Plasse’s Resort at Silver Lake, California

This was one of those “one thing after another” camping trips. The propane regulator was leaking as we were loading the trailer. We stopped at Ace Hardware on the way to buy replacement parts and my hubs spent an hour fixing it in the parking lot. The back-in site was kinda hairy and it took … Continue reading Plasse’s Resort at Silver Lake, California

Donner Memorial State Park – Hike

Hike #7 for 2025 We missed the co-op led hike this month and barely squeaked by getting my goal hike in this month. We hiked the Lakeside Interpretive Trail, there and back, for a total of 3 miles on a flat marked trail through pine trees along the lake shore. There were plenty of mosquitos … Continue reading Donner Memorial State Park – Hike

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

We’ve been attendees at several parties over the past 2 years living in the Nevada desert and it was well past our turn to host a get-together. We have a family tradition of throwing a Mexican Fiesta in 5th grade and it was my youngest son’s turn. We decided to throw the party close to … Continue reading Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

Vintage Lace Valance

This vintage lace valance was in our kitchen window when we bought our current house. It was left behind by the previous owners. I replaced/will replace all of the other window coverings, but I really like this one. I think it’s Grandmillennial.

Gopher Snake 2nd Sighting

Look who came back for a visit! This time he was not as frightened so he wasn’t pretending to be a rattlesnake.