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Month: April 2021

My Memory Box

My Memory Box

I write for moms and dads who love being called “Coach.”

Posted on April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized22 Comments

Moms, Old and New

Moms, Old and New

I never met a weekend I didn’t like

Posted on April 24, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized24 Comments

The Naked City

The Naked City

Such a weekend we just celebrated in LA, full of sin and dishonor, two qualities that also make special our little village by the sea.

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Uncategorized, weddings7 Comments

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

Their final season: Grant Wood should paint it. Wordsworth should caption it…something about soothing thoughts and primal sympathies.

Posted on April 17, 2021April 15, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized11 Comments

Won’t Hurt a Bit

Won’t Hurt a Bit

A Realtor friend says that Angelina Jolie is looking for a place in the Pasadena area, over near where Meryl Streep lives. I told my friend: “That seems silly. Why doesn’t she just move in with us?”

Posted on April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized8 Comments

Back in Malibu

Back in Malibu

Malibu is hard evidence that the California dream lives on, even as it crumbles like cornflakes down the sandstone bluffs.

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized9 Comments

Hungry Little Mouths

Hungry Little Mouths

This baby will come along just in time, into a world in need of new joys and fresh ideas.

Posted on April 7, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Parents, Uncategorized9 Comments

Family Jewels

Family Jewels

What a gift, co-existence. I cannot say it enough. It is the glory of this nation, the collective core value of our greatest faiths.

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized12 Comments

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As his 30-year run at the Los Angeles Times comes to a close, Chris Erskine is making sure the adventures won’t end. He’ll be here to help you laugh, cry and sigh.

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