January 2017 While still on Christmas break we gathered some kids and hiked almost to the Hollywood sign. Unfortunately it was shrouded in clouds and we never saw it. Afterwards we ate lunch at Aroma Cafe in Toluca Lake. The sign is there somewhere...

December 2016 I don't remember how this happened - but we planned a day out that Mary couldn't do with us.  She went to see The King and I with her family.  We missed her!  We are a team that has gotten together once a week for ten years and now we were a woman... Continue Reading →

December 2016 We took a quick trip to DTLA for breakfast at Poppy + Rose and a visit to the flower mart.  The holidays are a great time to shop for flowers 🙂

September 2016 We started our day in Beverly Hills.  Fancy.  I drove us the back way - the 2 to the 134 to the 101 to Coldwater Canyon.  Just 40 minutes on the road and we were out of stodgy San Gabriel Valley and dipping into the hip and glorious west side of Los Angeles. We... Continue Reading →

May 2016 Mid-Wilshire All of our adventures seem to have pivoted around one activity.   We planned this adventure around a trip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where there was a Men's Fashion exhibit we wanted to see. We ate breakfast at The Sycamore Kitchen in the mid-Wilshire/Hancock Park neighborhood. Right across the... Continue Reading →

February 2016 For our third trip around Los Angeles we took the Art Tour of the Los Angeles Metro subway stations. We started our day with breakfast at Sweet Salt Food Shop in Toluca Lake.  Breakfast earned high marks from all of us.  We might all agree that breakfast is our favorite part of our... Continue Reading →

December 2015 By the end of 2015 it finally registered with us that finding time for another weekend away would be challenging.  Instead of getting frustrated by our limitation we decided to take a day out.  Over coffee we planned a full day in downtown Los Angeles.  This is what we did in order... Grand Central Market... Continue Reading →

September 2014 I think over coffee one morning somebody said, “Wouldn’t it be fun to take a weekend away?”  And that was that.  If a group of friends want to plan an outing there needs to be some planners in the group.  Luckily, we learned we are all planners to varying degrees.  Kate took care... Continue Reading →