So does this happen to you too? Are there close by places – not necessarily bucket list-y ones, just cool sounding ones – that you mean to visit but you never seem to get to? I lived in LA for more than 25 years before getting out to nearby Joshua Tree National Park. At least […]
End-of-summer greetings! As I dig in for the LA version of fall (it’s currently in the 90’s here…), I’m further warmed by memories of my summertime travels! My last post covered London since I was there for all of my recent visit to England – all except for a short side trip to the nearby […]
Hiya! Just back from some wonderful international travels! The first leg of my trip was to what still holds the title of my favorite city in the world: London! As if even scratching the surface of all there is to do and see here weren’t a big enough job, I decided on this trip to […]
Summer greetings! It’s that fantastic time of year when many get to take off by plane, train and automobile to create lasting vacation memories! I’ve got a trove of family photos that bring some very fond trip-type memories to mind – But they generate some mysteries too! A few years back, I wrote about trying […]
Yayyy! Almost time for my favorite biennial event – the Olympics! This year is the Summer installment, and I’m all the more excited because its stage is a magical city I’ve been fortunate to visit – Paris! Almost 40 years ago (back when I was an innocent broad…), Paris was the first big Continental stop […]
Whew! Finally getting over the affliction I seem to suffer every year about this time: spring cleaning! April ended up being largely devoted to scrounging through boxes and bags in my storage unit with the dual aims of clearing some things away and of chasing down receipts and documents for the other charming springtime task […]
Springtime greetings! Just got back from a really refreshing getaway in Northern California! I decided to take my time on the trip and drive up from LA on Highway 101 which runs through California and on to Oregon and Washington. It even took me across the glorious Golden Gate Bridge! Fellow Angelenos know our local […]
So I was chatting with fellow tv extras during some off hours (there tend to be lots over the course of a day) – and I have to say we shuffled through a pret-ty pret-ty amazing catalog of topics! While waiting at long tables in “holding” between stints on set, our little group quickly exhausted […]
Seems it never rains in Southern California… Ah, yes – a classic ’70’s song, and another legend about La La Land! So far in 2024, any such myth is getting pretty thoroughly debunked. You might tell that by our snarly freeways full of people whose rainy-day driving choices are – um – well, they’re not […]
So this summer, I was browsing in a railroad museum shop (as you do) and I couldn’t resist picking up what, for me, is a bit of fan merch: Ever since reading about the Harvey Girls and seeing the Judy Garland musical, I’ve felt kind of a kinship with these gals! They were women who […]
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