Patty Ducey-Brooks
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Explore Your Neighborhood Parks
This past month, a friend of mine who lives in Connecticut came to San Diego on a business trip. He commented on how lucky we are to live here. The weather, the environment, nature…all of the benefits of living in San Diego, and so close to the ocean, were just some of what he noticed. […]
Old Town San Diego Welcomes Trillion Jewels
This past February I was informed of a new business that had moved in to Old Town San Diego, a short drive from my house. So I reached out to the new tenants and quickly learned of their recent move to San Diego via Ireland. While visiting with Lisa and Neil Ward I quickly learned […]
Fab Cakes Wins Three Food Network’s Cake Wars
This past month I learned of the only bakery to accomplish an impressive honor. Fab Cakes in Mission Hills has the talent, skills, creativity and passion to win three Food Network’s Cake Wars. They are amazing. In 2015, Fab Cakes competed in the D.C. Comics episode and won. In 2016, Fab Cakes competed in the […]
Show A Little Love
Wouldn’t it be nice to not stress over Valentine’s Day and just do something that makes a really positive impact on people who are feeling very alone during this time of the year. It’s the season of love, chocolates and roses. But Valentine’s Day is not so rosy for the elderly. In fact, it’s often […]
Whiskers in Wonderland Adoption Promotion is a Success
More than 900 animals were available for adoption from Dec. 16 through Dec. 24 at all San Diego Humane Society campuses and satellite adoption centers. To help these animals find homes, for the nine days before Christmas, all animal adoptions were sponsored by Sharon Blanchet of ABC Family Law and Reed Team at Willis Allen […]
Ministerial Permit Approved for Mission Hills Property
Opportunity or Loop Hole It has become very obvious to any one living, working or traveling through Mission Hills that the property at 1011 Fort Stockton is undergoing development. After emails and phone calls from local residents regarding this property and the “due process” for the community to be involved in some dialogue on this […]
Students Receive New Bikes
Nearly 30 students at Porter Elementary gathered on the school’s blacktop waiting for members of the San Diego Unified School Police Department to finish “shining their shoes.” What these officers were really doing was grabbing a new bicycle that each of these students was receiving – and delivering it to them, helmet and all. The […]
The Tunnel of Light
I was recently reminded that we start our days in a tunnel of darkness. We don’t actually know what to expect, even though we may have tasks, activities and responsibilities to be completed during the day. However, it always seems that there are a variety of factors, including people who we interact with that determines […]
What Now?
Just Sayin’… This could have been a very, very long column. I could have included radio and TV commentators; friends, colleagues, family, national, regional, local media, international media: The Economist (unrelentless!). A Charles M. Blow headline, reads: “Trump, The Worst of America.” Next month, I’m going back to humor: Does this definition of a narcissist […]
Thinking and Living Outside the Box – Politics Included
I’ve recently come to the realization that I need to share the fact that I think and live outside the box. My entire life has been that way, because I choose to live this way. And, because of my lifestyle, I get to experience the world with an enhanced set of eyes, ears and feelers. […]
