Wild irises from my hike up the hill with Bo this morning after writing – a bit early this year. When I was in my very early 20’s my brother Matt and I did the EST training. Our parents had gotten involved with EST and wanted for – I assume all four of us... 
In October 2014, I lead my first art retreat in Healdsburg, California. I saw a fuyu persimmon tree that was loaded with fruit. It had rained lightly the night before, and everything was sprinkled with droplets. The background of my favorite image—just the grey of... 
In November 2009, my mom and I flew to New York to see an exhibition of Joseph Raffael’s paintings at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in Chelsea. Joseph and his family used to live in the San Geronimo Valley where I grew up and where my mom and dad still live. When we... 
Niz and Jim – Mom and Dad – in the summer of 1959 A week ago Friday, my mom and dad were married 55 years. They met in 1959, when my mom did a summer school session at Cal Berkeley. Sissy, one of her sorority sisters from Long Beach State had married one... 
Lunch on the Terrace – a wonderful home-made lunch I had with my mom and dad in France years ago: salade nicoise, baguette, wine we bought the day before at the winery and my favorite comté cheese – yum! This morning is day 21 of a 30 day program... 