MEMORIES OF SUSAN

I first met Susan when I joined the April Fools quilting group in 1989. The group met monthly, and at each meeting I was delighted and inspired by Susan’s latest creation. Later, after Susan and Don had built their dream cabin in Strawberry, they graciously invited the group up for annual summer get

Susan was a star in her quilting group and we all learned so much from her. She and Don invited us to come to their cabin in the summer for a week of good times. There we sewed, talked, walked and enjoyed excellent meals. Susan excelled in making the most delicious desserts. She really knew how t

Susan loved to sing (back row - fifth from the left). As a member of the Christ Episcopal Church Choir for many years, there were great times singing major choral anthems.

I was living in a commune in North Oakland, where Don was living as well. Susan was a talented painter and I was a budding photographer, and we are both Aires, and so we clicked right away. (I took the first photo on here, albeit not a great shot, of Susan and her beloved dog, Ryder.) Susan introduc

A FAVORITE SONG While working on a playlist for the viewing I found these lyrics from Ruben Blades, one of our favorite artists. La Ruta (English below) En el borde de un camino hay una cruz de madera, De barato presupuesto. Flores plásticas adornan La memoria del que ha muerto. En la cruz alguien h

A celebration dinner at Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails on Saturday, November 7, 2020 with friends after a most successful ($) gallery showing at Frank Betts Center for the Arts in Alameda, CA