On Easter afternoon, we loaded up our gear and headed from Los Angeles to Phoenix, where Matt's parents live. And no, we weren't on camels. Although we might have been better off if we were. Here's my brilliant travel tip of the week: When you've …
Los Angeles: The Petersen Automotive and Page Museums (with a bonus side of pie)
April 6, 2010 6 reader comments
So here's the thing about trying to live blog from the road – sometimes you have days that are so chock full that they really warrant an entire series of posts. I'm finding this to be especially true as my kids get older and have more stamina and …
Mondays are for dreaming: Pastries and fishes
April 5, 2010 2 reader comments
We started out our first full day in Los Angeles at the Euro Pane bakery on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. When we lived in Pasadena six years ago this was our favorite breakfast spot, and I was delighted to see that nothing has changed, from the …
Dispatches from the road: Coming into Los Angeles
April 3, 2010 4 reader comments
With all due respect to Arlo Guthrie, I wonder what is more stressful – flying cross-country solo with two children or running drugs. Actually, I jest, because with backpacks full of coloring and invisible ink activity books, new Hardy Boys …
Spring cleaning and live blogging
April 1, 2010 2 reader comments
So somewhere around a year ago I moved my blog from its original home on Blogger to this lovely space on Wordpress with the pretty design and various whizz-bangs that have made me very happy. And one thing I was supposed to do when that happened was …
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