Category Archives: Dining Out

Off And Running

Posted on Friday, January 6, 2023 by Paul

We were up early and visited the garden.  The rainwater seems to make everything grow like mad!  It was fantastic, so we did not spend too much time outside. We departed the house around 10:00 AM for an 11:00 AM … Continue reading →

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Preparing For Our Visitors Tomorrow!

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Do you want to hone your Santa craft? There is no more prestigious institute than the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School to do it. The school has operated since 1937, teaching Santa history, proper dress, Santa sign language, toy making, … Continue reading →

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Things Are Beginning To Return To Normal

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Sung by Bing Crosby, “White Christmas” is one of the most popular Christmas carols ever written.  Irving Berlin wrote the song for the 1942 movie “Holiday Inn,” starring Bing Crosby and Marjorie Reynolds, and it won the Academy Award … Continue reading →

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Off And Running To Long Beach & Riverside

Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 by Paul

Fact:   Like most authors, Clement Clarke Moore was his own harshest critic.  The intellectual professor wrote “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” for his kids, but did not publish it under his own name until 21 years had passed at the insistence … Continue reading →

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Girls Night Out, The Doctor, The Hot Tub!

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The Addis Brush Company, a toilet brush company in the 1930s, invented the first artificial brush tree using the same equipment they used to create their signature product.  They received a patent for the aluminum tree in 1950. Today we … Continue reading →

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A Time For Planting!

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Two of Santa’s reindeer originally had different names. In the 1823 poem, A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which originally introduced the world to Santa’s reindeer, two of the flying creatures had slightly different names, according to Syracuse.com. Donner and Blitzen were … Continue reading →

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Time For “A Christmas Carol”!

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Dry Christmas trees spark more than joy.  Neglected, dried-out Christmas trees spark about a hundred fires in the United States each year, cause an average of 10 deaths, and result in $15.7 million in property damage, the Consumer Product … Continue reading →

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We Are Recovering Today But Will Be Ready For This Evening!

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Christmas trees usually grow for close to 15 years before they can be sold. Dang, we must be party animals as we didn’t get up until almost 7:00 AM, and Mary stayed comatose until 8:30 AM.   The funny part … Continue reading →

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Need A Strawberry Finder??

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Associated British Foods did a study that found the average American consumes 7,000 calories on Christmas Day, over three times the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recommended daily intake.  Most of the damage comes from two large meals and nibbling … Continue reading →

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The Remainder Of Our Outdoor Lights Came Today!

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact: A 2014 survey from Japan-based online retailer Rakuten found three-quarters of Americans didn’t like their holiday gifts, with one-third choosing to regift, 27 percent donating to charity, and 14 percent cutting their losses and selling while the item still … Continue reading →

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