Lawn replacement can be beautiful! Just see these gorgeous front yards in Pasadena,
by I was recently invited to a program about replacing lawns–a very big deal in California because of the changing climate. The idea was very timely …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
Cycling in CicLAvia? See what you will find at the Mariachi Plaza hub on Oct. 5!
The Mariachi Plaza in the Boyle Heights neighborhood is true to its name: it is the place in Los Angeles to go to hire a …
Cycling in CicLAvia? See the amazing East L.A. Civic Center.
Until about three years ago I had always thought of East L.A. as an area of small, drab houses and a fair amount of crime. …
Shopping and seeing the sights in Chinatown
An acquaintance of my daughter-in-law moved into an affordable senior-living high rise apartment on the edge of Chinatown in Los Angeles. My daughter-in-law suggested that …
Free archery lessons in Pasadena at the Roving Archers in the Lower Arroyo
Ever secretly wanted to be like Katniss Everdeen? Now is your chance to take an archery lesson at the Roving Archers range in Pasadena. …
Strolling along the Santa Monica Pier watching children dance, old men sing and tourists take pictures
The colorful Santa Monica Pier is home to silly escapism–but fun. Rather than write an essay about it, I’ll show you some photos I took …
Big surf at Santa Monica Pier and the trapeze school and a rip tide you can see
I’m just going to post a few photos I took today when I went to the Santa Monica Pier to see the big surf created …
Dancing and Shakespeare free at Griffith Park
If you are anywhere in the Los Angeles area check out the free performances of Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night by the Independent …
Santa Monica Pier: Fun at the beach without getting onto all that gritty sand
True confession: I am not much of a beach person. I don’t lay out on the sand to get a suntan. I don’t swim in …
Few empty seats at the Los Angeles Grand Central Market–the old now stands cheek by jowl with new eateries!
As recently as 3 years ago I stopped by the Grand Central Market in downtown L.A. to take some photos. The scene was so depressing. …