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Last weekend I spent some time in Deerfield, Illinois, for a family wedding, and an uber-class act it was. In between the family, and the food, and the hospitality suite, and the food, and the schmoozing––and did I mention the FOOD?––I managed a quick trip to the Chicago Botanical Garden.
It’s been a long [...]
No, it’s not Valentines Day but it’s an excellent time to show off my “ahava” (Hebrew for “love”) shirts. Edgy and tattoo-inspired, the design gives an otherwise schmaltzy concept a bit of biker spice, don’t you think?
The reason is Tu B’Av, the 15th Day of the month of Av in the Hebrew lunar [...]
From Wikipedia:
Azadi (Persian: ) means “freedom, liberty” in Persian, the official and national language of Iran. This Persian word is also borrowed by Kurdish, Urdu, Pashto and Hindi languages.
The past few weeks I have, like everyone else, been riveted by the news from Iran, at least until Michael Jackson’s demise took precedence [...]
According to a Chinese friend I worked with many years ago, this is a saying from Shanghai. It explains why we are often attracted to places, cultures and even people who are very different from us. I love this saying and its succinctness. I also happen to love ginger too, heh.)
I am often [...]
Have you ever thought about things that have been in your head since you can remember and then one day it occurs to you that not everyone sees things that way? I have this mental image of a round elevator door window where my cousins lived when we were all very young.
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A short twenty-minute drive from where I live in Southern California it’s probably 90 degrees. But here, my Yahoo widget tells me, it’s a cloudy 65.
Nevertheless, it’s time to think toward summer, if for no other reason than I had my first mango the other day. It was too early–unspectacular and stringy–but no [...]
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Events • HamiFest
Sun., May 20; 12-6 pm
Hamilton High School
2955 S Robertson Blvd, LA
HamiFest will have some of L.A.’s best food trucks, free entertainment, activities, artisans, performances, photography. More info.
• Uptown Village Market Sat., June 2; 10-4 pm
Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Blvd.
Long Beach 90807 (Bixby Knolls)
Eclectic and sophisticated creations ranging from jewelry, stationary, fashion, art, ceramic & glass wares, edibles, and accessories for the home, garden, pets, etc.
More info.
Rotem Gear Limited Edition on Etsy
My Photography on ImageKind
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