The other day I got an email from someone I’ve not seen in ages. And it couldn’t have stirred sweeter memories. Back in 2001, Mister’s Mama and I went to cooking school in Italy. The horrors of…
Doorbell Cover
This is one of my favorite creative projects at the New Pad. What you’re seeing above is in a hallway. Why the builders of this place decided to cut out a nook, I cannot say. It was a…
One Cabinet Down…
This past week saw something magical here at The New Pad: I started and finished a project. One cabinet in the rumpus room has been painted and cleaned and filled. And it’s gorgeous. Even though I’ve finished…
“Furiously Happy”
I’ve been reading Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson and I cannot convey how much I’m enjoying this book. Not long ago, I shared my newfound appreciation for Ms. Lawson’s blog and her writings. Well this book is just…
I Just Couldn’t Wait!
Remember when I shared the above photo? When I went dot crazy? There was a very good reason for it… It all started when my friend Nicole and I were at The Broad Museum in downtown L.A.…
Multi-Faceted
I am blessed to have good friends in my life. And while I may know some folks who are, shall we say, duds, my friends are not among them. My friends are fascinating, multi-faceted people who blow my…
June Gloom
Yesterday I wrote about May Gray and how it leads straight into June Gloom. I speak for those of us in Southern California only, mind you, but there are quite a lot of us. And we deal with…
Heavy Telly
My telly watching has seen an emotional couple of days – Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” and the season finale of “Call the Midwife,” which I watched last night. I’m okay with emotional television. I’ll take that…