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You may have seen my post about Pretend City housing an initiative called:  “Good to Go from Head to Toe.” At the time I wrote that post, I hadn’t visited …

The Santa Barbara Natural History Museum is more than a museum to me. It embodies my childhood. I was there when the museum acquired the blue whale that washed up …

California State Parks are in trouble. Again. Sitting in my jammies watching Saturday morning cartoons.  That’s the last time I remember enjoying an education on the political process. Remember “I’m …

Don’t know about you, but my kids are out of school today and Monday. Are you trying to get creative and think of some things to do? Let’s run through …

Sour Grass Soup Brilliant yellow flowers dot California roadsides and hillsides this time of year.  I recognize it as sour grass from my childhood. In researching this post, I learned …

Ridgecrest Park in Aliso Viejo provided us our first sunny play outdoors day after all that rain a few weeks ago.  I don’t know if it’s because we were playground-deprived, …

Irvine Central Bark is one of 13 dedicated dog parks in Orange County. Scott submitted a recommendation for Central Bark because of its separate Big Dog/Little Dog areas. Scott warns …

I have a love/hate relationship with Play-Doh.  All the mixing, molding, shaping and tasting (oops, that’s just my 2 year old) inspires creative play.  How can you not love a …

My favorite Newport Coast parks are called Canyon Watch and Harbor Watch. These separate, but similar parks, sit along San Joaquin Hills Drive looking like nothing more than a scenic …

Woodbury Community Park in Irvine is just what you’d imagine: a beautiful oasis centering a planned community. The park is at the center, spreading to apartments and housing, then big …