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The Curious World of Seaweed, March 2023

When I visited the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah last March, I was mostly interested in the paintings and historical artifacts related to Grace Hudson and her family. But in addition to the permanent exhibit, the museum also features the work of other artists. From January 28 to April 30, 2023, it hosted a traveling mixed-media exhibit called The Curious […]

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At the Maritime Museum

San Francisco’s Maritime Museum wasn’t exactly what I’d been expecting when I walked in the door. For one thing, the upper floors were closed off and only the main level was open (although it was free to look around). The friendly docent behind the desk told me that if I was interested in maritime artifacts I should check out the […]

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The Adventure Continues… Nitt Witt Ridge

Arthur Harold Beal was a true California character, the creator of a one-of-a-kind house that in 1986 was designated California Historical Monument #939. Huell’s visit to the site originally aired on September 25, 2002. Unfortunately, the house was sold in 2022 and is currently listed as permanently closed. But because it was such a popular and quirky attraction, searching online […]

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Kachina

These gorgeous Kachina figures were part of the hallway decor in the hotel in Williams, Arizona, where we stayed for a single night in June 2023.

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Shoshone Point

During our brief stop at the Grand Canyon last June, the Big Guy and I were hoping to find a picturesque spot populated by a minimum of people; the site we chose was Shoshone Point. I think we were very lucky — it was still fairly early in the morning when we arrived, and in order to find the view, […]

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Pieces of Egypt

Last Wednesday I took a look at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, so today it seemed appropriate to share photos of some of the Egyptian artifacts I saw recently at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor art museum. It was my very first visit to this fine art museum, and I highly recommend taking the time to explore its […]

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Historic street corners

There are a total of 48 historical markers in and around the city of San Francisco, and while I’ve certainly visited the sites of a few of them (Telegraph Hill, Portsmouth Plaza, Fort Point), I’m not sure why it took me so long to purposely go in search of them. On my way out of the city last Friday, I […]

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