{"id":925309,"date":"2026-07-10T10:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/925309\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:47:32","slug":"how-to-have-the-best-sunday-in-l-a-according-to-deidre-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/925309\/","title":{"rendered":"How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Deidre Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For half a century, Deidre Hall has taken on every kind of disaster in the drama-packed town of Salem, Ill., as a star of \u201cDays of Our Lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was the time \u2014 actually, it happened twice \u2014 when her character, Dr. Marlena Evans, was famously possessed by the devil and even levitated.<\/p>\n

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In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.<\/p>\n

Or the time a serial killer, who was actually Marlena under hypnosis, seemed to kill several beloved characters. The long-running show\u2019s storylines have become legendary, and in March, while promoting \u201cHail Mary,\u201d actor Ryan Gosling even gave Hall a shout-out<\/a>, admitting he was a fan, praising the hard work of soap opera actors and calling her an \u201cOG acting inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Hall\u2019s real life in Santa Monica is much quieter than her character\u2019s, and she likes it that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I bought my house in Santa Monica, I didn\u2019t realize how great it would be to live near Montana Avenue,\u201d says Hall, 78, about the popular shopping spot. Every day, she walks to the main street with her golden retriever, Riley, and enjoys Pilates, art and good food along the way. \u201cThe owners of the Farms Market<\/a> even keep dog biscuits, so guess where the dog wants to go every time we walk \u2014 the Farms, of course,\u201d she says, laughing.<\/p>\n

When she isn\u2019t filming the daily soap opera, which airs on Peacock, Hall enjoys raising monarch butterflies, exploring the shops and restaurants on Montana, and hosting movie nights at home with her two sons.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what a perfect day in L.A. looks like for her.<\/p>\n

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for length and clarity.<\/p>\n

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7 a.m.: Breakfast and dog walk <\/b><\/p>\n

I usually kick off my day with a protein shake, feed our golden retriever and take her out for a walk. She\u2019s a phenomenal girl. When we adopted her, her name was Riley, but I did think about naming her after Mrs. Hughes from \u201cDownton Abbey.\u201d<\/p>\n

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10 a.m.: Church and garden time <\/b><\/p>\n

After I walk the dog and go to church, I like to spend some time in my yard. I\u2019m not a natural gardener, but I really enjoy it. I started raising monarch butterflies because my identical twin sister, who played my twin on the show, planted a butterfly garden. Monarchs are amazing because they are transitional. Every year, they travel from Mexico to southern New England, but it\u2019s getting harder for them. Their numbers have dropped by about 80%<\/a>. To help, I plant milkweed, which is what they need to survive. I buy my milkweed<\/a> from the Staghorn Garden<\/a> on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica. Julie, who owns the nursery, is delightful and has a wide variety of milkweed. The monarchs always seem to find my garden. Julie was raising some caterpillars too, and she cared a lot about them. We talked about how important it is to help the butterflies. That\u2019s why I do this. Sometimes I get milkweed with eggs already on it, and Julie knows her butterflies are going to a good home.<\/p>\n

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1 p.m.: Walk to Montana Avenue for some lunch<\/b><\/p>\n

I live near Montana and love taking long walks, going to Pilates and trying out the great restaurants nearby, like R+D Kitchen<\/a> and La La Land<\/a>. I\u2019m a big fan of the waffles at the Courtyard Kitchen<\/a>. Just a few days ago, I had a chicken salad on raisin bread with an Arnold Palmer, and it was delicious. It is right on Montana and has a nice outdoor seating area. It\u2019s one of my favorite spots. La La Land always has a long line in the morning, which is perfect if you want coffee. They serve coffee, doughnuts, croissants and avocado toast. There\u2019s plenty of outdoor seating, and you can even bring your dog. <\/p>\n

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2 p.m.: Peek inside a clock shop <\/b><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a small clock shop on Montana Avenue that\u2019s closed on Sundays, but if you walk by, you\u2019ll see all kinds of clocks \u2014 standing, table and wall clocks. The owner is great at fixing them. Once, I bought a wall clock from MacKenzie-Childs, but it didn\u2019t work. And I was really upset because it matched everything else on my countertop. I brought it to the owner and said, \u201cI love this, but I can\u2019t make it work.\u201d He fixed it right away. His name is John, but I call him Geppetto. And we all know why. He really does have a magic touch.<\/p>\n

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2:30 p.m.: Visit a neighborhood art gallery <\/b><\/p>\n

Ten Women Gallery<\/a> is run by 10 artists, all of whom show their work there. I was drawn to some watercolors there, bought a few cards and spoke with one of the artists. She told me, \u201cYou seem to love watercolors,\u201d and mentioned that the artist who painted them, Pamela Harnois<\/a>, lives in Los Angeles and teaches nearby. I got Pamela\u2019s name and found out she taught at the Brentwood Art School. I was so inspired by her gift that I started taking private lessons with her on Saturdays. That gallery is where I discovered my love for watercolor painting.<\/p>\n

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3 p.m.: Grab some ice cream at Rori\u2019s <\/b><\/p>\n

The other day, my longtime girlfriend wanted to get ice cream and told me, \u201cWe are walking to Rori\u2019s Artisanal Creamery<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s a small shop on Montana near Lincoln. They make everything themselves, using local ingredients from grass-fed cows with no added hormones. The place is family-owned and probably has the healthiest ice cream you\u2019ll find. They switch up their flavors often, but my favorite is the salted caramel.<\/p>\n

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6 p.m.: Family dinner and movie night at home <\/b><\/p>\n

R+D Kitchen<\/a> is always packed, so my sons, who are 31 and 33, do the cooking. They come over, and together we make salads and cook dinner. There\u2019s a neighborhood grocery store called the Farms, off Montana, a small family-run place that has everything we need. Everyone knows each other there, and people bring their dogs. We try to have movie night every Sunday. Sometimes the day changes, but we always make sure to have one night a week where we cook a meal and sit down as a family. Keeping that tradition has become really important to us. My sons are great cooks, which is funny because they definitely didn\u2019t get that from me. [Laughs]<\/p>\n

9 p.m.: Take Riley for one last walk and visit neighbors <\/b><\/p>\n

After dinner, I take my dog for a walk. It\u2019s a great way to meet neighbors. We always go around the same block. We\u2019ve met so many people, and since she\u2019s a golden retriever, she loves meeting everyone.<\/p>\n

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10 p.m.: News, knitting <\/b>and bedtime<\/b><\/p>\n

I am a news junkie, so I usually watch whatever is on the news before I go to bed. I have a long-standing passion for knitting. Lately, though, the news would make me drop a stitch.<\/p>\n