Today I met my friend, Margaret, downtown for a tour of the newish Grand Park and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where she works. Downtown is gorgeous today, and so I thought I’d share a few photos with you, Instagram-style:
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A bird is three things…
…feathers, flight, and song. And feathers are the least of these. -Marjorie Allen Seiffert On the Sunday after our Day o’ Dinos, we walked a bit through downtown Palm Springs to procure some sunblock and a bite to eat before setting off on our birding adventure. Seems now whenever we go somewhere, anywhere, my first […]
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Wine and cheese are ageless companions…
…like aspirin and headaches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures. – M.F.K. Fisher Our fifth and final stop in Apple Hill was at Boeger Winery. Mike and I actually used to live in Sonoma County (with semi-regular trips to Napa County) so we’ve been to our fair share of vineyards and wineries. […]
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Cider house rules.
After eating our fill of apple cider donuts, we swung by Boa Vista Orchards, a gorgeous family farm with an apple barn featuring a fantastic selection of produce, foodie goods, apple wine, and cider. Too bad we had to drive back to Los Angeles the following day, or we would have bought cartloads full of […]
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The apple of my eye.
On Saturday we spent the entire day at Apple Hill, a collective of over 50 wineries, vineyards, orchards, Christmas tree farms, ranches, and micro-breweries about 45 minutes away from my dad’s house. The weather was perfect for such an outing, and it was nice to be in the great outdoors, far away from shopping centers […]
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Nobody’s out of place in Venice – Ronald Shusett
Mike and I had breakfast in Venice this morning and then, afterward, used the opportunity to bum around a bit, taking pictures of this and that. Venice is like no other place on the planet, and I think it’s one of those sorts of places that you either love, hate, or grow to appreciate. I […]
Awww that lobby shot makes me miss the DCP.
Come back for a visit! You know you can always stay chez Loni!
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