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Monopoly at McDonald's!
I have until November 1st to win a million dollars!
20 hours ago1 min read


Halloween Window Display!
Really Fun! Even if we had to give up part of our living room! Worth it!
3 days ago1 min read


4 days ago0 min read


Christmas at Costco!
It was fun to browse...even though I didn't buy any Christmas treats! Although I'm really thinking of going back to get those rotating tabletop ornmanets!
7 days ago1 min read


Closing Our Sequoia Cabin 2026!
And a million other things as well...mostly done by Robert, the hero.
Oct 141 min read


Fall in the Mineral King Valley
Watch this one with a cuppa.
Oct 131 min read


Mineral King Road Update 10.9.2026
It's always an adventure going up the road! And it's been even more of an adventure during the road construction. But the final product is a joy to travel! And to think that the original Mineral King Road was built in the 1870's using manual labor, draft animals (horses and mules with freight and grading wagons), basic hand tools (picks, shovels, and rock drills), and blasting powder/explosives to carve a shelf through the rugged granite and steep canyons of the East Fork Kaw
Oct 121 min read


Our Last Trip to Silver City for 2026!
But this is just about GETTING there!!! Lot of joy in the mountains to come!
Oct 111 min read


Gelson's & Me & Halloween!
Sometimes the world is a lot. Gelson's makes it feel better.
Oct 81 min read


A Strawberry Wand for Gracie!
A labor of love.
Oct 61 min read


Voted Today! You Should Too!
Here's the link to track your ballot in California! california.ballottrax.net Get out and vote -- and then get others to do the same!
Oct 51 min read


Pumpkin Patch Day!
What you can't see is that it was over 90 degress at 9:00 a.m.! We curtailed some of traditional activities like the corn stalk train ride because it was blistering hot!!!
Oct 41 min read


More Aldik Christmas & Our New Trees!
Getting older means modifying our traditions so that we can still continue to enjoy them. Thus, we split our 12 foot tree into three! And we hope that our 2000 strong ornament collection will fit on these three trees -- including the Christmas monkey!
Oct 11 min read
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