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This Old Casa

This Old Casa

Oh, this old house. A good place to peel potatoes or butter a turkey. If the water is running, you can’t hear the TV.

Posted on May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized10 Comments

LA’s Camelot Beach

LA’s Camelot Beach

Why are we on Santa Monica Beach? First of all, the place is a poem -- I’ve written sonnets to it before.

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

Like Loaded Guns, These Cars

Like Loaded Guns, These Cars

“Jesus is risen!” as they say in church, and I’m still stuck down here with a hundred gophers, in the little house that used to be a Wienerschnitzel.

Posted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

More Than Easter Eggs

More Than Easter Eggs

Easter is voile dresses and flowers in the kids’ hair. This year, it's also these amazing Ukrainian eggs.

Posted on April 16, 2022April 15, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized10 Comments

Know What I Mean, Jelly Bean?

Know What I Mean, Jelly Bean?

This creature … this scion…this legacy. Miss him so much his very first Easter away.

Posted on April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized8 Comments

Smartcus Comes Home

Smartcus Comes Home

I’ll hug my son just a tad too long. To me, he’s that great book you just finished and can’t bring yourself to put down.

Posted on March 19, 2022March 18, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

The Gloppy Truth

The Gloppy Truth

Technically, this rum we were drinking was moonshine, and though most rum has a tint, a tan, a sort of teaky Caribbean lacquer, this one did not.

Posted on March 12, 2022March 11, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized13 Comments

A Beguiling B-Day Bash

A Beguiling B-Day Bash

So I began to load my little appetizer plate. One shrimp, two shrimp, three shrimp, four…

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized7 Comments

Speaking of Misdeeds…

Speaking of Misdeeds…

This doggy doodle incident shows is that if authorities turn a blind eye to misbehavior and ridicule, that misbehavior and ridicule are bound to flourish.

Posted on February 19, 2022February 18, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized18 Comments

Flower Power

Flower Power

Roberto at the farmers market tells me how the nurseries that supply him are giving up on flowers and growing cannabis instead.

Posted on February 16, 2022February 15, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang25 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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