Hi Everyone,
Happy weekend! This picture is one of the buildings in Chinatown that is well kept. It was built in 1920. Not all of Chinatown is shabby but almost all the area we were was. It has been there a long time. I think even before the 1906 earthquake. Many of the people in that area don't have big incomes. We were just in the area that is mostly business.
Mary, I've never seen an option as to what size I want the bookcover I am posting. I just copy the image, then post it here. The one I posted that was so large was much smaller on the author's website. Most of his books require a tissue or two!! Since you mentioned the American Girl dolls I was trying to remember how old my granddaughter was when she got her first one. I do remember thinking that for as much as they cost she was a little young. She ended up with several of them over time. Now she is 14 which leads me to believe she doesn't play with dolls to much now!! High school will do that. I hope Sandy doesn't bring to much damage to your area. My TV has not been on yet today so I haven't heard any updates. I will when I watch the news. Stay safe.
Margie, you may not have lasted long for your garage sale but I would say money wise it was good. I bet you were glad when it was over. They are a lot of work. It sounds like you are doing good with the things you are posting on a website. I say, keep it up! Did you mention The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch? I've seen the lecture several times but did not have a copy of the book. To me it should be read every once in awhile so you remember that you have to enjoy life while you are here. That is one of the reasons I escape to the coast or out on a photo taking hike. Sometimes I just need nature!
Sandi, Good Luck with the job search. Keep us posted. If you are offered & take it, where would you be in California for training? I do hope you get the job that appeals to you the most. I think it is hard to understand employers sometimes. What a "behind your back move" to offer some one your job while you were on vacation. I don't think I would want to work for someone like that.
Cady, sounds like you are going to be busy this weekend. I barely even know that Halloween is this week. We don't get any Trick or Treators here. I miss seeing the little kids in their costumes. Those shootings in your state are awful. I'm sorry to hear the latest one was so close to you. It is sad that people come to a conclusion to do that.
Mary, I think you mentioned Homeland on DVD. I don't get the channel it is on or don't watch it! Anyway after seeing one of the cast members on The View I was curious so I have it on my Netflix list. I think it will be awhile before I get it. I like watching TV prorams on the DVD's because you get several episodes on one DVD & no commercials! The last DVD I watched was on Hawaii, just loved it. Made me want to go there even more!! The documentary is in two parts, I'll watch the second one tonight.
We had rain earlier this week but we are warm again with lots of sun. It is beautiful here now in this area. Our next rain is suppose to be on Halloween. My grandson, Dustin, & I went to the coast on Thursday. It was a beautiful, sunny day. I was hoping the ocean might still be stirred up from the storm but it was pretty calm & blue. We were at Salt Point State Park, Gerstle Cove the same place I took the other grand kids this summer. Dustin & I had a good day. We drove down the coast coming home making a stop at Bodega Bay Head where we ended up staying to watch the sunset. It was so beautiful. I haven't stayed to watch the sunset for a long time as I usually drive over in the morning. We didn't leave until early afternoon after his morning class at the JC. It was such a good day. I love spending time with him. At the present he doesn't have a girlfriend so he has time to hang out with gramma!!
On Wednesday I took my neighbor to the doctor. This was an unplanned visit! Her bone density test showed a loss of bone mass so the doctor wanted her to come in for a shot. She will have to have two of them a year. Now that she has had this one the others will be scheduled when she goes for her rheumatoid arthritis treatment. We were only there about 15 minutes. We each had one other errand & then back home. The gas price at COSTCO has gone down considerably, thank heavens! Most of the stations around the area are at $4.19-$4.39 for regular, COSTCO was $3.89. I hope it goes down even more & soon!
This should catch me up with everyone for now. The pointed building is the famous TransAmerica building in San Francisco. It is a real landmark. The building just in front is a Hilton Hotel. You can see Hilton on the sign!
Good bye for now. I am going to go finish my book. There is no football game for me tomorrow as the Niners are playing on Monday night. I probably won't really watch the game as I will watch DWTS. I'll switch channels from time to time to see how they do. I hate it when there are conflicting things to watch!!
GO GIANTS!!!
Happy Reading,
Donna M
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