Author: ADA

  • “Thank you Mask Man” –Lenny Bruce                             My husband had shoulder surgery the day Los Angeles began voluntarily donning the ubiquitous mask. Sixteen weeks later he looked up from the Off -Duty section of the Wall Street Journal and announced he wanted a…

  • California Typewriter: A Place, A Movie, A Vibe.   It’s not often that we actually get off the farm, meaning the vineyard, and when we do it’s usually a case of “valley fever.” But not this time.  We were inspired by the movie, so we went to see the place.  And then we touched the…

  • THE MIRACLE MATTRESS   My friend Mary mentioned she needed a new mattress. It just so happened I was getting rid of mine. “It’s too hard,” I told her. “Take it.”  Ten days later Mary borrowed a truck and drove 350 miles to the Bay Area to pick it up.” Looking like a gigantic piece…