Hope and renewal is visiting me in the garden. A reminder from nature that life is transformation and time is a season that continues despite human intervention. With hope and faith, I look forward to the future through the lens of nature. Be healthy, be kind to one another, and fly above the discord. xo, • Read More »
IT’S HERE! One of the four horseman from the Revelations. Dear Lord, Help us. WASH YOUR HANDS. STAY HOME!! j
Robert Joseph (mustache) March 5, 1936 ~ July 25, 2018 You loved the standards sung by Frank Sinatra. Your favorite song was “My Way”. I can still remember waking up to Peggy Lee singing, “Is That All There Is?” And Petula Clark. And Neil Diamond. I think you wanted to be Neil Diamond. Those “Hot August • Read More »
Tags: Bushmills single malt, Del Mar, Frank Sinatra, LA Dodgers, Neil Diamond, Okinawa, Peggy Lee, Vin Scully
2020 San Diego International Film Festival Ambassadors with Tonya Mantooth, Executive Creative Director & CEO, Stephanie Inscoe, Festival Producer & Eva Maria, Festival Manager Here’s to another stellar year of films with social impact and powerful perspectives. Please join us at the Film Insider Series, Movies at the Bay, and the super fun Film • Read More »
Tags: ambassadors, arts & culture, cinema, films, movies, red carpet, San Diego, San Diego International Film Festival
CEO and Executive Director, Tonya Mantooth Not only were the cars gorgeous at the Maserati showroom, and the Miho Catering gourmet bites yummy, and the movie reveal line-up totally exciting but… All the shoes were not made for walking…. Of course, there is the purse to match the nails, the dress, and the • Read More »
Tags: Bang & Olufsen, cinema, festivals, films, Maserati, Miho Catering, San Diego International Film Festival, shoes
You were a fine example of unconditional love. R.I.P. little buddy ~ April 20, 2019 I will always miss you, particularly on All Hallow’s Eve when I would hide you from a sometimes cruel world. <3 Be kind to each other, JF
Tags: #kittylove
I love attending this monthly series at Arclight Cinemas. Hosted by San Diego Film Foundation, exclusive screenings of not yet released films can be previewed. This month featured a drama written by playwright, JC Lee and co-written by Julius Onah (director). The prescreening cocktail buzz is already rife with questions like, “Where is Eritrea?” and • Read More »
Tags: arclight cinema, child soldiers, Eritrea, JC Lee, Julius Onah, LUCE, Naomi Watts, San Diego Film Festival, Sundance Institute, Tim Roth
Who hasn’t been visited this year by a Monarch? Or the migration of a Painted Lady? Or seen the glorious abundance of posies everywhere in the aftermath of the winter rains? My second favorite flower is the California state flower: golden poppies. Golden Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica) is also sometimes known as the Flame Flower, la amapola, and • Read More »
Tags: California, California golden poppy, Cowardly Lion, Monarch butterfly, Painted Lady butterfly, Wizard of Oz
Once again, the year is whooshing by…record polar freezes worldwide (is hell freezing over?!), the wall continues to be built, the Oscars are sans a host/ess, tax season is upon us with less breaks, gas prices are holding steady at $3.25, pretty boy governor Newsom is–well, we will see what we will see. Personally, I • Read More »
Tags: Governor Gavin Newsom, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Oscars, The Academy Awards
