Last Year At The Odyssey

Above, Asya and I after the unveiling. Photo by Lori Thornhill.

As one gets older, it seems that time zips by a lot faster.

Such is the case of today as it was one year ago that the portrait painting unveiling party took place at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills.

It was a fun gathering of friends and business associates of Asya, who painted the portrait on commission. It was something that I've always wanted to do.

Since then, some changes had been made and some not. I am still retired, but at least I am stress-free these days. I am looking into the possibility of moving out of California. I was born in Los Angeles and lived here all my life. The current state government is making a mess out of the state and other people and businesses are leaving.

Asya is now an hour outside of Shanghai, China. She recently took a teaching position there and is now in training. She will be teaching English (an interesting concept, a Russian national teaching English in China). Prior to this, she was working in New York promoting art shows. We are in regular contact.