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The Nethercutt Collection – Part 2

November 30, 2025

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

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The Great Wall of Los Angeles

May 10, 2025

Before we moved back to Los Angeles, I created a wish list of things I wanted to do. And I keep adding to it. I added the Great Wall of Los Angeles after reading about it in an article of free things to do here. This freebie is so cool!! Created by SPARC, Social and … More The Great Wall of Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens

April 24, 2025

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

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Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden

April 5, 2025

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

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My 2024 in Photos

February 2, 2025

I had the best of intentions to get my recap of last year in photos out the first week of January and I did get it started. But the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles took center stage for over a week. It was pretty horrible and hard to watch my city burn and all the … More My 2024 in Photos

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We made it to Los Angeles!

December 20, 2024

And what a journey it was! Truth be told, everything went off without a hitch and we’re amazed and so grateful. In case you missed my post about moving to L.A., click this link to read all about our decision to move back to Los Angeles. Following is a recap of our 7 night, 8 … More We made it to Los Angeles!

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Goin’ back to Los Angeles

September 8, 2024

I said I’d never go back. You know that old adage: never say never. We’ve been on the road to “where shall we retire?” for so long. We have literally been around the world looking for that perfect place for the next chapter in our lives. For many years we were considering retiring to southern … More Goin’ back to Los Angeles

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