Gali , who was a “Ghost Writer,” is an old neighbor, who we connected with when we first moved from Berkeley to Santa Monica. I asked him his Carpe Diem List and here is what he said.Downtown Santa Monica farmer’s market Downtown flower mart (amazing deals) Hammer Museum lecture series/art nights. FYI Free always (General […]
Reposted from Art is Moving Blog After my Yelping rant on Friday about the lack of having an Arts and Culture in our institutions, I was so delighted and excited to find this amazing news about the healing Art Collection in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. From the CBS Broadcast History of the Healing Power […]
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Image from The Getty Museum, awesome place to visit in LA and it is FREE! Go on Saturday night and parking is Free as well. Perfect date place.
Last Sunday was a stunning day. Don and I decided to take a drive and to catch the sunset in Laguna Beach. We had never been before and we were due for an adventure. Our day began with our weekly jaunt to one of the local Farmers Markets in the area to stock up on organic Vegies. One […]
Nuestro Pueblo (Our Town), The Watts Towers by Sam Rodia. Construction Worker by day and Artist by night! Ever since I saw the Watts Towers on a lecture slide in my undergraduate Art Survey class, they haunted me. They seemed so mysterious. Was it a sacred site in an urban jungle, I wondered what was […]
What is the best thing on your menu? This is a Donism. Since, I met Don eleven years ago, every time we go to a restaurant he always asks this question to our waiter/waitress:“What is the best thing on the menu?” or “What is your signature dish?” or “What is your favorite thing on the […]
Point Dume’ at Dusk (the in between) Point Dume’ State Preserve is an amazing sanctuary. “It features headlands, cliffs, rocky coves and vast beach access. The beach is presently operated by Los Angeles County, which also operates Zuma County Beach. These facilities are noted for swimming, surfing, scuba diving and fishing. Point Dume is a […]
Today we took a walk to Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. To get to Montana it is lovely to take the Pacific Palisades Park walkway. It has a beautiful vista, which overlooks the ocean. The park has a good vibe and has some amazing coastal foliage and is a sweet spot for loungers, dog walkers, […]
If you are looking for a day retreat from the chaos of daily life, the Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is the place to BE. “COME INTO THE SILENCE OF SOLITUDE,AND THE VIBRATION THERE WILL TALK TO YOU THROUGH THE VOICE OF GOD“ — PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA Don and I kept driving past this interesting building […]
Carpe Diem LA is a travel log of our adventures in Los Angeles and beyond. In October 2010, we moved here from the San Francisco, Bay Area and we have a lot of unknown territory to cover. Since, the beginning of our relationship, which was over ten years ago, we have had the philosophy that […]