I was so thrilled to be able to see the Rose Parade this year live and in person. The extras, like seeing Jane as Grand Marshal and getting to meet some absolutely incredible members of the military participating in the Canines With Courage float, was just added icing on the cake. My hosts at Natural Balance were incredibly kind, helpful and amazing to all of us who were fortunate enough to enjoy their hospitality. Hope you enjoy some of the great photographs we were able to take while we were ... Read more »
Rose Parade
The Best Moment I Never Saw: The Rose Parade moment everyone’s talking about
January 1, 9:15. I'm sitting in the grandstands on Orange Grove Blvd enjoying my first trip to the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Earlier, in the chill dark morning mist, I and a handful of other lucky press saw the Natural Balance Canines With Courage float lined up down the road, and I got to meet the delightful and utterly gracious Dick Van Patten while he warmed up inside a roadside trailer. When the Canines with Courage float, a full scale replica of the new Military Working Dogs National ... Read more »
Oh, the places you’ll go (like Pasadena)
I've loved watching the Rose Parade ever since I was a little kid- you know, when they aired it without commercials and Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards were providing the commentary (wait, they still are? Wow.) And I've always wanted to see it in person, because it's like the Grandaddy of All Parades, but somehow I never convinced anyone else it was worth giving up New Year's Eve to go and line up at 4 am. This year I was even more excited about the parade because the Grand Marshal is Jane ... Read more »