Glover Gardens

House-made pasta makes for a wonderful meal at this authentic Italian restaurant in Pasadena.

Edinburgh colors “pop” when the skies turn blue and the sun comes out, thus a haiku.

Looking out the hotel window at Edinburgh Castle, it was one of those magical moments when the light is just right, and you get a photo you didn’t expect.

Street art makes the modern area of Paris more interesting.

twilight on the piersanta monica sunset the benediction Overrun with tourists and souvenir-hawking vendors, the Santa Monica Pier remains a worthy destination. The sunset guarantees it. Trust me on this. Note: because February is National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo) and I’m a habitual haiku-er (is that […]

Being sleepless brings a haiku to mind, and an Irving Berlin song.

A photo and a haiku capture momentary peace from the usual airport chaos.

This anglophile went back to Geales in London after more than a dozen years and found it had gotten more posh. But the fish and chips were spot on.

Luna poses playfully with her ball and telepathically transmits a haiku for humans.

Dazzling colors and green spaces that can be found all over Paris are the subject of this January Dreaming post.

Sunny good times of the past get us through dreary Januaries of the present. Today, the focus is on Stonehaven Harbor on the Scottish coast.

Afternoon tea at the palace where Queen Victoria grew up – by Jove, it was a jolly good show!

Memories of of a summer day in Laguna Beach, a town that’s more quirky than cool, colorful, artsy and fully embracing its California beachy character.

The 2019 orange harvest at Glover Gardens … sunshine in a glass.

Kitty Fisher’s in London is a foodie’s dream! The staff treated me like I was royalty and served me a meal that to match. The ambience is an appealing mix of cozy old England and fresh, trendy-foodie-creative.

Today, we’re reminiscing about one of the wineries we visited on our ‘Wine for No Reason’ trip in to California’s Temecula Valley.