California Gardening: Our friend balvenie, 1 by balvenie

balvenie wrote:
I'm aware of the mini RU in March and had thought about coming to it. Was trying to make a trip in January but DW has plans that made that unavailable so it was moved to February, then, fingers crossed, I hope to make it to Don & Pam's gathering in May. Wish I could make it to all three, but that's a lot of traveling for this old stay-at-home body.

While looking for a particular photograph yesterday I ran across some memorabilia from childhood growing up in the Dominguez area of Long Beach (I think) with all its oily smells, Los Angeles, Glendale, Eagle Rock, Burbank and several locations in Riverside. Many hard times and lots of heat, but it is still a part of my life I treasure. It is always great to be able to visit again. Who can forget Ruby's Drive In in Riverside ? I suppose now, some 55 or 60 years later, they may have put on a couple coats of paint. lol

Froggie is still in the 'cut out' stage, but this is what he will look like later, sort of.