Tranquil Heart Vineyards and Winery

Gather and enjoy wines

I’m not a big rosé fan so I always tell people not to be offended if I don’t like their rosé. That being said, Bill’s Barbera Rosé is spectacular! He says that he gets 3 times the amount of Barbera than other fruits. Continue Reading →

Garden By The C Pop-up Restaurant

Garden by the C Restaurant

Dine Diego, in lieu of San Diego Restaurant Week, happens in San Diego until October 15, 2020. 300 San Diego restaurants are participating in this showcase event to show the public different outdoor dining and take away dining options. We are lucky that our great weather allows for comfortable outdoor patio dining and I was lucky enough to enjoy a fabulous dinner in La Jolla at the outdoor setting for a new pop-up restaurant- Garden by the C. Continue Reading →

Manzanar War Relocation Center (Part 3 Highway 395 story)

Entrance to Manzanar

1 camp, 10,000 lives and 10,000 stories. After the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, then President Franklin D. Roosevelt, fearing that Japanese Americans might sympathize with Japan and work against the US, signed an executive order allowing military personnel to remove any or all persons in this category residing in the West Coast. Continue Reading →

Lone Pine and Death Valley California (Part 2 Highway 395 Story)

Marc in front of the Eastern Sierras

There is so much to see and do in this area, it is worth it to spend a few days here. There are a multitude of hikes both alpine and desert, natural hot springs, a Hollywood museum and fun restaurants. It is the entrance to Mt. Whitney, at 14,505 feet, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states. Continue Reading →