Since the festival first began in 1924, the city of Santa Barbara, CA has been celebrating “Old Spanish Days” in an annual five-day festival in…
This is what’s left of Main Street in the town of Chinese Camp, in Tuolumne County, CA. It is a ghost town. However, my husband…
No, I was not jailed for non-covid compliance. Actually, we went back to visit the Gold-Country town of Jamestown (see part 1 here), this time…
Last June, during Covid, our family ignored restrictions, got on a plane, and flew to Washington and Montana. We stayed at the Izaak Walton Inn,…
Last weekend my husband and I hiked with some friends along a five-mile loop trail on the Santa Cruz coast. We had gorgeous views of…
My husband and I got out of mask-town Silicon Valley last Sunday to enjoy a day in Jamestown, California. It was so nice to go…
Under the California Public Records Act, I requested, from the Medical Examiner Coroner’s office, the data showing cause for all manner of deaths in Santa…
Mental Health: Received in an email to me (Karen Gough) dated May 12, 2020: I moved to LA recently and don’t have much of a…
“In times of crisis, we adapt and we shift—boom.” This assertion, by Morgane Dussault, Donor Relations Director of The Salvation Army Silicon Valley, was proved…
This may seem like a silly blog but I have had three people get so excited watching all the wild birds congregating outside my kitchen…
As promised in my prior Vintage Wedding Dress blog, I am posting more photos of the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum. Martin Murphy Jr. was the…
I am guilty! Guilty of never having visited the Heritage Park Museum in Sunnyvale even though it is very near my hometown. But last weekend…
Walking through the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop) is a blast. I did not know what to expect but I was intrigued just by the…
We recently visited some relatives on the Olympic Peninsula and from there did a day trip to Seattle. We took the ferry. I love taking…
This is not a travel piece but it is something I have recently become passionate about and since I am footloose and can scribble about…
