Family
Aloha, Popo
My grandfather passed away on February 7th in Reno, Nevada. He was haole and probably the 3rd or 4th husband of my Filipino grandmother (my mother’s mother). Even though she’d been married before, he was the only grandfather I truly remembered. He taught me to play poker when I was just a kid. He, my … Continue reading
Catching Up With the Relatives
My second cousin, V., and her husband, M., were in town from Hawaii one evening last week. They’d been in Reno for a family reunion the weekend before, then stayed with another cousin for a few days in Benicia-Martinez. On the night they were in San Francisco, I met them in Chinatown. V., although born and … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
In all honesty, Thanksgiving is my second least favorite American holiday, after Halloween. While everyone else may have memories of friends and family getting together sitting around the dinner table enjoying a fabulous feast and interesting banter, mine are nothing like that. My family memories consist of everyone getting together, eating, arguing, laying around watching … Continue reading
Trial and Error Travel
There’s a bit of a lull before my next trip. It’s not even the end of June and I’ll be “stationary” in San Francisco until mid-August. On August 16th, I’ll fly to Albuquerque, New Mexico, then take a shuttle to Santa Fe to be there the weekend of Indian Market. A couple of people had … Continue reading
For My Grandmother
My cousin was E-mailing me the other day about my Grandma Savilla (an aunt to her), a “Renaissance woman,” as she described her, of 100% sturdy German stock (the mother of my stepfather). She could do everything – bake, sew, cook, clean, cut & polish stones, do embroidery, crochet, make jewelry, sing, play guitar, play … Continue reading