weekend to do

finish the puzzle!

and happy new year :)

merry merry

due to a variety of circumstances, we are home for the holidays. and while we will miss our little cottage in the woods this year, we are also happy for the opportunity to do things we usually don't. like sharing Christmas dinner and our own traditions with friends. using the good china, my mom's crystal, and my great grandmother's silver. and do bring some cottage traditions here. like our annual jigsaw puzzle extravaganza.

and Christmas and Hanukkah don't often overlap - giving us twice the magic.













however you celebrate, light and love to you and yours, and merry merry! xo

12 hikes :: 2016! :: o'melveny park

its been while since I posted a new hike - but this was a good one - and worth remembering. friends introduced us to O'Melveny Bee Canyon Trail today.






O'Melveny Bee Canyon Trail
O'Melveny Park
17300 Sesnon Boulevard
Granada Hills, CA 91344
Neighborhood: Granada Hills

Proximity: 13 miles from our home
Hike length: 4.0 miles roundtrip
Bonus features: Beautiful views of the SFV. Dog friendly. Free parking in lot.
Tips: Hard incline (1000 ft elevation gain) on foot path - with some scrambling, so good shoes a must. (Fire road alternative for more gradual incline.)

Progressive Dinner ::10::

how on earth have we celebrated together 10 times?

and how this event has grown!

we gathered together last night - neighbors - for our yearly Progressive Dinner. Robyn and I are hanging up our organizers' hats after this one - with the hope that others will carry on the tradition. (and from all indications, they will.) it is such a lovely event - with multiple generations, backgrounds, views. but as it has grown, it has become much more work. time for some fresh eyes and ideas.

but in the meantime, about last night...