The USA attracts immigrants because, more than most countries, it rewards merit and forgives failure, it attempts to see all people as equal before the law and it is one of the best nations in the wor...Read More
New Years Day started auspiciously, we were going to walk about a mile down to the parade but our neighbors were driving down and offered us a ride. Never look a gift ride in the mouth. who are the ...Read More
A Very Happy New Year to All Lillian, Rebecca, Nurit, Simon and Missy the Dog Click here to see our Holiday eCard slide show (like a Christmas letter only modern)...Read More
Okay people of Pasadena focus all of your attention on the good things that the Rose Parade does for us. The local pride, the publicity, the history, the sense of community, the awesome beauty of th...Read More
It is the curse of the henger. I was building a new wine rack for the hall closet and the nicely shaped maple pieces suddenly started talking to me. And what they were saying was “we are a h...Read More
My Thanksgiving Wish: “May you be surrounded by family and friends with whom you can disagree without animosity.” I’m mostly thankful for dessert. Oma’s Pink Stuff with apple p...Read More
A giant band saw from a closed lumber mill in Northern California has become public art in front of a new Lumber Company on Colorado Blvd in East Pasadena. Congratulations Ganahl Lumber...Read More
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet“ William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet The photo taken at the Huntington Library and Garden on Saturday is not of a rose....Read More