I am renaming this loop because I can't exactly figure out what its true name is. Maybe it doesn't have a name. This is how we approached it. (Again, I just follow Deb, but I am fondly recalling the hike via my memory and the photos I took of this gorgeous spot.) Here is where … [Read more...]
3rd Grader Organizes Book Drive for Casa Pacifica
Killian B., an Agoura Hills 3rd grader, is collecting gently used children's books for the foster children of Casa Pacifica. You drop your books off in the collection bin outside of Stevenson Fitness in Oak Park (at the corner of Kanan and Lindero Canyon). Her mother told me … [Read more...]
One Last Hope For Cereal Lovers Who Can’t Eat Grain: Quinoa Pops
I've written before about how I had to eliminate most grains from my diet. It's just better that way, for me. I still indulge every now and then, and my go-to indulgence is a bowl of cereal, because man, I love cereal. At least now I pour almond milk in it. That's a 50% decrease … [Read more...]
First Hike of the Year – Simi Peak and China Flats
China Flats, on the way up to Simi Peak Thanks to a standing arrangement with my friend Deb, I take a hike about once a week, and usually somewhere that is new to me. Deb is an important part of this because without a person who will expect me to go somewhere, I will stay in my … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: January
Raise your hand if your house hasn't caught up with the weather outside. I'm wearing a turtleneck because I'm inside, working. But when I walked outside to get the mail, BOOM. Suddenly it's summer again. … [Read more...]
Come On All You Starbucks Lovers
I like my version of the lyrics better. "Got a long list of ex-lovers" may be relatable, but so is coffee. Okay, so I'm not exactly a Taylor Swift fan (my friend Michelle will tell you how much I hate hate hate hate hate her song "Shake It Off") but you can't turn on the … [Read more...]