Tag Archives: PHILIP GLASS

Motherless Days of May

By Victoria Looseleaf Thank God for arts and culture, otherwise we don’t think we would have been able to get through this trying period. (Do the half-green/half-purple jacaranda trees signify our mood – drought-stricken and unable to be in full … Continue reading

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Why We Can’t Stay Home and Knit

By Victoria Looseleaf Our mother was a master knitter – and master bridge player. We do neither. Well, we did know how to knit once upon a time, although a scarf we, er, made, looked more like a bowling pin, … Continue reading

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On Life, Death and Carrying On…

By Victoria Looseleaf Life changes in an instant and so it did when my mother passed away suddenly on March 22, curiously enough, my father’s 88th birthday. They’d been apart for years, but having had five children together, an inextricable … Continue reading

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Diavolo Does It Again

By Victoria Looseleaf …and this time in its home town. It’s been too long since Diavolo, one of Los Angeles’ premiere dance troupes, performed in Southern California. Founded in 1992 by artistic director Jacques Heim, the company did strut some … Continue reading

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