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 have finally seen, and smelled, a corpse flower! I saw one at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. but that was before it bloomed. I had another chance to see, and smell, one blooming at the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus where I worked in 2016. It was a 10 minute … More The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens – San Marino, CA
My daughter treated me to this museum while she was here for my birthday and we had such fun! She got timed entry tickets for when they opened at 10:00. There was a bit of traffic and I knew we weren’t going to make it at 10:00. So she called after they opened to let … More Academy Museum of Motion Pictures – Los Angeles, CA
We have so many options of things to visit here in Los Angeles. One of those is The Nethercutt Collection in the eastern most part of the San Fernando Valley in between the 5 and 210 freeways. I’m not sure I’ve ever been in this part of the valley. So that was fun to see … More The Nethercutt Collection – Sylmar, CA
Continuing our exploration of our new digs in Los Angeles, we spent a warm spring morning at the zoo. I remember riding my bike with my best friend when we were teenagers from our houses in the middle of the San Fernando Valley to the zoo! I have pictures of that trip somewhere. The entrance … More Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
To escape from the news, how about a summary and photos of a beautiful place to visit: the L.A. Arboretum and Botanic Garden. We’re loving how many things there are to do here in Los Angeles. Early last month we visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. If you missed that post, you can … More Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Now that we are mostly settled in our new life in Los Angeles, it’s time to explore! We visited the L.A. County Museum of Art(LACMA) on a rainy weekday and found that neither of us remembered anything about this fine museum. Nothing was familiar which made it more of an adventure. We planned our outing … More Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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