Penny Raile: Post Thanksgiving

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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Time to put myself into high speed. Always a lot to do - now with the holidays, there is even more to do.

Mother was here for a week, and we did some serious puttering around Los Angeles. Despite the anticipated shopping crowds, we forged out and added a few dollars to the holiday spending season. We also took in two movies, For Your Consideration and Happy Feet. The first was a quirky fun movie and the second was a great animated film with a good message.

We spent Thanksgiving Day eating a pricey, but delicious meal at the Biltmore Hotel and then visited Jackie and her family on the Westside.

Mother and the cats watched me over the weekend once again move furniture around. Actually, it is still the same plan, but more things needed to be moved. At the moment, I have a big pile of art things in the middle of the loft. When "Team Raile" (Tim, Robyn and Jessica) arrive tomorrow, I hope they will do their magic and make it all look fantastic and organized. I also hope they will help me pick out a new sofa. I am having the hardest time figuring out what color to get.