My move in the late 1980′s from Illinois to southern California was a culture shock so complete I didn’t even recognize the vegetation. Gone were the tame, Midwestern maples, elms and simple posies, to be replaced by palm trees and flora I recognized from Dr. Seuss. To keep my attitude positive, I decided to think [...]
Work on the Braley Building has finally been completed after four years, during which many Pasadenish lamented the sale of this historic structure to the Church of Scientology and wondered if renovation would ever even begin. Upon purchasing the building, the Church immediately evicted long-standing businesses only to leave the building empty and waiting. Not [...]
Now that it’s summer, my days are filling up faster than Scarlett O’Hara’s dance card. How does that happen? It’s my fault. I wonder if it’s too late to learn to say “no.” I’m not the only one who sometimes feels my email owns me, or who occasionally needs to remind myself I’m in charge [...]
Well, how ’bout that? It’s Zen Monday all over again, the day you experience the photo and give us your thoughts rather than me telling you what I think the photo’s about. There’s no competition, no right or wrong. We’re here to have fun. I look for a photo worth contemplating or, failing that, something [...]
Last Friday I attended the 11th Annual Women in Business Legislative Update and Awards Luncheon–not my normal milieu, as I work in the arts. But if you’ve been following Pasadena Daily Photo you may remember I attended a Business Boot Camp at the Women’s City Club of Pasadena. An artist has to be a business [...]
I had glimpsed this building before I knew what it was. It’s set back from Altadena Drive, easy to miss. I admired it’s cloister-like structure. And then I sort of forgot about it until I read a fascinating post at Avenue to the Sky. (Check it out. He’s even got old newspaper clippings.) It was [...]
Summer is finally here. I know because as the day dwindles with the heat, folks show up on our lawn much like they did last summer. It’s not exactly the same. The kids are a bit bigger. There are some new ones. Some of the ones from last summer are no longer around. Boz hears [...]
Some of our City Council members had a long night on Monday. Not only did they have a Council meeting that lasted until past midnight, but it was preceded by the swearing in of Pasadena’s new Chief of Police, Phillip L. Sanchez. I have a feeling they preferred the earlier event. I won’t go over [...]
When you do that, there’s no competition. Happy birthday to my wonderful father-in-law, Sandy. And happy Fete Nationale to mes amies Francais.(I apologize for Blogger’s undiplomatic behavior. It refuses to allow me a circonflexe or a cedille.) Read the Full Story at Pasadena Daily Photo
…mixed. The Council was divided on some things, although thankfully they all saw the wisdom of not building a soccer field in a lake. The other Hahamongna soccer field, however, may still go forward even though not one single person advocated for it at the meeting. I could write miles and miles of compelling arguments [...]
