The Sweetest of All Sweeties

A few weeks back, Lucy and I went to see Uncle Alan and Ann Marie to deliver Girl Scout Cookies. Uncle Alan always forces me to leave with a fist full of cash and so I always make it a point to send him a thank-you-so-much-but-it-is-really-not-necessary card. I texted Lucy to tell her that if she wrote out thank you notes that I would mail them with mine. I couldn't help but "aww" at the letters she penned. She really and truly is such a wonderfully special little girl and I'm so, so glad to have her for a niece and especially a gal pal.

Dear Uncle Alan

It was great coming to hang out with you. I always love visiting you! I am so thankful for the money you gave me. Aunt Lisa and I went shopping and bought mommy and daddy each a present. Thank you for supporting my girl scout troop by bying cookies!

Love, 

Lucy

Dear Aunt Ann Marie

I absolutely love the makeup, makeup bag, and vintage tray mirror! I came straight home and put my makeup in the bag and set up the mirror on my vanity. It was so nice handing out and catching up with you. Thank you so much!

Love, Lucy

A Goodie Parcel for Natalia (and Lola!)

Earlier this month I sent a package of silly items to Natalia and I love that she texted me a video of sweet lil' Lola enjoying her Trader Joe’s pupper treats!

Let's Do The Time Warp...sort of...

Once again, scrolling through text messages gave me a reward in this silliness with bestie Amy.

St. Patrick's Day Krispy Kreme

POST SCRIPT:

Unbelievable. Barbara texted this to me on April 21st. 

Best Moment of 2025

Ha! I'd nearly forgotten about how wonderful it was to know that Anthony Joshua (hubba hubba!), who I knew from his being on The Graham Norton Show, beat the snot out of that jerkface. 

...they postponed it by a week.

I was really rather pleased with myself for angling my hand to photograph Adam Chau's sculpture and having the shadow of my phone in my hand be placed directly over the ceramic cell.

Splintered Woodrot

C'Mon Girl - RHCP*

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Fool No. 1 - The Mavericks

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

Into Sands - Ley Soul

Lost - Jalen Ngonda

Non Photo-Blue - Pinback

End of Beginning - Djo

Some Day - Jackie Gleason

Working On Myself - Torture & the Desert Spiders

To Cause Your Own Death - Mon Rovîa 

Where Is My Mind - Maxence Cyrin

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

Pneuma - Tool

All I Need - Radiohead

Black Tears - Imelda May

Cry - Johnny Ray

Wake Up - Arcade Fire

Lovely Creature - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Stublin' In - Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro

us. - Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift 

I Believe - Robert Plant

Space Truckin' - Deep Purple

Valerie - Steve Winwood

- December 2025 Playlist

*I would like this band so much more if they had a different lead singer/lyricist. C'mon Girl is one of the few that I can tolerate. The music is phenomenal but Kiedis has a voice that makes me want to wretch. That and he is an admitted sex offender. Gross.