Souvenirs for a Mémoire

I'm on my way tomorrow to meet up with Henry who is in Ibiza. On this trip I hope to see museum and gallery exhibits and people watch al...

Recently a hotel near me started presenting live jazz ensembles on Sunday afternoons. It's free to the public with the purchase of a dri...

In about six months I will turn 74. I am no  longer the person shown in this photograph and I wish I could say little has changed; I've ...

French Baked Beans I love cassoulet!  We have beans nearly every day here and I often make a quick version of the classic french recipe. I b...

 

Rainy day in Paris so I’m washing clothes…

Lans-en-Vercors…

A picture of irony…

 Last. Night at Cafè Voulez-Vous as it’s Henry’s last night. Today he returns to Hollywood. 

Paris on a cold morning. Henry is out shopping. I’m on my morning walk. Here is my favorite curio shop in Paris.

Le Drapeau. My favorite day bar across from Hotel DuO

Full morning. They still haven’t completed the Cathedral. Hotel Duo exceptionally wonderful to Henry. 

 

 

  2021.01.10 From my digital notebook: Whenever I read through old notebooks and journals it’s like going back in time and I re-live a time ...

  12.11 I go to the market nearby nearly everyday. I buy a few things fresh for our evening meal. For now it’s the only time I walk the stre...

12.10 My habit is to sit down by my front door (I haven’t decided what to call it, being too small for a porch and not a stoop) and have a d...

  Locked Down 2020.12.09 This photograph is what I feel like here in Los Angeles on this warm December day. I go to the market with a mask o...

  This morning Henry and I agreed that from now on our year begins on November 1. We are so grateful for life! I couldn't imagine the pa...

Yes. Summer is ending. The days are warm now and the evenings are cool. There was some joy this summer; not many beach days that counted; no...

  —Beethoven— I  have no idea if Beethoven was black but he was called The Spaniard because of his dark complexion  and the composer Samuel ...

Here we are again: on Tuesday (09.01) Henry had surgery on his left hip and femur to remove the hardware and infected flesh. The surgeon als...

Autoportrait of the right hand by a camera obscura—August 2019 I've been thinking a lot about photography lately: Drawing with light—lig...

How does one know when the journey is complete when the destination is unknown? A little fox early in its life leaves the family and explore...

A few weeks ago I turned 71. Of course it was meant to be a milestone and celebrated with friends but we opted to delay any celebration unti...

06.28 Thai Town, Los Angeles, California Dear Friends— I hope this finds you all well and happy. A week ago we went on a...

06.12 (From my diary: Beware The Thin Ice) I'm reading Yeats before bed time as a form of meditation. His words inspire me and pull toge...

I have been remiss in posting here for too long and I am sorry. I'll try to do better in the following weeks.  Today I'm posting ...

Out for a walk This was a good week for Henry. His physical therapy was very aggressive and as you can see here he walked all the way t...