Two recipes, cranberry sauce recipe from my great-grandmother, and a new one for Thanksgiving this year – pumpkin cake with pepitas (pumpkin seeds). And story of our family Thanksgiving over the years.
Read more…State Parks Are Open 2
More than four weeks into the shutdown, it’s not “business as usual” in our national parks.
Here’s two outstanding Nevada state parks to visit in fall, Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe, and Valley of Fire.
Exploratorium San Francisco: Day of the Dead and food is life
Last Saturday we popped into the Exploratorium for a Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) display and holiday food from Mexico and Guatemala. What a warm life-affirming community event families enjoy each year at the museum.
Read more…King of the United States? George Washington said NO!
During War of Independence, an army officer sent George Washington a letter, criticizing representative governments, and suggested United States needed a king. Washington decisively rejected this idea, and after the war ended, he resigned as Commander in Chief. Why is Washington’s voluntary resignation so important?
Read more…State Parks Are Open!
During the government shutdown, national parks are closed, or sort-of-open, but without any park information and limited staff. Fall is the perfect time to explore fabulous state parks throughout the United States. For example, in California eight old-growth redwoods state parks are open, and two state parks to experience desert environments.
Read more…Sonoma County Favorite Pumpkin Patches
In October, head to Sonoma County to enjoy pumpkin patches, and amazing corn maze!
Pick up a wheelbarrow, and load up on different kinds of pumpkins, kids love to play in a seed corn pits, go on hay bale rides, see farm animals, explore winding paths through a corn maze.