And So It Goes...

Here it is, Sunday, again so it must be time to post.  This week was quite unremarkable.  I had my last QME, which stands for quite medieval examination or qualified medical exam depending on who you're talking to.  Their purpose is to confirm or deny my doctor's diagnosis-this is truly a special experience that I hope you never have to undergo.  So, my official business here in Los Angeles is done!  Yeah!

On a happier note, my jewelry line has been picked up by a Burbank shop, Encore Nouveau, on Magnolia Blvd at Lima St. (between Buena Vista and Hollywood Way).  they are very excited to be featuring my line, as am I.  This coming Friday (did you say Black Friday? yes, I did) they are hosting an event to introduce me as Artist of the Month, for the month of December.  How cool is that?

After all the stress and strain of life recently, it is so refreshing to be dealing with my jewelry.  For the past couple of days, I have designed at least five new Crystalrxs.  It really took my mind off of the other things going on, and that was certainly welcome.

I have been asked if I have a website, and sadly, the answer is no.  I had one but I took it down when I just couldn't get it together.  I will let you know when that changes, but considering that I have such a busy month ahead, I'm not expecting to even attempt it until after the first of the year...so more on that later.

I will be spending the Thanksgiving holiday at Jim and Lorraine Stewart's so I expect to be more stuffed than the turkey!  Friday, I get to Vanna White my jewelry line at Encore Nouveau, and Saturday I expect to pack and load for a trip to Nevada.  It will be nice to see Sue and the girls.  I will try to post again before I head out, but in the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving!  We do have a lot to be thankful for, personally, I'm compiling a list so that I remember my blessings instead of just my frustrations-which are ever present in my mind.  Be well, and have some turkey for me :D

Nearly Home

So much has happened since my last post that I hardly know where to start...so I'll start at the beginning. Alice is such an incredible hostess that I found myself there for more than a month! Knowing that I need a couple of weeks to drive west, I left NY/NJ and stopped at Mom's for a kiss goodbye and found her in distress. So, rather than an in and out, I stayed long enough to get things straightened out and left with such a heavy heart. At that moment, if I was able to stay I would have for an indefinite period of time. Nonetheless, I met Barbara and Louis at, where else, the Broadway Diner and headed off into the west.

My next stop was at my long lost cousin's, Beth Anne Gerhart, whom I haven't seen in at least thirty years. It was so wonderful to meet her and her family! What charming people, I am so glad I took the time to stop, certainly there is a closer relationship in the future.

I hopped up to Interstate 80 since I haven't taken the northern route thus far, It was so beautiful! We are certainly blessed! I drove with a mind full of wonder with little regard for time or place, this is a luxury I wish for everyone. At some point, I had to choose a route and since I was caught by surprise, I headed towards Denver. No reason, I guess it sounded good.

Of course, I swung by Aunt Joan's in Colorado Springs since I was in the neighborhood. I had stopped on my way east but she wasn't home. This time, she was. We had such an amazing visit! If you remember how funny she is, then I don't need to explain why I was so reluctant to leave after three days.

New Mexico is eight hours out of Colorado Springs, so here I am. Sue is struggling through her radiation but you couldn't tell by looking at her. She looks better than I have ever seen her! Given my need to be in LA this weekend, I will have to plan another visit when I can stay longer.

My next stop is the Wallace's in Tuscon, AZ. I don't really know how I am going to stay more than twenty minutes since their dog will eat Fluffy for breakfast and it will be too hot to leave her in the car or garage, I will at least say hello and head for the Stewart's for a belated birthday celebration.

I will be in LA for at least a week, but not much longer since I am itching to find my new place and call it home. Then again, they are quite good at keeping me entertained so we shall see...