Off to greener pastures...

I'm off to Oregon to visit the family and to get a Pacific Northwest fix. I'll be up north for a week, just freewheeling with the schedule. I hope I get a bit of time out at the coast, but for sure I'll spend time with Grandma who is on the quick mend from surgery, and because of that my aunts are also in town which will be great. It will also be wonderful to see the folks (and all the work they've been doing on the house) and my sister and her family. I'll also take along tools to accomplish a little light work if the spirit so moves. We'll see. I'm just looking forward to breathing some of that Oregon air. Peace and love, y'all!

"Not creepy."

I picked up a caricature gig this evening – a lovely bat mitzvah at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. The agency had found me at PartyPop.Com and so it was my first time working with them. During the event, the agent told me to be sure to call back on Monday to be entered into their rolodex. She said, "Most of the caricaturists we've worked with before aren't as good... or are creepy." I'm thinking about making my new promotional catch phrase, "Not creepy!" Ha ha! Seriously, it was really nice to get hooked up with a new agency on a cold call. They were easy to work with, and it would be great to work together again down the line.

Tomorrow, I'll get to church after a month-long absence and then I'll get a chance to visit with a friend who's in town on the A Chorus Line tour. Monday finds me on a plane to Oregon to visit the family including Grandma who just went through surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her kidney. Well... actually we just got some great news. The tumor was actually benign and everyone's so excited. So, YAY, answered prayers and happy times. Peace and love, y'all!