Category: California
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Grand Central Air Terminal
Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, California I work on the production side of commercials. Sometimes, the shoots are on stages that have been used in famous and beloved television shows and movies, often with commemorative plaques hung on the wall outside the door. Sometimes, the location is a beach, a house, or a museum. Sometimes,…
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Free Museum Day – Descanso Gardens
I decided to partake in the free Museum Day in Los Angeles, CA last week. I have been spending far too much time indoors and was glad for an excuse to get outside. There were a lot of places taking part, but I chose Descanso Gardens because I had never been. It was a lovely…
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We’ve been gone a long time…
Sara and Jenn want to give a HUGE shout out to KEN LAWS. He got our site back up and running after years of it just not working. Thank you to the ends of the earth, Ken!!!!
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Salton Sea, Take 2, Bananas & Salvation Mountain
The first time I went to Salton Sea, I assumed it was some tiny little body of water, so figured it would be a cinch to find Bombay Beach. Sara and I got there and found a closed visitor’s center and a very smelly run down shack. This time, I made sure to actually research…
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Baseball Art, Lavender and Animals!
I read about a baseball exhibit and was very excited. Then saw it was at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. I automatically assumed it was going to be some hippie weird hemp rope odd something not very baseball-like exhibit. THANK GOD! I was wrong! Not one to pass up trying something…
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Who knew LA & Wrightwood could be so much fun?
Recently, my brother, Don, visited me in Los Angeles. We started off the week by trying the Top Chef winner Michael Voltaggio’s ink.sack on Melrose Avenue. Delicious and inexpensive food! We were both very stoked. My brother is a foodie and always has a list of restaurants he wants to try when he is in…
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Mansions and Ghosts in San Jose!!
On a road trip to Big Sur. . .we ended up in San Jose. It just so happened that every hotel anywhere near Big Sur was booked and, naturally, we had not planned ahead. Luckily for us, one of the only hotels available happened to also be one of the very coolest. We completely scored…
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Alleged History in San Francisco
Oh! A Video!! A long time ago, I visited Fisherman’s Wharf and bought a poster of The Cliff House and always wanted to see it. It was on the list for this trip. I could not wait!! We zipped on over and found it… and it did not look a damned thing like my picture.…
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