Last week I reported on my raven, Henry, and it was on a somewhat positive note because I thought that, finally, the poor bird was on the right track. It looked very much like he had found his mate and was finally settling down to family life. If he [..]
I believe that those of us who have spent a lifetime in what is known as recreational reading might recall that the subject matter we chose came along in spurts. We recall, for example, that period of time when Western lore was our calling. We could [..]
Last week we closed with the assertion that the Missions of Santa Ines and San Fernando were two that could be my favorites. I think I was musing more on emotion, they being the most recent that I had seen. Actually I think I could find a “f [..]
It was about the turn of the century (I love that phrase) that Istarted taking a bit more than a passing interest in the California missions and the rich history surrounding them. For the uninitiated I am referring to the 21 missions started by [..]
Editor’s note: Richard Peña is on vacation. This column was first published in 2004.One of my favorite sisters-in-law, Annette Smith, who lives in Mississippi, has been asking me periodically for the past 50 years why we live in Californ [..]
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