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My great-grandparents, Ora and Rolla Goodman, Orcutt, California
One of my favorite family stories is about how my great-grandmother, Ora Goodman – the inspiration for this blog – fed the hobos on Sundays. Sunday was pancake day at my great-grandmother’s house. Every Sunday Gramma Ora made pancakes for the family, and always made extras for the [...]
89 miles, about 1.25 hours, from my home in Atwater Village.
Lotusland in Montecito, California is a wonder to behold. I had the privilege of seeing it this past Saturday. Faye, a follower of this blog, and a docent at Lotusland, very kindly invited me up to visit. I took Robert and my mother, Dawn, along [...]
Last week I had the pleasure of joining my friend Lori’s mother for a terrific foodie outing in Santa Monica. Lori’s mother, who lives in New York City, was given a very nice gift and asked me to be her guest for part of it. She spent three luxurious nights in a beautiful suite overlooking [...]
4.2 miles, about 12 minutes, from my home in Atwater Village.
I like my neighborhood. It feels like a neighborhood. In Los Angeles that’s saying something. Neighborhoods here can comprise large geographical areas. Maybe they’re actually more ‘areas’ than neighborhoods. I’ve lived in other areas of L.A.: the Fairfax district, Hollywood, [...]
Me, age 2 1/2, helping water Grampa Rollie’s garden, Arroyo Grande, California, March 1962.
Gardening
Gardens were a big part of my childhood. As long as they were alive my great-grandparents, Rolla and Ora Goodman, had a bountiful garden. Lucky for me they both lived until I was in my teens. The garden I [...]