A group of guests look over a pool that has a steep slide, which an alligator slides down. Text across a roof in the background reads "Alligator Farm." Red text in the upper right of the postcard reads "Entertaining guests at the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles."

Sights and Souvenirs from the California Alligator Farm

March 10, 2021, 4 Comments

As mentioned before I’ve been watching a lot of TV since I’m not going anywhere thanks to COVID, and I recently binged the entire first season of HBO’s new interpretation of Perry Mason. Early in the show Mason handles a taxidermy turtle and small alligator, both which feature a paper label reading “Los Angeles Alligator…

Why I Left the Knott’s Ambassador Program

July 8, 2020, 26 Comments

At the end of last year, I was selected to be one of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Anniversary Ambassadors. This meant I would be among some of the first to know what was happening at the Farm, write for the Knott’s Berry Blog, in addition to covering their various happenings here on my own blog, in…

Boysenberry muffins on a plate, which is on a vintage Knott's Berry Farm table cloth, which features a train and a map of Knott's.

Knott’s Berry Farm at Home

May 13, 2020, 10 Comments

When Knott’s Berry Farm first opened, it was just that, a berry farm, with a little roadside stand selling its berries. Later the Knott family built a permanent Berry Market, followed by a Tea Room which expanded into Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner we know today. Recently, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Knott’s Berry Farm has returned…

A Visit to Disneyland

May 8, 2020, 4 Comments

Let’s take a trip to Disneyland, but Disneyland in 1965… Disneyland may be closed currently, but thanks to a little book called A Visit to Disneyland we can all pretend that we have stepped into a time machine to visit Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom. I hope you all enjoyed this little peek into Disneyland…

The Employee Handbook, which features a woodgrain background, and the "Old Timer" with a white beard, black hat, check shirt, black vest, brown pants, and black boots, waving, and holding a pick ax. A donkey stands next to him.

The Legend of Whittles, Knott’s Berry Farm’s Forgotten Icon

April 9, 2020, 3 Comments

As part of being a Knott’s Berry Farm Ambassador, I am tasked with writing posts for the Knott’s Berry Blog. Last week my first blog post for them was published, which was an overall history of the Farm. While you can read the whole post here, today I wanted to take a moment to expand…

Myself, wearing a dark leather motorcycle jacket, and wide leg khaki pants, behind me old photographs of explorers hang next to an old steering wheel for a boat.

Fortune and Glory

March 4, 2020, 2 Comments

If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, then you know I love to attend the various unofficial theme days at Disneyland. Last weekend was Adventureland Day, inspired by the explorers, skippers, and tiki birds of Adventureland. It was rather chilly, it even rained, and the sun played hide and seek all day, so I…

Myself, sitting inside the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, wearing a long, red dress with a small floral pattern, with lace trim at the laced V-neckline, and cuffs. A red "D" brooch edged in white is worn on my left shoulder, my hair in a Gibson Girl updo.

Valentine’s Day Lunch on Main Street

February 19, 2020, 3 Comments

Over the years I’ve mentioned that I’m not the biggest fan of Valentine’s Day. But it’s slowly grown on me. However Patrick and I have never do anything big, and don’t exchange gifts. Since moving to California, I’ve used Valentine’s Day as an excuse to wear something red and/or pink, maybe with hearts, and go…

Let’s have a Party with Charlie Brown and Snoopy

January 30, 2020, 2 Comments

Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang are the icons of Knott’s Berry Farm, aside from the boysenberry that is! And normally the Charlie Brown’s beagle pal and the rest of the gang hang out in Camp Snoopy, but during Peanuts Celebration, which kicked off last weekend, they get to take over the entire park. Not only…

Myself, standing in front of a recreation of Knott's Berry Farm's first roadside stand, which sells boysenberry plants, wearing a purple sweater over a white dress with painted boysenberries.

Berry Exciting News

January 28, 2020, 5 Comments

JULY 2020 UPDATE: I have left this Ambassador program. If you read this, then read my post on why I left, then you will understand just how crushing this is for me. I have had some extremely exciting news bottled up since late last month, but things are finally official so I feel like I…

Myself, wearing a white t-shirt, with a jean vest over, and jean shorts, standing in front of a Springfield Police car that has crashed into a lamppost in front of Lard Lad Donuts.

Greetings from Springfield

January 22, 2020, 5 Comments

When Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, they also acquired the rights to The Simpsons. Which leaves the future of Springfield at Universal Studios a little uncertain. So, I decided it was high time to give Springfield its moment to shine here on the blog, because, honestly, the theming is pretty good, and gives a decent…

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Amusement Parks

Sights and Souvenirs from the California Alligator Farm

Why I Left the Knott’s Ambassador Program

Knott’s Berry Farm at Home

A Visit to Disneyland

The Legend of Whittles, Knott’s Berry Farm’s Forgotten Icon

Fortune and Glory

Valentine’s Day Lunch on Main Street

Let’s have a Party with Charlie Brown and Snoopy

Berry Exciting News

Greetings from Springfield