Answering this question strikes me as perhaps the most onerous aspect of any conversation related to architecture, not because I have nothing to say in response, but because there lies so much experience underneath any response that I could make. Ultimately, the answer is simple- because I have to.

Because I have been obsessed with architecture ( Read more... )

NORENE DUNN HEATH passed into the hands of her Lord on March 4, 2010, after several years of declining health. She will be greatly missed by family and friends, but has justly inherited her eternal rest.

Norene was born in Protem, Missouri on January 9, 1920. She was preceded in death by her parents Asa and Myrtle Hackett, seven brothers and ( Read more... )

Last year, as Mardi Gras parades rolled and people danced their way through New Orleans, I began to write down a series of journal entries that I intend to transcribe and post here. These included a short story set in New Orleans, my thoughts on returning to San Diego, and the family struggles during my mother's last year. While I wrote down my ( Read more... )

I am happy to let my friends on the west coast know that I will be in San Diego, California from Dec. 17-30th, 2009. I look forward to seeing family and friends during the holidays, while on break from Tulane University ( Read more... )

Last Sunday, my mother passed away. The following is the text of the obituary published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday, July 23:

Sharon Delone Heath was born in La Jolla on February 4, 1944, and went to be with her Lord on July 19, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father Howard W. Dunn and step father Howard Samuel Heath, and ( Read more... )

Tea madness is upon me.

I find myself trawling YouTube for tea-related music videos, compiling tea party-appropriate iTunes music playlists with coordinated photo slideshows, and collecting tea menus, both traditional and nouveau, off the web. Last weekend, I purchased a vintage china dinner service for four because it was in the same pattern as my ( Read more... )

A week ago I was bundled up and ill with a cold, and was celebrating Christmas with my family as best I could. With the current economic times things were simpler this year for everyone. It's not been easy since I moved back to California; at times I have seethed with frustration, while at others have been buoyed up by an almost unnatural sense of ( Read more... )

This last Sunday my parish church observed All Saints Day, to remember the faithful departed from all ages of the church, and during the service I assisted. The experience of standing near the altar and serving always humbles me, but this service was as meaningful as challenging, remembering those who have passed away, and those who face an ( Read more... )

As I write this, I am in staying in Chicago. As hurricane Gustav approached the gulf coast, I decided to leave prior to the mandatory evacuation notice for New Orleans. I am well and relaxing on a long overdue visit to the windy city to visit friends. When life gives you lemons, why not make lemonade or even lemon chiffon pie ( Read more... )

Over the last two months I have tried to write this entry, but each time I fumbled in trying to express myself satisfactorily. So here I go ( Read more... )