Document Shredding Event

Back in April, I noticed a Document Shredding Event hosted by the City of Santa Clarita.

You are limited to 5 boxes, and must pre-register for it.

I waited too long the first time, and so I could not register.

When I saw it come up for October, I was right on it, and got a time a half hour after gym class.

We got there about 10 minutes before our scheduled appointment, and got done right away.

The truck shreds the documents immediately, so you don't have to worry about anyone stealing your identity.

A seriously great service.

Halloween Has Arrived At The Angel House

I finally got my Halloween decorating going, here at the angel house.

The pumpkin is now looking out the front window.

I have, since this photo was taken, put my Halloween decoration by the front door.

I admit that I have been very lax in regard to changing them, for the seasons.

I totally missed Fall leaves this past month. Maybe I will put them up for a few weeks, after Halloween.

Anyway, it feels good to decorate a bit for the Fall. It was my houses' first season, back in 1985.

The Last Donut From Wall Drug

This is my last donut, from our trip to Wall Drug in South Dakota.

I have been cutting them in half, to make them last longer.

It helps me eat less of them, but I knew that sometime, I would finally run out.

It looks like today's the day.

They were excellent, even day old, and they froze well.

Too bad I can't buy them online.

Who knew there might be a reason to go back someday.

Pumpkins Abound

I don't get out much, so I took full advantage of our visit to Knott's Berry Farm.

Most of their decorations were cobwebs, but once in a while we had a nice pumpkin/Fall display.

This was one of them.

I love the corn stalks added to the plants, that spend their time in the planter box.

Nice elevation, for the pumpkins themselves.

I am glad we spent some time there, because I just heard that Disney is upping their prices by a lot (to make up some of their losses on the streaming side of business).

Bet the other ones will follow.

Pony Express - The Ride

There are several new rides at Knott's Berry Farm.

This one attracted the younger members of our 11 person entourage.

It is called Pony Express - The Ride.

It's a fast ride, and very short.

From what I heard, it was worth another go round (and so they did).

Unfortunately, I am too old for those kinds of things.

So sad. :-(

Welcome To Bluesky

The past 3 days have been horrid on Twitter (now known as X).

In a desparate move, for me, I asked a friend for an invite to a platform called Bluesky.

So I set up shop there, and we will see how I like it.

Being you need a person who is on the platform, to get that invite, it (for now) keeps the fake Russian bots off of Bluesky.

It does look a lot like Twitter, because it was made by someone who worked at Twitter.

I will let you know how it goes.

Rafting At Knott's

My Water Post For Today.

My Husband and our friends from Phoenix love the raft ride at Knott's.

I, on the other hand, do not.

So while they rode it, I took photos of the rapids.

It was fun to watch the roaring rapids in action, but not get wet.

I hope you enjoy.

Fresno High And Us

Last time we passed the High School, it looked so much better than it had back in the old days.

They had put two buildings in front of it, which hid the high school itself.

Now days, it stands proud, and I like the clean lines it has.

Old but well kept up.

The second photo is the one they took of us, when we arrived.

I love the Mickey tie on my Husband. :-)

A Trip To El Coyote For East Coast Friends

The last time I was at El Coyote, was for my retirement party. It was good to be back.

The time before, we met these same East Coast Friends for dinner. So it has become a thing with us.

At one time or another, all of us have worked for a PBS station, or for PBS.

Yes, even my Husband. He worked in the tape library for a time, when our Son was small.

The three others spent 2 hours at Tiki Ti, the bar next to the old KCET lot.

Being I had to drive, we skipped that part of the evening and met up with them at El Coyote.

We had dinner around 7:30PM and they made it by 8:30PM, so they managed to get served a late dinner.

El Coyote stops serving at 9PM, but they let us talk until almost 10PM.

It was good to see them, and worth the trip down to the old neighborhood.

Photo: Us with a Halloween decoration.

Knott's Scary Farm

We connected with our friends from Phoenix, on Tuesday.

They had free passes to Knott's Berry Farm, and decided to use them for the Knott's Scary Farm.

We made a date for Tuesday, and there were 11 of us spending the day, doing rides, and eating food.

The place is all decorated in Halloween Finery, some of which were quite cute.

Many of the rides that I used to go on, were no longer there, or no longer operational.

Which was a sad note to the day.

A Sleeping Cat

After a bit of an unstable weekend, we left the cat alone again on Tuesday.

My gut feeling is she was so happy to have us back in the house, that she stayed with us, in the afternoon.

This photo was taken just after I finished talking on the phone with my sister and brother-in-law.

She looks quite comfortable, especially since she has not been sitting on the couch, for the past few months.

I think the shots are helping her, in that regard.

Welcome back healthy kitty.

Cedar Viaduct In Fresno

We did get to see a small piece of the High Speed Rail, while visiting Fresno.

This is the Cedar Viaduct, which crosses over Hwy 99 just south of Downtown Fresno.

I remembered to alert my Husband to get a photo or two, as we passed it.

It is difficult to see, for the most part, except where they had to build bridges.

As we know from National News, it has taken forever to build.

Reunion Thoughts

I have other photos, but these two are a bit special.

The first one is my Husband, with his long-time friend and his wife.

They are a lovely couple, who are also trying to get to all 50 States.

We didn't gloat about where we are in that process. :-)

The second photo was taken at Fresno High School. I had the car running, so this was the best I could get.

I thought it came out OK.

We drove by the old neighborhood, so we saw Fresno City College and also Fresno State.

Glad to be back home.

Fort Washington Country Club And Golf Course

My Water Post For Today.

Yes, I am back from Fresno. Glad to be home.

One of the cool things about the reunion, is that it takes place at the Fort Washington Country Club and Golf Course. I wrote about it back in 2011, which you can see HERE.

That gives us quite a nice view, when looking outside the windows.

I love water, as you know, and this part of the golf course, gave the entire building a feeling of serenity.

I hope you enjoy.

A Friend In Fresno Who Is A Friend Indeed

62 Years is a long time to be friends, and the two of them keep in touch via email, and holiday cards.

I personally think that we are going to this reunion just because the two of them enjoy each others company so much.

It will be good to see Richard, once again.

He is a nice person, who was into things like heating water with solar power, burning wood instead of using gas, back in the 80's.

Way ahead of the crowd, in that regard.

Looking forward to seeing him, and others, at the reunion.