The Administration Says: We Need You! With each passing year, I increasingly view the next in the context of my bonsai schedule. Just four months into this new year, spring…
Since its origin in 1971, the Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara has been dedicated to the education of its members and the general public in the art and culture of…
Vice President’s Message It is now officially springtime, which is always an exciting time of the year as our trees put on their new growth and wake up from our…
Vice President’s Message: Pinch Hitting Even though MLB Spring Training has been postponed, I’ll use the analogy that I’m batting in the leadoff spot this month as I fulfill the…
President’s Message: Space Case! It’s 2022 and to paraphrase Monty Python’s Holy Grail, “We’re not dead yet.” But that doesn’t mean that the Fates and COVID sure aren’t trying…. As…
President’s Message: Covid Rides Again! Happy New Year BCSB Members, Allan and I hope everyone had a happy, restful, and above all, safe holiday season. At my household, we spent…
President’s Message: Show Us Your Trees! Greetings BCSB Members. I think everyone who attended the spontaneous bonsai creation workshop we had at our October meeting would agree it was a…
President’s Message: On the Road Again As the world is slowly (and hopefully) returning to some kind of normal, like many of you, I am (sometimes painfully) rediscovering how much…
President’s Message: Youth Movement Over the last 10 plus years, I’ve “enjoyed” my sacrificial participation in the development of the mountain bike racing careers of our two sons as they…
President’s Message Good news! To quote John Belushi as “Joliet” Jake Blues in the movie The Blues Brothers “We’re putting the band back together.” Yes, the Bonsai Club of Santa…