The Mysterious Genius That is PJ Harvey Gives her all at the Greek Theatre

While some artists thrive on selling out arenas, writing Top 10 singles, and ensuring that fans continuously see them in the spotlight, others out there appear to have mastered the craft at creating a cult-like following. Not necessarily known by everyone you cross on the […]

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Rise from the Fire Benefit Concert with Silversun Pickups!

(Editor’s note: Silversun PIckups seem to be becoming the ‘mascot’ band for Along Comes Mary! When the blog first launched, I attended The KROQ Weenie Roast shortly after and SSPU were one of my favorite acts of the evening. Still new to the blogshpere, I […]

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Social Media Monday: 6 Tips for Learning SEO.

It’s been awhile since my last Social Media Monday post. Partly since I’ve been extremely busy helping clients and continuing to launch my second website all about my services (I had a big unveil in mind for last month. But, the website just had to […]

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Pairing Wine & Cheese at San Antonio Winery!

For the past few weeks, I have been smelling gorgeous flowers in bloom all around, taking peaceful strolls at 6, 7pm, while watching the sunset, and taking in a lot of sun as I wear T-shirts and my favorite maxi skirts. This can only mean […]

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Date Night at The Arclight Hollywood….

Before I met Michael, I admit: I didn’t go to the movies much. I find myself often anxious at the theatre, and much prefer kicking back in my own home, on my comfy couch and enjoying a glass of wine or a drink, with some […]

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DIY Emergency Kit for your Dogs with Natures Recipe! #NutritionWorthWaggingFor

(This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NutritionWorthWaggingFor #CollectiveBias) Ask anyone you know who is a dog owner, and I bet they would agree that every few months, their pup seems to get tired of their […]

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Staying at the Oaks at Ojai

(Editor’s Note: Since the publishing of this story, the Oaks at Ojai has closed their doors. Please enjoy these fond memories I made there. -Mary) When I was invited to experience the Oaks at Ojai, I felt like that cliché blogger from Los Angeles. Heading […]

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The Final Weekend of Descanso Gardens’ Cherry Blossom Festival is Upon Us!

The place to be in Los Angeles this weekend will be Descanso Gardens Cherry Blossom Festival. This annual event has drawn such crowds each year that the gardens are now requiring reservations, and, alas, is sold out. If you are lucky enough to have that […]

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Love Trumps Hate Benefit Night with Silversun Pickups Coming to The Bootleg Theatre

So, unless you have been living under a rock (and even then, I bet you would know), you are aware that our next President of the United States is Donald Trump. While I could say that most do not want him as our Leader, the […]

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My Word of the Year!

So, it is the final week of 2016. Where did the year go?! It feels like yesterday that I was scrambling to decide on a good word for the new year. And, well, friends, nothing has changed in that department and I only just chose […]

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5 Goals to Help Launch Your Blog (And #CyberMonday Offer!) #SocialMediaMonday

Happy Cyber Monday meets Social Media Monday! November has been filled with some very fortunate opportunities that have come my way. Earlier in the month, I headed down to Coronado, California to host a beginner’s workshop to social media at The IFWTWA Conference (The International […]

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A Day at The Huntsville Botanical Gardens. #TravelTuesday

On our fantastic trip to Memphis last month, I admit that our following destination was not thrilling me as much as arriving to Tennessee did. Next up, we headed to Alabama. I was THAT person that believed there must be NOTHING to do in Alabama. […]

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