Hometown Heroes Jackie & Mack Robinson Memorial – Pasadena Located across the street from the Pasadena City Hall is the memorial dedicated to two of the city’s famous sons, brothers Jackie and Mack Robinson. The bronze sculptures were dedicated in 1997 and the memorial was completed in June 2002.  They […]

Go, Garbo, Go! Winter Corgi Nationals at Santa Anita Park – Arcadia, CA February 2025 Ever since we got our new corgi, Garbo, in February 2024, we have been looking for ways to keep her entertained and exercised.  We waited impatiently for the Winter Corgi Nationals at historic Santa Anita […]

Go-Go Garbo’s Glorious Garden Ramble (Part Deux) South Coast Botanic Garden – Palos Verdes, CA May 2024 -Southern California Garbo enjoyed herself so much at Ventura Botanical Gardens that when she read (she is a very advanced corgi) South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes allowed dogs on the last Sunday […]

Seeing How The Other .0001% Live Hearst Castle – San Simeon, CA Visited: May 2024 Tracy and I love exploring castles and palaces when traveling abroad, but it had been more than three decades since we traveled to California’s most famous castle. So, when Kim and Mary asked if we […]

Go-Go Garbo’s Glorious Garden Ramble Ventura Botanical Gardens – Ventura, CA Visit: May 2024 When Tracy learned that the Ventura Botanical Gardens allows dogs on Wednesdays and Fridays, we decided this would be the perfect place to take Garbo, our new two-year-old corgi, for her first major adventure. Go west, […]

Revisiting An Old Favorite Norton Simon Museum – Pasadena, CA Last Visited: August 2023 & January 2024 It had been some time since Tracy and I had visited one of our favorite local art museums, so when my childhood friend Denny visited us from Canada, we decided to take him […]

Morning In The Mercado Mercado González – Costa Mesa, CA Visited: December 2023 Tracy and I have had Mexico City on our brains since our incredible April 2023 trip, so when Tracy read about the opening of a huge, new Mexican marketplace in Costa Mesa, we took immediate notice. When […]

Light Of Learning! Los Angeles Central Library – Los Angeles Visited: June & September 2023 Seven years ago I was quite blown away by a visit to the library, the Richard J. Riordan Central Library to be exact. Its interior was gorgeous, the exterior was created by one of the […]

Still The Best Museum You’ve Never Heard Of! The Nethercutt Collection – Sylmar Last Visited: March 2023 Who knew that because so many women use a certain cosmetic product line that we would be allowed to visit one of the coolest museums most people don’t even know exists?  Located in […]