……almost too much all in one night!   (Click image to enlarge) Everyone gathered first in the courtyard for nibbles and to watch the solar eclipse with special viewing glasses.  If you missed it, the next one will be in 2023. You know the saying ‘You have to...

….lots of it….turned out to be the theme of this year’s birthday. Lovely Carol began the celebrating with this exquisite phalaenopsis.  Can you see Kita?  Find Kita!  Better yet…forget Kita as she’s a very, very bad girl who’s in heat and pees whenever...

……..left this delightful card on our mail box. Of course I wasted no time in calling him as you know my new job is enlisting peeps for Kita.   I know, we’re not supposed to let her do this but Kita went nuts for Michal….even before I opened the door she nearly...

…..is such a fine handsome piggy that it seemed only right and proper to give him a rousing birthday party to celebrate his piggyness! Please note the fashion forward hairdo.   (Click image to enlarge) This became so newsworthy that the Sierra Madre Times had to...

  Meet Sue Vessella, Associate Dean, School of Media, Culture & Design.  Kudos Sue for the two ’Graphis’ graphic design winners* in the International Journal of Visual Communication. * Momentum Interactive Logo and the Temecula Valley Logo The students...

….come on Mel, I’d make a very good photographer’s assistant.  Ppllleeeaaassseeee! After all, I am a working dog you know and currently unemployed unless you consider those ‘Pet Puzzles’ work. See how good I can be? What a gentle mouth I have….. O.K., then I’ll...

…….We’re all delighted to know that the Pasadena Playhouse is fully in the black and able to present outstanding plays such as the ‘Heiress’ under the fine guidance of Sheldon Epps, its Artistic Director. It was a lovely evening….... But first, a birthday celebration...

…..was the guest speaker at Woodbury University’s ‘President’s Roundtable’ for ‘A TALK WITH ELEANOR CLIFT FROM “INSIDE THE BELTWAY” to the 5 Freeway.’ This most respected journalist writes about politics and policy in Washington and her column ‘Capitol Letter’ appears...

…..but it certainly was the evening sun.  I hope you had a chance to see the spectacular, bright and beautiful moon Saturday evening. Here’s what it looked like from the patio as it crested the ridge. The sky is aglow! So big…so bright! Everything was so sparkly,...

…..Is this what you call play here? I prefer more civilized company… these puppy’s are crazy! Someone get me out of here… Why do they call you Pickles?  Wait, don’t tell me. That’s a good sit Pickles. Is that really necessary? I thought I told you to behave!!!...