One year ago, we were in the Valle de Guadalupe. It was almost our last getaway before the lockdown… we still had our visit to LA to come. The Valle de Guadalupe is a beautifulContinue reading
Category: Something Splendid
Something Splendid: New Year on the Beach
We have a New Year’s Day tradition of taking a walk on the beach. On today’s walk we saw my favorite beach birds, which I call “little runny birds” but I think the rest ofContinue reading
Something Splendid: Balboa Park Outing
Yesterday was a beautiful day in San Diego, and we spent the morning strolling around Balboa Park with some friends. It is easy to forget how many nice things there are in Balboa Park. TheContinue reading
Something Splendid: A River in Zion
I continue to look through old trip photos. This one is from a family get together in Zion National Park. We took this photo on a hike we did with our kids (then a babyContinue reading
Something Splendid: Little Girl, Big Aquarium
I found myself looking through the pictures from a California roadtrip we took in 2011, when our kids were four and almost two. There were a lot of photos and videos that made me smile.Continue reading
Something Splendid: Book Art
This is a section of the art installation made of books at the San Diego Public Library auditorium. I got to admire it at length while I waited in line with my older daughter toContinue reading
Something Splendid: Saguaro
We spent Thanksgiving with my family in the Phoenix area. My parents agreed to watch the kids for one night, and my husband and I headed down to Tucson. I hadn’t been to Tucson sinceContinue reading
Something Splendid: An Oasis of Quiet in Downtown LA
There is a pretty courtyard upstairs at the back of the Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA, and it is a beautiful little garden oasis that seems far from the bustle and traffic of theContinue reading
Something Splendid: Aotea
This is Aotea (long white cloud), a sculpture by Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi. We saw it towards the end of its display at the Auckland Art Gallery, in July 2013. Where: Auckland, New ZealandWhen: July, 2013
Something Splendid: October Beach Walk
It was hot and windy on Friday, and I decided that my usual rollerblade outing wouldn’t be very enjoyable in those conditions. I went for a walk on the beach instead. The kite surfers wereContinue reading