Horses Welcome!

Horses Welcome! This hitching post in the lot adjacent to the Southport Market & Deli.

Rubicon Brewing Room Tour

Al is the brewmaster at the Rubicon Brewing Company in Sacramento. He gave us a fascinating tour of how their special beers are brewed...We especially like their IPA! For more photos of our tour see this link on Webshots.

Emma's Posole Stew..very good

I have been yearning for some Posole like my Aunt BJ and Uncle Norm from New Mexico would always make when they came to Sacramento for their annual trek..... I decided to order it at Emma's recently and will give it high ratings...2nd place only to my Auntie's... Of course I can never pass up the house salad, salsa bar and great Margarita's...Photo of the Margarita is copied from Yelp.

Naidu's Wholesale Icre Cream and Candies

Naidu's Wholesale Ice Cream and Candies is located on Sacramento Avenue in West Sacramento. They do not sell to the general public.

Construction on West Capitol Avenue Continues

West Capitol Avenue construction continues in front of the City of Dharma Realm.

The Yellow Brick Road at Fairytale Town

Jack and Maya show Sharon the brick their family donated to Fairytale Town for the Yellow Brick Road fund raising project.

The News-Ledger Since 1964

The above photo shows the layout board where Steve Marschke, editor of the News-Ledger is pasting up the weekly classified section. When I worked on our newspaper at James Marshall High School many years ago this is how we pasted up the paper...nice to see it still works.

belVita cardamom-flavored biscuits from Dubai

My friend Coralie Munro vacationed in Dubai recently and brought back these cardamom-flavored biscuits manufactured by Nabisco Arabia Company Ltd. in the Kingdon of Saudi Arabia. They are delicious and very rich..

Jamba Juice- Yummy!

My grandkids love to stop at the Jamba Juice in the Southport Town Shopping Center for a healthy drink. I personally like the fresh Mango~

Broderick Boat Ramp

Broderick Boat Ramp is a boating facility located on the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, California.

Honeymooners!

I love the visiting ducks that stop by our neighborhood. I hope she enjoys this brief show of protection from this Drake, because Mallards form pairs only until the female lays eggs, at which time she is left by the male.

Sacramento's Second Saturday

On a recent Saturday, we met up with "Twist" a balloon artist and also watched a fashion show on the sidewalk in front of a boutique.

Every month, art galleries in the Sacramento area keep their doors open late and invite the public to participate in the Second Saturday Art Walk. Visitors can grab a bite to eat, walk from gallery to gallery viewing brand new art works, hear live music and explore the region's vibrant art districts.

Bobby's Barber Shop

Bob and Herb Luna have been cutting the local folks hair for many years. Bobby's Barber Shop is located in the Casa Mobile Center next to City Hall.

Alyce Norman School "Now and Then"

Debbie's grandma Elsie Norton worked at Alyce Norman School in the 1960's and 70's before she retired from Washington Unified School District. There were no names on the back of this photo of the staff taken in 1963. Many thanks to retired district school teachers Mary McReynolds and Patty Waggoner Yamat for helping to identify everyone.

Top left: Kay Munn, Miss Salazar, Mrs. Hickey
Second row: left - Leona Schaffer, Mrs. Smith
Third row: Jane Leek, Patty Waggoner Yamat
Fourth row: Alice Goldie Neil McGillivary, Naomi Paisly, Ruth Alling
Fifth row: Deon Chappo, Daryl Massick, Sue (O'Donnel) Glenn