One of my favorite shows of all time was back in 1994 when I set my stepmom, Roula, up on a date. She was married to my father and after he passed away, I convinced her to appear on the show so I could set her up on a date.

I just came across a copy of the show and put an edited version here on the website. It was so much fun!

Roula has since married her second husband, Victor, who unfortunately passed away in 2010.

She is still just as vibrant and beautiful today as she was then.

Click here for the video.

I was stunned to receive a phone call today that the man who decided to give me a chance and put me on TV with my own talk show, Jim Paratore, died today. We worked closely together for the entire twelve-year run of the Jenny Jones Show. And we just had lunch a few months ago to catch up. Jim was with Warner Bros. for almost 20 years. Some of the many shows he was involved with include Extra, Judge Mathis, The People’s Court, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, The Tyra Banks Show, and TMZ. Jim was well known and very well respected in the television industry. I was told he was on a biking vacation in France with his wife and had a heart attack. He was only 58 years old. This is such a shock and so sad, especially for his wife and daughter.

R.I.P., my friend.

3,000 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts placed 83,000 flags at Los Angeles National Cemetery for Memorial Day. Let us all remember those who lost their lives in service.

A friend suggested I submit a photo of my baby hummingbirds (notice I said “my” as though I gave birth to them?) to the Los Angeles Times for their Reader Photos.

It’s a section on local “Southern California Moments” where they feature all kinds of photos taken around town and guess what?

They picked my photo!! I am so excited! My babies are famous!!

I’m continuing to add daily photos of the birds’ progress in the blog below until they fly away. 🙁 They are three weeks old today.

There’s a link below to the L.A. Times feature.

If you visit the page, please remember to “recommend” it. Thanks!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/reader-photos-southern-california-moments-day-142.html

Speaking of Mother’s Day, this mother wants to pose for Playboy!

Does anybody want to see the rest of her body?  They shouldn’t even try airbrushing —  just print it on leather.

If there was ever a reason to use sunblock and never enter a tanning booth, this is it. I’m afraid we’re going to find out she’s only 23.

Tanning booths should not have a Happy Hour.

Why not make breakfast for your mom this Mother’s Day?

I just posted a recipe for flaky, healthy, homemade buttermilk biscuits.

They are easier to make than you think.

Make them with some scrambled eggs and fresh fruit, a cup of green tea and bam! The perfect gift!

There are all types of moms: which one is yours?

1. Like June Cleaver only nicer.

2. Still treats me like I’m twelve but I like it.

3. Insists that she still looks good in a tube top.

4. Actually DOES look good in a tube top!

5. She needs a Jenny Jones makeover.

6. If I make the biscuits, that might be her next tattoo!

7. Don’t ask right now – she’s still on probation.

8. Always up in my business.

9. She’ll eat biscuits if George Cloony makes them.

10. Has anybody else’s mom made a sex tape?

Click here for the recipe.

Click here for the video.

As far back as I can remember even having a TV, I remember Dick Clark.

From American Bandstand to The American Music Awards to New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Dick was a force in television, music , and pop culture.

His passing yesterday leaves a void I doubt will ever be filled.

Of the thirty shows created by Mr. Clark, I was lucky to have been invited to appear on two.

If you’d like to see them, they are titled “The Other Half” and “Dick Clark Show” on my Vintage Videos page. Great memories.

http://www.jennyjones.com/videos_vintage.shtml

“Aren’t you gonna take your camera?” Denis said  as we headed out for a Sunday afternoon walk by the lake. “I guess so, but the last few times there wasn’t much to see. But okay, I’ll take it just in case.” Just in case…. we see a mother duck with NINE newborn babies in the water!

I’m so glad I took my camera. This picture only shows five babies because the other four kept wanting to play on land. They were the cutest little things and once, when another duck got too close, mom chased him away like a mad woman!

Then minutes later, along came a momma goose with her four little ones. Their dad was there too but this was the clearest photo of the babies. There were a lot of us taking pictures – some guys showed up with tripods, fancy cameras and humungous lenses – made mine look like an old Instamatic.

I’m going back next week to see if all the babies are still there. Thanks goodness we don’t have alligators here, only hawks, coyotes, and bobcats, so…

No worries.

This is no way to live! Isn’t it everybody’s dream to live in Southern California? I just realized that I live here in constant fear. These are real things that I think about every day. Let’s review:

1) Earthquakes: Every time I drive and have to stop at a light under a freeway overpass, I get nervous. “What if today’s the day for the big one? What if the overpass comes down on my car? Should I get down on the floor of the car? What if they find me and I’m not wearing my good underwear?”

2) High speed police chases: We just had another high speed chase last night – it seems to be a weekly occurence. Whenever  I drive through a large intersection on a green light, I’m nervous. “What if there’s a high speed chase and he’s going so fast I won’t even see him coming? What if there’s a shootout and he uses my car as a shield? What if he T-bones me at 90 mph? Maybe I shouldn’t drive.”

3) Rattlesnakes: There are signs everywhere… at the nursery, on the walking trails, in the canyons – It’s rattlesnake season! My gardener just reminded me to be careful, it’s rattlesnake season. “What if I’m in my back yard and I step on one? What if I’m gardening and I pick one up by accident? What if I scare one and it bites me and I don’t make it to the hospital in time? What if I die on the way, or I’m in the ambulance and a high speed chase hits us, or we have to stop under a freeway overpass and there’s an earthquake?!”

4) Spiders: Spider season is also coming and for some reason, my house gets some HUGE spiders, mostly at night. “What if a spider crawls on my face when I’m sleeping? What if that red mark on my leg is a spider bite? What if it’s a black widow or a brown recluse? What if I die in my sleep from a spider bite? What if I wake up and it’s on my eye?”

This is no way to live!

UPDATE @ MIDNIGHT:

Here is the picture of Sue’s Easter Cookies using my Christmas cookie recipe. Sue says, “They were sooooo good and everyone devoured them!” The bunnies look great.

One of my favorite Polish traditions is the decorating of beautiful Easter eggs (pisanki). Some are real eggs and some, like this photo, are made of wood. I remember coloring eggs when I was a kid but they never looked like this. We just boiled eggs with onion skins and they turned red. I think we were poor and I didn’t know it.

I want to hide some eggs again this year but Denis won’t look for them. Maybe if I hide one under the remote control…

So who knows me best? I guess it’s Larry.

1) All of the jobs are right

2) Cooking for sure

3) Denis and I are together 27 years

4) I drive a 2003 Lexus LS430 (with very low mileage)

5) Opposum was right. But Larry, how did you know about the Dodge Dakota?