by Nan Rae | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
because we were sequestered for the first week missing the rehearsal for Marriage of Figaro and the Chinese celebration for the Year of the Rabbit at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. Kita the Akita was quite pleased with the situation as her friends came by to walk...
by Nan Rae | Dec 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Kita welcomes in the fall season. Neighbors just don’t get any better than these, hosts Wayne and Izabela (with Kert in-between), Maryam and Kert and Dave and Alexis. We have great fun rotating from house to house for amazing dinners and grand...
by Nan Rae | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
….Where to begin. Perhaps I’ll tell you about Yoshida Hideyuki, a gifted Japanese gardener who specializes in trees and who I gratefully connected with through the fellow who re-did the Bamboo. Yoshida-san is in Santa Monica and I was most grateful to hear...
by Nan Rae | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
There’s still time to be enthralled by TOSCA at the L.A. Opera. “A night of powerhouse singing and strong conducting… Sondra Radvanovsky brought down the house.” – Los Angeles Times Amy and I were spellbound by this classic Puccini tale...