Good Morning God! Thank YOU! It is a Sabbath Day of Rest! Yesterday morning was to be my TRASH DAY. I was looking forward to coming home from the Farmers’ Market at KCC and filling up my trash baskets. Alas, it…
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The Getty and A Servant of God
Good Morning God, I described the Getty as a “Temple set on a Hill” and I’ve been pondering that phrase. It is not, of course, a temple dedicated to You — rather it is dedicated to the gods of our…
Spring and the Persian New Year
Good Morning God, I just found out that the Persians celebrate the start of the New Year (Now Rooz) when Spring starts. What a lovely idea. We start our new year right around the winter solstice when the days start…
Communion and Connections – 1340 Italy and 2010 Hawaii
Here I am, God, HOME! I am sitting here in my office, smiling and feeling blessed. I have a home. I have Kit to come home to. I have my Mom nearby to chat with and play scrabble with. I…
Beverly Hills, The Getty Center and Meaningful Work
Good Morning, God. When Beverly Hills puts up a “SHOP in Beverly Hills” banner, you know the economy is BAD. And as Suz and I drove around L.A. there were a lot of empty shop windows — stores I had…
Repotting in Spring — And Being Repotted
My week off — to rest and restore — is almost over, God. Thank You for a really good time. Thank you for a surprisingly SEASONAL time. I arrive to the tail end of Winter — fleece jackets, heavy wool…
The Excitement in Eating Traditional Foods
Thank You, God for really GOOD FOOD! Yesterday it was Persian Food. It was like the Lebanese and Vietnamese in that they eat lots of fresh herbs. How did it happen, God that American’s just put a sprig of parsley…
The Getty Center and Gifts
Thank YOU, God, for yesterday! A day of lows — of being real — that led me to a higher level of understanding of my oldest daughter. And, what could better express that than being at the Getty Center —…
Poppies and People
Thank You, God, for Poppies! I guess poppies are right up there with Native Grasses, God, as far as trendy goes. These were part of the landscaping in a nice area off of Third Street — a newly trendy part…
Palm trees, native grasses and Fast Fats
Good Morning, God Here I am back in the city I was born in — the city I went to junior high and high school in — and nothing evokes L.A. for me like these palms. I don’t even know…
