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We continue to explore Southern California with the idea that we would feel bad if we left and said, I wish we would have done that, or gone there.  The Los Angels Arboretum is a fantastic venue to see natural habitats from around the world, but mostly Southern California. Last year we saw advertisments for…

We decided to take a trip to see Haley at Dixie State University in St. George Utah.  It is a 6 hour drive from Big Bear.  We let Michael know that it would be a great time to visit family and oh, by the way, we could go to Zion National Park because it was…

The 2018 Gary & Denise Christmas Letter was such a success, we did not want to stop the trending, so here is the 2019 version.  This is our 5th Christmas in Big Bear.  2019 was full of adventures, travel and friends.  With all of the bovine defecation going on in our beloved homeland, I kept…

I read about a free ‘museum’ in LA a couple of years ago. It caught my eye because of its name ‘The Annenberg Space For Photography’. We have taken a diverse set of our friends to this special place. We have observed a number of different shows and have never been disappointed. Our guests have…

As fantastic as The Getty Center is, travel down to Pacific Palisades, by the Santa Monica Pier, to experience The Getty Villa. Mr. Getty collected world famous artifacts in a faux Greek Villa and, admission is free. We have been there only once, we will be back.

As bad as the traffic is to get there, Los Angeles has wonderful places to visit. We are amazed how many of these places are free. A favorite experience for us is the Getty Center.

We have made a good effort to take advantage of living in ‘SoCal’. When friends or family come to see us one of the adventures we enjoy taking folks on is Whale Watching. We have had great fortune using Davey’s Locker out of Newport. That red stuff floating on the surface? Whale poop.

Entry 22 By the middle of August Mom returned to her place in Flanders Music.  Musical instruments started to be delivered which was a healthy thing for the bottom line.  Dad and I could relax and turn our attention to what kept the store an interesting lifestyle for us. During the middle 60s the record…

Even as a boomer back in the 60s, my Mum taught me that ‘a good musician is a good musician’. I never forgot that. There were extremely few finer musicians than Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.

One essential thing I learned from my Mom was that if someone is a good musician they are worthy of a listen. Our good friend Marilyn Graham recently introduced me to Gregory Porter. I’ve been listening to him often lately. Some ‘throw-back’ elements but new stuff that is genuine and honest.