http://www.postersofsantafe.co…es/products/419l.jpg 20 years ago, The Amazing Ms. D and I bought this magnet. Santa Fe style is a combination of Spanish and Indian esthetic. Native art and jewelry, Southwest architecture and housewares and a…
The El Rancho absolutely has the charm of yesterday. It was built in 1937 as a place for movie production companies to stay while filming in the nearby desert. It has maintained both the movie and western themes. …
Congratulations to PortMoresby for recognizing that this market place is in Park Guell in Barcelona. The park was designed by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. He is best known for designing in the Modernisme style. One identifying…
This week Gumbo traveled to Bomarzo Italy to luxuriate among the fantastic monstrosities bought to reality by one man’s grief. The early 1550’s were a tough time for Prince Orsini of Lazio Italy. He had been held captive for…
If you are in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles for dinner I suggest The Pine and Crane . The Pine and Crane is an example of the new restaurant trend that is not “fast food” but not a traditional restaurant. Maybe you would call it…
If you are in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles for dinner I suggest The Pine and Crane. The Pine and Crane is an
Feed Body and Soul I went to the Abbot Kinney section of Venice (see map) to eat. A trendy area, these 3 blocks are kind of the antithesis of Venice Beach. There are many choices of restaurants here and really like Feed Body and Soul’s Happy…
The Lower East Side ( see map ) has been the home to immigrants for over 100 years. In the late 1800’s its population was primarily Jewish, In the 1950’s the population shifted to mostly Puerto Rican and then Dominican. Then in the 80’s and…
I had the chance to walk around Greenwich Village (see map) for the first time in several years. I know that this is going to sound like a “grandpa is complaining about change again” blog, but I was really disappointed in what I found….
I had to think a long time before writing this entry. We live in a time where “The Founding Fathers” are quoted to justify almost every point of view . So I had a lot of second thoughts before I sat down to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard in…
http://www.postersofsantafe.co…es/products/419l.jpg 20 years ago, The Amazing Ms. D and I bought this magnet. Santa Fe style is a combination of Spanish and Indian esthetic. Native art and jewelry, Southwest architecture and housewares and a…
The El Rancho absolutely has the charm of yesterday. It was built in 1937 as a place for movie production companies to stay while filming in the nearby desert. It has maintained both the movie and western themes. …
Congratulations to PortMoresby for recognizing that this market place is in Park Guell in Barcelona. The park was designed by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. He is best known for designing in the Modernisme style. One identifying…
This week Gumbo traveled to Bomarzo Italy to luxuriate among the fantastic monstrosities bought to reality by one man’s grief. The early 1550’s were a tough time for Prince Orsini of Lazio Italy. He had been held captive for…
If you are in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles for dinner I suggest The Pine and Crane . The Pine and Crane is an example of the new restaurant trend that is not “fast food” but not a traditional restaurant. Maybe you would call it…
If you are in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles for dinner I suggest The Pine and Crane. The
Feed Body and Soul I went to the Abbot Kinney section of Venice (see map) to eat. A trendy area, these 3 blocks are kind of the antithesis of Venice Beach. There are many choices of restaurants here and really like Feed Body and Soul’s Happy…
The Lower East Side ( see map ) has been the home to immigrants for over 100 years. In the late 1800’s its population was primarily Jewish, In the 1950’s the population shifted to mostly Puerto Rican and then Dominican. Then in the 80’s and…
I had the chance to walk around Greenwich Village (see map) for the first time in several years. I know that this is going to sound like a “grandpa is complaining about change again” blog, but I was really disappointed in what I found….
I had to think a long time before writing this entry. We live in a time where “The Founding Fathers” are quoted to justify almost every point of view . So I had a lot of second thoughts before I sat down to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard in…
