Mom is visiting this weekend. As we were talking about things we might do, L suggested that we check out a movie at the Gold Class Cinemas. A friend of hers had just visited, and I remember reading about the concept when they first came to town. I had been wanting to catch Inception, so [...]
The second day of the Dwell On Design Home Tour focused on the “Eastside“, which this year consisted of Silver Lake, Larchmont, Hollywood and Atwater Village. And unlike the first day’s tour, this one had much more varied terrain, from the shadows of Chavez Ravine to the top of the Hollywood Hills.
We met up at [...]
This past weekend, the Dwell on Design convention was in town, and consequently I was able to enjoy two of their home tours. Once again, my feelings could be summed up in a word: wow. This event is a fantastic way to discover the endless ways that architects and designers have created living spaces suited [...]
It took me 18 years, but last weekend I finally visited the Getty Villa. Now I wonder why it took me so long! It’s probably because I don’t seek out collections of antiquities. But I must admit that I enjoy them every time I see them.
I didn’t realize that the Getty Villa was designed in [...]
One of the draws of Topanga Canyon was the excellent hiking it offers. In planning our stay at Topanga Canyon Inn, we knew we’d want to begin it with a hike in the nearby state park. And as always, I turned to Modern Hiker for ideas on which ones to do. We decided to park [...]
Charles Fletcher Lummis was quite a character. Wikipedia gives you a good idea of just how much in their first paragraph:
Lummis lost his mother at age 2 and was homeschooled by his father, who was a schoolmaster. Lummis enrolled in Harvard and was a classmate of Theodore Roosevelt, but dropped out during his senior [...]
