The LUAU restaurant was located on 421 N Rodeo Drive. Opened in 1936, it was a Polynesian fantasy in Beverly Hills, California. In the late 1950’s my father worked there as a waiter in the post WWII tiki culture craze. As a small kid I have many happy memories being...
She was born in the Philippines and lived through WWII. Married my dad when she was 17 years old in a family arranged marriage in 1949. They migrated to the US and raised nine kids in West Los Angeles. Now I am a writer living in Seattle and everything I am today; I...
Growing up in the projects, us kids would love it when the Helms Bakery Truck would come around. Just like the milk man, they would deliver bread to our family. I can still taste those delicious cream puffs!
We enjoyed the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Washington State, the largest tulip festival in North America. The celebration in April draws over a million visitors, featuring multiple gardens, beautiful tulip fields, and various events and activities. With little...
