(Emily and her horse, Piquito, at Kay el Bar Ranch.) When Emily was four-years-old we took her to Irvine Park Stables to watch the girls there practice riding. Emily was fascinated and declared, as all four-year-old girls do at some point, that she wanted a horse. Larry, as all good dads would do, knelt down, looked her right […]
Bob’s Big Boy: Reunited and it feels so good
For some reason, most of my fondest memories of being a kid are associated either with food or music. Along with the AM radio, Bob's Big Boy played a major roll in the first 15 or so years of my life. There used to be a Big Boy right down the street from where I […]
We just meant to scare them a little, not scar them for life
Art work available on Etsy. Chalk this one up to "one of those things you can laugh about with your kids later." Like WAAAY later. My husband, Larry, and I were just thinking of a creative way to get our kids to brush their teeth for two minutes. We had tried it all; toothbrushes that […]
Happy International Bacon Day!
This morning, I served my family low sodium bacon and it went over like a ton of bricks, which ironically is exactly what low sodium bacon tastes like. To add to the fiasco, today is International Bacon Day. So, it was kind of like culinary blasphemy. Now, I have to preface this post by saying, The Broughtons […]
My idol wears Spiderman band-aids
So my son Ben came home from the first day of kindergarten with what I think is the perfect and most fitting memento, especially for a boy–an injury report. Not that I'm happy he was hurt, but because it told me he got out there and played hard. He jumped high. He ran fast. He […]
It’s not hockey season yet, but…
For those of you new to this blog (and haven't read my About Me page) you might not know this yet because it's summer, but I'm a hockey fan: A big, crazed Ducks fan and come hockey season you will have to endure me chattering about my team and making some marginally funny jokes, like […]
Pictures in Wonderland: The Filling Station
This is my photo for Orange County Daily Photo this week. This shiny Rolls Royce was sitting in front of The Filling Station in Old Towne Orange just begging to get its picture taken. If you haven’t eaten at The Filling Station yet, you’ve got to get down there while the weather is still nice, […]
Julie & Julia plus my top five romantic comedies
I guess I consider myself a romantic comedy connoisseur. Maybe even an expert or possibly an aficionado, for sure a snob. More than just casual 'date night' entertainment, I expect a lot from my romantic comedies and Nora Ephron (oh, add name dropper to the list), Julie & Julia's writer and director, almost always delivers. The worst […]
My so-called suburban life
We are back home after a week at my parents house. The drive from Nevada down Highway 395 took us through some places that…let's just say, I was glad when I saw we were approaching Orange County. It's a little disturbing to me that I have become some comfy and accustom to OC, driving as fast as I can in my […]
RIP John Hughes. We won’t forget about you.
When I heard the news (on Twitter) that legendary writer and director John Hughes had died I immediately went on YouTube to watch clips and montages from the enormous amount of movies he is responsible for making. I laughed as I watched them and I began to realize the impact his creative genius has had […]
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