MY LIFE FROM LAKE ALMANOR AND BEYOND

What a great way to spend Halloween, watching the 1990 movie "Ghost" with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.  I don't remember li...

I haven't received any pictures of grandchildren or great grandchildren dressed up for Halloween but here are Sage and Raina dressed ...

Can you believe it, after living here for ten years, I finally have a front door that locks!!! Yea, thank you Matt, for putting new secur...

The birthday girl of the week is great granddaughter Kate who is 3 years old on October 28! Kate is a child who loves life and li...

Philip Rivers of the Chargers Watching NFL football is just a total positive feeling for me. I love it. I love watching these guys...

5 0 Years Married--even if Richard is up in heaven. Today I went to the Temple with Mary Anne and Jean and, yes, I did think of Richard. ...

This was written by Maria but I am sharing it here, great story. From Maria: "I don't have a current picture of our sweet dog B...

I am becoming the mail order queen. I can't believe how much easier, faster, and more efficient it is. I ordered printing cartridges f...

I wish I had some night vision goggles so I could see what goes on in my back lot at night. Today I raked the branches from the last storm a...

Now, Raina, that is what I call a smile! These cuties are still smaller than most babies are when they are born and they look like...

'Escape' is the name of a film made when I was only seven so I doubt I saw it. It starred Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer and, of c...

I also watched an interesting version of 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne today. it was the silent version made in 1926 ...

I finally finished 'The Count of Monte Cristo'--only took me about a month to read 1462 pages!! Well worth it, though, I recommend i...

My plan was to finish my book 'Count of Monte Cristo' today but TCM had such good movies I couldn't turn off the TV. It was eith...

You can tell that winter is coming soon.. My neighbors on both sides of me and across from me have all been up this week and closed their...

Friday night we had a delicious barbeque at the home of John and Jane Goolsby in Chester. Their home sits right on the bank of the Feather ...

I just watched another biography of Judy Garland. This was a movie made from the book her daughter Lorna Luft wrote "Me and My Shadow...

It was so great to have Maria up here for the weekend. I get lonely up here and it has been a long time since she has been here. I like her...

Somewhere I read this list of "Movies You Must See" and of course, they are oldies, so you either have to find them on TCM, FX or ...

I have found a new way to amuse and humiliate myself. It was suggested in 'First for Women' magazine that there are 10 ways to get ...

My niece Sherry and her son Zach lived with us for a time in La Jolla when Meagan was a toddler. I think Meagan was two years older than Zac...

Big surprise. It is cold this morning!!! 28 Degrees. It doesn't feel that cold though. But I had my first cozy fire last night. The woo...

While we are at it, here is an update on our very own hometown Santa! No fake whiskers on this Santa. Doing a great job, Bill. Keep up th...

Calm looking Mom, Bethany. Twins look very mellow and content. Nice going, Mom! They are one month old on Sept 26 and Sept 27. Close up of ...

I can't believe it! It's already time to get out the flannel pjs. It'll soon be time for the wood stove...I love it.

Friday I went to the Reno Temple with Mary Anne and Jean. Lovely day but ate too much at the Pizza Buffet on the way home. They have these w...

Today was 'Les Miserables' day. I watched the old black and white version with Fredic March and a very young Charles Laughton. Both ...

Hard to believe I am old enough to have gone to grade school with Santa but there he is--same age as me and went to Washington Grade School...

Here is Michael in front of his apartment. I enjoyed Mike's Birthday weekend in Sacramento . I noticed when we were at Olive Garden we h...

So Bandido is off to the kennel tomorrow and I am off to Sacramento to celebrate grandson Mike's birthday!! The critters can take over ...

This morning I flooded 9 holes of the chipmunks--they were nowhere in sight. A short time later one of them came and inspected his burrows. ...

Yesterday I started on another one of the Classics. That is on my list of 25 Things To Do Before I Die, to read all the Classics. I carry in...

Some little critters that look suspiciously like this chipmunk are driving me crazy. They are digging holes in my potted plants and raised ...

Natasha in “War and Peace” was making a list of all the things that bring happiness. I have been making sure I put things into my life that ...

Bandido is half Lahasa Apso so I took this test. Who is in charge? Quiz for Apso Owners 1. Does your dog fail to get up and out of...

Talk about being thankful for other people's talents, I am a real fan of Rod Stewart. Actually I was not even aware of him or his music ...

Talk about being thankful for other people's talents, I am a real fan of Rod Stewart. Actually I was not even aware of him or his music ...

I just reviewed the list I made in 1997 of 25 Things I Want To Do Before I Die and amazingly I only have 13 left to accomplish. Four of thos...

While I was working on my photo books this week I noticed a comment made about our 2005 trip to the Anderson family cabin at Silvergate, Mon...

Aren't they just darling! Grandma Carole reports they have already been out and about. I think we stayed in for weeks before venturi...

I think this is a first in our family--twins. My nephew Jon and his wife Bethany had twin girls-one before midnight on August 26 and one ...