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PINK’S IN A WHITE SHIRTSomeone once wrote, “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothesKeep reading » .jpg)
They Called Me Mountain MamaThat’s what my family called me. No hike in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho was too daunting for this woman. Keep reading » .jpg)
What To View With The FluIt all started with a tickle in my throat but, I thought, “Not me.” I had been a very responsible person and gottenKeep reading » .jpg)
THE LAST BOOKSTOREConfession: I am a book junky. No apologies, no excuses. I give my father a lot of the credit. From a relatively youngKeep reading » .jpg)
England and Italy, Nope. Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, Sure.The good news is that my husband and I are really good at planning interesting trips. The not-so-good news is thatKeep reading » .jpg)
Return to Hearst CastleIn the early 1960’s, when my husband and I were newly married . . . . . . we drove leisurely up spectacular Highway 1Keep reading » .jpg)
Thinking Outside the BachsWhere does creativity come from? In my family, my fourteen-year-old sister was the artist. At least that’s what IKeep reading » .jpg)
From Shtetl to JelloKopaigorod, a shtetl in Ukraine. My father, Simon, grew up there in the early 1900’s. It was a good place to beKeep reading » .jpg)
IT’S NOT ABOUT AGE, IT’S ABOUT ATTITUDEWhen I started blogging, I had no idea how many new friends I would make. One of my nearest and dearest new buddies isKeep reading » .jpg)
I’m A Star In Dubai. Can You Believe it?I don’t usually get a lot of emails from the United Arab Emirates. So when I got one recently from Karen AnnKeep reading » .jpg)
Oops, I Did It Again!As Mary Martin once said, “After sixty. it’s patch, patch, patch.” But I think I’ve taken that thought to a whole newKeep reading » .jpg)
CLASH OF THE GRANDMAS: Part 1Someone once said that serendipity was finding something good without looking for it. That’s what happened to me aKeep reading » .jpg)
TREE-MAGEDDONIf a 125-foot pine tree crashes down a hillside… …topples over three enormous neighboring pineKeep reading » .jpg)
SWIMMING WITH CHEESECAKEA little while ago, I posted a blog about my mother, Anna’s cheesecake recipe. I wrote at the time that it wasKeep reading » .jpg)
WHERE’S SANDY?I wasn’t on the balcony with the Queen when she celebrated her 90th birthday. I didn’t schlep along withKeep reading » .png)
THE BEVERLY HILLS LADIES’ DIETTake it off. TAKE IT OFF. TAKE IT ALL OFF! It’s that time of year isn’t it? Noble resolutions, staunch pledges, goodKeep reading » .jpg)
THE JOY OF BLOGGINGWhen I started on this blogging escapade, I had no idea where it would take me. I didn’t think beyond the idea ofKeep reading » .jpg)
I’M BACK!Back in February of 2014, I had two major surgeries in one day: two benign tumors removed from my lungs, two ribsKeep reading » .jpg)
CAROL BURNETT and TOM SELLECK ––– A FLASHBACKWe celebrated Carol Burnett’s birthday at UCLA. She is an old friend of ours. I swooned meeting Tom Selleck.Keep reading » .jpg)
WOW! WE’VE BEEN MARRIED 58 YEARS AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTERThe secret to our 53 years of marriage. How we met and married. Enjoy.Keep reading » .jpg)
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE BEST CHOCOLATE SOUFFLÉ WITH THIS RECIPE –– BUY DOUGHNUTS“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz A chocolateKeep reading » .jpg)
MAGIC! NOW YOU SEE IT. NOW YOU DON’T.Step right up for a magical visit to the Escher Museum with me.. His works will amaze you plus they’re in aKeep reading » .jpg)
AT SEA WITH STEVEN SPIELBERG & GEORGE LUCASHow I learned to take photographs for my paintings, but when the chips were down…Keep reading » .jpg)
THE WORLD’S BEST CHEESECAKE RECIPEThis is the story of how my mother acquired the secret recipe for her famous cheesecake. We think it’s the bestKeep reading » .jpg)
MIRROR, MIRROREvil Queen in Snow White isn’t the only one with “beauty” issues. I must confess that I am on a never-ending quest forKeep reading » .jpg)
THIS BAND OF BLOGHERS ’13My first BlogHer conference and my award as one of the 100 Voices of the Year, presented by Queen Latifah.Keep reading » .png)
I’m Going to the BlogHer ’13 Conference!Actually, it’s a miracle. Maybe not a miracle, but the result of a lot of hard work. And not just on my blog.Keep reading » |
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