As a Los Angeles blogger, I like to report on various events taking place in my hometown, especially during the holidays. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, most Holiday celebrations will be toned down, canceled completely, or are taking place outside of the city. Restaurants are set to ban outdoor dining starting right before Thanksgiving for several weeks. No one is … [Read more...]
Fun Gift Ideas for Special Occasions and Holidays Older Women Will Love
If you've hit a brick wall on what to give your mom, grandma, or an older woman friend, then you'll enjoy the special occasion and holiday gift ideas I've put together below with older women in mind. They include culinary delights, skin care, beauty items, jewelry, and other fun items all women will love even if she makes you think she's got everything she needs. I hope you … [Read more...]
The Holiday Season Surely Begins with A Christmas Carol
Imagine if we'd never heard of Charles Dickens. We wouldn't be sitting inside Rochester's packed Geva Theatre Center on a Saturday night, watching the Wilson Stage make ready for a beloved tradition, here in their fair city. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' timeless tale of redemption for one of London's most horrid and despised characters, effectively tugs at the … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Zoo Lights Holiday Event
When do friends in their 60’s turn into kids again? They do when they go to Griffith Park to see the Los Angeles Zoo Lights display. Seven of us old farts met up there after New Years to check it out. I used to take my kids to the Los Angeles Zoo all the time when they were little and we lived in Hollywood. We were even members for a while. They were always enthralled … [Read more...]
AmaWaterways: Christmas Market River Cruise on the Danube
We took a river cruise aboard the AmaWaterways Amacerto along the Danube during November and December to see the Christmas Markets. It started in Budapest, stopping in the Austrian towns of Melk and Vienna and included excursions to Salzburg, Linz, Passau, Regensburg, and Nurnberg in Germany. After Nurnberg, we boarded a shuttle bus to Prague in the Czech Republic. To … [Read more...]
