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Happy Easter to all!
From, Lex, Neek, Sar
Happy New Year!
From Lex, Neek, Sar
Happy Easter!
A Happy and Safe Easter to everyone! From Lex and Neek
Merry Christmas to all!
Neek sez: Lex, Sar and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry and Safe Christmas! The following are photos from a recent trip to King Gillette Ranch near Malibu, California. It was the one time home of the inventor and seller of the Gillette Safety razor, King Gillette (his actual name). His fame was to create the thin, inexpensive, disposable blade of stamped steel.
The mansion was built in the late 1920’s by renowned architect, Walter Neff. It had changed hands a number of times after Gillette’s death. Once being owned by Bob Hope, Claretian Order of the Catholic Church, Elizabeth Prophet, and Soka University of America who had opposition from the residents of the area on its planned expansion. The residents sought to protect the Chumash ancestral sites as well as the nature habitats and ecology of the area. King Gillette ranch was purchased jointly for $35 million by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and California State Parks, who then made it available for public use.
Hope you enjoy it.
2020 Downtown Disney and Knott’s Berry Farm Marketplace
Lex sez:
It’s the middle of summer. The scorching heat of the southern California sun is driving us crazy. Our normal knee-jerk reaction would be to get out and have fun. But with social distancing measures still necessary in the middle of a pandemic, is fun still possible? Neek, Sar and I set out for Downtown Disney, determined to find out!
Happy 4th of July!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe 4th of July at home! Here are some photos of a day trip that we took to Placerita Canyon at “Oak of the Golden Dream” in the Santa Clarita Valley in Southern California. It’s where gold was first discovered in California when it was Mexico’s territory. Francisco Lopez discovered the gold on March 9, 1842 under an old Oak tree. It pre-dates the John Marshall discovery at Sutter’s Mill which was in 1848.
Take care Everyone!
Happy Easter to Everyone!
With love from Lex, Neek and Sar. Stay safe and strong!
Disneyland’s Rise of the Resistance Group Boarding Pass or Fail?
Neek sez: Okay, we have crappy phones with crappy coverage so we really didn’t think that we could do any of the virtual queuing that Disneyland had required to get a boarding pass for Rise of the Resistance ride at Galaxy’s Edge.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Neek sez: This year I have a lot to be thankful for including not having to cook for Thanksgiving. We decided to have our meal at Norm’s Restaurant which is having it’s 70 birthday this year.
Yes, it was crowded and yes the food wasn’t as good as what you make at home but being with your favorite people makes it all worthwhile. Lex definitely didn’t complain about any dishes to wash this year.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!