Journal 07/22/2025
Yep, it’s been 34 years since I landed in LA. Disheveled, exhausted and pregnant. Shocked (Where are the skyscrapers?!), puzzled (how did they put so many lamps on the road? (Reflection lights on the freeway). My trip was long – Riga-Moscow-Dublin-Havana-Mexico-City-LA and I have not made a trip back since. A 7 kilo bag, 2 […]
Journal 06/15/2025
In old times people used to write letters. Collections of letters are famous. Often times they offer insight in history like nothing else. There is something about writing a letter ink on paper when one has to think through every word so that there are not too many corrections on the paper. We are blessed […]
Journal 06/03/2025
Many years ago when I saw five of these caterpillars crawling all over milkweed in my garden I collected them and carried them away thinking they would eat all the good stuff in the yard. It was much later that I have learned they actually do turn into beautiful Monarch butterflies. This year I bought […]
Journal 05/21/2025
Why does everything turn into a battle. I feel like I am in a constant state of crossing swords with Blue Shield and Radiology Center. Backtracking a bit – I paid for my PET scan when there was no prior authorization. It took 4-5 months to actually win the battle of that authorization being retroactively […]