BROCK'S WORLD: PHOTOS 3

Luis Lopez and LA City Councilwoman Jan Perry
at home of Luis Lopez and Hans Johnson
in Highland Park providing an opportunity for local residents
to meet and hear the Councilwoman's views and to ask her questions
during her campaign for Los Angeles Mayor.
So many questions Ms. Perry stayed for hours patiently answering each one
and demonstrating wisdom knowledge experience and inclusiveness of and
commitment to serving all residents
(turnout from Echo Park, Silverlake, Highland Park, Eagle Rock and NoHo)
Unfortunately for residents and progressive voters, I am now 0 for 2 after
performing volunteer work and providing minimal financial support
for 2 superb candidates whose campaigns succeeded in raising and addressing
substantive issues and offering candidates with integrity openness and progressive views
You can find my refernece to Luis elsewhere in this blog as the 2012 SoCal version of
Harvey Milk, a lifetime of community service, member of planning boards
and organizer of the anti-8 campaign in East LA. Just like Harvey, Luis lost his race
for our local Assembly District to a candidate whom the establishment and Democratic
machine decided to move into this District and provide him with truckloads of money to
impose him into office as 'our' rep with no concern or consulting with residents;
Jan brought a wide range of experience and involvement in many cultural groups
and would have been the 1st Jewish and female Mayor
Money still rules in political campaigns, many voters are tuned out and/or cynical,
but we rarely win the first time out. I remain grateful and proud at the opportunity to
be involved in 2 of the most best campaigns ever working for community and civic process
and public service. In the race for integrity and hard work,
these 2 and all who supported them are the winners.

BETTY BROCK'S 90TH BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY AND HELD
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO LAW SCHOOL
IN APPRECIATION FOR HER YEARS OF
VOLUNTEER WORK AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
AND SHE STILL TUTORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
AT HER NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
FRIENDS WE STILL HAVE MANY YEARS LEFT

Mom with cousin Marge's son David McKenna. Marge's mother, Betty's mother and Mom's mother all sisters

Mom and my brother Paul

Mom, cousin Betty, and Jacqueline

Lou, married to Betty's brother

Nancy, Frank and Lou's daughter

                                            The Italian gang from Chicago, Buglios, and
                                             Latronicas and Calzarettas originally. That may be
                                            Betty's current boyfriend standing behind me. After all,
                                            she's only 90.

one of the 2 tangerine trees, this one has a more oval shape,

harder skin, and ripens about 6 weeks after the other one

thinking of planting salmon and white bouganvellia

along that half of the back chain link fence u can barely see

for beauty and privacy

and more lilac along the other half of that long fence

Cheremoya? the ice cream of fruit

native to Central America

YES I have bananas

the otehr tangerine tree

Lilac covering the fence, planted 2 small ones

in 2 years they covered the fence

blooms from Jan-Feb

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huge bouganvellia monster behind the garage

guess i forgot to photo the lovely purple bouge I

planted on the side of the garage and which is growing and blooming nicely

the pineapple guava

baby lilacs on opposite side

grapefruit on the left, other tangerine on the right

not seeing photos of the mandarin orange

in front of the grapefruit that dried wood you see

is actually the table grape vine

it will start bearing tiny leaves any week now

which will grow until it is covered with immense leaves

under which is a ton of grapes, bigger each year

                                the french doors i put in downstairs from my bedroom to the
                                             back yard; as i was taking down the holiday lights i bought
                   for the front for the first time this year, i had a brainstorm to put them around the
                                               french doors ion the back both upstairs and down

the upper deck and canine viewing perch

there's the little purple bouge on the left

                                                                      her favorite spot
                                          this way she first to greet guests or first to go out