Since I’m still in the throes of reorganizing my life after a busy trip, I thought I’d show you what ongoing research (f0r me) entails. I follow all leads, both for my novel writing and my screenplay writing, and this makes for many haphazard (but sometimes serendipitous) connections. Right now, on my desk, the following […]
Jesus, Are You Real?
Dan and I are fans of Mason Jennings, having seen him three times now in concert–once with Jack Johnson, whom we also love. There’s a realness and mellowness about him that can’t be beat with other performers, and we think he’s much better in person than he is on his CDs. Check him out sometime. […]
Meeting E-mail Friends & Aunts and Uncles
Do you remember me discussing the importance of finding kindred spirits and that one of mine was someone I’d never met face-to-face? I was referring to my friend Clare, who had begun e-mailing me while we were still in the Ukraine for little L’s adoption. She was so kind and helpful during that whole time […]
Dan’s Family & the Kanters
Another big day. Today, Liliana met Dan’s family–his sister and her husband and kids, and Granddad Rich and Grandma Janice. Rich has avocado and orange and grapefruit trees in the backyard–ones I’d like to transport to Minnesota!–and Liliana joined him in picking them for our breakfast. Granddad peeled some for her, and she got a […]
“Gamma” Visits the Ritz
My mom came to have a late brunch with us at the Ritz where Dan is attending a conference. Liliana has christened my mother “Gamma,” and let me tell you, she has Gamma wrapped around her finger. She was asking about her the next day. “Gamma?” as in “Is Gamma coming back?” or “Will I […]