Friday, November 23, 2018

matchbooks

My Dad, who saved everything, accumulated the most impressive collection of matchbooks I have ever seen. This is just the tip of the iceberg...

mock apple pie

I remember as a child staring at this recipe while stuffing my mouth with Ritz crackers, fascinated that you could make an apple pie out of crackers. Did anyone on the planet actually make one?

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

The Majestic Ventura Theater

...the way it looked the first time we went there and saw Mazzy Star and Ora Cogan perform. It's a grand old theater and the music was good, but there were too many smokers for my taste.

The Saloon Ventura

The way it looked the night we went there...

the seaweed rolls...

...at Basil and Mint Vietnamese Cafe in Camarillo, CA.