Dutch Bike Flick Redux

A charming movie called Riding Bikes with the Dutch , which premiered during the Long Beach Bike Festival on May 9 will be shown again at the Art Theatre on this Thursday, June 10, at 7 pm. Tickets are only $5. Speaking of charming, my son Drew conducted an interview with the director for Streetsblog a while back. Check it out

So Cal from the Inside Out

Here's a blog jam-packed with news and views of all the things to do in Southern California. Travelin' Local has ten contributors who post photos and descriptions of neighborhoods and natural attractions and all the things to do and see in this diverse region.

Blog-a-rama

Just few links to some fresh and juicy blogs

Anarchy in the Garden -- the off shoot (or is it a seedling?) of Victory Home & Garden with lots of inspiration and news of the Long Beach gardening scene

Beyond the Lawn -- lovely graphics and lots of info about gardens and cooking around L.A.

Eating L.A. -- Item by item restaurant reviews and insider news about the L.A. restaurant scene

Life on the Balcony --tons of advice and encouragement for container gardeners

Adios for a while

I'll be leaving for the Santa Cruz area tomorrow until March 9 so I won't be posting here very often. Check out the blog my husband and I will be writing called Cruz Clues.

Awesome Slow Cooker Blog

There's a full-page ad in Parade Magazine today for a cookbook called Make Fast, Cook Slow by Stephanie O'Dea. At the bottom there's a reference to her blog A Year of Slow Cooking. It's awesome! She says she has an unnatural obsession with slow cooking, but her obsession is our gain. There are recipes every day with links to other sources and an index and a calendar that links to the recipe of a year ago.

And Now a (1,000) Word(s) from my Husband

My husband, who makes a living writing for the Internet, has decided to up the ante and start his own blog. To my glee, he chose Blogspot too, so I can follow him. He calls his blog Picture My Life and plans to post a picture (thus the 1,000 words bit) with a short commentary. He's a very good photographer, so it should be very pleasant viewing.

Proud parent alert!

Check it out! Grunion Gazette has a story this week about my vagabond boys who are zeroing in on Washington DC just in time for the inauguration. Or better yet get their firsthand accounts at Obamathon Man and The Daily Reeder. Don't you wish you were wild and crazy enough to celebrate the new administration with the jubilant crowds down on Foggy Bottom?