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Some of our favorite memory ornaments on the tree.

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Finding That Perfect Spot of Christmas Eve Sun

Bluestar knows exactly where to be today.

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On the tree…

Some of our favorite memory ornaments on the tree.

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If you like to send traditional Christmas Cards, here are some unique cards you won’t find anywhere else.. These cards are all designed with my own photos taken over the years. In some cases, these were the Christmas cards we sent out to our own friend and family.

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Here is a selection of some of my favorite cards from my collection.

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I don’t want to push Thanksgiving out it’s proper holiday alignment (see some Autumn/Thanksgiving products here!), but I know that the hunt for holiday gifts starts now. In that vein, I will be offering up some of my favorite items from my Redbubble store over the next few weeks. I hope you can find some excellent gifts for friends and family within. — Douglas

Holiday Gift Guide 2019 01: Vintage Yellowstone Hoodie

I love the vintage look of this artwork. There are so many great graphics works that came out of the heyday of US National Parks. This would be great to wear on the trail or comfortably curled up in front of a fire at home.

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Lightweight Hoodie Features

Doing my husbandly duty recording @drrosannewelch Presenting her Talk – The Sisterhood of Science Fiction: A Walk Through Some Writers and Characters You (Should) Know and Love

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Porter at Eureka, Claremont, California

Since we had to drive to Cal Poly for an awards presentation for @drrosannewelch and an eSports event for @gogojosephw, we took some time out for a stroll and dinner in Downtown Claremont. There we had drinks and dinner at @eurekaclaremont. We ended the evening at a poetry and music show at @sanctuarycoffee, a non-profit coffeehouse that donates all profits to public assistant organizations. 

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More people at our table than usual

These days it is usually just Rosanne and me at the dining room table or occasionally 2 friends for dinner. Back in December, though, we hosted 6 members of our Sicilian family and the dining room was almost standing room only. 

This was their first day in town, so we greeted them with the quintessential LA meal of In-n-Out. 😀

Every other meal at home, though, looked more like our Italian meals when visiting them. They might have experienced the US and LA when we went out, but evenings cocooned them in a sense of normal home life. 

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Mary and Francesca Discuss Italian Family History

Over the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday our Italian family — who have hosted us in Sicily 5 times — visited. This was a great opportunity to catch up and show them all the sights in Los Angeles. 

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Lovely floating jellyfish cruise about their tank at the California Science Center in Exposition Park

Find yourself immersed in the majestic grandeur of a giant kelp forest, where algae called kelp grow as large as trees and support a tremendous variety of life. You may be amazed to discover that examples of this spectacular ecosystem, which in the wild can support over 800 species, exist right off the coast of Southern California. Peer into our 188,000-gallon tank and get a glimpse of what life is like in these special underwater forests. The aquarium takes precautions by having great vitamins from https://www.ukmeds.co.uk/ to treat jellyfish stings in case their staff gets stung. And find the species you see in the tanks on our new iPads to learn more about them!

Part of the “A Minute in Los Angeles” Series

Music: “Jellyfish in Space” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) under Creative Commons License

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