October 2023 Newsletter

Happy Halloween! Not much to report this month so I thought I’d show you a picture of Mr. A.’s spiders. WTF? October Live Dives! Tuesday, October 3, 10:15amPT/1:15pmET: Steve Poikonen & the Third Eye Carnival Friday, October 6, 11:00amPT/2pmET: Courtenay Turner: Tavistock 201 Monday, October 9, 1:00pmPT/4:00pmET: Eric Buchanan: SCOTUS Today Dive Master Interviews Dive … Read more

Summer 2023 Newsletter

California Dreaming Hope this summer was happy and peaceful for all! I can’t complain myself, though it has been quite busy. We are settling into the new house…finally got to kick my feet up, as you can see & really try to appreciate finding a corner of LA that I can live with and boy … Read more

June 2023 Newsletter

What are you mad at ME for? YOU saw it coming! Hat tip to LE, the best tile guy in Los Angeles…mitering hexagonal zellige is almost impossible but man, this guy CRUSHED it! I’m amazed I got so much content out this month because I am moving. Not only moving, but fixing up an old … Read more

May 2023 Newsletter

Easter Traditions We love Easter! To think, there’s hope for mankind!! Both as a religious holiday and an occasion for a family feast, it’s one of my favorite days of the year, if not my absolute favorite. The only thing that sells it short is that my nuclear family is small and we are far … Read more

April 2023 Newsletter

Haiku Highball Homage Suntory Highball. Best part of sakura trip! Funny because true. Okay, so maybe it’s a bit tortured for a haiku–but it is true! My younger son and I tagged along on my husband’s business trip to Japan and it happened to coincide with the peak week for cherry blossoms, or sakura. It … Read more

March 2023 Newsletter

Mommy Holds Court, Baby Makes Cocktails… As anticipated, I am knee-deep in family stuff right now…kids coming from and going to school, rotating with my sisters and brothers to stay at my mom’s house (we tried to get her into low-income assisted living and they said she was too poor and too old–not kidding!) But … Read more