Can We Talk

Happy Friday Morning! It’s grey outside and a bit chilly in my apartment, burrrr!

A few weeks ago, I accidentally got caught watching the new reality show staring Joan and Melissa Rivers- Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best on The WE Network.

The episode had Joan going around town and spreading the ashes of her gay best friend of 40 years who had recently passed away. As she went around Beverly Hills spreading the ashes, I laughed and cried. I wondered if anyone found it offensive. Personally, I found such love in her actions. She wasn’t doing it for a laugh, nor to mock his life, but rather out of a deep love and respect for her friend.

I felt grateful for all the love in my life, for all the friends whom I cherish and adore. I wish that when I’m gone, my own ashes are used to plant a tree overlooking the ocean. I imagine a sense of peace, calmness, and beauty.

At the end of the episode, Joan spoke of the great love for her friend; she started crying and saying how much she misses him. Watching it made me love her even more. Immediately, I took out my sketchbook and drew the piece in her honor. The finished piece here is titled “Can We Talk.” Considering she is always talking about her plastic surgery, I think she’d find it humorous. As I age, I wish to have the same sense of humor, courage, and spark for life

If you laugh, laugh out loud, laugh as hard and as long as you can, laugh until your head and stomach hurt. Cheers!


Have a most beautiful weekend ahead.