At last. A bona fide perk of old age. At least for us elders in California. Scarcely able to believe what I was seeing in the San Diego...

In my small circle, July brought forth three baby boys and one very large cucumber. I had nothing to do with birthing the young boys; I...

"except for the Presidential s**t show..."

Existential questions like this over an extended period of time led me to re-imagine my office recently. My corner office. Before you get...

It’s fascinating how one person’s seemingly innocent gesture can affect another person in unknown and unexpected ways. There’s a house on...

We were together at twilight time. As we strolled, holding hands after Cadillac margaritas and carne asada fajitas at our neighborhood...

Today, I spent the morning cleaning and polishing my dining room chandelier. It’s industrial design featuring ninety-six crystalline...

The stirring, captivating, and extraordinary music of Eva Cassidy floats through the air in my home as I write. I have listened to her...

Via Zoom, Jan, my good Duplicate-bridge-playing-friend, said, “Can we take a break? I want a V-8.” We did. When we resumed, I heard the...

I am an incurable list maker—never more in my sweet spot than at the beginning of the New Year when it’s time to write resolutions....

Way back before the twenty-first century began, in 1999, there was an extraordinary garden store in Santa Barbara, Smith & Hawken, where...

Lost in translation in a QR Code nation. Weird sensation Increasing presence in my everyday life of a two-dimensional square made up of...

On my radar…an architect, an actress and an unbelievably awesome vocalist – all women! First, one of British drama’s royalty, Nicola...

There is a strong possibility it will never come to life. I have big-time doubts. It has completed the embryonic stages. And is out of my...

The moment my foot hit the flagstone path leading from my front door, I felt a vibration; with each step, a pulsing sensation coming from...

At the exact moment Joseph R. Biden Jr. was pronounced president of the United States, an ample and jolly forty-something health care...

In an effort to calm my nerves in anticipation of a vaccine appointment, I staged a mini-Film Festival at my house over the last few days...

Half way through my first cup of coffee, a text from my daughter. "Mom, how come you didn't tell us?" Weeks ago, a charming and gifted...

Less than a day after writing this, I awakened to the announcement that Joe Biden is the forty-sixth president of the United States....

Anguish mounted. “I have moved those damn tables into every room in this house and they don’t belong anywhere. I need to get rid of...