One of my favorite local buildings. There aren’t enough Southern California buildings that feature gargoyles.
The gargoyles of the Villa Riviera…
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Brunch on the Queen…
The ongoing renovations on the Queen Mary have really improved the place. This room looked spectacular.
So much beautiful woodwork everywhere, and nary a squared off corner in sight.
Art deco at its finest.
The Queen Mary is really a very special place. It’s like a real-life time travel.
The food was great and the price included ship admission and parking, so we had the run of the place after.
There were plenty of holiday photo ops!
Beautiful art deco frosted glass panels. Glorious.
It was a nice, atmospheric, foggy day. You could almost imagine you were on a voyage.
Messiah sing-along!
My favorite Christmas event of the year!
Little Bridges Auditorium looking good. I loved playing here so much. Now I get to sing here!
We later moved to the upper section because the person sitting behind us decided to show up with a cold.
Using my mom’s copy.
It was *so* much fun.
Magically delicious…
Breakfast of champions, LOL!
In a year of beautiful sunsets…
…this was one of the most orange.
This is a furniture store…
Not a museum.
And there was so much staff…all women dressed in the same beige shade floating about, warmly and politely feeling out if you were interested in buying a $5,000 headboard for your $20,000 bed.
Self-portrait in jollity…
The always-epic Fashion Island Christmas tree.
LOL.
Plant-based nachos…
While they were tasty, I will say that I will never consume such a thing again, for my own safety, and the safety of all around me.
Insomnia moon…
I don’t mind an occasional sleepless night. This kind of thing is one of the reasons why.
Christmas crack…
Voila! Easiest and best Christmas treat ever!