There is something pretty funky north of L.A. We’re talking about Topanga Canyon Blvd., an 11-mile stretch of winding canyon roads through the Santa Monica mountains between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ventura Freeway. Flying pigs. Indians on horseback. Pirate … Continue reading Topanga Canyon Boulevard
So it’s been raining in Southern California. Maybe you heard about it. Rain in Southern California is sort of a rare thing, particularly in the past several years. But not this year. During the latest rainstorm over the past weekend … Continue reading Irish Spring in Southern California
Kongo visited Reyes Adobe in Agoura Hills this week with #1 granddaughter’s fourth grade class. The Reyes Adobe house, built in 1850, was originally part of the Rancho Las Virgenes (still an exit on U.S. 101) Spanish land grant. After the … Continue reading Adobe Monkey
Yesterday Kongo visited Paramount Ranch with a couple of cowgirls. The ranch is a Hollywood movie set built in the 1920s in Agoura Hills, about fifteen minutes from Kongo’s house. Hundreds of movies and television shows have been filmed here. Everything … Continue reading Lights, Camera, Action!
So there is the children’s novel being read in 4th grade now. It’s Island of the Blue Dolphin written by Scott O’Dell and first published back in 1960. It’s a timeless story about a young girl who was stranded … Continue reading Island of The Blue Dolphin
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