Lost in LA: Santa Monica

Santa Monica Pier on a cloudy day (April 2023) Santa Monica is a popular beach city in west Los Angeles, and it's the epitome of living the "LA dream:" a world-famous beach, sunny skies 300+ days out of the year, and plenty of entertainment (shops, restaurants, cafés) to keep both locals and visitors busy for … Continue reading Lost in LA: Santa Monica

Top 10 British Dishes You Need to Try

British cuisine isn't known for being on people's radar. If anything, it's known to be quite bland, and some critics have joked that, with all of the spices and ingredients the British Empire had taken in its colonial past, the only "spices" used in its traditional dishes are salt and pepper. Certainly not the most-flavorful … Continue reading Top 10 British Dishes You Need to Try

Malibu Mornings (poem)

(inspired by Malibu in Los Angeles-- May 2021) Malibu Mornings Waves lap over my toessavoring that last biteof sunrise by the sea: I see how the Pacific glidesunder gulls returning to shoreat the start of the day, After sleeping, dreaming aboutthat glorious hourwaking up to mornings in Malibu To sunny eggs and toastand you holding … Continue reading Malibu Mornings (poem)