Adventures with Fred and Carolyn
In which the McClains do a road trip to the Salinas area to visit a sustainable cattle ranch preserved via help from the Nature Conservancy. The photo above peers down from the Dorrance (pronounced like the city of Torrance) ranch on to a neighboring ranch. It’s been a while since our visit and details fade, … Continue reading “A Quick Jaunt to Monterey and Tour of the Dorrance Ranch”
In which Carolyn’s love for Alexander Hamilton and the musical draw her and Fred to the Big Apple and a visit with James and Jessica.
Wrote this in early October 2007 during our short New York city visit. Big Apple, here we are! Boy, it’s been years since either of us was here. We’re here to visit our friend James, who moved to NYC from LA this summer. He’s taking to the city in a big way, finding it friendly … Continue reading “Not Quite Live from New York”
One of our favorite books from the last couple of years was Laura Hillenbrand’s “Seabiscuit, An American Legend.” It took life in the film “Seabiscuit”, which told the story but lacked the richness of the real saga. The PBS special (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/seabiscuit/) added some of the fibers of the story and the historical feel of 1930’s … Continue reading “Seabiscuit Lives On”