Diary of a San Diego Video Crew
San Diego Hard Rock Hotel
San Diego Hard Rock Hotel for the Rock Star in You The San Diego Hard Rock Hotel has quite a storied past. Once upon a time there was this parking lot on the most prime piece of property in San Diego, near the Convention Center and Petco Park and right next to the...
Lyons Valley Desert Hike
Lyons Valley Desert Hike The Lyons Valley desert hike is one of San Diego's best-kept secrets. Deep into January, the rest of the country is usually cloaked in snow. But here in San Diego County, winter is the best time to don a pair of hiking boots and go tramping...
Bicycles of Italy
Bicycles of Italy Bicycles of Italy are profuse! A few years ago we visited Italy including Verona, Milan, Florence, Tuscany and Rome. Along the way, we saw all sorts of bicycles leaned against fences, stone buildings, locked to poles and street signs. There were...
Oh Christmas Tree
My fascination with the Christmas tree began when I was a small child who thought it would be fine to thrust tinsel in handfuls at the family Christmas tree which stood in front of our living room picture window.
Family gathers near the Christmas tree for a portrait photo, 1962 “No, no, no!” my mother said in a stern tone. “You do it like this.” And she plucked out one strand of silver and laid it gently over a branch. “At this rate,” I thought to myself, “We will never have the tree decorated!” But one-by-one my mother, brothers and sisters and I affixed each length of tinsel to our pungent spruce. And before too long, the tree stood, shimmering in its silver gown.
San Diego Poet Rae Armantrout
Crystal Pyramid Productions was tapped by the PBS News Hour a few years ago to videotape Pulitzer-Prize-winning San Diego Poet Rae Armantrout at her home in San Diego. As a poet myself, I notice that poetry seems to be taking a front seat these days at some very interesting venues, among them, the PBS News Hour.
Your Comfort Zone
Mrs. B went to go see her doctor who prescribed a sitz bath. For those who do not know what a sitz bath is, it is just that – a bath in which you “sit.” It can be shallow or a bit more full, and it can contain epsom salts or herbs. The point is, this doctor prescribed a bath to an 89-year-old woman.