we can surely use a laugh

 Chef Sarah recommended Leanne and yes, it is just what I need at this particular time. Southern women doing the best they can and having some fun too. Netflix.

friends, art and food

 Sarah and Sam were kind enough to invite me to the Helen Berggruen artist exhibit yesterday, I love her work and they are friends of hers up in Napa. That was very special. And THEN...talk about special. We went to Zuni for a spectacular dinner. The roast chicken was as glorious as ever and then all the extras and the delightful atmosphere. It was such a wonderful time. I am so fortunate. And still full...

music has no borders

 This documentary on Prime was a pleasant break from detective stories and the news last night. From 2020 when Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne joined a bus tour to Mexico for music and dancing. Linda and the Mockingbirds is positive and refreshing.

perhaps he will fall

Trump is walking on the White House roof today. He has already paved over the Rose Garden and turned the Oval Office into a fake gold filled mess. Such difficult times for all of us reasonable people.
 

yes, we all agree

 Geneva sent me this photo from her recent trip to Frankfurt, Germany. A bit hard to read, but a good one:

                                                               UNFUCK THE WORLD! 

the newlywed grands

 Heidi and I drove down to Burlingame yesterday for brunch with Samantha and Luke. A really nice time and delicious food at Alana's Cafe. The best news is that the family will gather at my house again for Thanksgiving and we all hope that Sister Jane will be here too. I will start bugging her now. By the way, they have sunshine everyday in Burlingame, 20 minutes away. 

congratulations ~ 20 years!

 Today Mr. and Ms. Blogmaid celebrate their wedding anniversary and we all send them love and gratitude and wow, tons of wonderful memories in those two decades. It seems like only yesterday, as the old folks say. Well, it does.