They said the theme was “statues.” They didn’t say what the statues had to be made of. I believe this guy on the Ambassador Campus is beating swords into plowshares. I have a feeling there’s a piece missing. This work (title unknown (Swords into Plowshares), 1992) was created in by J. Kenton Zlab. Zlab isn’t [...]
I have more to tell you about Hulett C. Merritt and the property we’ve been talking about this week at what’s locally known as the Ambassador Campus. But as I write it’s much too late for me to formulate more than one or two coherent sentences, so I’ll have to keep it short for now. [...]
I’m usually more timid than I need to be when it comes to exploring, but my brother was here last weekend. Being with him made me bold. Together we climbed the steps of the Merritt Mansion (see yesterday’s photo). As we drew near we realized the mansion was empty. Had that not been the case [...]
I was a little shocked the first time I stumbled upon this mansion. A mansion is not something one normally stumbles upon. But there it was hidden in plain sight, invisible from Orange Grove Blvd. and the surrounding streets, yet accessible when I got out of the car and began strolling through the Ambassador Campus [...]
Did you know the Doo Dah Parade is coming up this Saturday? Did you know it’s in a new location? Do you want to be in it? You could march with the winners of the Thorny Rose Award. The award was given late this year. I just learned that Friends of Hahamongna (I’m a Friend) [...]
Zen Monday is 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 right or wrong. It means what you think it means, or what you want it to mean. I look for a photo worth contemplating or, failing that, something [...]
Here’s a photo taken outside Pasadena: an overview of one small section of the gargantuan Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus. The fun part: going down the Janss steps. The good-for-me part: going up them. Diving into the crowd was the insane part. I went Saturday with my brother and sister-in-law. [...]
I was strolling down South Lake Avenue the other day when woops! That umbrella I’d left in the car was looking like a brilliant idea I’d forgotten to write down: shoulda coulda woulda. You could say rain is just water. Or you could say it’s a good excuse to go to Pie ‘N Burger. I [...]
I’m willing to spend a little on shoes because if I don’t, my feet put up a fuss. (I’ll cut corners in just about any area but this one.) But I’m about to give up. I’ve been looking and walking and shopping and walking and walking and my dogs are sore! (and I don’t mean [...]
Can you believe it’s been forty years since the first Earth Day? I suppose if you were born after about 1965, you can. I like the way Pasadena celebrates. With love in our hearts we hail April 22nd as Earth Day, then when Saturday rolls around we celebrate Greening the Earth Day when everyone can [...]
