My friend, Grace Kane, who has been a supporter of this blog since its inception, sent this piece to me saying she thought it was lovely. I agree with her and I wanted to publish it on this Wisdom Wednesday so more of you can enjoy it. I also thought it was pertinent to the […]
Rescued Puppy, Beau, Lands the Good Life
Two years ago my friend, Julie, told me about a litter of semi-wild puppies living under a trailer with their mom. The mom had a home, sort of. She lived outside, was starving most of the time, rarely had water and was not fond of strangers. However, she was fiercely loyal to her people. We […]
Lorey Sebastian: Tales of the Film Industry, Part 2
Continued from yesterday’s post (Lorey Sebastian: Tales of the Film Industry, Part 1), which tells how Lorey started in the film business. Today—Lorey moves to Hollywood, in her own words: I grew up in New York and got into the business there. Then I moved to California—unfortunately, because of a relationship with a man, which […]
Lorey Sebastian: Tales of the Film Industry, Part 1
My good friend, Lorey Sebastian, who lives here in Truchas, has been a still photographer in the film industry for several decades and has photographed just about every actor imaginable. She is an intensely private person in a very public business. However, she agreed to talk to me about how she started in film, why […]
Why Today is so Important – The Daffodil Principle
This is much longer than the other pieces I’ve posted on Wisdom Wednesdays but I just love its message — and aren’t we all feeling spring in the air? Let this acknowledge its coming and help us remember to cherish it when it does. Once AGAIN, I don’t have the name of its author: Several […]
Bubby’s Grand Adventure Outdoors
When I moved to New Mexico I built an enclosure for my cats so that, in spite of the wildlife population surrounding my land, they would get to have an indoor/outdoor experience, even if it was somewhat limited. I have five, count ‘em, FIVE cats (it was six until I lost my dear Little Girl […]
Judith Hert, Artist
Judith Hert is a painter and writer who moved to Truchas, New Mexico with her husband in the spring of 1999. She wondered aloud when we were talking the other day if any place one moves to ever turns out the way they think it will. It sure didn’t for her. Six weeks after coming […]