Reading the Newsletter Together for the New Year!
As you may know, my husband Robert writes a progressive newsletter nightly. Entitled "Today's Edition," it analyzes the news through the...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
Wedding Planning Luncheon!
Well. This video was such a disaster, trying to fix it has me completely exhausted. So just a short note tonight. The wedding planning...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
Fiona, The Christmas Guide Dog!
This isn't Fiona's first Christmas with Jeffrey, but it's the first time that she has visited me at Christmas! She is a darling, spirited...
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min
The Christmas Princess!
There is nothing more precious, more beautiful, more hopeful, than a child at Christmas. And when that child is your grandchild, the...
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
Preparing the Christmas Eve Meal!
We had lovely Christmas Eve. Ten guests -- and all those not in our pod completed Covid rapid tests before they attended. So we were...
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Christmas Greetings & Outtakes too!
We wish you Christmas Joy! Let me explain this hilarity. First, we tried to do the greeting without a script. That didn't go so well...as...
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Sparkling Non Alcoholic Rose´ for the Holiday!
Ready to Party! Today I shopped for the three Christmas meals at our house -- Christmas Eve, Christmas morn, and Christmas Day dinner ....
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Christmas Light Show at the Arboretum!
Finding good friends late in life is rare - but such a blessing. Sandy, Jim, and Patricia are those kind of friends for us -- rare and...
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Spritz Cookies just like my Mom's!
They turned out way better than I had imagined. I think the colored dough really took them up a notch. and they're delicious! I remember...
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
The Official Unveiling of Cora's Christmas Stocking!
Phew! That was a lot of work...but worth it! I hope that one day my granddaughters will remember me as fondly as I do my own mom because...
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
My Christmas Jewelry Collection!
Many happy memories in my Christmas Jewelry Collection -- mostly of my daughters raiding my jewel box! I used to always keep my Christmas...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
How to Fix a Problem Christmas Stocking
Jenny is a genius and an expert crafter. She fixed the problem in no time! And all I had to do was watch! Howl lucky am I? Busy...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Christmas Card Dilemma
I pretty much tell you all you need to know in the vlog -- but here's a few more tidbits. I think another reason that the Christmas...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
A Christmas Tree Tour!
There's simply too many ornaments on my tree (1200+) to recount the history of all of them. So I just chose a few to highlight. In...
- Dec 12, 2021
- 1 min
The Christmas Mantel!
The news has been dispiriting recently, and I have found some solace in planning for the season, decking the halls, and watching movies...
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
Advent Calendars!
As a child, my parents always bought me a glittery advent calendar to begin opening on December 1st. Advent is a time of anticipation,...
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
A QVC Christmas!
Let me be clear about this...my daughter is a QVC fan...but not a QVC purchaser! We watch together and talk about the quality of the...
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
Ornaments that Didn't Make it on the Tree!
Every ornament tells a story! Tomorrow a Tree tour! I have to say that this video really makes me laugh. The best laid plans...
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Christmas in the Garden!
When I was growing up in North Hollywood, we always had the best Christmas decorations on Kittridge Street. My dad would climb on the...
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
A Christmas Tea!
My daughter Jennifer used to work at a high school that had an annual ladies Christmas Tea for all the moms of daughters at the school....
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