In 1998 Grandma died and I think the whole household slipped into a kind of depression, or at least I know I did.
Biography
17 - The Big Events
Published by karl_wiggins on May 24, 2013 - 12:28The big events took a lot out of me. They were so exhausting and stressful that it would take me three days to get over them.
Anxiety
Published by ked on May 23, 2013 - 05:02Anxiety ... Yes I suffer! I guess I have for most of my life but now I'm realising that it has taken over too much of my life and it is time to fight back!
Dragged up (1983)
Published by Canonette on May 20, 2013 - 17:56
Snippets from my teenage years, spent in a post-industrial British town during the Thatcher years.
I Am
Published by John Giffard on May 20, 2013 - 11:24A prominent member of the left bank group of artists including Picasso, Matisse and Braque,her poetry was less concerned with meaning but rhythm and feeling.
Blood + Guts = Memory
Published by Richard L. Prov... on May 20, 2013 - 01:55In Dresden and Hamburg
industries falling like
dominoes
16 - My Inspiration
Published by karl_wiggins on May 17, 2013 - 10:12Some of the most positive years were spent working for Michael Crichton. He was a great help to me, whether he knew it or not. He had a spiritual side to him that I was really attracted to.
15 - No Playstations
Published by karl_wiggins on May 17, 2013 - 10:08Michael was a genuine guy. A gentleman at all times. And he was really good to me and the kids. He was always asking how their basketball games went, or what they scored on a test that day.
2 Miles of Dusty
Published by Richard L. Prov... on May 17, 2013 - 01:54taking the fun
out of skidding on loose
rock
14 - Thumb Story
Published by karl_wiggins on May 16, 2013 - 10:13Thanksgiving at Michael's was always very stressful. It was a lot of work, and there were a lot of important guests along with friends and family. I needed everything to be perfect.
For My Dad
Published by Richard L. Prov... on May 11, 2013 - 23:15-- a family waiting in the
quietness of rooms soon crackling
with tension. Daddy’s home --
Founding Father
Published by Harry Buschman on May 10, 2013 - 18:30
In Westlake Village a good man is hard to find.
12 - After Thyme for Change
Published by karl_wiggins on May 10, 2013 - 11:301996 was the year that Thyme for Change came to an end, and I felt a bit like I did when I was leaving my house and selling everything again.
The Picture Book
Published by Harry Buschman on May 8, 2013 - 14:51The basic story of Westlake Village.
11 - The Grolier Club (part 2)
Published by karl_wiggins on May 8, 2013 - 09:51The people who came to the events I catered for at the Grolier Club were from the upper echelon of society.
10 - Afternoon Tea
Published by karl_wiggins on May 6, 2013 - 21:02Afternoon tea, that most quintessential of British customs. Many American visitors to the UK still imagine that we are a nation where in the afternoon everything stops for tea. It’s not true.
Sculptures by the Sea
Published by Frances Macaula... on May 3, 2013 - 02:18Inspired by the Photograph by Norm Jorgensen of a sculpture on Cottesloe beach in Western Australia.
