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Let’s make our next stop in San Diego. Only once before had we ever spent the night in a port on a ship. We were docked downtown with a great view of the airport. See the circled plane making its approach—right through the middle of the city. Having already booked an excursion for the next …
I was intrigued by an outing to the St. Francis Dam site. Having traveled up San Francisquito Canyon several times over the years, I was always frustrated by the fact I couldn’t tell where the dam had been. My curiosity was further aroused after reading Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster …
Did you know Los Angeles had a Heritage Square? Me neither. It was no surprise when we depended on our phone to guide us there. Epic fail. I so hate phones. Evidently, people who live in Lincoln Heights don’t know it’s there either since no one we asked had ever heard of it. The only …
I guess I was a pretty involved mom in my day. I took on various jobs at my kids’ school, one of which was leader to the Buckaroos, the school’s version of boy scouts. One afternoon a week for four years, I willingly subjected myself to entertaining 25 first and second grade boys for 90 …
I’ve been working on a short story, hopefully, the first of a series. My initial goal was 10,000 words but these people just didn’t cooperate. They got too interesting! As I approached 20,000 words, I felt the need to research parameters for a short story. Technically, they can be anything from 1,500 to 30,000 words. …
It was off to the San Fernando Valley to spend a bit of time in the past—the valley’s past and our past. My husband and I visited the recently refurbished North Hollywood train depot so I could take some pictures. This station is of particular interest because it provides a setting for my upcoming book, …
Recently, I found an article recommending couples should return to old ways of courtship to keep their relationship fresh and alive. Certain I’d discovered a source of vintage dating information, I eagerly read the seven points listed. I was quickly disappointed when all seven suggestions boiled down to one simple statement: put away the electronics …
Life has changed a lot since I was young. Over the years, I have resisted technology, only to embrace it fully when it was forced upon me. Allow me to provide some examples. I saw absolutely no use for VCRs until we had one. Suddenly, a whole world of unimagined convenience fell my way. I …