Dear All, My dad, a staunch Democrat, was born on Nov 4, 1925, so his birthday always coincided with an election. This was the first...

Dear All, I walk on the beach path almost every day. It is essential to my well-being. I learn something new about myself every time I...

Dear All, Wordle is a lot like life. Some days it's a breeze and others a slog. Some days I am surprised by my own cleverness and other...

Dear All, I took my daughters to Kinky Boots at the Hollywood Bowl the other night. It was the first time we had been there in two and a...

Dear All, Last night I came home from dinner with friends and walked up the front steps to my house, as I always do. I noticed the roses...

Last night I went to my granddaughter’s nursery school graduation. The seven “graduates” walked onto the stage in adorable dressy outfits...

I loved my father's voice. So clear, so authoritative, so kind. When he would look at me with his gentle dark eyes that sparkled with...

Tell me how you are doing. Really doing. I am struggling to make sense of things right now. I am mourning my dad big time and I am...

My 5-year-old granddaughter knows how and often takes “selfies”. Don't we all? For many of us who grew up with cameras that didn’t have...

My siblings and I were raised to revere Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. There was almost a religious quality to the role the company...

I recently heard a reporter state that they are seeing a “return to nostalgia”. That made me laugh. Did nostalgia disappear? Are we now...

Two years ago today I was celebrating my birthday with my husband, my youngest daughter, my stepson and daughter in law and two of my...

As some of you know, my dad passed away a few weeks ago. He was my hero and I am bereft. It doesn't matter that he "lived a long life" or...

We’ve talked a lot about the lessons we’ve learned individually and collectively these last few years, specifically about who we are in...

The trend these days is to choose a “word for the year”. Although I have nothing against the idea of creating an intention and living...

Today, I woke up to the sound of rain. Not gentle, drizzly rain, but harsh, insistent rain. When it rains in Southern California, it’s a...

“It is a universal experience for life not to turn out as we want or expect.” These are the wise words of Edith Eger, a concentration...

I heard a new word this week and was blown away by it. I was rereading Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindberg and came cross the...

Less than two years ago, most of us had no idea what Zoom was. And now look at us - masters at creating tropical backgrounds, learning...

This was a week of doubt. A week of darkness. A week of questioning. A week of not knowing. Not knowing why I felt so low and not knowing...