Monthly Archives: April 2012

Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon!

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Nerds Inherit LA Times Festival of Books!

Along with getting 5 feet from Julie Andrews, Betty White & being in close vicinity of Anne Rice & The Mystery Machine (oh, yeah!) at The Festival of Books at The USC campus in Downtown LA this past weekend, I … Continue reading

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The LA Times Festival of Books!

Ever since the Los Angeles Times began this wonderful yearly weekend book fair in 1996, I have wanted to go, & now, 17 years later, I can not only finally mark it off my Bucket List, but know I want … Continue reading

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Alcohol, Gluten Free Style (2nd Edition!)

(* The post I was up late having to re-write as I thought it vanished on me last week, was nestled safely on my homepage under Drafts. Woo hoo! I did not press Save or anything, & thought it was … Continue reading

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Alcohol, Gluten Free Style….

Anyone who knows me knows I enjoy a great drink. Luckily, being Gluten Free has not put a damper on that. I, thankfully, do not like beer, which is loaded with barley, wheat & hops, all an obvious no-no for … Continue reading

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Orange Blossom Special in Santa Ana!

A really great thing I have noticed living in SoCal is that there is always an opportunity to check out great local bands & usually you have a friend who knows the members. A happy hour dinner with buds last evening … Continue reading

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A Day at The Races (38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach!)

2009 marked real changes in my life; the biggest being I moved out of my parents from Solvang, CA, down to sunny SoCal in the Fall. But, prior to that, in Spring of that year, I was down here visiting … Continue reading

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Cupid, There is a Reason You are Just ‘Ok’….

I am one of the millions of people out there who has an on-line dating profile. It seems to me that most of my fellow single friends have at-least one, or have tried it at one time or another. If … Continue reading

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Growing Up Danish (Kind of…)

I had to laugh when I logged into Facebook yesterday & saw a link from Solvang, CA’s page; National Geographic mentioned Solvang on a blog post that the town is one of the “Best European Villages in America”.  When I am asked where I … Continue reading

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“So…Mary…what CAN you eat?!”

Let me begin by saying I am very pleased at the responce to my very first post on my brand spankin’ new blog! My friends have shown their support, as well as new peeps I have ‘met’ via Twitter & … Continue reading

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