Love every day as if it were your last....
Too soon, it is

Views from my wheelchair
"They're not just Photos, they're Memories"

Day Trippin'
At The Grove Dec. 2003

Old style gas station circa 1940
This is what gas stations looked like in the good ol' days
when you could actually have someone pump your gas, check your oil and clean your windshield.


Gilmore Oil Co. logo
 and
Old style gas pumps


A stroll down the street to the plaza and the 115 foot Christmas tree.
Watch Santa as he flys by

View of Main Street
Poinsettia tree



"Here comes Santa Claus"
Santa's Sleigh


Riverside,CA May 5, 2004
Mission Inn
We enjoyed a delightful overnight stay.


Entrance, Mission Inn
View from our room

Our rooms upstairs
Rear of Inn

St. Francis Chapel entrance

Chapel Patio
Chapel patio view 2


Courtyard clock

On our way to San Louis Obispo,we stopped for a picnic
in the park in front of the Mission. This was our view.

Fountain & Bell tower
@Ventura Mission 2004

We went to the Madonna Inn
Sept. 2004




The restaurant
Hilltop Rooms


After a leisurely dinner

we retired to our rooms.
The Jungle Room

Toots' & Jimmy's Room
The Rose Room

Our room


The following morning

Toots after breakfast

A trip to the Gift Show

A view of Downtown L.A. from the Convention Center

A Trip to Los Olivos
May 2005

My Ladies



Fess Parker Inn

Inntrance
Inn sign
Fess' Poodle "Tuxedo"


Our room
another view


Anniversary corsage & boutonniere

Jimmy & Julies room



Neat arbor across street
Lone horsey

Really, it's a bank!


Then we're off to Mission Santa Ynez


The Mission

Mission campanile

Enter the Mission
Another entrance


Padre Serra



Mission Rosegarden


Next it's Solvang

Solvang clock



A quick trip to Downtown Disney
(June '05)


A temple?
  
Nope, it's the RainForest restaurant!


A very large parrot
  
Here's looking at you,kid


We went to the Disney Store




The castle in a globe
Rockin' out!


Have an apple, my dear
  
Poor Tink!


Ursula, aka" Maybelline Goodbody"
  
Hang on, Goofy!


Yo, ho, ho!


Sorcerer's Hat

 


Dixie and I visit to see Christmas decorations ( Jan '06 )
Mission Inn Riverside

Riverside nutcracker left
Nutcracker at Mission Inn (Jan '06 )
  Riverside nutcracker right
His partner


Drummer boy
Drummer boy at entrance
  
"Train and drummers at Inn entrance


Outdoor restaurant (Las Campanas )

We enjoyed a nice lunch

Dixie and I visit to see Christmas decorations ( Nov '07 )
Mission Inn Riverside

Nutcracker
Nutcracker at entrance
  
"Flying reindeer at Inn entrance


Rear
Rear of Inn
  
Lights in trees


lightsindriveway
Lights in driveway
  
Lights in driveway2


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