by Deborah Larkin | Jun 11, 2023 | Bob Holt Reporting
During the period covered by my book (1958-1962), we owned a black shaggy dog named Tigo. I left Tigo out of A LOVELY GIRL not because I loved him less than our other pets, but because with Cinderella the cat’s unexpected demise in the back yard “under mysterious...
by Deborah Larkin | Jun 2, 2023 | Bob Holt Reporting
Sixty-five years ago, my little sister Betsey survived a critical illness with her usual aplomb. My parents were terrified at the time and didn’t say much about her condition. I remember my father telling me the morning after her surgery that she would be fine,...
by Deborah Larkin | May 30, 2023 | Bob Holt Reporting
During my dad’s career, he wrote many columns about our neighborhood pets. Sometimes he claimed to be annoyed by these animals, but he was actually very fond of all of them. Especially Snooks. September 1955 I am beset these days by a smiling dog, and it is getting so...
by Deborah Larkin | May 24, 2023 | Bob Holt Reporting
Since the exploit of Larry Walters, I have been looking on our lawn chairs in a different way. Walters is the 33-year-old North Hollywood truck driver who went for an aerial journey two months ago from San Pedro seated in a lawn chair. He was able to rise to a height...
by Deborah Larkin | May 18, 2023 | Bob Holt Reporting
My father sometimes wrote columns about my mother and with only a few exceptions she enjoyed them. I can remember her laughing her head off as she read. Sometimes she would laugh so hard that he would ask her (in an irritated voice!) to please leave the room because...
