by Nan Rae | Apr 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Each year, the Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills opens up the estate and garden areas as a major fund raiser and grand event. This year, on Saturday May 16th, in addition to Robinson Gardens, the following estates/gardens will be available for viewing:...
by Nan Rae | Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
At the Ahmanson….these two were sooooo cute with their Cinderella and Prince Charming crowns…….. …..so Tomiko & I decided we needed crowns too! Not so sure about the feather boa….. Great fun when the fairy Godmother flew about. You really had to pay attention...
by Nan Rae | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thanks to dear Carol Soucek King and the kind help from Docent Priscilla Gibbs, I was fortunate once again to not only have a magnificent guided tour of the Raku exhibit that I’ve blogged about but the bonus round was a front row seat for a lovely tea ceremony. Ah...
by Nan Rae | Apr 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
…….is the most amazing, remarkable agency you’ve never heard of. Why it’s such a big secret is beyond me as I was utterly blown away during my tour of the facility with the awesome Marsha Ramos. I’ve blogged about Marsha before as she’s my template for doing good,...
by Nan Rae | Apr 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Perhaps I should begin at the beginning which was a week ago this past Saturday. Mom and Vicki noticed a pool of water creeping into the kitchen…..but wait….there’s water everywhere and Vicki cannot mop it up fast enough! Where are we? Where is Noah’s Ark…..where...
by Nan Rae | Apr 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
…..starting with Clara at the Music Center on the 29th………oh that feels like a century ago! We had planned on The Marriage of Figaro which I didn’t mind going to for the second time as it was the very first opera Charles and I had gone to together. Sentimental me....