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Our grandson graduated from the Junior Lifeguard Program this summer – so proud of him!

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 Our oldest grandson graduated from the Junior Lifeguard Program here in CA this summer – cant believe how he is growing up – sooo proud of him! Way to go!

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Labor day fun with the grandkids and grandnieces and grandnephews!

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Nothing better than family and fun in the jacuzzi on Labor day at The Little Farm. And our dog Smokey trained with the children before – she was so great – calm and really smart – we are thinking that … Continue reading

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A lovely dinner party using the napkin holders sent by a dear friend in South Africa – aren’t they great?

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I love entertaining. And especially love ‘dressing my table’ . Here is  a recent table at The Little Farm set for 12. It was a fundraising dinner for a summer camp that our eldest grandson attended. He LOVED it and … Continue reading

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What could be better than a birthday hug from my four grandsons! NOTHING!

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I was so blessed this birthday that my grandsons spent the weekend with us – and the best present in the world was what I got – home made birthday cards – and a big group hug. What could be … Continue reading

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Segil Urban Farm Fellow Endowment – for future generations

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We are so proud to have endowed an annual fellowship for an Urban Farm Fellow at the Shalom Institute and Camp in Malibu Hills. This fellowship will enable a young adult to spend the summer at the camp becoming expert in … Continue reading

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Wonderful times with the family

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We had a wonderful holiday with our family. Here are some pictures of the children of the family ( grandsons and grandnieces and grand nephews in the USA) without the family in other countries unfortunately. But we sent photos and … Continue reading

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Birthday cake – a rainbow one – ended up making 12 individual layers – whew what a job! But lots of joy

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Our grandson Jonah is very particular in his tastes and he requested a 7th birthday cake in the colors of the rainbow with blue frosting and M&Ms – so I made one – and then realised that it was not … Continue reading

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So wonderful to give back – here is our Larraine Segil Scholars Family Holiday Party – parents, children and siblings of many of our 13 scholars joined us

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We are so blessed to have these outstanding young women in our lives – and here they joined together for a holiday party at The Little Farm – it was such fun! Our son James and daughter in law Donne … Continue reading

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I promised the grandkids that I would bake each of them a cake – what fun we had! Paw Patrol, Spiderman, Batman & Ninjas!

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The Segil Bakeoff! A sugar high for about 3 days! WHOOPIE! You can see that much of the chocolate frosting missed the cake and went into little mouths. But that is what being at Grandma’s house is all about right?? … Continue reading

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Great times with family from all over the world and also with great friends

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Good friends are as important and beloved family. And we are blessed to have both. We had an amazing vacation with another couple – lots of great food, wine and amazing vistas. Not crazy about the jet lag but the … Continue reading

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Baking with my grandsons – we made a Rainbow Cake – from a Betty Crocker Recipe ( take you back a few years?)

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My middle grandson Jonah loves baking. So that is what we do when he comes to visit. This cake – although a Christmas one – took his fancy and so we made it! We found the recipe on the Betty … Continue reading

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A lemon guava tree – the perfect gift for the Urban farmer – from his kids and grandkids!

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Our children and grandchildren gave us the perfect fathers day gift – a Lemon Guava tree to add to the Little Farm! We had a planting ceremony – so adorable! And a lovely weekend together. So much fun!

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Babysitting is the best fun when you are a grandparent!

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Here are the four grandsons in the bathtub – only little ones can have so much fun with water! A fair amount arrived on the floor but there was a mass mopping up after the bath – so all was … Continue reading

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Reading to grandkids – what could be more wonderful!

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We were blessed to baby sit our four grandsons last night. What a joy! Here I am reading to the twins – such fun.

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Our newest workers at The Little Farm – four little boys! Don’t they look adorable?

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I buy my Little Farm shirts and clothes for all our staff at the farm from Lands End – with logos and all. So our newest workers of course must have shirts as they get bigger! Here the four newest … Continue reading

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Our beautiful eldest grandson Jack felt sleepy so he took a nap on the best bed there is – Sunny our amazing miracle dog. Both loved it!

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I came across our grandson taking a nap. That in itself was not memorable – although it is true that he rarely stops to do so – but his ‘bed’ was truly amazing. Sunny our rottweiler was so ill for … Continue reading

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Having fun with twin grandsons and appreciating classical music

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Tuesdays are my days with the youngest of my grandsons – we go to the market, walk and play and have lunch together. It is such fun – as you can see! What joy! And then we took our oldest … Continue reading

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Made a visit to the Nike Store and look what I got!

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I made a visit to the Nike Store and went a little crazy – that happens when you have grandchildren and see really really cute things. Look at the adorable Noah (right)  and Gabriel (left) in their new Nike Outfits … Continue reading

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Being a Grandma is the best job of my whole life – by far – and in every way. You too?

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Being Grandma is the best role by far in my life. In every way. Here are some recent pictures of me with our twin grandsons  – Gabriel on the left and Noah on the right – and then all four grandsons … Continue reading

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Family and Holidays

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Last night we celebrated with our little ones – and finally got them all to sit on the sofa together for a minute or two! 9 little Segils – 7 boys and 2 girls – how blessed are we! Happy … Continue reading

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