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The Descanso Chrysanthenum Society is hosting it 75th annual show in conjunction with the spectacular National Chrysanthenum Show at Descanso Gardens.

The Judging of the entries will take place on Friday, Nov. 2, and is not open to the public.

The public,like me will be able to visit the Garden on Sunday. . If you are a photographer and wish to take great pictures then come from 8 to 9 a.m.

The public will be able to visist from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

My friends at The Daily Blossom florist in Alhambra are nominated as Number One Florist,Their flower arrangement has got to be the best of the best! Go Dino Go!! Pleae visit http://www.TheDailyBlossom.net for more ...

Here is what Lien Lenh has to say!

Overstuffed Pumpkin with Cornbread, Apples and Turkey Sausage with Sauvignon Blanc
Courtesy FoodNetwork.com

1 (4 to 5 pound) pumpkin
1/4 cup melted butter
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cubed
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon fennel seed
2 oranges, zested
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
1/4 cup chopped fresh sage, divided
2 pounds ground turkey sausage
1 cup Sauvignon Blanc wine
1 cup heavy cream
1 (16-ounce) package cornbread stuffing
3 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut off the lid of the pumpkin and set it aside. Pull out the seeds and strings from inside the pumpkin. Brush the inside flesh with melted butter, season with salt and pepper. Place pumpkin on a roasting rack set inside a pan; bake for 15 minutes.
In a large skillet, heat oil over moderate heat. Add onion, celery, garlic, apples, celery seed, and fennel seed. Sprinkle in orange zest and 2 tablespoons each parsley and sage. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the ground sausage, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, and brown until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with wine, cook down 2 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Stir in the cream, check seasoning.
Scrape the sausage mixture into a large bowl and fold in the cornbread. Gradually blend in the eggs and chicken broth, until the stuffing is evenly moistened. Add remaining parsley and sage. Fill the pumpkin with stuffing, return to the oven, and bake 20 minutes until the eggs are cooked and the stuffing has a little lift. Serve stuffing in the pumpkin bowl topped with lid.

The real estate business may be facing a softening in sales,but according to Forbes magazine which examed current home sales pattern and sales project in the country's 40 largest real estae markets to identify these attractive markets.

Here are Forbes' and Moody's 10 most attractive markets, along with the median homes sales price changes from 2006.

1. Fort Worth,Texas: 156,500, 1.7 percent
2. Kansas City, Mo. $157,700, -0.7 percent
3. Houston: $154,900, 1.4 percent
4. Cleveland: $128,700, -7.1 percent
5. Denver: $255,200, none
6. Long Island, N.Y. : $482,300. 1.7 percent
7. Washington D.C. : $455,300, 0.3 percent
8. Orlando,Fla. : $265,100 -2.7 percent
9. Phoenix: $264,800, -2.7 percent
10. las Vegas: $307,900, -3.6 percent

Monrovia was established in 1887,it is the fourth oldest general law city in Los Angeles County.In 1841, California Governor Juan Alvarad gave Rancho Azusa de Duarte to Andres Duarte, a Mexican soldier, and he gave Rancho Santa Anita to Hugo Reid, a naturalized Mexican citizen of American birth. Monrovia is made of parts of these two ranchos

Historical Homes

A Victorian known as the Monroe Cottage, 225 Monroe Place, was built in 1884 for William N. Monroe as a temporary home until his permanent home, "The Oaks," was completed in 1885.

The home later became the residence for William's brother, Campbell O. Monroe and his family. C.O. Monroe served as a City Trustee (now called City Council members) from 1892-1897. The house is a 2,599 square foot residence with a second story that was added in 1887.

There are three bedrooms, two baths and the house still has the original outhouse attached. This Queen Anne style residence is capped by a hipped roof with several gabled dormers. The exterior has wide clapboard siding with corner boards. Roof elements include shallow boxed eaves, carved brackets and a plain entablature. A front porch roof also forms a second story balcony featuring a balustrade of turned rails.