The Miracle Mile Once upon a time, I used to live off of Wilshire Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California. I happened to move there shortly after the original Brown Derby Restaurant, the one shaped like a derby hat, was demolished. One evening, after walking around the Ambassador Hotel, I ventured north a...
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Peanut Butter Cookies For years, I have given the Betty Crocker Cookbook to new cooks – it was watching Kate learn to make bread, with that book, that convinced me it is a good book for beginning chiefs, to have on their shelves and more importantly, in their kitchen. My copy is...
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Lifetime Guarantees “A person who never made a mistake never tried something new.” -Albert Einstein – People are diverse, dynamic, divided, and destructive. Despite our differences and how we use them to define ourselves, we all come with the same set of lifetime guarantees. We are all flawed, we will all...
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How Can I Say Thank You Marigold? This week, my Uncle Gary, suggested that I should become friends with Marigold. It was a fine suggestion, but thankfully Marigold is already in my life. I inherited the privilege of her friendship, through my Mother. A few days ago, I received a private message,...
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur “Le shanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim,” Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown on September 20 and ends at nightfall on September 22, in 2017. The New Year is ushered in according to Leviticus 23, with the sounding of the Shophar, calling Jews to seek God’s forgiveness,...
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Tobacco There are moments when I am feeling bolder than others, on this particular day, I spotted these men hard at work, in a tobacco field, and decided to stop and ask them if I might photograph them and their labor – they all kindly said yes. I am sure...
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A Bald Eagle! Photographed by Lois Robertshaw “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” ~ Isaiah 40:31 ~ This morning, our neighbors called to...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook by Camille Pissarro I have not featured much of Pissarro’s work; I am not sure why, as he is an artist, whom I truly...
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The Tear Drop Memorial to September 11th Bayonne New Jersey I cannot say that we made a conscious decision to visit 9-11 Memorials; but what I will say is that I do not regret a single detour or stop made, at any of these locations, and that I could not more highly...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend. Let...
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