weekend to do (and DL recap)

we had a fabulous 30 hours at The Happiest Place on Earth last weekend while D was running the marathon. the girls and I - plus E's bestie - spent the night in a resort hotel. enjoyed a Valentine's Day breakfast in bed, then watched K play violin with her Suzuki group on the community stage at California Adventure. we hit the rollercoaster then ran across to Disneyland. K made a proclamation that this was the trip she "did" the rollercoasters. so that we did. we had a blast. perfect day with three amazing girls. hot and crowded and no complaints. and we logged 9 miles to D's 26.2 ;)





around the house
shed con't

prepare for a trial run at horse ownership (!)
local hike
fight off a cold

run!

We are so proud of David! He ran his first marathon today (the Los Angeles Marathon, no less) and did so well. He's been training for a year, and it was so exciting to see all his hard work come to fruition. Go, Daddy-o, go! xo

Love you, my Valentine!

weekend to do

Disneyland with the Suzuki Music Program Los Angeles!

Charles Garabeidan 1923 - 2016

So very sad to hear the news today of Chas' passing. And so very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him over the last year. In going back through his work from his days as a UCLA student through to his last show at LA Louver, the journey of memory inspired. And he reminded me of the need to sometimes look back, to see how far you've come. What a life. RIP

L.A. Times obituary here.

weekend to do

around the house
shed shred!
raised beds soil

cavalia
Super Bowl 50

what I'm reading

Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting by Catherine Lampert
Purity by Jonathan Frazen
The Last Love Song by Tracy Daugherty
Hold Still by Sally Mann

(obviously on a bit of a non-fiction kick.)

What are you reading?

weekend to do

around the house
measure for cement board
spec knape & vogt shelving
celebrate the end of the "january cure"!

bowie tribute party
Los Angeles Winter Concours Dressage International...

weekend to do

around the house
shed clean-out

find best deal on shredding. (ideas?)

play a little "january cure" catch-up.

(plan to take full advantage of nothing out of the ordinary on the calendar!)

bella

last time.

...

“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality. This is the way our universe is structured, this is its interrelated quality. We aren’t going to have peace on Earth until we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1967 Christmas Sermon on Peace




from E's class visit to the MLK memorial last year

weekend to do

IEL show
Dem Debate!


around the house
still working on the cure. feels so good!


hello looooong weekend!

this fantastic piece of history showed up in my inbox last week thanks to a krisel-crazy neighbor (now living in Calgary - but still a fixture in our 'hood!). interesting to see our house considered part of Corval Estates - the development just north of us - predating our Corbin Palms naming.

thanks greg!

weekend to do

pick up more firewood
suzuki graduation recording (boccharini gavotte)
2nd semester supply list

around the house
continue "the cure"

looking back...

october

visit to the new broad museum

november

thankful.

december

full circle. our favorite place to end, and begin the year.



it has been a wonderfully full year. and man, it went quickly!

and while I'm sad to say goodbye to 2015, 2016 holds much promise. new projects & new adventures. xo

looking back...

july

island summer

august

socal adventures

september

::14::

looking back...

april

east coast history trip with some of the best 8th graders ever.

may

horse show!

june (so full.)

birthday girl 11

mom/daughter adventure in the big apple

and back to London

and I've left out culminations X2 and our island summer part I...

looking back...

as has become my new year's tradition, some quiet reflection of our past year:


january

island new year

february

NY

march

amsterdam

weekend to do

around the house
play catch-up on laundry
dust and vacuum two weeks of absence
out with the christmas tree
down with the lights

begin "the january cure"


Happy New Year! Welcome 2016. Looking forward... xo

island time

we had a glorious christmas at our little cottage in the woods.























peace. love. joy.

weekend to do

crunch time!