Christmas Light Installation Do’s and Don’tsNovember 26, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Who hasn’t seen those Holiday movies that make comedic fodder out of our annual struggles with Christmas light installation and décor? Who hasn’t laughed at those hapless would-be burglars in Home Alone, stepping on a jagged minefield of tree ornaments, or the iconic film poster of National … [Read more...] about Christmas Light Installation Do’s and Don’ts
2014 Los Angeles Holiday Lighting CeremoniesNovember 6, 2014 by Mobile Illumination The Holidays are a time to collect images with your friends and family. Bowls of gold-wrapped chocolates, toffees, and caramels nested around Poinsettia centerpieces. The smell of wood-smoke and Christmas Tree pine. Storybooks read around the fireplace. Family walks along Main Street, under the red … [Read more...] about 2014 Los Angeles Holiday Lighting Ceremonies
Top Five Holiday Light Destinations in Los AngelesOctober 29, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Christmas is all about transformation. Ebeneezer Scrooge changing overnight from neighborhood miser to philanthropist. Natalie Wood’s childhood skepticism transformed into the miracle of belief in A Miracle on 34th Street. And yes, George Bailey of It’s A Wonderful Life discovering that wealth is … [Read more...] about Top Five Holiday Light Destinations in Los Angeles
Top Five California Made Holiday CocktailsOctober 15, 2014 by Mobile Illumination It’s time to start thinking about the perfect Holiday party. Think about holly and mistletoe, evergreen wreaths and poinsettias. Think about fat Yule logs crackling in the fireplace. Think about ornamented fir trees towering over a company of good friends. Think about those friends, hoisting … [Read more...] about Top Five California Made Holiday Cocktails
Vintage Christmas DecorationsSeptember 25, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Let’s talk vintage Christmas decorations. Let’s recall some of the great decorative hits of the 1970’s and 80’s. Let’s remember those red and green bubble Christmas lights--The ones that looked like they could have been made in Edison’s New Jersey laboratory. How about those light sets with the … [Read more...] about Vintage Christmas Decorations
The Gift of Giving – Wounded Warrior ProjectSeptember 16, 2014 by Mobile Illumination When you were a child, it was all about the gift. Counting off the days until Christmas with your Advent Calendar. Lighting the Menorah from left to right during Hanukkah, a new gift for each new candle. What could be better than opening the perfect gift? Well, there are better things. As great … [Read more...] about The Gift of Giving – Wounded Warrior Project
It’s Never Too Early for ChristmasAugust 31, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Yes, holidays. All of them have light in common. The soft gold flicker of a romantic candlelit dinner on Saint Valentine’s Day. The red, white, and blue fireworks exploding across the American sky. Source: Epic Fireworks That orange glow from the Jack-o-lantern. Source: Jeff Kramer And … [Read more...] about It’s Never Too Early for Christmas
Living Life Through LightAugust 25, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Light is the Ultimate Medium of Experience It marks the progress of our days and our lives. The first candle on our first birthday cake. The first 4th of July fireworks show. That 10th anniversary trip under the hot lights of Paris. All the December evenings watching the lights twinkle around … [Read more...] about Living Life Through Light