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REMEMBERING Agnès Varda

In the 1980’s when I was working as an actress in film and television in Los Angeles, I joined Women In Film. During my active time as a member, I served on the Board of Directors and ran for President against Marion Rees!! Needless to say, she won!!! Haha. But, I did it anyway. IContinue reading “REMEMBERING Agnès Varda”

“ONCE UPON A TIME……”

Once upon a time, in a small town in the southern part of the United States, a town named Gainesville, Georgia, there lived a young couple, a beautiful young girl named Anna Louise, called “Anna Lou” and a handsome young man named Jesse Jewell – aka Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Jewell. They lived in aContinue reading ““ONCE UPON A TIME……””

CHOOSE THE UNCOMFORTABLE.

“We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.” (Denis Waitley) WELLLLLL, it is never too late. I may still be blooming!! I like to think so, anyway. The latest urge is to move to Paris. I started immediately with the “but, how can IContinue reading “CHOOSE THE UNCOMFORTABLE.”

A MOMENT’S PAUSE…..

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION….and a laugh or three….

“Jayspeak on the Côte d’Azur”

LIMITATIONS

61 years ago, February 23, 1958, my beautiful daughter, Tracy Lee MacIntyre, was born in Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, at 4:11 p.m. The doctor was Dr, Alfred Celaya and the nurse was Mrs. Nimitz. Darrell was a Second Lieutenant in the Army, stationed at Fort Sam Houston for a two-year requirement inContinue reading “LIMITATIONS”

CARNAVAL DE NICE

This is my 4th February in Nice, and I STILL have not gone to a Carnaval Parade. Why, you ask? …Well, it could be because I don’t like events with crowds. Never did – except for the GHS football games. But, rock concerts and such, no. I liked to go to the Hollywood Bowl. ThatContinue reading “CARNAVAL DE NICE”

A FIRESIDE CHAT

It is raining on my patio. Well, the tiles are wet. A good day for chatting with you about a lot of nothing. I have a lot on my mind, but nothing I want to commit to paper….. yet. So, just a moment to have a cup of tea with you and chat. February isContinue reading “A FIRESIDE CHAT”

CARTOONS & COMMENTARIES

Every now and then, you know that I like to post cartoons and commentaries that I like, especially when I want to post something and don’t feel inspired to write original material. This is one of those days. My mind is spinning today with so many things to worry about, so here goes just aContinue reading “CARTOONS & COMMENTARIES”