Some of my LA adventures are there for the taking virtually any day. But others are more elusive, as they only occur once, or perhaps twice a year. Like a planetary alignment, I have to be in the right place at the right time. That occurred today, when I was finally able to visit the [...]
See that picture on the left? OK, that’s my view as I type this post. That alone should constitute its own post. What an amazing place to write – assuming one can avoid all the distractions outside. This place never grows old. Whether it’s cold and rainy, or sunny and warm, I love coming here [...]
The year ended with a variation on an activity I really enjoyed earlier in 2012 – once again, I took the vintage sleeper cards down to San Diego. But this time, I was joined by 3 more friends, and a whole extra car, the Overland Trail that has served me well on many wine train [...]
The Great LA Walk has become an annual event for me. I look forward to the next one as soon as one ends. This year, I was looking forward to hiking the length of Melrose Avenue with several die-hard friends. Well, I didn’t make it. To be fair, I knew that before it started. I [...]
I discovered an unexpected delight on Friday when I visited the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach. Friends J, V, K and M were visiting from out of town and had a few hours to meet me. The catch was that my car would be in the shop – so the requirements were that [...]
The photo is instantly recognizable – two women conversing in a living room of glass and steel that floats over the city of Los Angeles below. Julius Shulman’s photo of Pierre Koenig‘s Case Study House No. 22 (Stahl House) in 1960 captured the essence of mid-century American design and helped make the house one of [...]
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