(Painting of my critters  by the phenomenal Marisa at Creative Thursday.) My friend Karen pet and house sits in the Orange County area.  If you are looking for someone you can trust with your precious critters and your mail and what-not, Karen is your gal.  I give my whole-hearted stamp of approval to Aunt Karen.   You […]

Most people haven’t heard of Eva Cassidy, her stunning voice and tragic life have largely gone unnoticed in the United States. She has become one of my favorite singers and I think you will be truly moved by her life and music. It will take some time. Here is an old Nightline “Encore” presentation of […]

I’m not trying to be difficult, or mean, or even snarky, but I just don’t get the allure of Sex and the City. I have tried! Really, I have watch maybe 4 episodes, maybe a few more and that was just about all I could take. I am being completely serious when I ask, what […]

My first television experience is now behind me, but I am still talking about it (and you thought I was impossible after McSweeney’s). I wrote about it in my column: My Television Debut. This vlog includes the whole saga–from nausea to the best message ever from my mom.

We headed over to the Mitchell’s house for a little Memorial Day BBQ this afternoon. The guys took to the kitchen and the girls to the new Wii Sport…What did the kids do? They were around somewhere. Ben did get stuck in the doggie door once, but besides that little incident, they played nicely amongst […]

Every Memorial Day for the last five years we have gone to the Memorial Day Service at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana. My husband served in the Special Forces as a Green Beret from 1983-91 and today holds profound meaning to him, as well as other veterans and their families. My favorite part of […]

The summer issue of Broughton Quarterly is almost completed. I have been so busy with all of my other projects I neglected my responsibilities as Lifestyle Editor a little–well more than a little…So, with a minuscule amount of help from me, it looks like this issue will be one of the best. We have decided […]

Today on my blog at “The Mom Blog” at ocregister.com I tell the story of social etiquette injustice in Villa Park. This happened to me almost a year ago and I still get all worked up about it. Not sure what that says about me…probably not anything very good. Anyway, it is good to have […]