Category Archives: Art

Whistle While I Work

Q&A: You want a new… whistle. The kids think it’s fun to grab it with their sticky fingers to see the shiny silver-colored brass whistle with its cork ball inside. Really the only item on my shopping list is more … Continue reading

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Awake Dreams VS Asleep Dreams

Q&A: What is your biggest dream? To be happy (to put it most simply). My dreams have changed since I was a child. I would daydream about living in a house with kids and at night run away from foxes, … Continue reading

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The Record We Didn’t Set

As a member of stronger.com I was invited to the Rose Bowl Stadium to be a part of 2,000 people planking for 60 seconds on Saturday morning. I left Friday morning and stopped at Rail Side Cafe in San Dimas … Continue reading

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Botanical Arboretum Lobsters

I’m up after six hours of sleep, and Dean has offered to take me with him to complete his errands. I agree, though I’d rather see under the sea or the other end of the island, I know this will … Continue reading

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The Smell of Aloe, Rum, and Salt

I’m up at 5 am to pee, and Dean wakes me an hour and a half later, giving me eight minutes to drink coffee and eat lemon pie, minus the meringue I wash down the sink before we leave. The … Continue reading

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