One of our favorite places to hike in Topanga is at the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy along Tuna Canyon Road. While living here Mac and his friend Dali (along with Ellen and Wendy), walked here nearly every day. The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States […]
We’ve booked our tickets to Ecuador, registered at Yanapuma, and are finalizing the last details before departure. We’ll celebrate Thanksgiving with Blakey late, on the weekend after the actual holiday. On Wednesday, December 2nd, we fly back to LAX from San Francisco, leaving the car with Blakey, and get on our flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador. […]
I come from a family that loved libraries. My mom was a grade school librarian during much of my life. She continues at her residence community, having just coordinated the organization of the books at the Meadows Apartments. Since Ellen and I lost the convenience of having our own internet access, we have spent considerable […]
Since arriving in “Tinseltown,” we’ve had the opportunity to see a few films. Our friend Count, a film critic, was going to take us to the first preview of “The Hateful Eight,” Quentin Tarantino’s new film, but it was cancelled at the last minute. Of the three films we saw, the two taking place during […]
Sunday afternoon we attended “An Intimate Afternoon of Music with Randy Newman.” The event was a fundraiser for the Topanga Women’s Circle, an organization that Ellen helped start when we were living in Topanga. “Topanga Women’s Circle (TWC) is committed to making a difference to homeless families as they move into transitional housing. By enhancing […]
As part of the daily hiking regime, we’ve spent some time at Topanga State Park. When we were living here, the people on the other side of our road, Waveview Drive, abutted the north side of the park. Per Wikipedia: The park is located adjacent to the community of Topanga, within the City of Los Angeles. […]
Having had the opportunity to experience Blakey’s tiny house, I am loathe to call where we are living a tiny house. In fact, here are some interesting tiny house facts: Tiny houses may not have more than 400 square feet excluding lofts The day I posted the Blakey’s Tiny House blog, I got 5 times […]
I grew up with two cousins, an uncle, and an aunt. Ellen grew up with infinite cousins, uncles, and aunts. In addition, distance of cousins (first, second, third, removed, etc.) is not much of a consideration in her family. The only exception is going through the common ritual of diagramming the family tree to each other. […]
Saturday we, as on many days, we wanted to take a hike. After Ellen’s birthday brunch, we headed off to “Land of Medicine Buddha,” a place Blakey had never been. One of the kids at Sunshower Farm goes to daycare here. After a long drive up a narrow and curvy road, we arrived. Land of […]
Blakey was a great tour guide, exploring Santa Cruz and its surrounding area with us. We drove up to UC Santa Cruz. I didn’t get photos, but the place seemed like a ski resort without snow. The buildings didn’t look anything like any college I’ve ever seen. It is located on top of a mountain, […]
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