As my mother-in-law once quipped in her annual Christmas letter, much to the entertainment of her children and grandchildren, "The seats are up all along Colorado Boulevard." Of course, her six grandsons imagined something quite different than the reality of miles and miles of metal and wood … [Read more...]
It’s the Holiday Season at Princess Usha’s Orange County Palace
Earlier this week I was in Orange County to meet my sister and brother-in-law for lunch and she handed me a newspaper feature on the Santa Ana home of Princess Usha of Holkar. It didn't take much encouraging to make a very short detour to drive by the house at Heliotrope and Santa Clara Streets. It … [Read more...]
Shades, the Magazine, is No Shadowy Publication
Shades of the Departed Magazine Holiday IssueWith the Holiday Edition of Shades of the Departed Magazine, it is obvious that publisher/writer/photograph/footnote Maven has set a high standard of excellence for this new online publication, and I am excited to be one of the "Shadettes." So … [Read more...]
A Gift for You to Give Your Friends and Family, Merry Christmas Minestrone Soup Mix
After years of cookie exchanges, jamfests, and baking extravaganzas, my friend Terry Jaurequi and I found a simple and delicious handmade gift for our friends and work colleagues. We get together to assemble an enormous batch of minestrone soup mix, which we then package for holiday … [Read more...]
Free Slow Cooker Cookbook at the Kindle Store; Act Now, It May Not Last
One of the nicest surprises about the Amazon Kindle project has been the steady release of titles priced at $0.00. Yep, that is FREE. In the past few months I have downloaded novels, sneak preview excerpts, nonfiction, and now a cookbook! Anyone who loves family history probably spends considerable … [Read more...]
Gobbling Up Resources at the Los Angeles Public Library with Amy Coffin
After the turkey and all the fixins’, when attention in Los Angeles shifted completely to the USC-UCLA face-off at the Coliseum, I had a chance to meet up with Amy Coffin, We Tree blogger, and show her a few local sights. When I met Amy at the SCGS Jamboree last June, we discovered that she has … [Read more...]
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