Barbara Thomas

I was born in Long Beach California. Grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA in Westwood, Southern California, and moved with Jim to a charming mountain village in the foothills above Pasadena, Glendale, California. The Los Angeles, So. California fires that are still burning are destroying the homeland of my childhood. My son John was visiting last week and showed me online pictures of the fire. We searched to find the home he grew up in at the edge of the Angeles Forrest.

Mano has asked me to make a list of special experiences in my life. He also has asked me to read my autobiography, Living With The Spirits Of The Land, again. He is asking me to review my life as it comes close to its end. I have made two promises to God over the years that leave me in perfect peace on the matter of life and death.

For a number of years I have subscribed to an international newsletter about Gnomes. The latest edition arrived last week and I decided to share it with you. A couple of stories I enjoyed: