Mental Health: Received in an email to me (Karen Gough) dated May 12, 2020: I moved to LA recently and don’t have much of a…
“In times of crisis, we adapt and we shift—boom.” This assertion, by Morgane Dussault, Donor Relations Director of The Salvation Army Silicon Valley, was proved…
This may seem like a silly blog but I have had three people get so excited watching all the wild birds congregating outside my kitchen…
As promised in my prior Vintage Wedding Dress blog, I am posting more photos of the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum. Martin Murphy Jr. was the…
I am guilty! Guilty of never having visited the Heritage Park Museum in Sunnyvale even though it is very near my hometown. But last weekend…
Walking through the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop) is a blast. I did not know what to expect but I was intrigued just by the…
We recently visited some relatives on the Olympic Peninsula and from there did a day trip to Seattle. We took the ferry. I love taking…
This is not a travel piece but it is something I have recently become passionate about and since I am footloose and can scribble about…
Our first impression of Chapman University and Dodge College was how restful it seemed. The campus is not too big, not too small, and located…
My daughter and I just finished touring three colleges in the Los Angeles area. I thought I’d do a photo-blog for each one. I did…
My daughter and I just finished touring three colleges in the Los Angeles area. I thought I’d do a photo-blog for each one. I did…
I went to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) expecting to be entertained and amused, I was not expecting to be moved. But…
The Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869 celebrated the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads in the…
One week a year The Bulb Guy opens his backyard to the public to share his bounty of bulbs. Rich Santoro, a.k.a. The Bulb Guy,…
The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California is first rate. Their stated mission is “to inspire conservation of the ocean,” and with their large and…
