by admin | Nov 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
55 years have passed since I was in Vietnam, and they say that of the 6.3 million who served “boots on the ground” in Vietnam, there are only 619,000 of us still kicking. They don’t recognize Veterans Day in Richmond anymore. The last time the City Council adopted a...
by admin | Nov 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
There are no letters from November 7 and 8th, apparently because Cecilia was on the train to Los Angeles. Matsonia, Saturday, November 9, 1940 Saturday, Nov. 9th Dear Daddy & Mother – I feel like Lady Humpandsnort herself today & did yesterday when I...
by admin | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sleep in this San Francisco Bay lighthouse for gourmet meals, hair-raising history The East Brother Light Station is a charming bed-and-breakfast where visitors can experience harrowing (and inspiring) tales of lighthouse life from the 1800s. The historic East Brother...
by admin | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Beginning on November 1, which is the date of my mother’s first letter from her Hawaii trip 84 years ago, I am serializing day by day, the book, Cecilia King’s Extraordinary Senior Trip, which you can obtain from Amazon in either Kindle or paperback. I hope you enjoy...
by admin | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
While I was beyond disappointed by the Trump victory, I always had a gut feeling it would come to pass, and I shared that with a few people. It seems we have come to a place in the U.S. where no matter how many things are going well, if something isn’t, we need to...
by admin | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dear Friend of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase, I’m writing about the free talks in the nurseries that will be given on this Saturday, Nov. 9, during the last Native Plant Extravaganza of 2024, and also about the Nature’s...
