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...]
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: State Line
An InLinkz Link-up … [Read more...]
Climb Out of Darkness – Postpartum Depression Fundraiser
I like to hike. It's my favorite form of exercise - not too bouncy, not too repetitive, and it gets me outside in nature. Well, some trails in the Los Angeles area are sort of nature-adjacent but you have to listen to the sounds of leaf blowers and people and trucks and stuff. … [Read more...]
Second Breakfast Is Another Chance for a Great Start
A day in my glamorous life. There's really not ever much of a lull in my schedule. Maybe Sundays, when I am too exhausted from the frenzy of the week. A typical weekday goes like this: I get up at 6AM to make lunches and have a little quiet time alone. Then breakfast, the mad … [Read more...]


