Operation Smile Gala

The OPSmile Gala was as elegant and fun as always. Actors from Glee performed and were magnificent. There were huge donations and touching talks. Calista, accepting for Harrison who was stuck on location, owned the stage and spoke beautifully.

Kitchen Beautician

As most of you know by now, I am a Kitchen Beautician. It's something I have loved since I was in grade school. I cut my children's hair since they were toddlers, trim and color my own, and have a ransom of women who come by regularly for touch ups! You may have seen the interview Jane Elliot did about her 'hair care professional ". It is therapeutic and makes for great girl time as well as saving quite a bit on Beverly Hill's salon prices!

Everyone laughed when I picked up the hair color brush...

Sorry, I'm not taking on any extra clients.

In the Garden

Here it is. A shameful brag on my garden. When I talk about going out to pick tomatoes, this is how it looks!



If you forget to look under the leaves for a while, this is what an ignored zucchini looks like.



Don't know if it's going to be Choc Zucchini cake, soup, or bread.



These amaze me. they ripen even while buried inside the plant.

Excitement Reigns!

Just as I was hoping to get back east, I ended up with a number of appearances to promote the book. Lynne and I will be in NYC the week of Oct 4th. Keep checking the web site for shows you can see and some you may attend!! Yippee!!!

Los Angeles Area Fans, Tune In!

Tune into the KTLA morning show on Wednesday, September 1st. I'll be on sometime after 9!

Happy Birthday, David!

For many of us it's the last hours of Summer Break. What a flood of mixed feelings. It's David's senior year so everything seems like 'the last time he'll fill in the blank.' David's 18th was wonderful. Enjoy some photos. All my cakes have flowers...it's the only decoration I can do.

Days of Summer...

Well, my baby boy turned 18 yesterday. We celebrated in our traditional way. A small family party on the back porch. David had two friends there ... his cousin, Ariana, stopped by as did Robin, the boy's surrogate mom. Tully and I grilled burgers and salmon and made David's favorite cake. It was a sweet night filled with great fun and dear memories. We measured David's height on the permanent measuring wall in the kitchen...another fun tradition.

David is playing football this year and has been practicing in the brutal heat of the valley. Yipes! Tully and I attended the Open House of his school's new location. It was lovely and good to see familiar faces. Seems summer is trying to wrap itself up. I will begin press on the book in September. I'll let you know when to watch or show up. 18. Hmmm...

One of the gentler moments of the evening when the boys and I sat together to send Rob a video birthday greeting. Rob is Robin's eldest son. His truck hit an IED in Afghanistan last week. He's been hospitalized with a badly broken foot and a concussion. We've been very concerned about him. It was a very moving moment.