The spirit needs nurturing. Whether it’s meditation or massage or peacefully falling into the life and character of a novel’s heroine, downtime is necessary. Self care is necessary. It’s essential to our mental health. Sometimes, our lives can become hectic and we feel like we […]
Los Angeles Magazine’s July issue encouraged me to venture to downtown’s Chinatown district where a beautiful thirty-two-acre state park celebrated its grand opening this past April. There are no swing sets or jungle gyms – just vast open spaces with drought-friendly plant life and dirt […]
I thought today would be an opportune time for me to briefly discuss my relationship with wine. It began in the womb really as wine sort of runs in my blood what with my Italian, French, and Spanish heritage (yes, I’m quite the mutt). But […]
The beautiful home stretch of Lone Pine Canyon Road en route to the small, mountain town of Wrightwood, California was about where my Gipsy Kings Pandora radio discontinued service. There’s something magical in the loss of an Internet connection. There’s the possibility to connect with […]
Find a penny, pick it up. All day long, you’ll have good luck! Or, you can go on a penny date! That’s precisely what I did this morning after being unable to settle on a place to eat for breakfast and not wanting the endless […]
Many things in life excite me. Food is definitely one of those things. I will travel great distances to dine in a Michelin-rated restaurant and I will have no qualms about the hefty bill such experiences usually come with. I consider myself to be on […]
Half of the joy of taking a trip is in the travel planning – that whole journey, not the destination thing. I think I must have been a travel agent in a past life or maybe in my next life that will be my profession. […]
A visit to the Korean Friendship Bell at San Pedro’s Angels Gate Park offers near panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Lovers walk hand in hand, skateboards roll along concrete walkways in disregard to “no skateboarding” signs, and kites soar in the ocean breeze. In […]
Before the days of on-demand, talking Google Maps, and Siri, I decided I wanted to take my mother to Ports O’ Call Village. My mama was where my avid love for seafood must have come from – we could eat bottom feeders like it was […]
