I took this picture two years ago of Tim and the girls waiting for the subway in downtown Los Angeles (yes, LA has a subway!). It’s one of my favorite pictures of the three of them. It simultaneously captures the three of them individually and as a whole. My parents were visiting when Tim took this…
Category Archives: Horses
Girl + Horse = Peace
This afternoon Katie caught this beautiful, serene, moment of Caroline with her favorite horse, Oliver. We arrived for the riding lessons with a few minutes to spare so Caroline got a brush and groomed Oliver carefully while he ate his dinner. And Katie went around the barn snapping pictures of her favorite horses. And…
The power of babies
The time change (and a sleepover that didn’t involve much sleep) has been very grumpifying to our entire household. But this afternoon catching a glimpse of this three day old baby, born on Sunday, completely altered my mood. Gentle brown eyes, spindly elegant legs, a short stubby tail, long whiskers, a fuzzy bay coat, two…
All the camp’s horses
I’ve been going through our house, purging ruthlessly, creating huge piles of items to be sold at the upcoming garage sale and creating piles of items to be donated to charity. We’ve gone through books, clothes, toys, games, ride-ons and boxes that have not been opened in fifteen years. An exhausting process. But a few…
Wordless Wednesday – A grand passion
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, she will have to accept that her life will be radically changed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ten days with no TV
Girls can do a lot in ten days with no TV. And they did. And it wasn’t that TV wasn’t available. It was. But they didn’t once ask to watch it during our visit to their grandmother. No iPhone games either. Electronics free. And it’s not that they watch so much TV at home. They…
Mother VACATION
Travelling with the girls is not a VACATION. It’s exhausting. Our trip to San Diego a few weeks ago was fun. Not relaxing. A family TRIP. Not a VACATION. But last week the girls and I had a VACATION. We didn’t go to Hawaii or the Carribean or anywhere near a beach. No, we flew…
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These are my stories about surviving Hollywood, parenting two girls, and relocating to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, all while consuming a lot of chocolate. -
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