It’s no secret that I love the Banning Museum and Drum Barracks Civil War Museum and especially at Christmas time. This last weekend they hosted their over 30 year old Annual Victorian Christmas. The grounds were humming with activity and joyful celebration. The Museums grounds were transformed into a Christmas Festival featuring Victorian period entertainment. Of course I had to attend.
Read MoreIt’s the time of the year where Santa check his list on who was naughty and who was nice this year. Just in case I ended on the naughty list, I leave Santa the naughty list cookie bars with cup of hot tea to warm his belly and heart to encourage him to leave a nice gift for me.
Read MoreEvery December, tucked away in the south west corner of Torrance is the famous Christmas Light Area, which has been covered on the TV news and in newspapers.
Read MoreWhen you hang out with loving, supportive people, you become a better, more successful person and you add value to their life. When you build healthy relationships, you build a better you. So, here are some helpful hints to make you and others WINNERS on all levels:
Read MoreWhether you’re religious or not, the holiday season feels a bit more magical when you connect with something outside of yourself and reflect on all the things you’re grateful for this holiday season. From the first hint of the Christmas season, our minds are set on a magical journey of hope and nostalgia.
Read MoreJust seeing all the decorations at this time of year always makes me feel festive.
So whatever you celebrate join me on a little seasonal tour around Southern California.
In a normal year, one of my favorite places to visit during the holiday season Is Terranea, they decorate so beautifully and I love that big tree they usually have out on the lawn.
Read MoreIn 1892, William, Joseph, and Hancock Banning, sons of Phineas Banning, “The Father of the Port of Los Angeles”, purchased Santa Catalina Island from George Shatto.
Read MoreThe Ricotta Cheese Bread Twist can be a nice addition to a charcuterie board or complimentary side dish to your favorite soup or Cioppino Seafood Stew.
Read MoreGrowing up, I absolutely loved watching “I Love Lucy.” Lucille Ball was the quintessential comedian. Hilarious and quick-witted, stylish and graceful with never a hair out of place. I used to dream of growing up in the fabulous fifties. The good ole days when women got dressed up to go to the corner store and where dinner at a friend’s apartment was an elegant affair.
Read More1. BE A GOOD FRIEND
What qualities do you want in a friend? Do you demonstrate them yourself? If not, improve your behaviors and attitudes. Monkey see, monkey do; if you want a friend, you need to be one. Start by being a good friend to yourself. When you respect your own beauty and uniqueness, it makes it easier to appreciate others’ beauty and uniqueness. Friends, family and mates bring out your best and worst so you can learn how to love. Relationships require you to look at your “stuff.” When you observe yourself in relationship with others, in good times and bad, you grow in wisdom and peace and are better equipped to have fun and love.
Read MoreThe Fall Equinox on the 23rd welcomed in the autumnal magic of Libra season. No sign better symbolizes the balance of darkness and light achieved at the peak of the equinox, that moment of perfect alignment. In pagan traditions, the equinox is known as Mabon, and signifies the second harvest in the cycle of the planting year.
Read MoreThere’s no escaping it. Wherever you go… YOU are there in full living color. Once upon a time, YOU entered a lifelong relationship with this very special person–YOU– and you stick together like super glue.
Read MoreRecently I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with the beloved founder of the Peninsula Committee Children’s Hospital (PCCH), Betty Davidson, who agreed to be interviewed for this article celebrating her 101st birthday on June 17th.
Read MoreYour imagination creates what you focus upon: great relationships, success, abundance, a new car, radiant health, playing at the top of your game, or winning an Oscar. Your imagination determines actions you take or don’t take.
Read MoreAs residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, we are fortunate to have a hidden gem, a vineyard producing exceptional fruit for two outstanding wines. Catalina View Gardens is home to a sprawling, South facing vineyard with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes.
Read MoreReal help promotes self-realization that enhances life and honors each individual. This is enhanced by these helpful rules:
Read MoreMy landscape travel career started in 2014 while I was at Cars.com doing company portraits, events, car show shots. After 7 years, I was ready to cash out. So I thought about what was next and how it would look if I started living the dream with my travel and landscape photography.
Read MoreLara Marmelstein had been a highly ranked (5.0) tennis player for more than 30 years when a buddy introduced her to a new racquet sport with a silly name: pickleball. The 54-year-old nurse from San Juan Capistrano was instantly hooked.
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