Penny Raile: Let's Play

Unimportant Things About Me

•As a child, I did not like gathering eggs on the farm because the hens were mean.
• I played the Doris Day part in “Pillow Talk” in a high school play.
• I played defensive line woman on my girl’s football team in high school - real football, not powder puff.
• I ate dinner at a restaurant next to Vice President Bush’s table in Fort Smith, Arkansas surrounded by secret service agents.
• I played the French horn and the cymbals in my high school band – horribly.
• I was the Sports Editor of my high school paper.
• When I moved to California, I lived in Malibu. I now live near Skid Row.
• I did not finish kindergarten.

101 Things in 1001 Days

THE START OF MY LIST 1 Go to Paris and shop flea markets, thrift stores and garage sales 2 Go on a holiday trip with my entire family 3 Do stretching exercises five days a week for one month 4 Write the second edition of the Raile Family History 5 Finish the Harry Potter series 6 Create “gorilla art” 7 Make a map of every place I have been 8 Elaborately decorate my loft for Halloween 9 Invite at least four guests for dinner at the same time and everyone wears red 10 Go to Yosemite Park 11 Host a pajama party 12 Go on at least one date 13 Turn the big room into something whimsical 14 Change jobs 15 Keep a better diary 16 Set-up a trust fund 17 Write my life story 18 Create a web site to sell things 19 Make things that I am willing to sell 20 Send an admiration letter to RK 21 Visit New York 22 Attend Artfest in Seattle, Washington 23 Visit Watts Tower 24 Send out secret friend packages 25 Create a margarita bar and a coffee bar in loft 26 Read five books that I should have read in high school 27 Create five photo studies

March 2015

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Actually there wasn't enough time to play this weekend. I had to rush down to Kaiser in Harbor City Friday afternoon to keep Oscar (1,000 pound man) from being discharged. Met with hospital administrators and they agreed to keep him for awhile.

Got home just in time to meet old friend Ray Chemes who had been in town for a doctor's appointment (he lives in San Diego). We went out to eat, and he spent the night at the loft. He wasn't quite sure about my new living situation, but I think he finally came around and saw how much I enjoyed living in a warehouse. CSI was filming behind the building, and we made several drive-bys to catch the action.

After a quick Starbucks run the next morning, we went to Moskatel's so I could pick-up some art supplies. Poor Ray, he was so out of place and lost. Being a former DEA agent, he just doesn't get the whole arts and crafts thing.

Later in the day, Jackie and I met Jane at French 75 in Century City to celebrate her birthday. I had the most marvelous steak and glass of champagne. It was fun catching up on gossip.

Sunday morning I slept in and then started rearranging furniture. I am bringing the art studio out to the former living room area and plan to make the art studio into a guest room area. It created such a horrible mess and I was ready to abandon the whole idea. But I really wanted to see if it would work. The verdict is still out. Mother is coming on Tuesday and I know she will not like it. She prefers all her messes to be hidden. But the new arrangement allows me more work area and of course, more messes.