Hope your 2024 has started off happy and healthy! Over here at Chez Burbank we are doing well! Last year for us was a bit of a roller coaster ride...highs, lows, a few screams, nausea, tears, Kentucky, cats, a new roof, laughter, love and the relief of finally making it through the twists and turns. Yes, indeed,… Continue reading Word of the Year, Etc.
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The Yin and Yang of Joie De Vivre
Balance, pen and ink drawing by Betsy Thatt, 2023 @betsys_art Bonjour to you all! Are you wondering what the heck the Yin and Yang of Joie de Vivre means? Me, too. I made it up, but I think it means that no matter what is going on in your life, you should be able to… Continue reading The Yin and Yang of Joie De Vivre
Camping Ho! Adventures on the High Plains…oh, I mean Malibu
Archival photo of an actual wagon train. Wagons Ho! or Forward Ho! was the official call the wagon master would shout to mark the start of their arduous trek across country in hopes of a better life. When I was a young girl I was fascinated with pioneer life and wagon trains. I had a… Continue reading Camping Ho! Adventures on the High Plains…oh, I mean Malibu
August is Almost Autumn
In typically sunny, every-day-is-the-same Southern California, we don't have the change of seasons that punctuate the East Coast experience. With the exception of the very rare hurricane, or I should say the Hilary "hurriquake" we recently experienced, the weather here is fairly predictable. Nonetheless, the pleasures of August are abundant even in suburban Santa Clarita… Continue reading August is Almost Autumn
When Life Gives You Lemons…Make Pie! Recipe included.
These lemons are so yellow they don't even look real! Have any of you been watching 'Julia' on HBO Max? Streaming now, it is the story of how legendary chef Julia Child (played brilliantly by Sarah Lancashire) first got started on television. It is quite the story of how Child's love of French cooking and… Continue reading When Life Gives You Lemons…Make Pie! Recipe included.
Yellow is the New Black
This bumblebee is harnessing the power of yellow. I know this is kind of unusual, but I have been contemplating the meaning of Yellow lately. It's not a color I normally gravitate to, either, so I have no explanation for this, other than I am noticing it a lot (welcome Spring flowers, perhaps?). As it… Continue reading Yellow is the New Black
Once Upon a Time in Suburbia
“Little Red Riding Hood was my first love. I felt that if I could have married Little Red Riding Hood, I should have known perfect bliss.” - Charles Dickens. There she goes skipping along, la la la...beware the Wolf around the bend! What in the dickens was Charles Dickens thinking? Sorry, but I couldn't help… Continue reading Once Upon a Time in Suburbia
Word of the Year Big Reveal
Ahhh...the last sunset of 2021. I was at Balboa Island with my husband spending a quiet, rejuvenating New Year's Eve. We were staying at a home his Uncle Gordy and Aunt Juanita built many moons ago. It is right along the bay front on the peninsula side of Balboa. We took a ferry (at the… Continue reading Word of the Year Big Reveal
Ode to New York — Part II
In Part I, I wrote about why I wanted to move to New York City...but since you're not getting quizzed on what I wrote, I'll quickly refresh your memory: lonely, shy, bored Los Angeles girl who watched too much TV seeks excitement in the big city. Today I am going to delve into what happened… Continue reading Ode to New York — Part II
Ode to New York — Part 1
"I want to be a part of it, in Old New York!" The iconic theme song from Scorsese's film "New York, New York" -- played at Yankee games and whenever someone is having a Frank Sinatra karaoke party -- pretty much says it all. It is more than just lyrics beckoning us to visit The… Continue reading Ode to New York — Part 1
Cheryl Thatt-Burbank 