“Have you been getting calls from a number in Glendora lately?” I asked my brother.“Do you think it’s our mom?” he answered, immediately understanding why I was asking.“Yeah. It’s the same one over and over again, not the usual telemarketer pattern. I really need to block it.” This recent conversation between my brother and I […]

I really love my book club. I can’t remember how many years we’ve been together, but there are many. And because we’ve been together for so long and have a genuine love and caring for each other, our conversations are easy, even when we talk about difficult topics. During our last meeting, the topic of […]

As my husband and I sat under the full moon at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, we watched the advertisements for upcoming shows, while the crew transitioned the stage for the main show. I wasn’t paying close attention because I was still trying to process what in the heck we just watched. “Hey, Morrissey […]

My husband likes to say he grew up in Shangri-La and when we visit his hometown of Carmel, California, it’s easy to see why, even with all of the changes that have happened over the last five decades. Amongst the new McMansions you can still see pockets of forest that he and his friends played […]