Seasons

High Holy Days in the Bronx

It was like another world – away from everything we did or knew in our everyday lives.  This holiday was special.  All my relatives had their own take on what this holiday meant as well as what was allowed or forbidden on the Sabbath. My Mother, Rose, had her own religion that suited her lifestyle, and no one could tell …

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Follow that Flower

I really need a bumper sticker on my car that says: “Warning! I brake for exotic tropical trees” and that is exactly what I did a few weeks ago while driving with my friend Sue (a fellow horticulturist) through southern Ensenada. And there she was, how could I miss her?  I had to stop and take a photo: the African …

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Easter Weekend at La Mision Beach

I had the chance this Saturday to stroll along the La Mision Beach with my family.  The beach was packed from east of the pay road at the river to the shore line.  As I walked along I saw some people had gotten there early enough to get the primo spots.  The places next to the palapas, the nice shady …

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A New Year’s Greeting

A splendid new year is here, and it’s waiting. Stuffed with joy for celebrating. Each day a canvas, Ready for painting. Choose the colors you want to see, All bright ones, delight ones Yellow and orange and red and green, Laughter and happiness, so much ahead to be seen. Color each day with people you love, Each one is a …

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