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Moonlit beauty

A most magical Half Moon Bay photo by Dean Drumheller

Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Half Moon Bay

I came upon the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Catholic Church grounds in Half Moon Bay. I wanted to find out more about this celebration and goggled it. Here is what I found.
On the morning of December 12 in 1531, a poor Aztec Indian man named Juan Diego rose, and made his [...]

New power plant at Half Moon Bay landfill turns methane into energy

Just saw this on InsideBay Area:
The Ox Mountain landfill is full of oddities. Goats graze along a fresh green hillside in the hulking shadow of a flare stack, which burns off the garbage-fed gasses that lie under the grass they’re snacking on. A few steps away, in an uncovered portion of landfill, plastic shopping bags [...]

Gifts of peace are worth seeing

You can still see The 2nd Annual Doctors Without Borders Silent Art Auction at MCoffee in Half Moon Bay until December 29 at noon. At that point the bids will close. We are at around $1,500 so far, up $500 from last years event. Even if you are not in the market for art, please [...]

Kids and seniors create their own story

If the slideshow stops, click on the “x” in the circle in the upper right corner of the show.
Well what a fun and creative blast we had! I recently facilitated an Inter-generational Art class with Coastside Children’s Programs and Coastside Adult Day Health Center.
Why intergenerational art? I think it is important and therapeutic [...]

HMB Fire Men

impromptu coastside enjoyment

Breathless color

I saw these this morning and was awe struck by their intensity!

After the parade

Well we missed the Holy Ghost Parade in Half Moon Bay this morning. But the aftermatch still made for an interesting photo shoot.
To learn more about this event and see last year’s photos click here.

Telling our grandmothers’ stories to seniors

Well we did it. Lisa Petrides and I (Judy Shintani) did our “Honoring Grandmothers from Far Lands” performance at the Ted Adcock Senior Center in Half Moon Bay.
Though we have done it 2 times before, this was a bit different. 1) we did not have a lot of time to practice 2) we were [...]

Invite your favorite senior to our 5/8 performance and luncheon

Lisa Petrides and Judy Shintani are performing “Honoring Grandmothers from Far Lands” again, this time at the Ted Adcock Senior Center in Half Moon Bay at 12:20pm, May 8th. The performance is part of the Mother’s Day Luncheon which starts at noon. This event is organized by the Senior Coastsiders.
“It is interesting how much a [...]