Myself, wearing a red, white and blue stripe shirt, blue jeans, and carrying a vintage cream colored suitcase, standing in front of the motel, which is painted blue with yellow trim, in the background hangs the sign for the motel, a black sign reading "Ocean Park Motel Kitchens Hot Tub No Vacancy" in neon letters.

Staying at San Francisco’s First Ever Motel, the Ocean Park Motel

June 29, 2022, Leave a Comment on Staying at San Francisco’s First Ever Motel, the Ocean Park Motel

After our stop in Santa Rosa it was time to head into San Francisco proper and check into the place I chose for our stay. Like I said before, I love staying at unique and historic places, and when I found out San Francisco’s first ever motel was still standing, I knew we had to…

Myself, wearing a rainbow terry cloth crop top and large straw hat, holding a sign reading "I love the 60s & 70s but not THIS much!"

Here We Are…

June 27, 2022, 1 Comment

For a long time I have basked in the musty, technicolor glow of the mid-20th century and nearly all it had to offer. I filled my closet with 50s shirtwaist dresses and 60s polyester shifts, jewelry boxes with Bakelite and rhinestones, furnished my home with Heywood Wakefield, dined off of Franciscan Starburst, watched countless episodes…

Myself standing in front of a slate gray sign reading "Schulz" wearing a jean jacket, a blue shirt featuring Woodstock on the beach, and tan corduroys.

Happiness Is…Visiting the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Warm Puppy Cafe

June 22, 2022, 4 Comments

There is something so incredibly charming about the comics page of the newspaper. Here, in the middle of politics, tragedy, and change, are rows and rows of little boxes, each telling their very own story. Growing up I loved turning to this page and following the lives of the characters in Stone Soup, Luann, Zits,…

Myself, wearing a white embroidered peasant top with flare blue jeans, standing in front of one of the doors to the mansion.

A Night at the Historic Hayes Mansion of San Jose

June 20, 2022, 3 Comments

Patrick and I just returned from a little trip up to the Bay Area and what a whirlwind it was! I’m delighted to share many of the wonderful places we visited, and I’m going to start with the hotel we stayed at for our first night, San Jose’s Hayes Mansion. Even though we were only…

Greetings from San Francisco

June 8, 2022, 2 Comments

…Well almost! We are headed there this weekend for a few days, and I thought it was the perfect excuse to share the San Francisco portion of my vintage postcard collection! The historic Cliff House originally opened in 1863, serving as a resort for the upper class of the Bay Area. However it burned to…

Stepping into the Magnificent World of the Mandalorian

June 2, 2022, Leave a Comment on Stepping into the Magnificent World of the Mandalorian

One of my favorite things about cons revolving around the film and television medium is that oftentimes you can see props and costumes up close. The highlight of Star Wars Celebration was, without a doubt, The Mandalorian Experience, a walk-thru exhibit of costumes, creatures, and props used in both The Mandalorian and Book of Boba…

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Month: June 2022

Staying at San Francisco’s First Ever Motel, the Ocean Park Motel

Here We Are…

Happiness Is…Visiting the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Warm Puppy Cafe

A Night at the Historic Hayes Mansion of San Jose

Greetings from San Francisco

Stepping into the Magnificent World of the Mandalorian