This is a crazy time of the year for me. Work gets busier, the kids are on the brink of going back to school, which means I’m trying to squeeze every ounce of quality time in with them plus preparing for the school year. We were traveling and it was amazing in so many ways. I’ll…
My family has a farm in Colombia, outside of Bogota. The land has been in our family for over 100 years. I remember going as a child. Forty years ago we had to take the train and then walk a great distance. If it rained it was hard because the mud was thick and sticky.…
It’s Scouting Sunday but to be honest, I’m out of houses to show you guys. For this week, I’m going to tell you another story. I love our mechanic. He’s honest, fair and relatively close to our house. When I need to do an oil change and I have the girls with me he is kind…
Last night we did something totally different and entirely unplanned for 4th of July! I spent the day in Malibu with the girls. We went to the beach, had a great lunch at Kristy’s and ran around Pepperdine’s lovely lawn. Expansive green grass is such a rare commodity these days in Southern California. The draught is…
Hello 5th of July! It’s a good morning to sit and read stuff on the internet! Yesterday was a fun filled day. Venice has some of the best homes! This one is no exception! What a great open kitchen, dining and living space! Hope you enjoy the pictures. And in case you missed it, you…
The moon has been huge and amazing the last few nights. I love seeing everyone’s pictures from around the world on Instagram. I wish I could go out with my good camera and long lenses to capture it! These days I’m exhausted come nightfall. Our summer days have been filled with lots of fun, active things.…
Monday night, an anonymous group of artist built a small Japanese inspired teahouse in Griffith Park. It was made with reclaimed wood from the 2007 Griffith Park fire. You can read more details here. The entire story is very interesting. The project was clearly well planned and executed. I saw pictures of the teahouse on LAist and read…
Mary, Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow? Considering that I do not have a green thumb I’m going to say that mine is doing rather well! This is all new to me! Sun, soil, water, growing seasons! I’m discovering where things grow best in winter vs summer on our property. I have the…
Good afternoon! It’s 106 in the Valley today! Keep that in mind as you see this home versus the homes in Venice from a few weeks ago. All the coastal cities are in the high 70’s while we’re in the triple digits. Couple that with the drought we’re having here in California and you can…
Although this is my scouting pictures day I thought I’d change it up to share a beautiful home I saw today! Back in November I wrote about a Mid Century Modern home that was getting redone. It’s finally finished and listed and they had an open house today! I’ve seen a lot of redos and…
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