Leaning against a post, with old west buildings in the background, some of which have been covered in faux spider webs, wearing an orange dress with a small yellow and green floral print, and yellow and green rick-rack along the neckline and skirt, also wearing black tooled leather shoes, and a plastic black cat necklace.

Jess-Belle Vibes for Spooky Farm

October 1, 2018, 2 Comments

So earlier I talked about Knott’s Scary Farm, both with my first day outfit, and a guide to help newbies with the event, but today I’m talking about Knott’s Spooky Farm, the family-friendly event that Knott’s Berry Farm offers on weekends. It’s a fun offering where kids can trick-or-treat, take part in fun crafts such…

My outfit for the finale, a blue peasant top, and skirt of orange, red, yellow, and green which features an illustration of a barn dance.

Hoedown Honey

September 6, 2018, 1 Comment

For the last three summers Knott’s Berry Farm has offered Ghost Town Alive, which can best be described as a real life, family-friendly version of Westworld, the fictional theme park of the 1973 movie, and current HBO TV show under the same name, where guests get to live out the wild west, but at Knott’s…

Carla and I in an old wagon that reads "Knott's Berry Farm Ghost Town California" on it.

Friendship is Golden

August 14, 2018, 4 Comments

Over the weekend my dear friend, and fellow blogger, Carla, of Tiny Angry Crafter, came to visit and on Saturday we spent the day at Knott’s Berry Farm. I recently scored this spectacular gold mining themed necklace and earring set at a vintage sale I vended at. Gold rush themed jewelry is extremely hard to…

Sweetheart of the Rodeo

July 31, 2018, 4 Comments

This year one of my favorite albums turns 50, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and to commemorate the milestone, co-founders of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman decided to embark on a tour, along with Marty Stuart. They opened in LA last week, and I was overjoyed to snag tickets to the second…

My outfit for the day- A blue dress with white lace trim, tooled leather belt, with tooled leather pouch.

Ghost Town Alive is the Real Life Version of Westworld

May 27, 2018, 2 Comments

Are you like many and hooked on HBO’s Westworld? Yeah, same here. Do you wish you could visit Westworld? Well, Knott’s Berry Farm’s Ghost Town Alive (which has returned for its third year) is the closest thing you’re going to find. Long time readers may already be familiar with Ghost Town Alive, as I have…

Vasquez Rocks: Outlaw Hideout Turned Hollywood Filming Location

May 8, 2018, 7 Comments

What do Westworld, The Wild Wild West, Star Trek, Army of Darkness, and Zorro all have in common? Well, aside from being awesome, they all, at one point or another, filmed at Vasquez Rocks. For me, Vasquez Rocks is a gorgeous natural landscape that is a perfect meld of my favorite things – it is…

Bronson Canyon – The Batcave and More

February 6, 2018, 1 Comment

Over the years on the blog, I have made my love of two particular TV shows, Batman and The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., very apparent, whether through cosplay, cons, museum visits, or filming locations. One thing these two shows have in common is the use of the Bronson Canyon and Caves as a filming…

Paramount Ranch: Set to Screen

February 2, 2018, 5 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…

Frontier Day

January 25, 2018, 1 Comment

If you follow me on Instagram, then perhaps you know that I was behind the “unofficial theme day” Frontier Day that happened last weekend at Disneyland, a day that celebrates Disneyland’s Frontierland, and of course western wear was encouraged! Dapper Day is perhaps the most well known “unofficial theme day” at Disneyland, but there are…

Roping Up Some Christmas Spirit

December 5, 2017, 3 Comments

Knott’s Merry Farm is in full swing at Knott’s Berry Farm, and over the weekend a group of my gal pals (plus Patrick) and I went to enjoy all of the sights and shows. I’ve wanted a steer head jacket for years now, but they aren’t exactly a dime a dozen. The first one I…