Birthday Celebration for Maria and Sharon

 A really fun time last night at Panxa Cocina

The Shoya House at the Huntington Gardens

 On Feb. 25th we visited the new Japanese "Shoya House"  at the Huntington Library and Gardens   “Shoya:The head of the village : in preindustrial Japan , the shoya or village administrator oversaw all aspects of village life. He acted as an intermediary between the samurai and the farmers collecting taxes and maintaining census records as well as settling disputes and enforcing law. “ This authentic Shoya house (built around 1700) was shipped from Japan and reconstructed at the Huntington gardens. Work will continue on the property to further replicate “rice fields “around the home. “Rice was the staple food and main measure of wealth in Japan for centuries.” See link in comments section for visiting hours. It opened to the public a few months ago.

Old Physics Friends Mary Beth and Bob Drop By

 Our friends Mary Beth and Bob Koda from grad school days at UCLA are leaving for home tomorrow. They stopped by to drop some things off for us. They had visited our old haunts the two physics buildings Knudsen and Kinsey Hall on campus. She sent me this picture outside Kinsey now called Kaplan Hall. The quote by the physicist Faraday was one of my favorites. It still remains engraved on the building: “Nothing is too wonderful to be true.”

Bachelor Joey

 Another fun time girls night in.

A Day at The Huntington and Twoheys

Rocco and Sofia Drawing with the Masters at Meadows Museum

Sofia (8 1/2) and Rocco (3 1/2) had another wonderful art workshop today at the Meadows Museum on the SMU campus. Love the pencil over his ear. He looks invested in the experience.

The Kids Down Under

 Life down under with Athena, Jude (3 1/2) Julian (8 months):