Chronicles

West Third Street in West Los Angeles is crowded with cute boutiques, unique galleries and delightful cafes. You will not find ordinary shops or merchants on this walk. My favorite place to...

My lunches are usually quite productive. I spend most bouncing around from place to place, running errands, making phone calls and perusing local shops in search of the perfect . But none...

Last Wednesday, we spent a balmy evening outdoors with the girls at a concert for an old friend of mine, Janet Klein. [...]

The Huntington holds some 6.5 million manuscripts and more than a million rare books. It is by far not the average library visit. It is filled with breathtaking botanical illustrations, ornate calligraphy...

One of the greatest sanctuaries in Pasadena is The Huntington Library - a private, nonprofit institution devoted to culture, research, education and beauty. It was founded by Henry E. Huntington in the...

I was happily snapping away with my camera when a sudden feeling of "hey-I’ve-been-here-before" almost knocked me off my feet.  The throes of freshly-arrived tourists whisked me away from the cramped corridor and...

Plane ticket never fails to tickle me. I love to travel and take little adventures. When I was a little girl, I used to read Madita (“Madicken” in Swedish), a novel by...

I am both an early riser and a night owl, constantly on the lookout for quaint little spots to contemplate and recharge throughout the day. One of my favorite spots is Intelligentsia...