Finding new ways to entertain ourselves

Hopefully you all are doing well under the stay at home orders. It’s difficult to believe it’s been nearly three months since this all began.

Staying at home has likely made us all come up with creative ways to keep busy — after all, one can only do so much house and yard work.

Normally, the June issue of magazine would be chock-full of ideas for summer activities, but considering that we, in Los Angeles County, are limited in what we can do outside of our homes in terms of recreational activities and entertainment, we’ve focused instead, on things that can be done at home.

Perhaps tending to the newly-planted garden is one of the ways you’re keeping busy. Or maybe you are considering planting a garden next year. If so, then we’ve included an article about growing seeds for next year’s garden.

Perhaps you don’t have a green thumb and no matter how hard you try, you can’t keep even a house plant alive. Don’t worry! We’ve included an article on how to style your home with beautiful, fake house plants.

Are you having a tough time with the children at home? You’ll find some tips on pandemic parenting in this issue.

Trying a new recipe is always fun if you enjoy being in the kitchen. Wheeler

Scott Lee educates us on how tea became a popular drink for the poor and wealthy, alike. Did you know tea was once considered a narcotic and compared to opium?

Of course, no edition of would be complete without Vern Lawson’s Hometown History column. This month, he remembers 80 American aviators of World War II.

Meanwhile, Norma Gurba takes us back in time to when Mom Evert came to Lancaster and helped deliver babies.

Stay safe and keep entertained. Hopefully next month, we’ll see a bit of normalcy return to our lives.

Editor