Posted in Family Fun, Farmer's Market on 30. Apr, 2010
Don’t miss the Annual Cinco De Mayo celebration at the Mar Vista Farmer’s Market this Sunday from 9am until 2pm at the corner of Venice and Grand View. The Mar Vista Arts and Crafts Collective will be on hand, as they are each first Sunday of the month, at 10am don’t miss the Community Sing-A-Long [...]
Posted in Business Profile on 28. Apr, 2010
Earl’s Gourmet Grub is coming soon, very soon… Just look at how cool it is inside: And then get ready to eat fantastic grub right about the middle of May. UPDATE: Word just came in that all inspections have been passed and Earl’s is a Restaurant On The Verge of opening!! Stay tuned…
Posted in Mom and Sons Reviews on 27. Apr, 2010
Avatar was released on DVD on Earth Day, which you probably know unless you were out of town on Pandora last week, and my kids and I were given a copy to review. Well, here goes: We love this movie!! Even on DVD, even on our puny TV set, even though it’s not in 3D. [...]
Posted in Sarah's Blog on 26. Apr, 2010
Sarah Auerswald, The Mar Vista Mom In Her Vlogging Debut from Sarah Auerswald on Vimeo.
Posted in Farmer's Market on 25. Apr, 2010
Today I was thrilled to have Anna Getty as my Sunday Shopper. She’s making the arugula and strawberry salad that’s on page 127 of her new cookbook, Easy Green Organic. She gave me a signed copy to review, by the way, and I can’t wait to start cooking from it — it’s filled with delicious-looking [...]
Posted in Green on 22. Apr, 2010
Well, OK, not at night. But the wait is over — my solar panels are hooked up and I am powering my house and this computer right now with electricity generated by the sun on my very own roof! And on all sunny — and even overcast days — any electricity that’s leftover gets sent [...]
Posted in Business Profile on 21. Apr, 2010
Meet Shane Gudlow, Zephyr Gudlow (on guitar) and Rashna Elavia of Timewarp music, Mar Vista’s source for all things musical. Timewarp’s been here since 2004, but last year they moved into the bigger space next door and it’s clearly been a nice improvement. They’ve added a recording studio and offer private lessons in guitar, bass, drums, [...]
Posted in Mom and Sons Reviews on 20. Apr, 2010
I recently finished reading The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart with my kids and 2 of us have declared it a fantastic book. My 10-year-old and I both loved it, but my 7-year-old wasn’t that enthralled. He still prefers books that have illustrations and this is a real-live chapter book. The story is [...]
