Princess Shelly Organa and Sam Skywalker

My almost wordless Wednesday post today is a photo of a chalk portrait that a professional artist named Andy from Philly made for us. My husband has been a HUGE fan of Star Wars since the early 1980’s and actually collects Star Wars items. He 

My Pet Turtles

My “Almost” Wordless Wednesday post today is all about my 2 pet turtles named Jeeter and Arod. Yes, they were named after the 2 hottie Yankees players! They are minature red-earred slider turtles that are semi-aquatic. They live in an aquarium (50 gallon) and enjoy 

Almost Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunset Over Monterey Bay

When the weather warms up a bit, we love going to the ocean. The beauty and the sounds of the water is so relaxing to me. We went over to the Monterey coast a few weeks ago and I got some great shots of the 

Almost Wordless Wednesday – Beautiful Monterey Bay

I am really fortunate that I live in an area that will take me to different scenic views within a short amount of time. If I want snow, I travel an hour or so east. If I want the ocean I travel 2 hours west. 

Almost Wordless Wednesday – May the Force be With You!

My almost Wordless Wednesday post for this week features a photo of my almost 3 year old little grand daughter posing in this Star War’s display. You have to look close to see her little face peeking out from behind that hood but she is 

Visiting the Beautiful Lake Tahoe Area

Visiting the Beautiful Lake Tahoe Area

A few weeks ago my family and I spent some time in Reno Nevada and since the kids had not seen Lake Tahoe, we thought we would go home that route. It had been years since i have been there myself and I was so 

Almost Wordless Wednesday – Reno at Night

Almost Wordless Wednesday – Reno at Night

My family and some friends spent some time in Reno a few weeks ago and I grabbed this shot out of our 20th floor window. It is facing east towards Sparks and that is The Nugget casino and hotel in the distance. Reno is only 

The Goodyear Blimp

Have any of you ever seen the Goodyear Blimp? I snapped this photo a few weeks ago of the famous Goodyear Blimp flying around our neighborhood! It was pretty cool to see and I was suprised at how low they were flying.