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 [...]
When I moved to California, I failed to comprehend the appeal of the desert. I held that view for my first ten years here. But it has slowly grown on me – to the point, in fact, when I’ve visited 4 times already this season. And winter is definitely the desert’s time to shine: warm, [...]
It’s not often that I have occasion to write to this blog mid-week. But a lunchtime visit today to Blue Velvet provided just such an inspiration. Pay close attention to the outside, and you might see that the restaurant and associated apartment complex were actually a Holiday Inn in a past life. But they’ve done [...]
