LA

12 August 2023

Anna had a nice week in LA. My friends also enjoy spending time with her. It’s very fortunate that she is a talkative and friendly girl. At first, she is shy and looks at the floor but after a few minutes she starts warming up to everyone if they engage her. They love her little hugs.

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On the work side, the actors and writers continue to strike. They protest outside of all the movie studios every day. Inside there are now floors of empty desks because we had to stop production on the majority of our movies. At this time, neither side is willing to compromise so it looks like this may last several months.

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In happier news, I took my best friend’s daughter to the Taylor Swift concert in LA. This is an impossible ticket to get so she was thrilled. She was screaming, singing and crying the whole concert. Taylor sold out 6 nights at the Sofi Stadium which holds 70,000 people so it was quite an experience hearing 70,000 very intense fans singing every song and screaming for Taylor. I can’t wait till Anna is older and I can take her to concerts. Several of my work colleagues were there with their daughters in the Disney section and all the girls were so excited and happy.

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I was able to have a nice hike this time which is what I miss most about LA. I hadn’t hiked since my brother became ill. It felt wonderful to be back in nature. It is funny to see people again with a lot of tattoos or plastic surgery. This is so typical of LA. I was able to get a picture during my hike to send back to Miami. 😂

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