What are your favorite sights in Italy or Europe? Share In the comments! During lunch one day I simply turned on my recorder to capture some of the atmosphere of Milan. Enjoy! Listen to A Few Minutes in Milan Learn more about Milan    * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our […]

In Milan: Riding the 16 Tram from Duomo to Corso Magenta (4k Video) [Video] (3:13) A slice-of-life video showing the ride on Milan’s 16 Tram line from Duomo to Corso Magenta. Learn more about Milan * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available […]

Trip to the first Starbucks in Italy. Via Cordusio in Milan [Video] (3:20) We just happened to arrive in Milan on the day that Starbucks opened their first store in Italy. It was all over the news and the day before there was a line down the block to enter. I stopped by the next […]

Happening upon the Apple Store, Piazza of Liberty, Milano, Italy [Video] (4:16) Please forgive the heavily stabilized video. The GoPro didn’t react well to being worn while I was walking and bounced around quite a bit.   Learn more about Milan * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many […]

A Minute in Milano 2 – Piazza del Duomo at Night Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Piazza del Duomo in Milan at Night The world’s first shopping mall.

A Moment in Milano 1 The view from our hotel window on Corso Magenta during our recent trip to Milan, Italy Learn more about Milan * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out!† Books available at the LA […]

Whynter ICM-200LS Stainless Steel Ice Cream Maker, 2.1-Quart I was more than a bit envious the other day when I found out a good friend had picked up this gem of a kitchen appliance on a recent sale. While I have an ice cream bowl attachment for my KitchenAid mixer, this all-in-one unit brings a […]

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Van Nuys, CA, July 8, 2018 – 2 in a series [Video] A Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) in the garden. A closer, head and shoulders shot. This series of videos were taken on a particularly hot day hence the bees and hawk were both making great use of the birdbath. The […]

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Van Nuys, CA, July 8, 2018 – 1 in a series This series of videos were taken on a particularly hot day hence the bees and hawk were both making great use of the birdbath. The hawk appears a bit annoyed when bees buzz by or try to land on them, […]

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Van Nuys, CA, July 5, 2018 – 3 in a series A Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) in the garden again, so I’ll be sharing a series of video clips of its behaviors for those interested in raptors. This one appears to be a different hawk from previous videos as it looks […]