My sister Annie invited a few close friends to go through the Huntington Library with us the other day. We talked about thank you letters while we were at lunch — I was toting my Kate Spade ‘typewriter purse’, and the ladies appreciated the punchy message. I got two thank you notes in the mail…
For my birthday back in June, I slid a group of art-lovers into a fundraiser for the Laguna Art Museum. My sister Annie loved one offering — a “priceless” auction item that would take a small group behind-the-scenes of the Huntington Library, when it was closed to the public. Vin bid on it — and…
Marguerite of Chefs a La Carte is unflappable, which is what you want in a chef. No matter how many people I add to the list, it’s ‘no problem’. No matter how many times I change the menu, it’s ‘no problem’. No matter, no matter, no matter, it’s all ‘ no problem’. It’s good to…
I helped Darlene Basch’s sons Michael and Ethan throw a surprise “APPLES TO APPLES” themed birthday party for her. We never got to the game, but it was a hit nonetheless. I always write ‘thank you’ notes to the waiters, bartender, and caterer/chef — along with a tip. They say they appreciate the note just…
I’m a long-time “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE” viewer. So addicted am I that when I went to a sleep psychologist to figure out how I could curb my insomnia, he diagnosed part of the problem: I was staying up every night to watch “Jimmy Kimmel”. When I started cutting out the last half-hour, my sleep…
Dessert is my specialty. Brownies — made by me, but from a box (shhhh — don’t tell!) I am always grateful to be included in Darlene Basch’s dinner parties. Usually I write a note immediately thereafter. Somehow it slipped off my radar until today, almost a week later. Luckily I had this picture from Ethan…
OK, I admit it. I’m a fan. I think Blair Underwood is a talented actor, on stage and on screen. In the last few months I’ve gotten to see him storm onto the stage as “Othello”, dredlocks flowing, owning the part. This weekend he played “Ludie”, the beleaguered son of an elderly woman played by…
We have a tradition. Gloria Gordon, Gloria Shepard, Donna Guillaume and I share our birthdays at The Grove. Cheesecake Factory first. Then the two Glorias and I high-tail it over to Forever 21, where we find junk jewelry that seems like high-end treasures to us. Gloria Shepard sent me these pictures after she had them…
On Saturday morning, Brian came over bearing three typewriters in hard leather cases. He was giving one — his first, a manual — to his 12-year-old grandddaughter Georgie. He wanted me to choose which of the other two I wanted. He knew I’ve been looking for a portable, electric, in a hard case that I…
We didn’t meet Ron Burkle, who generously opened his magnificent estate for the 20th year to the Rape Center luncheon — but I wanted to tell him ‘thank you’ anyway. These are the kinds of letters I write because I believe in the power of thank you … even when I’m just one of the…
