So to celebrate a couple of weeks in La La Land I’m just going to post a few of the … More

Driving a few blocks across the city to take the children to nursery school. Gives a flavour of the place.

I love art galleries but can only really take them in small doses. Two hours is about as much as … More

I’d heard of Trader Joe’s before I came here. I follow a blog called Become Betty, where Betty, who’s not … More

No thanks, like a badly built skyscraper that’s just wrong on so many levels. I’m keen on coffee shops and … More

It’s a massive sprawl, with street after street of houses and offices. It ranges from the seedy, the very seedy … More

As I recall these golden words were spoken by Shirley Conrad, who many years ago, was a doyenne of home … More

Huntingdon Park. Pasadena. Very hot day, in the 90s. This place is big, loads of brilliant gardens and plants to … More

No flooding in this Venice, apart from the light.

This place is worth a visit, it’s in Pasadena and is the former home of the head of the Proctor … More