Category Archives: California

Backyard and house Updates

With my husband and my housemate’s help, I do love rearranging things in the home to have charming things to look at, even if most of it comes from a thrift store. When someone told me my house looked like a thrift store threw up, I was very flattered!

Monterey Visit with Relatives

I hadn’t seen my dad’s cousin Kathleen in years and was recently connected with some of her nieces and sister through Ancestry.com and online with Facebook, so it was about time to visit her and see her, which was such a joy. Not only is Monterey a beautiful place to visit, but it’s also nice to know my dad is from such a place where he still has relatives that remember him fondly.