly but they just didn’t speak of her lovely Lilly personality. I’ve got to really focus (ha, a funny…) on getting a good one next time.
Our John got married…
October 4
Our John got married today!
(They had a couple of professional photographers busy at work so I took only a few pictures. And congratulations! to Marsha and Tom on the marriage of their dear son.)
Brigitte and I have…
October 3
Brigitte and I have been on overlapping travel schedules (and out of town guests for Brigitte) for like two months or something. Finally we got the chance for a catch-up!
Look at the review…
October 1
Look at the review Darryl got for his recording label, from MetalJazz.com. Excellent! Congratulations D!!
“…This record arrives via an interesting download-only internet label, Redline Park. Darryl Kanouse and friends have carefully curated a wide range of releases that have little in common other than high quality and an outside point of view. The catalog offers extreme jazz, electronic, experimental and punk, mostly new but also some worthy reissues. Though I hadn’t been familiar with many of the artists, a sampling of the albums (complete versions of which are posted for free streaming) revealed serious musicianship and distinctive points of view. To check out the music and subscribe for unlimited downloads (only $5.99 a month), visit here.”
Marija’s….
Marija’s.
Of course of course there are more grandbabies but these are the most recent that people have sent me. Lovin’ those grandbaby pictures!
Here come some photos…
Here come some photos I received recently of other women’s grandbabies. They are really cute too.
Nancy D’s.
Click here to see…
September 24-26
Click here to see the pictures from my Visit In Vegas with Paul and Gretchen.
Lots of Grandbaby Time…
September 28-30
Lots of Grandbaby Time these last few days oh lucky lucky me. While we were on Lilly’s very first trip to Target I missed taking a shot but she was basically like this – asleep.
Rome had money and was out for some important additions to her fairy/Tinkerbell-and-Tinkerbell’s-family collection. That’s Silver Mist’s jewelry box.
…and this one too….
…and this one too. I just loove to take these pictures. I live here, for which I am grateful every single day.
It’s Actual Birthday Day…
September 21
It’s Actual Birthday Day for Rome and we got to go to her favorite restaurant…Welcome to Mel’s!
And who wouldn’t want…
And who wouldn’t want to go to Mel’s?! You get your dinner delivered in a great car that you get to take home!
And there’s a table-top jukebox where you get to play Beatles songs! Oh fun!
Yummy dinner in a…
Yummy dinner in a car, The Beatles, dessert-candle-and a song, and your mommy. Perfection itself I’d say.
It’s the Ladybug Birthday!…
September 20
It’s the Ladybug Birthday! Happy Happy Fourth Birthday Rome!
(I’ve got a few more pictures for later…and a Grand time was had by all including baby Lilly and her mother Angela, a few days out of the hospital from a second c-section which, when I had a second c-section 31 years ago kept me on the couch for I don’t remember How long…but it was a long time!)
Here’s one from today….
September 19
Here’s one from today. Do you think there will be more?! Rome is wearing her ‘Big Sister’ necklace that she got from Lilly and Lilly is wearing her ‘Lil Sister’ bracelet that she got from Rome. Tooo cute.
Everybody’s home! Rome…
September 17
Everybody’s home! Rome could not hardly Wait to introduce Lilly to her adored neighbors April and John. Here’s John. He says he was once the size Lilly is now. But then he was some weeks premature…
Angela took this one….
September 18
Angela took this one. Have you ever. This one goes in the Big Sister frame!
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From yesterday, Rome off…
September 16
From yesterday, Rome off to school! Darryl took her and stayed because a parent is required on the first day. I took her today and will tomorrow (waay fun for me since I’m getting to know many of the sweet parents and adorable kids).
When I dropped her off today she couldn’t say good-bye fast enough. There were cool toys to be played with after all.
Lilly spent a day…
Lilly spent a day and a half in the natal intensive care unit because of a low blood sugar finding. She’s back with Angela now and perfectly fine, as if there had never been a problem at all.
Can you guess? Yes, facebook.
You need to click…
You need to click on these two links. They’ll open in separate windows and you will see the stunning resemblance between Rome and Lilly as newborns. It’s crazy.
This evening after dinner…
This evening after dinner Rome went outside and within a few minutes had created her own little living room complete with lounge and flower arrangement and bubble blowing opportunities.