Postmorteming on My Birthday Celebrations.

The stunning yellow metal dragon

belt stamped C. Ross a gift from

the Madden Brothers from their

Mother's Estate.

Be still my Heart.

The 2nd Dragon I was gifted with

this week.

Stamped Lichtenstein 1980

enamel and silver pin/pendant

with John Hardy silver earrings

also gifted to me from Toni's

Estate.

"Plant the Future" amazing succulent

collection @home with new addition

in honor of my Birthday.

Precious Baby Tabitha chewing on

the rain boots I gave her for Seattle.

Tabitha talking to the pink box

I made for her with the remaining

one of a pair of S+P's in her hand,

that was a gift to me from her

now deceased,Paternal Grandmother,

Toni Rittmaster,

my beloved friend.

Blake Madden of HOTEL fame in

red with older brother Shawn of

underdogseattle.com with baby

Tabitha and her Auntie Myra.

The Madden Brothers with Shawn's wife

and the Mommy, Trisha Murphy Madden

Birthday gifts @Joey's.

Hand made card by

Artist Leon Rosenblatt.

Plant the Future dish

garden from Jude Becker Worsley

and the marble Chinese Double

Dragon Chop from my guide,

Stephanie Rosenblatt.

Reva, my 91 yr. old Mother with

Leon.

Jude and Myra...friends since our

Jr. High School days in Coral Gables.

The amazing Miss Taylor Smith

with cookies @my Studio, post

"The Red Thread" performance we

attended.

The lovely Kelly Nelson Smith with

daughter Taylor.

WOW.

Where should I begin?

I've been going non stop

for weeks now.

On a run with out of town

visitors, attending various

events and celebrating

my Gemini Birthday.

Tomorrow will be one

week ago since posting

on this blog.

Hope I can do this past

week justice in attempting

to recreate it now, for you

and my own recollection,

down the road.

Last Sunday, I had the good

fortune to attend "The Red Thread"

@The PlayGround Theatre" in

Miami Shores.

It was an amazing production

with award winning Costume

and Stage Sets.

Outstanding in every way.

My guests were 4 yr. old

Taylor and her Mom, Kelly Smith.

Taylor's deceased Paternal Grandmother

was my dear friend Sara Smith.

I throughly believe that Taylor is channeling

her, when we are together and delight

in my monthly GNO (Girls Night Out) with

her and Maternal Grammy Sandy Nelson.

We proceeded to my Studio for cookies

and such after the performance and Taylor

was in the Zone, so to speak...Totally

animated and enchanting in her enthusiasm.

Monday was a Birthday lunch @Michael's

Genuine in the Design District with my

good friend, Susan Vodicka.

We go back to 1972 when we met during

the McGovern for President Campaign.

We had a delightful visit and enjoyed

a delicious meal together.

Tuesday evening was a Dinner @Joey's

in Wynwood with lifelong friends,

Jude Becker Worsley, Internationally

acclaimed Acupuncturist, in from England,

Artist Leon Rosenblatt, we go back to

Hebrew School when we were 9 yrs. old,

his beautiful wife Stephanie,

a Tai Chi Master, Healer, Reader and

my 91 yr. old Mother, Reva.

This was especially poignant because

my Mother hasn't seen these childhood

friends of mine in years.

We a feasted on Chef Ivo's magnificent

creations and I had a wonderful time

opening up presents.

Gifts included a gorgeous dish garden

from "Plant the Future", my favorite

florist, a Double Dragon marble

Chinese Chop and a beautiful hand made

card.

Wednesday was devoted to running

errands and taking care of business

at home.

Thursday, bright and early, I headed

down to my Studio for a much anticipated

reunion with the Madden Brothers, now

from Seattle, in town to celebrate their

Dad, John's 65th Birthday.

I was good friends with their now deceased

Mother, Toni Rittmaster.

They left So. Fla in the mid 90's...

Toni to go to So. Africa with Blake,

the younger brother, who went on to

Japan as an exchange student

while Shawn went away to college.

I have known both of these guys since Shawn

was a Toddler, before Blakester was born.

It's been 15 yrs., more or less since I last

saw them.

Shawn is now married to the magnificent,

Trisha Murphy Madden and they have a

beautiful, infant daughter, 7 mo. old Tabitha.

Blake is the lead singer in his band called

HOTELS. Just weeks ago they competed

as the opening act in Billboard's Battle

of the Bands in Las Vegas.

We didn't skip a beat in catching up with

so much of what has transpired in the

intervening years.

Serendipitously, Jude, from England

stopped by with her Aunt Irma Goldstein

and Irma's daughter, Stylist, Beth Becker.

I marveled at my good fortune of having

all these significant people in my Studio

at the same time.

By 2PM we were on our way to Wynwood

Kitchen & Bar for a bite to eat and then

The Madden's were off to Key West for

their Dad's Official Birthday Celebration.

I'm still reeling from this glorious reunion.

The boys surprised me with gifts from Toni's

collection of jewelry and accessories.

The most stunning belt by C. Ross, with a

dragon buckle cast in yellow metal.

It actually fits me too, which is miraculous

in itself.

A Lichtenstein enamel pin/pendant stamped

1980 and silver John Hardy earrings.

I remember seeing Toni wearing all of these

in the past and couldn't help but be astounded

@ the coincidence of now receiving a second

gift in the form of a Dragon.

Earlier in the week, before seeing each other

on Monday, Stephanie Rosenblatt had

posted on my Facebook Wall

the significance of the DRAGON

as a Chinese Totum.

The Dragon is believed to possess the

following virtues:

"Leadership, magical prowess, vitality, mastery,

insight, devine illumination, infinite wisdom,

luminous beauty, majesty, power of transformation.

The Dragon Totem is a very powerful spirit and

the supernatural properties are the most influential

of all Totems.

OMG. I can't believe the whole thing.

Last night with my Mother in tow we

made it down to Historic Temple Israel

in Wynwood, that is in it's 90th year

as the pioneer Reform Congregation,

here in Miami, to celebrate the 50th

Wedding Anniversary of life long friends,

Dick and Susie Goldberg.

Susie's younger siblings are twins Judy Zager

and Steve Stone, who share the same birthday

as me, which was officially yesterday, May 27th.

Both Susie and Judy were at one time secretaries

for my Dad, Irving when he was President of Muzak,

here in Miami.

Their Dad, William Stone, was the GM @The Saxony

Hotel which was built in the early 50's on Miami Beach

by my Dad's former brother-in-law George Sax.

We grew up going to our Cabana's @ the Saxony,

eating in the Noshery downstairs and taking

cha-cha lessons on the upper pool deck...

Ahh, those were the days.

I loved the meaningful sermon delivered by

Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz on God speaking

to Moses, in the second year from the Jews

departing Egypt, saying "Raise (count) the heads

of all the congregation of the children of Israel."

The greatness of the Blessed God is seen in the

entire community of Israel as a whole, and if just one

member of that community is missing, then the mixture

will be deficient.

It is as if the image of the King were made up of a Mosaic

of many small parts, and if just one of the parts were missing,

then the picture of the King would be lacking.

That each of us possesses one the of the attributes of the

Holy One, blessed be He, and at the time when that individual

is counted, then the Blessed God Himself is present in that

attribute which each individual possesses.

We are accountable each one of us.

That together we create a whole,

but that first we must show up and

be counted.

Food for thought.

This all resonated,

profoundly for me.

This evening I plan on attending an

event in The Design District with

a fellow Gemini who happens to also,

share the same birthday as me.

Michael Hughes now affiliated with

The Frost Museum @FIU,

formerly with The Wolfsonian.

So there you have it.

More goings on and on and on by

yours truly, Myra Louise Wexler

a/k/a yo MOMMA.

Forever grateful for the blessings

bestowed on me each and every day.

Committed to creating and collaborating

with friends, old and new in continuing the

creation of the tapestry or mosaic that is

the journey...Life.

Life is good.

Pass it Forward.

Be the change you wish to see.

Love rules.

Knowledge is power.

Eat your fruits and vegetables.

Monkey see, monkey do.

Love and peace fellow travelers.

Make this the best day of your

life.