HAPPY NEW YEAR and a Couple of Tunes

Saw this in Fresno and thought it was cute

I would like to say Happy New Year to all who have wondered and stumbled upon this site. I wish you blessings and a good 2014:

This little stress relief thing called Adventures in Weseland grew over 2013. It is amazing that people actually have read this. I had two of my blogs re-posted on to different sites by people-one was re-posted to an ESPN page which was cool.

I would really love to thank everybody for all their great comments and hope that you have a very safe New Year's Celebration. Also, I am very thankful for all the friends I have met in the past year through this little blog. It is a blessing to have met each one of you and to read your blogs.

So, Happy New Year and this will be the last post for 2013. Looking forward to posting soon in 2014.

Patrick

The Dixon Fruit Market

Every time I drive up to Sacramento on I-80, I always make a stop at the Dixon Fruit Market. It is a little stand in Dixon right off the freeway. They have something there I always buy. On this last trip I decided to take a couple of pics:

Butter Nut and Spaghetti Squash

Yams

Walnuts

Peanuts

Blueberry Pretzels

Inside the Dixon Fruit Market

Some Apple Twists

Veggie Chips

Honey Sticks

And what I came for:

The ever famous Cowboy mix

The Visit to Applehill 2013

Arkansas Black Apples

Here is a look to Applehill up in the Placerville area of California:

Jona Gold Apples

All the apples you could ever want

Besides fresh apples, they have other things made with apples:

Apple donuts-My favorite

Apple turnovers

The ever popular caramel apples

There is more to buy than apples and apple products:

Kitchen Cinnamon

Love this bench

Applehill is a great way to spend the afternoon:

Apples on the tree

The Book Shop of Hayward

The Book Shop in Downtown Hayward has been a staple of downtown for over 50 years. I remember going there as a kid and I still go when I have a chance. It is a great place to relax, look for a new or used book and chat with the friendly staff. Oh, I have been meaning to tell people, I am on Instagram at csuhpat1:

The Book Shop

MMMM-Books

Some of the cool stuff there

Tons of books on every subject

A staff display-Love it, it is baseball

I try

And I only ended up buying one book on this trip:

It is about Vince Lombardi's first and only season as Head Coach of the Washington Redskins

The Book Shop is a great place to spend a little time. As I have been going there for years, it is a great place.

Thanks and Happy Christmas

A tree that one of my students decorated

Just want to a huge thanks to anybody to has stumbled across this blog and looked at it for one second. To me, it is mind-blowing that anybody reads this or looks at it.

At the South Point Casino-A Xmas tree in a boot

But anyway, I am thankful for people who do. I am also thankful for the wonderful comments that people have left on this site.

I hope that this season and all seasons are filled with joy. It is the one gift I can give to everybody

I hope that anybody who stumbles upon this has a Happy Christmas and a blessed 2014. Have a good time and be well and safe. Godspeed. Again, thank you.

Christmas at Thrift Town

My daughter and I went to a local thrift store to get a skirt for the Xmas tree. I looked around and found a lot of interesting stuff. Oh, I been meaning to tell this, I am on Instagram at csuhpat1:

Christmas chopsticks is what everybody needs

No Christmas mouse for me

A tub of Xmas stuffed animals

Everybody needs a bank-sponsored bulb on their tree

Some Christmas glasses

Interesting

A classic

And my daughter convinced me to buy this:

Got to like it for $.99

Littlejohn Chocolates

I was walking down Market Street in San Francisco and I passed by Littlejohn's Candies. I have passed by it before but this time I decided to go in and see what it was about.

Littlejohn's Candies has been around for about 80 years. They make their own candies. There are two locations-The one in San Francisco and their is one in L.A.:

A chocolate train

Inside the store. It is very small

Some Xmas delights

This is so cool-It is a chocolate gator

Chocolate balls

Caramels

Some maple butter cream and other chocolates

Workers boxing the chocolate out of the baking process

Peanut Butter Fudge and Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Orange Slices

Littlejohn Chocolates is for the chocolate lover in all of us.