….…..for so many people and there’s no exception at the Parkers!  However, Sir Charles gets treated royally and makes our hearts glad. The Bistro Gardens on Ventura Bulevard is a lovely place to celebrate! But first there were presents…. I posted a favorite...

  …Laurie Pie planned an amazing day at the original Farmers Market on 3rd & Fairfax for a birthday celebration for me.  If you haven’t been there for a while it’s time for a real treat.  We had so much fun walking about looking at everything and finally settling...

….is going on here and the month of June will be a messy time street wise! Phase one was removing the old pavement and next the cracks got gooped! When I phoned the contractor to find out what day/days we’d be unable to pull out of the driveway I was told they have no...

I wasn’t the only one with a birthday and it was wonderful to see so many friends at Carol’s birthday party for Richard. First off, the amazing sculptor Christopher Slatoff, creator of magnificent life-sizepublic pieces.  You can see his work at slatoffsculpture.com...

…and the day started out so fun with balloons, flowers, cake and presents!  Thank you dear Charles, Nikka and Vicki! The post-it on the door was to remind me to take mounting paste to class. (It was stored in the fridge.) Nikka is just tooooo cute!  Note ‘THE’ Nan...

 Sandie Girl and I are both May babies and so we like to do something special to celebrate together.  This year it was the Virginia Robinson Gardens 28th Annual Garden Tour. ‘De Colores, The Art of Botanical Seduction'  Pretending I’m with Frida Kahlo…..  ´This year...

….Or at least that’s how very special Maggie made me feel from the moment I entered her magical courtyard! Maggie began our afternoon by opening a bottle of lovely Elderberry juice/soda…..Aren’t the glasses lovely? But permit me to backtrack just a bit.  Maggie was...

….I’ve mentioned before how I love my Sandie Girl ‘fix' each weekend and this was no exception.  Brunch at the Reilly’s...The cutest part was watching the male guests surround Sandie Girl at the grill... One was in charge of the bacon because after all….it’s all about...

More and more Sundays start the week off with Tina Marie, Nikka and me having brunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel.  This time it was poolside. The little jars of Maple Syrup are so adorable we asked for some to take home!  I think the basic idea is to see how much room...

What more could one ask for! Amy, Nikka & I headed off to the Huntington for a Heritage Society event and were greeted by awesome Cris Lutz. These young people were so, so cute and we had great fun watching their performance. Amy has never seen a tree, plant or...