Darryle Pollack | I never signed up for this...
confessions of a cluttered mind
Happy birthday. This year marks a sad milestone—you’ve now been gone longer than you were here. Today you would be 83. And suddenly somehow, that doesn’t sound as old— especially now that I just reached a milestone myself. 60 seems impossibly old; just as 41 seemed impossibly young. When you died at 41, you left 3 teenage children— younger [...]
Now that it’s September, my birthday season is almost over….except for the leftovers. Though I specificallly requested NO GIFTS , everyone seemed to think along similar lines—-with very high expectations of my capacity. Since it’s Labor Day weekend, I’m working on it. Hope you’re having a great weekend, too!
It was a tough week on several fronts and I needed some escapism: going to the movies. Violence is not my thing; and I haven’t seen a Quentin Tarantino film since Pulp Fiction. Even so, I wanted to see Inglorious Basterds, though I didn’t feel ready to take it on yet. So two nights ago V [...]
The school year is starting; almost 2 million kids are heading off to college for the first time—-so there’s a predictable rash of articles on the internet. How to let go and say goodbye. 9 tips for sending off a college freshman. And the one I saw in the morning paper: What every kid should [...]
It seems to start earlier and get worse every year, one of the things you get used to when you live out here: California is on fire again. When the kids were little, we lived in a canyon in Los Angeles. One day while I was watching the kids play, I idly looked out the [...]
I’ve been known to exaggerate…..but not this time. Over the top is the only way to explain how lucky I felt last week for my birthday—- surrounded by so much love…..and so much chocolate. Over the top is also the only way to explain Jane (with an assist from Laurie)— who organized this party at her [...]
After becoming a writer, artist, TV journalist, mother and breast cancer survivor----I realize nothing turns out the way we expect. So I blog about handling the big and little things — with humor, humanity, and hope.
The knobs say it all: Susan is the super-hero inside every woman. Made of ceramic knobs, hand–painted tiles, on a painted background. Measures 12″ X 12″ .
It's the combination, of course. And the locks will open for the right person---(to be revealed on the back when you take her home.) Made of combination locks and hand-painted tiles on a painted background. Measures 14" by 14".
Pun intended. A nice pair---of pears...made of miniature porcelain boxes, surrounded by painted tiles and broken china on a painted background. Measures 11" square.
Hope: not only on her driver’s license, but in her heart. Ceramic ribbon, hand-painted tiles on a painted background, measures 9 inches square.
Word surrounded by hand-painted tiles in bright and beautiful (gold and marine blue) colors, with border of tiny gold tiles. Measures 11" square.
True beauty lies in the imperfections. Irregular mirror surrounded by hand-painted tiles with a border of ceramic tiles. Measures 11" square.
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