Stalwart

Stalwart

by | Apr 22, 2013 | blog post, Purpose

The bulbs were easy to slid into the damp earth early last December, the month of persistent mist and drizzle. They’d spent the obligatory six weeks in the refrig to emulate frost. Direct from Holland, their purchase was commemoration of my seventh year of...
My Silver Palate

My Silver Palate

by | Sep 23, 2025 | blog post

THE SILVER PALATE COOKBOOK came out in 1979, the same year my husbnd and I moved permanently to California. I adored it, feeling so grown up and removed from my Midwestern roots. Who ever heard of baking prunes with chicken! Blueberries, too. The only way I knew prior...
January 7 was not a good day… for me and many

January 7 was not a good day… for me and many

by | Feb 4, 2025 | blog post, sorrow

Four weeks ago at around 4:00 p.m., my health mythology about my ongoing involuntary muscle spasms blew up. A co-occurring disaster, the massive, multiple fires in LA County blew up almost simultaneously. Going forward for me as an individual would never be the same,...
Resilient

Resilient

by | Oct 2, 2024 | blog post, Blonde

A famous writer wrote a screenplay for me, about me. It’s an extraordinary compliment, but I didn’t recognize the gesture until he told me long after I read it. I was busily helping cast the movie, suggesting women from Amy Schummer to Annette Benning to...