I hope I’m not turning into one of those crazy ladies who hides things in her shoes. I went to pick up my sunglasses the other day from Iavor at Dan Deutsch Optical Outlook in Westwood. I’ve known Iavor Tsalov about a year now. After years at another optical store, when the corporation moved our…
I’m simultaneously washing the dishes and watching an ABC documentary on “20/20” about the life of Nelson Mandela. They are talking about his early years and how he wasn’t able to be as closely tied as a father as he would have wanted to be because he wasn’t there — he was in prison. He…
It was a long time ago, when I was a stay-at-home new mother with a tiny baby. My husband was at work all day and sometimes into the night, crafting his Hollywood career. I had given up working in television production where I’d been an executive with non-stop-stimuli and head-crushing pressure. I wasn’t used to…
Ralph Lauren and Polo have created their own distinct luxury brand. Clothing. Interior design. Lifestyle. When I received a box from there, I had a feeling it might be something beautiful. And it was. A candle, wrapped in its own plaid & gold-etched box and a thick red ribbon bow. I wrote Vic, who had…
http://www.assemblyoftext.com/ Louise Marler, who loves typewriters as much as I do, got word of a special store in Vancouver, Canada that does special letter-writing events once a month. I’m going to call up there and introduce myself. I wish there was an annex near me. Love the name: The Regional Assembly of Text. They…
This is what Louise wrote her followers today. I was excited because she mentioned me… and my shopping spree. **** (From Louise to her fans): Hope your Thanksgiving was extra nice this year! Please consider Giving TypoWriter Art Gifts made by me (and some elves.) Erica bought T-shirts and boxed notes for all her friends: http://artofthankyou.com/louise-marlers-typewriter-sale-today-11-30-13/…
Hint: It’s not the Spandex or a light lunch in the tea room. It’s CUSTOMER SERVICE. I was speaking with Bree, the effervescent sales manager for Equinox Gym the other day. (I joined several months ago but have been too shy and reticent to go on my own.) It was a quiet Sunday afternoon,…
I’m a latecomer to Judaism. I grew up with Christmas and converted before I married Josh. Although some people in my conversion class had a hard time giving up a Christmas tree, I had no such problem. When I married Vin, I got launched back into full-blown “Deck the Halls”. I call it “Vin’s…
I have a rule. I’m not very disciplined. Foods that begin with “CH” are fattening temptations that I consume every day. (Think “Cheese” and “Chocolate”). I don’t go to the gym on my own. I’m only admitting these embarrassing weaknesses so you can be impressed at the one area in which I have extreme self-discipline:…
http://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-louise-marler-typewriter-graphics-20131122,0,2049028.story#axzz2m76RFln9 Guess where I’m headed this morning? To meet LOUISE MARLER, reknowned TYPEWRITER ARTIST. She designs all things “Typewriter” — including stationery & art. As seen in yesterday’s LA TImes. (My friend Harvey was trying to get me to see THIS story, not the one about the “Gratitude Cafe”, I found out). If you get…
