Pete sits on the neck of the massive green and pink dragon, Elliot, from the film Pete's Dragon.

From Disaster to Icon: Main Street Electrical Parade Turns 50

May 11, 2022, 2 Comments

As a child in the early 90s I basked in the colorful glow of the Main Street Electrical Parade as it whirled through Disneyland during the handful of visits we made before it “glowed away forever.” I was so enchanted and even bought the VHS of the parade and discarded lightbulb so a piece of…

Myself, wearing a turquoise sleeveless top and pink peddle pushers, seated at a white metal table. A small cacti sits in a turquoise planter in the middle of the table, a plate with pink and white cookies sits nearby. The table is white with matching white chairs with orange cushions. In the background is the covered part of the patio with various chairs and plants. Text overlay reads "Our 1954 Home Patio Revamp"

Our 1954 Home: Patio Revamp

April 7, 2021, 5 Comments

Earlier I mentioned that Patrick and I were revamping our patio, and today I’m excited to share what it looks like, along with some other changes to our backyard! When we moved in our backyard featured lots of mature plants, but no grass. After planting grass we realized there was a portion of our backyard…

Myself standing in our dining room, wearing a red shirt reading "Have a Coke and a smile" in white script, and white jeans. On the dining room table is a heart-shaped box full of chocolates, a bottle of Coca-Cola, and valentines. Behind the table are various valentine decorations.

Sending a Little Love

February 16, 2021, 1 Comment

Well, I got so focused on trying to get Valentine’s Day cards into my Etsy shop that failed to get some of my own in the mail! It resulted in me spending Valentine’s Day frantically writing cards to friends and family that will arrive late. But I wanted to do it, because honestly we could…

Myself standing in front of a western style outhouse with cacti in front, wearing a Cerro Gordo tee and western style jeans.

Vicariously Exploring the Ghost Town of Cerro Gordo on YouTube

January 6, 2021, 3 Comments

Amid COVID-19 I’ve been watching a lot of TV. Like, a lot. In my New Year post I mentioned watching a lot of DC content, but something else Patrick and I have been watching for the last several months is on YouTube actually, Ghost Town Living. A couple years ago a listing for an entire…

Myself, wearing an orange cardigan over a black t-shirt with a black and white illustration of black cats running around a fire that has spooky ghost cats rising from it, and black jeans.

When Black Cats Prowl…

October 15, 2020, 4 Comments

Obviously things are different this Halloween season as a result of COVID-19, and Halloween is big business here in Southern California. Typically all of the amusement parks have special events, rural areas become autumnal havens full of pumpkins and apples, while LA has its very own Haunted Hayride, and even local homes do their own…

Myself wearing a rainbow striped shirt, cut off jean shorts, standing against a green bush. Match bangles that reflect the same colors of my shirt are on my left wrist.

A Rainbow of Bangles from Match Accessories

August 12, 2020, 4 Comments

Long time readers of the blog are probably familiar with Match Accessories, the home grown jewelry company that pioneered the Disneyland inspired D brooch, and created many more fantastical, vintage, and Disney inspired jewelry items that have appeared on the blog. Recently they launched a glittering bangle collection and I was gifted a set in…

Myself standing in front of a Swiss Alps inspired building, wearing a cream jacket with a small D shaped brooch pinned to it, and a green sweater, and red and grey plaid pants.

Swiss Miss Christmas

December 27, 2018, 6 Comments

I’ve been fighting a cold for over two weeks now, and due to that we didn’t go to Knott’s Berry Farm, as per our tradition on Christmas Eve, but I couldn’t let this cold stop me from visiting Disneyland Christmas day, which has become our tradition since moving to California! But I did opt for…

A covered patio stretches out from a butter yellow house, on the patio are various ceramic and fiberglass planters, along with two black butterfly style chairs. Green grass surrounds the patio, large agave plants are clustered in the corner.

Our 1954 Home: Backyard

November 29, 2018, 12 Comments

We’ve been in our home a little over a year now, and, with some minor exceptions, we just now finished up our backyard, and I am happy to finally share it on the blog! From the get-go, many people were interested in what our backyard looked like, but I kept it hidden for the most…

Inside the Redondo Fun Factory - wearing a vintage red shirt reading "Have a Coke and a smile" and wide leg blue jeans. In the background a variety of 80s arcade games, behind them a ton of vintage signs.

A Revisit to the Enigmatic Fun Factory

August 24, 2018, 5 Comments

UPDATE: The Redondo Beach Fun Factory closed October, 2019. Last year we visited the Redondo Fun Factory located on the Redondo Beach Pier after hearing news it would be closing. Over a year later the bizarre Fun Factory, with its eclectic variety of games and collection of odd signs, is still operating, but now has…

Walking through the nursery, which is located along lengthy power lines that extend over the plants and into the distance.

A Visit to the Nursery

August 9, 2018, 1 Comment

When we bought our house, and it’s hard to believe we are nearing one year of home ownership, we had an almost barren backyard. Aside from some large bushes, a guava tree, and a large cluster of agaves, we had no grass, and a bunch of empty beds along the edge of the house. We…

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From Disaster to Icon: Main Street Electrical Parade Turns 50

Our 1954 Home: Patio Revamp

Sending a Little Love

Vicariously Exploring the Ghost Town of Cerro Gordo on YouTube

When Black Cats Prowl…

A Rainbow of Bangles from Match Accessories

Swiss Miss Christmas

Our 1954 Home: Backyard

A Revisit to the Enigmatic Fun Factory

A Visit to the Nursery