"Mom, we'd really like to go to The Broad Art Museum ... can you get us tickets?" Ummm ... consider me speechless at that moment, because my kids have only stepped foot in art museums when they have been dragged there. How they even knew about this place was beyond me, but then I got to the bottom of their inspiration ~ Instagram! They had seen several cool photos of postings … [Read more...]
Ode to the Kumquat Tree
Oh Tree of Curious name Who are you? Here at my new home you taunt me with your suspicious fruit offering. The size of a grape The look of an orange Yet nothing to say for yourself. The lemons and grapefruits around you would be the more obvious choice... Yet it's you I want to try. As my mouth opens wide BAM! You punch me in my senses. A wake up jolt of … [Read more...]
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza at Gino’s East
I think if you ask anyone what Chicago is famous for, one of the top answers on the list would be Chicago deep dish pizza. I have eaten at a restaurant in LA which serves up Chicago style deep dish and my family did not care for it so we were reluctant to put it on our list of things to do on a recent trip to the windy city. It turns out... the real deal (found at Gino's East) … [Read more...]
Beware of Canoeing Under Bridges
A meet up of families had several of us lined up for an afternoon of canoeing in Southern Ontario. The clouds in the sky looked pretty ominous, but we were determined to get our adventure in. Since the clouds were darkest down the left of the lake, we opted to canoe to the right. We noticed a bridge that we would have to navigate under but thought that made the element of … [Read more...]
Los Angeles GPSmyCity Self-Guided Walking Tours App: Contest Giveaway
Scroll to the bottom of this Post for details on the App Giveaway: To win, be one of the 1st 20 people to comment on the post with one place in LA that you wish you knew more about or one place in LA that you’d love to visit. I have been living in Los Angeles long enough now that I believe I can consider myself a local. I have had enough out of town guests come and stay with … [Read more...]