Lately I have caught myself complaining about all the foggy and cloudy mornings we have had this year, but as I look back at my photographs I see how beautiful it is when the fig rolls in. So I am going to embrace the beauty of nature in all her different moods.
Read MoreIn 1924 newspaper man John B. T. Campbell began publishing a serialized novel in the Los Angeles Herald called the Rose of Los Angeles.
Read MoreWild mustard is despised among native plant activist. It smothers native plants and flowers transforming the landscape of the United States
Read MoreThe Friends of Banning Museum are thrilled to announce the return of the annual Wisteria Regale, our largest fundraiser for the Banning Museum. The event will be held on March 25, 2023, Saturday from 5 – 9 PM. The theme for this year’s event is “The Time Machine.” Guests are invited to dress in Victorian period or Steampunk-inspired attire.
Read MoreOn February 8, 2023 the Palos Verdes Historical Society (PVHS) hosted an exclusive party and presentation at historic La Venta Inn, dubbed "The Secret Life of La Venta Inn - An Intimate Story".
Read MoreFlowers are not there for our enjoyment. Think of them as that lit up “liquor” sign down the street; bright, inviting, the promise of something good. But, this promise is for pollinators, not us.
Read MoreMariners and coastal residents along the Pacific coastline have witnessed the annual gray whales migration from the Bering and Chukchi Seas southward towards the warm lagoons of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula for hundreds of years. It was the regularity of this over 10,000 miles round trip journey that nearly brought gray whales to the brink of extinction.
Read More(with excerpts from “Awakened Miracles: Your Course From Source” Spiritual Counselor Certification)
What happens if you close your eyes and tell yourself, “The next thing I think is a dream?”
Go ahead, close your eyes and say it…“The next thing I think is a dream?”
Read MoreWhen a man who spent years working with wood chooses to design a home with a talented wood artisan, it is a very special place. The owner of 5732 Capeswood Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes is a creator and designer at heart even though running a lumber business was his day job.
Read MoreOn March 12th we celebrate the 77th birthday of Liza Minnelli, a brilliant performer whose work includes Cabaret, Arthur, New York New York and Arrested Development to name a few. Her parentage is extraordinary as her parents were Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.
Read MoreSome of the most exquisite art displayed in homes can be found underfoot in the form of intricate rugs. In addition to providing comfort, warmth and noise reduction, the right rug serves as a grounding statement piece that completes the look of a room.
Read MoreLodi Wineries: The Lodi AVA, part of the larger Central Valley wine region of California. You will find that this small town has a big heart when it comes to wine grapes, wines, and much more. Lodi Wine Country is found directly east of San Francisco Bay, and between the cities of Sacramento and Stockton. The west of the region of Lodi lies close to the edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin counties.
Read MoreSteampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates technology and design inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk may also include alternative history, the array of literature, fashion, and art.
Read MoreIt was a dark, stormy, and foggy night in March, 1961, when the Greek freighter Dominator ran itself aground on Rocky Point in PVE. It was carrying a cargo of wheat and beef down the coast from Vancouver, when the captain prematurely decided to turn into LA Harbor.
Read MoreIn the early 1930’s a large deposit of oil was discovered underneath the waters of the Port of Long Beach and the City of Long Beach. This deposit, known as the Wilmington Oil Field, became one of the largest oil fields in the continental United States. Original estimates put the capacity of the oil field at 7 billion barrels. From the mid-1930’s to the mid-1950’s the oil was removed from the field without backfilling the vacant spaces below the surface. Eventually, this caused land above the extraction sites to sink, a geological effect known as subsidence. In 1956, a drilling moratorium was enacted, and the City of Long Beach began working with the oil production companies to study how to negate this effect.
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