Brassies, Mashies and Niblicks

The weather calls for a relaxing day on the golf course..when he is finished you'll find Ian back behind the bar at the Streets of London Pub serving bangers & mash. Photo by Danny Luna.

Trivia: Mashie-Niblick is an obsolete golf club invented by Archibald Barrie used from 1903 up until about the 1940s. Upon the introduction of the standardized numbered iron set produced by the Spaulding Sporting Goods Company in the early 1930s, the Mashie-Niblick gradually gave way to numbered convention that used the numbers 1-9 to label the iron clubs. http://www.britishgolfmuseum.co.uk/it_all_started.htm

Touchstone Lake Park

Touchstone Lake Park on Linden Avenue brings back special memories for me..that is where Tom and I tied the knot 15 years ago.

Tower Cafe Gardens

We love walking through the gardens on the corner by Tower Cafe/Tower Theater.

The Frosting on the Cake!

Jack's job was to frost the cake last weekend...and as you can see, he takes his job very seriously!

Big Boy Toys

Comparing notes on their rides.

Ripening on the vine and picked fresh daily!

We don't think anyone would dare to disagree with us about how wonderful our locally grown strawberries taste!

Strawberry Time

The Strawberry Patch located at the corner of Gregory and Jefferson Blvd features delicious strawberries each Spring.

Pheasant Hollow Park

Pheasant Hollow Park is located Between Meadowlark Cr. and Pheasant Hollow Dr. The park is .05 acre and has a playground, small turf area and a picnic area.

Curious George

Sharon's Curious George collection --some items date back 40 years.

Trivia: The Curious George books were a true collaboration written by the wife-and-husband team of Margret and H.A. (Hans) Rey. Hans was usually in charge of the ideas and the illustrations, while Margret handled the plot and the writing.

In 1940, the Reys, who were German-born Jews living in Paris, fled on bikes as Hitler's army marched down the Champs-Elysees. They carried only a few items with them, including an early Curious George manuscript. Their refugee travels, which ultimately took them to New York by way of Spain, Portugal and Brazil, are recounted in the picture book "The Journey That Saved Curious George," by Louise Borden.

Red Box DVD Rentals

How it works: Choose your movie online at Redbox.com then pick up your DVD at the Red Box Kiosk -the price is $1.00 plus tax for one night rental. This Red Box is at the Tower Mart on Jefferson Boulevard.

Sharon's Housewarming

We went to Sharon's house warming last weekend to celebrate her new home purchase in West Sacramento. Sharon, who has worked as a volunteer for non-profit agencies around the globe since graduating from college, always knew she would return to Sacramento to make her home, but we are so happy she chose to plant her roots in the best city in Northern California...that would be West Sacramento of course.

Child Safe Zone

The City of West Sacramento Parks and Recreation rules and regulations for park usage in our city.

Spring Fever

Beware of spring fever--even these garden fairies seem ready to succumb to the romantic notions that occur in the Spring.

Trivia: Anthropologists have suggested that spring fever may have developed over the course of human evolution. They point out that early humans often spent winter in a state of near-hibernation. Then, when spring arrived, they would enter an active period of intense hunting, gathering and procreating.

Recycling Container-Art at the Nugget

The recycling containers at the Nugget Market in West Sacramento are beautiful works of metal art.