Where do you take an adorable toddler on Halloween? To the San Luis Rey Pioneer Cemetery to learn about the history of Oceanside, of course. We love history. And Oceanside. And cemeteries. And seeing new things. The Pioneer Cemetery was founded in 1869. Oceanside’s pioneers (including Oceanside’s founder, Andrew Jackson Myers) were laid to rest …
Alta Vista Gardens is part of Brengle Terrace Park in Vista, CA (in the same general vicinity as Moonlight Amphitheater). I have played tennis on the tennis courts here, I have seen plays at Moonlight, I have even walked through the park, but I have never been to (or noticed) this 13-acre garden. How does …
The San Luis Rey Bakery has been in business (at this very location) since 1968. The building, however, is much, much older. Built in the late 1800s, before the bakery opened up its doors and let out its aromas, it was a gas station, a grocery store and a saloon. (I choose the bakery out …
The Huntington in Pasadena, CA is comprised of the Huntington Library, Museum and Botanical Gardens. I have always referred to the area as the Huntington Library but when I checked their website they have it listed as “The Huntington” (I am guessing they did some rebranding so people don’t think that it is just a …
Leo Carrillo was an actor (on Broadway and TV), a political cartoonist, and a conservationist. While he was playing the lead role on a television series, Cisco Kid, in the 1950s, he created the ranch of his childhood dreams, spending weekends and free time in Carlsbad, CA. In 1937, Leo purchased an abandoned ranch with …
In 1991 the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum was featured on Huell Howser’s California’s Gold (start at 18:40) At some point between then and now, when I saw the episode, the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum has been on my mind. I love finding underappreciated places to appreciate, especially when they are so …
A1 can imitate crab. She laughs if you walk sideways like a crab. But she hasn’t see one in real life (not that I recall). Last weekend we went searching for crabs near the seals in the harbor but were not successful. I was dedicated to finding some crabs this weekend, so we went to …
I love living in Oceanside. Ask me again and I’ll tell you the same. There is so much to do here, pandemic or not; so much history, so many great restaurants and walks and so much art. There is just something about Oceanside that speaks to me. Maybe it is just the seals, who knows. …
Rancho Guajome Adobe County Park, a National Historic Landmark, is an 1850’s adobe hacienda situated in Oceanside, CA. The 2,219 acre parcel was a wedding gift for Ysidora Bandini, when she wed Cave Couts. (Yes, his real name was Cave.) Together Ysidora and Cave built a 22 room adobe house, a chapel, a carriage house, …