Author Archives: brent
France 2017
Wednesday, May 10. Ginger and Elliott invited us to visit France with them earlier this year, so the trip was planned for May 10-19. We arose at about 4:45 a.m. at Continue Reading →
Milo’s baptism
So that we could attend Milo’s baptism, Carla and I took a non-stop Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank to Salt Lake City on May 4. At the airport, we got Continue Reading →
Easter in Arizona 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 After depositing a check, getting a haircut from Ben at his shop in South Pasadena, and having the refrigerator/freezer repairman in to replace our icemaker and Continue Reading →
Oregon, or bust!
Carla and I finally made it to the states of Oregon and Washington. The occasion was a semi-reunion of high-school chums; after our last quinquennial Bell High School Class of Winter Continue Reading →
Native Indian genocide in California
Carla and I listened to this lecture by a UCLA professor today at the Autry Museum. California has a sad history in the state and federal governments’ attempt to eliminate native Indians Continue Reading →
Italy
Entry for Monday, March 7, 2016, at Rome, Italy Carla dropped Lyle and me off at Los Angeles International Airport just before noon on Saturday, March 5, 2016. From there Continue Reading →
Jeanne and Sol–50 years
On February 26, 2016, my sister Jeanne and her husband Sol reached their 50th wedding anniversary. —–The next day, their family honored them with a Hawaiian-luau-dinner social and dance at Continue Reading →
And on to Arizona to honor Uncle Herschel
After Cleo’s and Taylor’s wedding in St. George, Utah, Carla and I drove through Southern Utah into Arizona to be part of Uncle Hershel’s graveside service in Mesa. We enjoyed Continue Reading →