……..can you believe it? Summer’s almost over!!! So, my thoughts turned to SPRING ….how much I love it as it heralds in SUMMER and then of course….. I thought of WISTERIA and how delightful it is to paint!
I’ve painted Wisteria triptych’s twice before and had so much fun that it seemed like just the thing to do to keep the summer breezes blowing. Can you tell which one I painted first?
…..was the architect of the East West bank and an early patron and dear friend. Among his many stellar credits, he also designed the lovely courtyard at Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA. These beautiful antique chairs belonged to him and as they were all hand made and joined together without nails or glue…they had to be restored.
My ‘go to’ friend for so many things is designer Rosanne Sachson who referred me to ‘ROBERT BURGER ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATIONS’. Debbie Phelps carries on her father’s fine tradition of brilliant restoration.
The workmen said it was like putting a Chinese puzzle together!
Debbie is the greatest gal and I don’t know what I love more, her or the magnificent job she did with my treasures!!!
For more information:
818.841.0799
…..was founded in 2004 by Dr. Richard King, Dr. Joan Marques and Dr. Satinder Dhiman with the mission of ‘transforming the workplace by adding more humanity to the bottom line.’
Although I am not a member, my dear friend Carol Soucek King was going to be a speaker so I marked the date down as ‘not to be missed!’
Joan Marques, a staggeringly prolific writer of great substance opened with her talk on our interconnectedness and our place in the universe. It was a sobering yet meaningful discussion on the serious, structural imbalance in the world and what we as individuals can do to shift our paradigm.
For more on this insightful talk:
Here’s a link on Joan’s talk: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_zAJcX7BQcrM2MzYTRjMzUtNGI0Mi00ZWM3LTkzZjUtNjk5ZGI1OGUzZWQ1&hl=en_US
Carol followed with the most amazing talk that moved the entire audience to their core. The day prior to the meeting she had a life changing experience and I’m not going to spoil it by an explanation. Just do yourself a favor and read her talk on ‘The Interconnectedness of Everything and Everyone’ in the link below:
Here’s a link on Carol’s talk:
Richard King had a perfect way of wrapping it all up in a practical, everyday, here’s how to do it style. His great advice is linked below:
Here’s the link to Richard’s talk: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_zAJcX7BQcrMDhmMGViMjEtNzBjYi00MGJkLWIxMGItOGY1NDkyNWQ0OTI0&hl=en_US
For More Information:
Dr. Joan Marques:
Dr. Carol Soucek King: www.CarolSoucekKing.com
Dr. Richard King:
…..in Glendale is ALWAYS swamped. Hoards of people descend on the place from dawn to dusk and I think I’ve now set a record for most times there in one week. Three and counting. Lisa Bowman, then Nikka, and finally Mom who said that she had such a taste for their Medianoche* (Midnight Sandwich) with extra pickles that we had to go there instead of our usual Thursday night at Far Niente!
*Just so you know: Slow roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, butter, mayo, mustard and pickles.
As long as you’ll be going full hog, ask for the sandwich on a croissant….I’m salivating!
The coffee bar where your drink is always prepared just the way you like it!!!
In the bakery section you can count on a very long line……..but worth it as besides yummy treats, the girls are very helpful and PATIENT as one struggles to get just the right things from oh so many choices.
Here’s just a few examples…….
Let’s look at some sweets………
Home of heavenly cakes………..
You have to go upstairs to order that special cake but be warned.they need at least two weeks in advance to do your creation.
For more information:
Porto’s Cuban Bakery & Cafe
315 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 90241
818.956.5996
Fax: 818.956.0696
…..well maybe at least 3 or 4 people to bathe Yuki! While we await a doggie ramp to help get her into the car there is no alternative but to do the deed ourselves.
Before you call the Humane Society, please know that Miss Yuki doesn’t like anyone near her ‘private area’! Hence the muzzle as we check what’s going on back there.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Note the special ‘Lavender’ soap. Oh, can you tell where a gopher had half of my lovely green shoe for dinner?
Actually I was delight by how well behaved Yuki was considering…..
Guess she’s used to it after all the trips to B-Elegant, the doggie spa on Victory where Von gives her such loving attention.
For More Information:
B-Elegant Grooming
1733 Victory Blvd.
Glendale, CA. 91201
818.241.0260
…..is a very special beauty salon in Pasadena, CA as they are not only in the beauty business but enhance the experience with art and live music on Friday nights. These ‘happenings’ are stellar and I’m so proud of Kathryn Tilley ……she’s been Brush painting for such a short time and has already been asked to show her work there on August 19th thru September 8th.
Here we are in the studio making the difficult decision of which artwork to select from a group of spectacular candidates!
Can you make out the little bird on the Bamboo branch? I love it!
Happily we made our final selections!
For more information:
www.scissorspaperrocksalon.com
Kathryn Tilley: katya32@sbcglobal.com
