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Happiness Tuesday #17
Happiness is a tree as gorgeous as this, because it can transport you to another place. For me, I imagine being back east, but if you are already back east, you can imagine beautiful, sunny, southern...
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Happiness #25
Happiness is light, be it on these flowers, or in your step. Happiness is a picture that holds a story. You can only imagine what is behind these gates. Happiness is the timeless adorabilty of this...
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Happiness Tuesday #28
Happiness is a splash of yellow on a gorgeous blue sky day. Happiness is a dog named Jake O’Riley who is never happier than when he has a ball in his mouth. Happiness is capturing the intricate...
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Happiness Tuesday #29
Happiness is another ridiculously beautiful blue skied, sun-shiney day. Happiness is discovering the tranquil beauty of a garden of fountains, right in the heart of Ventura Blvd, where you would least...
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Happiness Tuesday # 31
Happiness is the sunlight on yellow flowers at the beach on a February afternoon. Happiness is someone who takes the time to add a little art into your cup of coffee. Happiness is the combined beauty...
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Happiness Tuesday #46
Happiness is a school that still values the arts and puts instruments into the hands of children. Happiness is a baby who travels to the beat of her own drum, is not afraid to get dirty and takes on...
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I’m All Shook Up
Construction has begun in earnest now right outside my bedroom window, and to say it’s been jarring would be an understatement. I walked back into my room a few minutes ago and the nightstand had...
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Happiness Tuesday #52!
Happiness is being able to ride your bike to the beach. Happiness is finding some shade under the umbrella of a giant sunflower. Happiness is another great art project. And last, but not least,...
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Happiness Tuesday #62
Happiness is a plate full of fondant critters the kids made when they were bored. Happiness is an advertising campaign that puts a smile on your face and a donut in your hand. Happiness is a child’s...
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Happiness Tuesday # 73
Happiness is the softly focused beauty of this shot. Happiness is the world of a princess with a bouquet of balloons. This picture just screams three to me. Happiness tis the season… And, last but not...
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So Far Away
I am missing my daughter, Tessa. This first year of college has gone well so far. She has made friends, learned to navigate a difficult city and she has already made the Dean’s list! I could not be...
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Sometimes You Need a Cupcake
You know how it is, sometimes you start thinking about something and you just have to have it! Hanson’s bakery is not close. You have to go through Laurel Canyon and down Fairfax, past the Grove and...
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Stay Positive
Things have not been going great of late. Nothing major and for that I am grateful, but there have been a lot of small, nagging disappointments. I try to tell myself the tide is bound to turn. That...
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Can I Be Honest?
I have not had a sale all month. Nothing! Zilch! Nada! I have six published novels people. Everyone of them should be selling. I love these books as if they were my children. I have spent many, many...
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A Challenging Vacation
You know the saying, “You can’t please all the people all of the time”? Truer words have never been spoken, especially when it comes to this year’s spring break! My older daughter, Tessa, had her...
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My Favorite Collage
I love this piece that I created back when I was writing The Salacious Marny Ottwiler. It is a beautiful depiction of a complex character, in a book that has some truly funny moments.
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Sisters
There are a lot of sisters among my family. Not only am I one of four sisters, (we have one brother stuck right in the middle, poor guy) but I have two girls, and one of my sisters has two girls, and...
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Beauty burst
Sometimes it’s just nice to stop and look at something pretty! I don’t really have anything to say today except, Enjoy!
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Throwback Thursday
I love going through old photos. They evoke memories and bring me pleasure. The above photo was Tori’s first real encounter with a horse. She’d done the pony rides at the farmer’s market and Griffith...
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Art Says It All
I have been a fan of art for as long as I can remember. Doug Webb is one of my favorites! How he does what he does is beyond me. That said, I also love some of the drawings my daughter has been doing...
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