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Exploring Milestones: A Day in the Life of #Maharlika2023LA
#maharlika2023la walked outdoors three houses down from my door, then back. He went inside and walked some more. When I prepared his plate, he had banana, yogurt, and small bites of porkchop that I cooked last night at midnight, before my bedtime. He successfully...
Unexpected Turn: A Tale of Resilience and Community Support in the Face of Car Damage
Beautiful blue skies belie what my car went through. A tree fell in love with my 1998 Lexus and demolished rear window, trunk, and left driver's mirror. Totaled half! Best part is I just had finished my interview with Commissioner of Public Works, Susana Reyes. Like...
Busy Day with #Maharlika2023LA: Adventures in Exploration, Play, and Appetite
#maharlika2023la was busy today. He pointed first to his stroller and to the door - so we took a half hour walk. He fell asleep on his stroller. When he woke up, I fed him his breakfast of a cup of yogurt, raspberries, and 1/2 an avocado. He only needed 1/2 milk...
An Exclusive Interview With LA Mayor Karen Bass
Valuing the ‘community of our humanity’ for the common good: Mayor Bass’ courage, core beliefs, and loving wisdom “The elder’s invisible productivity, of holding the field, a nonverbal transmission of energy and goodwill aids in our growth. [S/he] carries forward...
An Exclusive Interview With LA Mayor Karen Bass
Valuing the ‘community of our humanity’ for the common good: Mayor Bass’ courage, core beliefs, and loving wisdom “The elder’s invisible productivity, of holding the field, a nonverbal transmission of energy and goodwill aids in our growth. [S/he] carries forward...
Natalia Moran’s Culinary Collab: LA Rose Cafe & Manila Inasal LA
Natalia Moran, a talented chef/consultant to several successful restaurants in Boracay in the Philippines flew to do a collaboration with LA Rose Cafe and the 3 month old Manila Inasal LA . If you read the menu of Manila Inasal, it is a very generous offering of 11...
Love Blooms: A Perfect Valentine’s Day Tale of Ashes, Orchids, and Family
Perfect Valentine's day - it started with mass and lenten ashes reminding us that we are dust and to dust we shall return. My yellow green cymbidium orchids were planted several years ago by my husband @enriquedlz. He said he wants me to have them every Valentine's...
Sunshine After the Storm: A Family Festival to Remember
Several days of rains, 13 inches reported by the newspapers. Magically, two days of sunshine and on the day of the party itself, the skies cleared up, a bit chilly, and enough to get folks cozily in conversation. After all, this party had some excitement built into...
A Celebration of Sunshine: A Family Festival for #maharlika2023la and #princess2015la
Several days of rains, 13 inches reported by the newspapers. Magically, two days of sunshine and on the day of the party itself, the skies cleared up, a bit chilly, and enough to get folks cozily in conversation. After all, this party had some excitement built into...








