The Abandoned Movie Ranch of Corriganville

March 6, 2017, 7 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I visited Corriganville Park, the former location of Corriganville, a western backlot and amusement park of sorts from 1949 to 1965. Corriganville was built by movie and TV actor Ray Bernard, but better known as Crash Corrigan. After going on a hunting trip in Simi Valley with fellow actor, Clark…

Centaurette

May 16, 2016, 7 Comments

Fantasia is one of Disney’s most classic films, albeit a strange film, as it is comprised of several shorts in which animation is set to classical music, and lacks dialogue. However, it remains just as enchanting over 70 years later. Every short is a work of art, but of course I can’t help but have…

One Sweet Vendula Purse

May 14, 2016, 4 Comments

Recently I was contacted by Vendula London, the makers of extremely funky and unique bags, to see if I was interested in reviewing one of their purses from their latest Spring/Summer collection. What is so funny is that I actually spied one of these on Sammy’s blog, The Soubette Brunette, not too long ago, and…

Dapper Day!

May 3, 2016, 5 Comments

Over the weekend I got to attend my first Dapper Day at Disneyland! And it was both amazing and overwhelming! But first, what is Dapper Day? Dapper Day is a twice yearly “unofficial” (as Disney has no part in the planning) event that happens at three Disney parks; Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Paris.…

Flowers and Ferdinand

April 25, 2016, 6 Comments

Over the weekend we went to Disneyland and since it’s still my birthday month, I saw this as a perfect time to do a Ferdinand the Bull Disneybound, as I’m a Taurus and I had a Ferdinand Taurus pin! It was also a perfect time to debut my Ferdinand parasol! Ferdinand was one of the…

Order Up!

April 13, 2016, 4 Comments

One of the first places I went to in the town of Orange was Watson’s Soda Fountain. I went sometime in the mid-1990s during a family vacation to California. Patrick and I returned several times during our visits to California, because not only was it blocks from Chapman University, where Pat’s little sister was attending…

Knott’s Boysenberry Festival

April 1, 2016, 4 Comments

For the last two weeks Knott’s Berry Farm has been celebrating its annual Boysenberry Festival. As a fan of all things boysenberry, I had to go! The list of unique boysenberry dishes was quite long, and it actually took two visits for us to eat all that we wanted to. But the fun didn’t end with…

St. Patrick’s Day at Disneyland

March 15, 2016, 6 Comments

Less than 24 hours after arriving home from Palm Springs Patrick and I were off to Disneyland to meet up with some friends for St. Patrick’s Day. Outfit Jacket: Buffalo Exchange D Brooch: Match Accessories Dress: Ozzie Dots, Hollywood, California Bangles: Here and there… Purse: Disneyland (gift from Patrick) Shoes: Re-Mix

Paramount Ranch

April 2, 2015, 13 Comments

Lost Places Update: Paramount Ranch been recategorized as a Lost Place. On Friday, November 9th, 2018, Paramount Ranch fell victim to the Woolsey Fire that tore through the Malibu, Thousand Oaks and Agora Hills areas. Paramount Ranch was reduced to cinders with only the train depot from Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman and church built for…

Springtime Tea

April 22, 2013, 12 Comments

To make a very long story short, a huge array of plans went south over the weekend, including my birthday plans. Complications with headaches and last minute necessary events happened and ultimately Patrick rescheduled my birthday celebrations. But the one thing that did go very well was a small tea hosted by Solanah of Vixen…

Atomic Redhead

spring fashion

The Abandoned Movie Ranch of Corriganville

Centaurette

One Sweet Vendula Purse

Dapper Day!

Flowers and Ferdinand

Order Up!

Knott’s Boysenberry Festival

St. Patrick’s Day at Disneyland

Paramount Ranch

Springtime Tea