Judging by the weather, you'd think it was spring. The sky is a soft blue, the trees in my beloved draw are spangled with sunlight. It lifts my spirits just to look out through the windows.I just spent a few minutes on the phone with my good friend, Vicki Webster....

Yesterday, I was slammed by one of those flu bugs that creep up on you when you're not looking, and all my plans for an ordinary day went right down the tube. Along with a crowd of pets, I got back into bed and slept all day, although I did read a little (Mary Karr's...

This is my favorite kind of day--an ordinary one. The draw behind the house is cloud-filled--the weather-person is predicting snow for later--Sadie is snoring away nearby, sleeping off her breakfast. 🙂 (Since it hasn't been that long since she was sleeping off...

New week, new year, new decade!The holidays were fantastic this year--as many of you know, I spent Christmas in Santa Monica with Wendy and Jeremy--and celebrated New Year's right here at home. I like to assess things quietly then, looking back and looking ahead, but...

That's the word of the year for LLM. No, I'm not talking about whooping it up over at the casino or dancing on tabletops in some smoky honky-tonk--I mean the kind of celebration that follows a deep, heartfelt gratitude.In previous years, I've set a lot of goals,...

A better blog tomorrow. :)We are getting a little snow...

I will be in transit today--here to the airport, airport to Seattle, Seattle to Spokane--a journey with a stopover. I'm sorry to leave my daughter and soon son-in-law; due to distance and our separate schedules, it's harder and harder to get together. (Ditto with...

I have been lounging around all day long, still in my pajamas.Last night Wendy and I drove to the beautiful home of a very dear friend, in a swanky part of L.A.--what a lovely evening! Old friends, lots of talk, good food, photos taken on delay so the photographer...

It is so restful! Once again, Christmas has come and gone, although most of us are probably still surrounded by lovely wreckage, to one degree or another.I received excellent gifts, chosen with such love and care that I get choked up just thinking about them. A Year...

this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.My deepest love and appreciation to all of you, on this holy day and always.I wish you:A very Merry Christmas,A happy, healthy and prosperous New YearAnd may all the fresh hope that Christ brings be...

My sweeties

Wendy and Jeremy at the Magic Kingdom, December 23, 2009