100th

It is my honour to say "Happy 100th Birthday", to my Great Aunty Lilly ( Lillian).

She has aged gracefully with sharp humour and wit to boot, managed to outlive most ( if not all) of her siblings including my Poppa and she has had the wrinkliest peach skin since the day I remember her!

I'm very happy that Jamie met her ( his great-great Aunt) on our last visit to the UK and I've been saying 'goodbye' to her for a number of years on my less frequent visits. She is in our thoughts and prayers always and remains one of my favourite relatives!!

We love you Aunty Lilly!

February field trip

So the boys and I ditched school last friday in search of some Los Angeles culture and art history. Look what we found!

The driven artist Simon Rodia created these famous towers in the middle of what's known to be quite a troubled area of town ( sirens were screaming most of the time we were there), now a historic and protected site, many schools and tourist find there way into this residential neighbourhood to enjoy the sights and learn about this tiny italian immigrant who spent 33 years building a work of art. The rain stopped just long enough for us to hear the stories from our guide outside and snap these pics.

The highest tower reaches 99.5 feet and sits only 4 inches into the foundation!

The boys fascinated and asking lots of questions!