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Downton Abbey is Back!

Posted on January 4, 2014 | Filed Under: Pop Culture | Tags: Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith, Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, TV | 2 Comments

(image: PBS) In a couple of days Downton Abbey will be back for its fourth season! I have been an avid watcher of Downton Abbey since almost the beginning. Flashback to December 2011...it was a few days after Christmas & I was feeling a bit melancholy because the holidays were over. My daughter was asleep, so I was relaxing in front of the TV, switching channels trying to find something to watch. I landed on my local PBS station that was … [Read more...]

Fall TV Season

Posted on September 16, 2013 | Filed Under: Pop Culture | Tags: Amazing Race, DVR, Fall premiere week, Homeland, Law & Order, Modern Family, pop culture, Top Chef, tv shows | 12 Comments

It’s Fall TV premiere week! I happen to be one of those people who watch a lot of television. All I can say is, thank goodness for the DVR! There are a lot of TV shows (both old & new) that are starting this month. It got me thinking, what are my top 5 TV shows that I am looking forward to watching? Here’s my list (in no particular order): Modern Family – Everyone on the show is hilarious. I think the little girl on the show who plays Lily … [Read more...]

Lulu in La La Land Book Signing

Posted on September 9, 2013 | Filed Under: Books, Pop Culture | Tags: Americana, Barnes & Noble, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, book signing, children's books, Drybar, Elisabeth Wolf, growing up in Los Angeles, Lulu in La La Land, not fitter inner, reading, tweens | 8 Comments

This past weekend, Elisabeth Wolf held a book reading & signing for her book Lulu in La La Land. I had heard about the book & thought it would be a perfect activity for me & my daughter to attend. On a warm afternoon, we headed out to the Barnes & Noble book store at the Americana in Glendale. Lulu in La La Land is an adorable story about a young girl who lives in Bel Air & doesn't feel like she fits in. The book is set-up … [Read more...]

Summer Sounds at the Hollywood Bowl

Posted on August 7, 2013 | Filed Under: Mommy Stuff, Pop Culture | Tags: American Bluegrass, arts and crafts, children's program, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, music, Summer Sounds, The Get Down Boys | 8 Comments

Last week I attended Summer Sounds at the Hollywood Bowl with my daughter. This is a summer program for kids that feature arts & crafts, as well as a musical performance. The theme for this particular performance was American Bluegrass music. We arrived at the Hollywood Bowl around 10am. Parking in Lot B was a breeze & FREE (major plus). I had signed up my daughter to do the arts & crafts segment of the program first. There were … [Read more...]

Greetings and Salutations

Posted on June 25, 2013 | Filed Under: Pop Culture | Tags: DVR, high-low concept, pop culture, reality television, San Fernando Valley, tv shows | 16 Comments

Hello! This is my very first post to my brand new blog, “Real Mom of SFV.” The name of the blog is a spin on those “Real Housewives” shows, which I am a fan of & the “SFV” stands for San Fernando Valley, which is where I live.Recently I had lunch with a friend of mine, where we discussed the season finale of “Mad Men” along with other things. It came up in conversation that I have watched all of the “Real Housewives” shows since the franchise … [Read more...]

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