Category California

Holiday 2014 – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

December 20-28, 2014 The three days leading up to Christmas were spent primarily connecting with the friends and places familiar to us as long time residents of Los Angeles; Joanna also spent quality time with her Mother. One of our first stops was dinner at Paco’s on Centinela at Washington. Anyone that knows us is […]

Europe 1999 – The Hunt for Starkbier, Part One

Possibly as a result of getting a new car, one perfect for cruising the interstates, we made a number of trips in the fall of 1998.  One long weekend we went to Yosemite along with Irene Thomas Johnson to meet up with Norm Benson for a one-day assault on Half Dome.  Getting overnight accommodations in […]