Category Archives: calendar

ART ITINERARIES: Ruth Asawa

Posted on January 24, 2026 by admin

What are the chances to discover the Archive Room at Cantor Art Center on Ruth Asawa’s centenary? It must be the magic of art… Happy Birthday, Ruth Asawa! ‘Archive Rooms’ at the Cantor is a window into artists’ work

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BIRTHDAY GIFTS: Thymus ‘Fragrantissimus’ & Lewisia ‘Elise’

Posted on November 6, 2025 by admin

Thymus fragrantissimus ‘Orange scented’… spicy sweet orange scent… wow! 🙂 Lewisia cotyledon ‘Elise’… Fleuroselect Gold Medal… beauty!

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BIRTHDAY GIFTS: Figs :-)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by admin

Another Desert King… and a new Yellow Long Neck! HOW TO PLANT, GROW, AND CARE FOR YELLOW LONG NECK FIGS

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ANNIVERSARY: Musical Gifts

Posted on April 5, 2025 by admin

Joshua Bell, violinPeter Dugan, pianoMondavi Center . pdf Music to the ears… summer time… celebration at Taffach 🙂

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ANNIVERSARY: Celestial Fig

Posted on April 4, 2025 by admin

Happy end of the fig itinerary… Celestial Fig!

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CELEBRATION: Sierra Blue

Posted on March 10, 2025 by admin

Ceanothus cyaneus x ‘Sierra Blue’Sierra Blue and San Diego Mountain Lilac. Selected for the garden. Selected by Walter Lammerts in 1948 from an open-pollinated seedling from Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

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MOVIE NIGHT: About Time

Posted on February 20, 2025 by admin

About Time (2013) At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns … Continue reading →

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VIENNA: New Year’s Concert 2025

Posted on January 3, 2025 by admin

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025 What music will be played at the Vienna New Year’s Concert? NPR Music broadcasts NEW YEAR’S DAY FROM VIENNA for 2025

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SCIENCE ITINERARIES: Christmas Lectures

Posted on December 31, 2024 by admin

Last day of 2024… round trip around the Bay… art… ocean… Christmas Lectures! Dr Chris van Tulleken reveals the revolutionary science inside our bodies when we eat

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MOVIE NIGHT: Monet’s Palate

Posted on November 16, 2024 by admin

From the garden… to the table… it’s an art! A Gastronomic View from the Gardens of Giverny MONET’S PALATE – A Gastronomic View from the Gardens of Giverny explores the palate to palette connection bewteen great artists and great chefs … Continue reading →

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