Loyalton Firemen’s Street Festival ~ 25 August 2012
On the way home from Portola’s Train Days last weekend, I saw a sign that Loyalton was going to have a Street Festival with a Show & Shine the following weekend. I Love Sierra Valley and you have...
View ArticleFor Today ~ 06 September 2012 ~ Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 06 September 2012. Outside My Window… Big grey clouds and blue sky…it rained all night long. Hopefully soon Balloons! It’s the start of the Great Reno Balloon Race! Enjoy this absolutely...
View ArticleThe Burlington Hotel Cafe ~ Port Costa, California
We had a mini-vacation last weekend…headed to San Francisco on Friday and then spent the night in Port Costa at the Burlington Hotel. The best part was the Cafe on the first floor of the hotel…Saturday...
View ArticleAt the end of Lake Canyon Drive, in Port Costa…The Burlington Hotel
After a day at San Francisco’s Pier 39 (had to ride the Rocketboat at least once before they closed down for the winter) we headed to Port Costa to stay at a hotel I found online ~ The Burlington...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday ~ 26 September 2012 ~ Sparks, Nevada Railyard
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View ArticleSteam Engine 844 ~ UP150 Express in Sparks, Nevada
The Union Pacific’s steam engine No. 844 was in Sparks, Nevada yesterday…and I took the day off to go see it! Most of the photographs are taken with my Panasonic Lumix FZ150 in Film Grain mode. No. 844...
View ArticleFor Today ~ 1 October 2012 ~ A Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 01 October 2012!!!! It’s OCTOBER! YAY! Outside My Window… Sun. Going to be another HOT day. SOB! It’s supposed to be in the 70′s NOT THE 90′s! Ok…enough of the rant. Tree’s are changing...
View ArticleMonday Rambles ~ 8 October 2012
Big sigh of relief…Autumn weather is finally making an appearance here in Reno. I’m glad the summer heat is waning. I even greeted the cooler weather with making a pan of lasagna yesterday! I’ve been...
View ArticleFerrari Farm’s Pumpkin Patch ~ Reno, NV ~ October 2012
Ferrari Farm’s pumpkin patch, corn maze, big ole pumpkin bounce house, corn stalks, and hay rides are in full-swing now! I love how they set it up this year…lots more parking and a bit more compact....
View ArticleAn Autumn day at Rancho San Rafael Park ~ Reno, Nevada
I thought I’d had better take the camera with me on my walk around Rancho San Rafael yesterday, before our Winter Weather Storm Watch would hit us (today). I wanted to get some “color” pics before the...
View ArticleSCF’s Trunk-o-Treat ~ 31 October 2012
We signed up for Sparks Christian Fellowship’s Trunk-o-Treat last night…what a blast! At least a 1,000 kids were there from the neighborhood. I went through my basket full of candy…TWICE…and it’s a...
View ArticleHoliday Craft Fair ~ Sparks Christian Fellowship ~ November 3rd, 2012
Hey all local folks! I’ll be sharing a booth with two of my friends this Saturday, November 3rd at Sparks Christian Fellowship’s Holiday Craft Fair. FREE ADMISSION! Last Sunday we were told there will...
View ArticleRed-Breasted Nuthatch
I forgot to share a few pictures I took on the 26th of October. We were at Bower’s Mansion State Park down in Washoe Valley…throwing some horseshoes when a heard a lot of noise up in the trees. Finally...
View ArticleAn Autumn Day at Sierra Valley, CA
A few photographs I took yesterday while driving around Sierra Valley. OH! I found a Barn Quilt Block just outside of Loyalton! YEA! Filed under: Northern California, Photography
View ArticleFor Today ~ 21 November 2012 ~ Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 21 November 2012. Outside My Window… Partly cloudy…and those clouds are scooting along pretty fast. Most of them dark. Windy. Sun is hitting the hills behind me. I am thinking… Still have...
View ArticleJoanie may love Chachi…but Chachi Loves Lucy
Chachi is a cute, small (but then again, every cat is small compared to our Leo), very friendly marbled Tabby…he comes to visit at least once a day. More if he sees Lucy in the window soaking up the...
View ArticleLucy
It’s a Lucy type of day…so will share a few new pictures of my wee one. Filed under: cats, Photography
View ArticleFor Today ~ 18 January 2013 ~ A Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 18 January 2013 Outside My Window… There’s a pogonip moving through the valley. The freezing fog is putting a frost onto everything in it’s path. Even me while walking down the hill from...
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