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Monthly Archives: February 2023

A FASCINATION OF VINTAGE POSTER ART…1880’S-1955

The first Advertising Poster we purchased for our home was from “Librairie Elbe” on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris. On every trip to Paris, we walked by to see what they were selling. The photo above is Marla in front of the gallery. This was our first…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARLA…A LOVE SUPREME!

This is a birthday card for Marla. She embodies the very best as a wife, a mom, grandmother, and a friend. The “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” she has sometimes encountered in life are simply momentary setbacks to be overcome by her intellect and unique strength of…

AWE…STARTLING EMOTIONAL AWAKENINGS

I listened to a fascinating program on NPR featuring Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. He is the author of “Awe…The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life.” The…

“WOOF!”

We don’t have a dog or any other animal at the moment. Our lifestyle makes caring for a four-legged friend a little difficult. I get my dog fix every Sunday morning at the South Pearl Street Farmer’s Market where there are oodles of dogs and…