Whispers

One of the most frustrating things about writing is writing. The question of what to write and where to start. I know. Start at the beginning. And where, pray tell, is that? Where? My thoughts all seem coherent until the very moment I face a blank page. Suddenly I have no understanding of what’s going…

In A Lather

My mother used to make hand-crocheted slippers. They looked like the shoes worn by the Jolly Green Giant. Truth be told, I was not a big fan of those little slippers. They looked too home – made and crafty and I had become too sophisticated, somehow, to be impressed by crafts. My mother made many a…

Paris Oz

What if the Tin Man were gold…and lived in Paris?

Art Walk

Mona Lisa not withstanding, usually the lines into the Louvre are just a tad long for me. But the best thing about going to the Louvre, or any Paris museum, can be the artists you come across on the street.

Pay Heed

Art Al Fresco

 Peek-a-boo in L.A   Nap time in L.A   Lanvin NYC 

Get Thee To The Getty

Today was one of those Southern California days that serves to remind me why I moved here. It was absolutely beautiful today. There was not a cloud in the sky and there was a nice breeze. The perfect day. The perfect day to head to the J. Paul Getty Museum  to view the Herb Ritts…

A Thriller

I don’t know about the rest of the world but Los Angeles has been consumed by the Conrad Murray trial. Let’s face it, this man did not go to medical school with dreams of being remembered as the man who killed Michael Jackson.But today was the day the verdict was read and all around the…

Skulls and Steed

I bought my car brand new nearly eight years ago and I intend on driving it until the wheels come off. Where New York and Paris are all about public transit; Los Angeles is about cars. What a person drives is very important here. It’s all very comical to me but I must admit, every…

Inspired By Picasso

 I received a small box of chocolates by mail from a friend…completely melted! They looked a hot, sticky mess initially and I almost tossed them. Of course, that would not have been a me thing to do. I never, ever, under any circumstance throw away something as absolutely necessary as chocolate. Even when they are…