My friend Sue, her daughter and I had a fun girls’ day out in downtown Los Angeles on a hot summer’s day. We had lunch at Grand Central Market then walked the few blocks, and up a hill, to the historic library. They’re celebrating their 100th anniversary so there were signs everywhere about that and … More Central Los Angeles Library
This will be a quicky post with some photos of flowers that I happened upon this spring whilst walking around the neighborhood or on a hike. I’ve labeled all the blooms here. If you’re curious, click on any photo to see the caption of what it is. I hope you will enjoy! And another small … More Spring in Los Angeles
At the end of February we enjoyed an exhibit of Jack Kirby’s lifetime of work. Jack Kirby of Marvel Comics as well as DC Comics fame. Jack Kirby of Captain America, The Avengers, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four fame, to name a handful. Because we’re AAA members we receive their monthly magazine. I was … More Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity at Skirball Cultural Center
It’s that time of year for the photographic review. It was another interesting year full of fun things and some not very fun things. We visited many places as we continue to explore our new digs in Los Angeles. The year started off not so nicely as we were glued to the news about the … More My 2025 in photos
We visited the Norton Simon Museum the day after Thanksgiving. We were greeted by a security man who called us “kids” and I thanked him to which he said something like “you can act like kids if you want to.” He asked us if we’d like advice on the museum. Sure, why not? He proceeded … More Norton Simon Museum – Pasadena, CA
Earlier in the year we visited the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, CA. The museum has two buildings and our first trip was to the “free” museum that is full of old cars collected by J.B. Nethercutt. If you missed my first post, click on the link above if you’re so inspired. We learned that the … More The Nethercutt Collection – Part 2
I don’t usually post political stuff but in this case I am making an exception because this is too important. I went to my second ever protest yesterday, the first was the No Kings protest in June. This one was just as grand as the last with many creative signs and shirts. This time the … More No Kings Protest – Valencia, CA
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