Category: Parenting

July 12, 2013 /

Thank you, Betty Hallock of the Los Angeles Times,July 8, 2013 Balconi Coffee A laid-back coffee spot in the Sawtelle area in West L.A., serving coffee from local roasters, and sometimes Blue Bottle. Time slows down a little here as the traffic whizzes by on Olympic; maybe that’s because the…

July 8, 2013 /
July 2, 2013 /

…to study fashion design with his icons. ROCK ON

June 26, 2013 /

Some combo…happy and desolate. A certain young man is in Europe, poised for a two day exam that will set the course for his next four years. Exciting, wonderful, challenging. Here at home it is very quiet, very still. None of that distinctive loping footfall that denotes an impatience with…

June 23, 2013 /

Has completed his portfolio and is packing his “off to Europe” bag to sit for an entrance exam at a school of design… I will be quiet here on blog-world for the next couple of days. Best wishes, my friends! Vickie

June 22, 2013 /

In the den she opened the liquor cabinet and looked at an assortment of bottles she could have sworn had been at the same levels since 1987. She sat on the couch where she had read while her father watched the Academy Awards. There was an ashtray on the side…

June 16, 2013 /

Hello, Poppets! It’s been a fun filled week and it’s time to count my blessings, clear medical tests, happy family, going out for Dim Sum for Father’s Day, and the cover art for my book has been shot and my best friend is designing the cover. Life is sweet! And,…