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Where Were You in 1976? Whatever Were You Thinking?

I’m only one inconsequential person who lived through the 70s. […]

Considering Your Costume Choices?

People enjoy Evengeline’s Costume Mansion in Sacramento year round, but I’d bet it’s packed today, the day before Halloween. You might be planning to wear a sexy costume like the mannequin […]

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The Blur of Travel

We looked forward to our vacation in Sedona for weeks, and we’ve already been home for two days. What happened? Sights seemed clear enough when we were there. We stopped at a […]

Winter in Woodlake Valley

The scenes as I walked along Millwood Drive took my breath away. Maybe if I stayed in shape… Eventually my husband picked me up and we enjoyed the warm photoshoot together. While our eastern […]

Doncha Wish You Lived In California NOW?

The cloudless sky, leaves turning bright yellow and red, clean cool air that didn’t blow your hair off; it couldn’t have been a better day for photography. I wanted a […]

An Odd San Francisco Hotel Room

It is odd to make a spur of the moment decision to go to San Francisco for the night on the way home from Redding instead of Sacramento, but I […]

Travel Theme: Belonging – Colonial Williamsburg or Not?

Life is defined by belonging: our family, town, organizations, belongings, even […]

Oh My, What Have You Done?

Nothing is not the right answer. Blogging is not it either. I wish it were. Do you get roped into things? Do you sometimes feel like you’ve been branded as […]

Hawaii with Elane

I just got home after two wonderful weeks in Hawaii. Vince and I stayed the first week and listened to the timeshare “blah blah,” and took quite a few side […]

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WP Photo Challenge: Nighttime

Nighttime in St. Louis last November sparkled with Christmas lights. We were on the snow route, but someone forgot the snow. They didn’t forget the cold. Cheryl and I both […]

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WP Weekly Photo Challenge: Texture in Edna Valley

Vince and I discovered tons of textures in this gem […]

Every Day You Learn Something – Sometimes It’s New

“In three words I can sum up what I’ve learned […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: ZigZag

California mountain road contain numerous “hogbacks” as my friend, Darlene, calls the switchbacks on the way to Sequoia National Park. It turns out that those same kinds of roads exist […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers

A container holds something. A car holds people. Therefore a car is a container. Actually, the museum building is also a container. It contained mock buildings, which contained relics. Container […]

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wood

The rich element of wood surrounded us as we drove north on Interstate Five towards Oregon. The abundance of evergreens that grows in Oregon starts here in the northern part […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra

Cousin Hal and I stopped momentarily in New Castle, DE to mark the landing-place of William Penn in 1682. We relaxed in a park on the Delaware River in this tiny […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Room

This is the perfect challenge to tell you about the wonderful interesting room I had in San Francisco a couple of months ago. I wanted to support these people because […]

Book Review: Co-Operative Dreams A History of the Kaweah Colony by Jay O’Connell

If you’ve never seen a tree so wide you can drive […]

Sue’s Word a Week – Orange

I love the sunny color of orange, and the sweet flavor as well. No place salutes orange better than Orange Works in Strathmore, CA on the west side of Highway 65. I […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Move

Transportation shapes our lives, allowing us to go on the move. Going to a location by ship, rail, air or road transports us long distances from home in relative comfort. Manny and I taxied […]

WordPress Photo Challenge: Letters

The Pennsylvania Railroad Museum didn’t bother to post their rules in any language but English. That may have been their downfall. Sometimes the letters aren’t right when you take a […]

Boston in Mourning

Boston mourned April 2-5 for two firefighters who lost their lives battling an apartment fire on a windy day. Many people came by to drop off flowers read the memorials left behind […]

The Oldest Original Church Structure in the United States Still Used for Worship

Spring arrived in Delaware coaxing daffodils and crocuses to bloom in […]

Discovering Delaware – Historic New Castle

My mother’s only cousin, Hal, insisted that I needed to […]

Back Before Gluten-Free There Were Parker House Rolls

Natural leaders in history social studies groups remember facts and […]

Flash: Old Ironsides is White Oak

I must be my father’s daughter since I can’t ever pass up the opportunity to get on board a ship, whether it goes somewhere or it doesn’t. The USS Constitution […]

Boston with Eunice

Eunice’s mother asked her why she was going to meet a “perfect stranger.” Eunice answered that I wasn’t a stranger, and I added that I’m not perfect either. We had […]

Word Press Photo Challenge: Street Life

When I read that challenge, I thought, “I’ve visited lots of streets in the last two years I’ve been blogging and photographing.” In fact I just arrived in Boston, so I’ll […]

Boston Here I Come

I have the fortune to be going to the historic city of Boston on social studies business. I’m extending my stay since I have never been there, and live in […]

Visiting Cal’s Used Bookstore in Redding, CA

Blue sky and 75 degrees made today a tourist-magazine perfect […]

Black and White Sunday: The Friendly Beach

My brother and I took a side trip to Michigan to see the Warren Dunes where we vacationed once as kids. I wasn’t inspired to return. I’m sure it must […]

For the Love of Valentine’s Day

Day 44 My Five Hundred Words Challenge. Prompt: It’s Valentine’s Day. Maybe you think this is a manufactured Hallmark holiday, or you might really believe in the magic of love. […]

Sunday Post: Nature

Is nature natural or just outside? Are objects of nature found inside a building still considered nature? Jake always makes me think! The nature we have here in the California […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

Juxtapositions, what a great word for a challenge. Even greater to find pictures that fit the bill. I went back to a trip to Solvang, CA. Going through the outdoor […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows in Chicago

I’ve needed a place to post some of these wonderful pictures I took in Chicago. I bet they are seeing different scenery out of them than Randy and I did […]

How to Recognize a Great Museum

When I was a kid, it seemed like museums stored old stuff that only grandparents recognized. Now museums come in all shapes and sizes in every community. Representing agricultural Tulare […]

Personal Stories

Manny Here

Dear Friends, I am writing for Mom this morning cause she has her nose in her book all the time. I’ve been making some resolutions as I sit here on […]

Travel Highlights of 2013

This was my first full year of retirement. All my life I dreamed of traveling when I retired, and certainly God granted my every wish. When I didn’t get […]

Merry Christmas WP Friends

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your holidays have been happy so far. I got up this morning feeling blessed and so happy. Kalev was glad to have me back, but […]

Poppe, the Hypnotic Clown of Bruges

by Manny Ingrao I am NOT afraid of clowns, but look into his eyes. Scary, huh? I was really brave when this clown asked for volunteers. Justin didn’t want to […]

Manny’s a Whale Watcher

Here comes one now. “They’re right here, Mom. See them swimming. And here we are.” “Unfortunately, Manny you’re just looking at the sign. You have to look at the ocean […]

Manny’s Hooked on Travel

“Manny, are you ready to stay home for a while?” “No!!! I have an idea of where I want to go to next.” That was a dumb question. As Carol […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected

How fortunate for me that the WP Photo Challenge is so unexpected. I didn’t expect to have Monday alone in St. Louis, but most of my friends left on Sunday, so […]

Best “Don’t Do This” Travel Tips

take off your shoes and make yourself at home “You […]

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