Santa Monica Pier

An evening at the Pier for Jaime's birthday, it was an action packed event!!

Longwood Gardens

My son Steve and I really enjoy our "photo shoot" road trips.

These pictures were taken at Longwood Gardens

in Kennett Square, PA, in the Spring of this year

The weather was perfect inside and out!




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"Way Back When"sday

My little princess, Jaime, when she was 3 in Pocatello,

sitting at her vanity, a Christmas gift

from her Uncle Mike and Aunt Nell

12/1980

A Kiss Stolen

Happiness is like a kiss

it feels best when you give it to someone else

~unknown~

This week In a Yellow House, the photo challenge is "The Animal Kingdom". This is one of my favorite shots taken at one of my most favorite places, the Philadelphia Zoo. Click your way on over to "Ramblings and Photos" and check out all the amazing pictures being shared.

Only the Toes Knows

Sandles and painted toes, two "must haves" for California living
A 3 generation pic. Can you pik out the granny toes??
Taking my class in Photoshop has prompted my blogging again and visiting other bloggers who love taking pictures and sharing them. Not looking to go pro but definitely will be working towards amatuer, instead of the beginner that I am now. Baby steps for a baby boomer!
Along my links from blog to blog I came to "Mama and the Dudes", this is her first blog challenge and it looks like fun. Being a Grandmom to twins and triplets and the fact that her "dudes" are so dang cute and twins, may have caught my attention. So click your way on over to

"Mama Hearts Photo Challenge #1

Sitting on a street corner

in Ventura California
California and Main

Dinner at Cafe Barilocne, serving temtatious South American cuisine and then sitting outside waiting while my husband handles business on his cell phone. But not to worry, I have my trusty G11 with me and I can entertain myself taking pictures. lol

street flower vendor

beautiful California buildings

a chair at a Thai restaurant

sunset and street lights are on

Black & White Wednesday

If walls could talk.

The Eastern State Peniteniary of Philadelphia, PA was abandoned in 1971 after it's first prisoner entered 1829. Long abandoned it is now a thriving historic site and a national historic landmark. cell 352

1 0f 7 cell blocks

second floor

mirror observation for guards

tools of the trade

If you enjoy Black and White photography, head on over to "The Long Road to China" and check out more of this weeks entrys

"Way Back When"sday

Steve and his Grandmom at her house on Berkley Ave.

aprox 1987

I'm back and I'm gonna be better than ever, I have found a new challenge and thanks to the help, motivation and inspiration from family and friends (new and old), by goodness, I think I can do it. I have always liked taking pictures and have boxes upon boxes to prove it, but they need to be shared. Plus with all these Grandkiddles (last count 11), someone has to be a historian. lol

So moving forward there will be more pictures, some old, some new, some black & white and some colorful.

All Aboard

Fillmore Train Station

Home to the "Hollywood Movie Trains"

Over 400 films, tv shows and commercials produced here

Most recently

"Water for Elephants"

I Heart Faces - Weekly Photo Challenge

This weeks challenge, PURPLE

One of Max and Isa's favorite places to go for dinner

is Tokyo Gardens, where they can talk to the fishies.

What a coincidence that Isa would where her purple shirt for Grandmom.

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Trip on Rt 126

Please go over to Lisa's Blog

to see many more original black & whites
by clicking on her logo

Our day in the Park

click on link below....
Our day in the Park

Dunes are Down

If it isn't snow, it's sand, June Gloom has lifted, the wind has stopped, the sun is shining and the sand dunes are being moved. Finally I can see the ocean from my window again!!