Darryle Pollack | I never signed up for this...
confessions of a cluttered mind
I always thought she was gorgeous. That face. That skin. That elegant willowy body. And talented. Period English films. Pirate action movies. A teenage soccer movie. What couldn’t that girl do? In addition to all that, Keira Knightley, age 23, now becomes my inspiration. For standing up to the Hollywood system and the popular culture [...]
I’m ecstatic to report that V and I broke the anniversary curse–in fact, we’ve done a complete reversal. This time we chose a GOOD luck date–and I got the best possible anniversary gift–a clean PET scan. The perfect way to enter our 15th year of marriage. As I mentioned in my last blog, my first [...]
Today as V and I celebrate our 14th anniversary, I realize that my first marriage lasted exactly 14 years. Heading into our 15th year, I have every expectation that I will beat my personal best. And things look promising. So after a total of 28 years in marital experience, you would assume I’ve learned something [...]
I leave for San Francisco as my worries fade, replaced by visions of blogging women. Once I start to imagine myself as part of this group, I realize I am missing the one essential accessory for a blogger: a laptop. I bought one several years ago although my son predicted I would never use it. [...]
V and I were married 14 years ago today, on July 17, 1994. But we won’t be celebrating today. Because this is not our anniversary. Our wedding was pulled together on short notice. I was relocating from Los Angeles and chose July 17 so my kids could get settled before school started. With a mountain [...]
My diagnosis of breast cancer increased the risk factor for my sister Carla. Fortunately she’s had no problems. But now the tables are turned. Carla got married and had children way before I did; and she has identical twin granddaughters–which puts me at much higher risk for developing a newly identified medical syndrome called : [...]
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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