Stylish Cyclist

I like the sweater, but I can’t begin to express how much I love those red shoes. Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena

I like the sweater, but I can’t begin to express how much I love those red shoes. Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena

I often notice these boxes in front of Fair Oaks Cigars. I really should go in sometime. I don’t smoke cigars but I’m fascinated by cigar culture — mostly because it’s so contrary. (Smoking is rebellious enough in our nonsmoking era, but smoking stogies is so counterculture it’s borderline punk rock.) And yet it’s quaint. [...]

Today is the first of the month, also known as Theme Day for participating City Daily Photo bloggers. This month’s theme is Wood. This is an obvious photo choice, but can you blame me? As a Tree City, South Pasadena might actually have more trees than people. I can hardly think of a street that [...]

I think my vintage car series has more blue cars than red ones… but who’s counting? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena

As foreboding as this place looks, I swear I heard this when I last drove by. (I love this town.) Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena

This is the view you’d glimpse if you rode your bike along the Arroyo toward the Rose Bowl. It’s something my husband loves to do. And since today is his birthday, I thought he could get a head start on his weekend ride… Happy, happy, happy birthday, Jon! Read the Full Story at Glimpses of [...]

My daughter calls this the melting marshmallow house, so I’m sure if she played our game her scenario would also include giant graham crackers and Hershey bars. What do you think, brilliant readers? If this were the setting for a movie, what would happen here? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena

In my younger years — before work made all week days equal regardless of compelling weather, before motherhood made lazy days the stuff of dreams — I used to read (and sometimes write) poems when it rained. Sure, a rainy day is also good for playing Wii (or watching Sleeping Beauty) but I still love [...]

I have challenges in my daily quest to bring you interesting glimpses of our fair city. Like here, for example. When I saw this charming pair on a Sunday joyride I just knew I had to grab a shot of them. Look at that scrumptious buggy wagon! But don’t let the quaint image fool you [...]

This view from Raymond Hill is the gorgeous result of last week’s storms. We don’t normally see snow this close to us. (Want to get even closer? Go over to Altadenahiker and check out her vantage point. And Ben over at the sky is big in pasadena has yet another view. And wouldn’t you know [...]