by Dianne Walker | Jan 25, 2020 | Gifts from the Heart
Laughing with Di I recently watched an interview with Paul Newman on an Inside the Actors’ Studio rerun. During the Q and A period, when asked what his favorite sound was, he paused for a bit, smiled, and said, “A V8.” I thought of all the ways we listen to music. My...
by Dianne Walker | Dec 27, 2019 | Gifts from the Heart
Laughing with Di – January 2020 January, named for the Roman god of beginnings, Janus, is the start of a new decade, 2020. This first month’s astrological sign, Capricorn, is a Greek word for the god Pan, the goat. Even the word “decade” has an etymology from...
by Dianne Walker | Nov 25, 2019 | Gifts from the Heart
Laughing with Di – December 2019 Simplicity. We need more of it in this world. Like simple gratitude, as demonstrated by the full-page ad placed in the LA Times by The Getty Center thanking all responders in and around Los Angeles and SoCal who helped protect...
by Dianne Walker | Oct 28, 2019 | Gifts from the Heart
Laughing with Di – November 2019 Starting a cold-water laundry load, the green light on my Eco Monitor switched from “good” to “best”. I got kudos from a machine for saving energy. How proud I was. Let’s have a laugh. Kids get a lot of encouragement and...
by Dianne Walker | Sep 25, 2019 | Gifts from the Heart
Laughing with Di – October 2019 Need pointers for a happy marriage? Let’s have a laugh. Once upon a Sunday morning… Husband: So, what’s the plan? Wife: Tanning, throw in a load of laundry, shower, food shopping, lunch, visit the kids. What’s your plan?...
