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One of the most ideal perks of living in Los Angeles is it’s close proximity to other beautiful places, such as Montecito, Palm Springs, Oak Glen, Carmel by the Sea, Napa and San Diego; the list goes on and on. But one you might not be as a familiar with is snow capped this time of year with three resorts to ski down and a charming little village in the city center and only 90 minutes away. Big Bear is a small year round-resort town in the mountains with a beautiful lake and

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Santa Barbara is a lovely coastal town to spend a weekend, especially when you live only 90 minutes away. The drive up from Los Angeles involves ocean views and the quaint town of Montecito is just next door. So when my mother and I were searching for a spot to retreat this past holiday, we couldn’t help but oooh an ahhh over this adorable little stay at Simpson House Inn , in our mini bungalow perfectly named, The Garden Room. Simpson House Inn is essentially a charming bed

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There is no question how tough the last couple months have been on the Jewish people, war victims and the rest of the world watching the atrocities committed by Hamas in Gaza. I, like so many other moms have suffered vicarious trauma watching the videos of innocent children and hostages and perhaps even worse, seeing Israel be blamed for it. With the rise of antisemitism and the fearful rhetoric heard around the world I have never been more concerned, and in the same breath,

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The Toblerone bar can become a candy cane, the florals could use some spider web detail on the 31st, the place cards can be adorned onto a mini pumpkin, a dreidel would sit nicely above the salad plate and pink is my favorite color for Christmas. Welcome to the start of the festive season where we’re serving Halloween at cocktail hour, Thanksgiving as an appetizer, Christmakkuah as the main course and New Year’s Eve for dessert. Cheers! Xx Shop the Post

If you’ve been a longtime reader you know how fond I am of a season change. But finding “Fall” in Los Angeles has always posed a conundrum come September since moving out west twelve years ago. Of course we have pumpkin patches and chillier weather at night as daylight savings happens here too, a fact I still have trouble accepting for some reason. But finding leaves and autumn colors in the evergreen landscape of lalaland will forever be a challenge. APPLE -arnatly Fall doe