My cousins Hannah, Lily and Max just moved to Malibu. They used to live in the UK and still have their British Accents. Their mom, my cousin Jennifer, is home schooling them in a round house on top of a mountain.  Jennifer also makes movies with their dad, my cousin Jason.  The house is decorated with stained glass, Catalina Tiles and the gears of a ferris wheel from the Malibu Pier of yesteryear.

There are wonderful things about this house—-the view of the Pacific; the crackle and roar of the fireplace on cold stormy nights; the dining room diorama of westward bound pioneers; the stellar sound system and smell of freshness serving as a reminder that we’ve still got an atmosphere. Frightening things about this house, also—rattlesnakes, coyotes and backing out of that steep, curved driveway after dark. We have great times together.

Our most recent project was taking headshots.  Waited till “magic hour” (round 5:30, 6:00pm) when the light was gold; went out onto the balcony; jumped rope, sang songs and listened to Beatles music.