#old california

[destinationtoast]

My grandmother is Japanese and really likes to give gifts. Often those gifts are Japanese desserts or other food, but sometimes she just slips me cash, folded up inside a tiny, beautiful envelope. But she likes to pretend she's not giving me money, so when possible, she'll hide it somewhere that I will find later.

Today I spent the afternoon with her doing chores and tech support, and she clearly felt this warranted a significant gift in return (no matter that I enjoyed myself). But she forgot to slip something into my pocket or bag before I left, so instead she rushed outside as I was starting my car, making the old-school "roll down the window" gesture. Once I complied, she was forced to acknowledge she was handing me money, but she also tried to minimize the gesture.

The result was that she said, "Thank you, dear! I just wanted you to be able to... to buy yourself a hamburger," and then handed me a darling little envelope that turned out to contain $100. And all I could think was:

[suspectre]

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[abucketandapen]

Casmalia, a healing beauty

Just off of the Vandenberg Air Force Base reservation we turned inland and rode through this hidden valley of oaks and sycamores surrounded by rolling green hills. I’d never been through Casmalia, and it looked like a hidden gem. But this beautiful place has a rough past. It had been a railroad boomtown when the Southern Pacific first came through, then an oil boomtown when the oilfields nearby…

[nsvry]

[etherealarte]

Riley Rasmussen by cawfee

[cherriesandwinegirl]

Sharon Tate on the set of the Wrecking Crew as Freya Carlson in 1968

[poppingmary]

Anne Bancroft poses at her home in Los Angeles, California - 1953

Photo by Earl Leaf

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[thod0rakis]

ethel cain in white dress looking incredible

[vintage-tigre]

[webdiggerxxx]

꧁★꧂

[abucketandapen]

Southern Pacific Caboose

Superseded by advances in technology and railroad management, the noble caboose no longer rides the rails in the United States. Southern Pacific #1886, shown here, has not only been saved from the scrappers by the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, who have spruced her up to like-new condition inside and out from the wheels to the chimney. Riding past this, I added the museum to my bucket list.

[nsvry]

[succubuschic]

Dino Sommese from Dystopia

[anothergoodtime]

Sorry I’ve been gone, was busy turning 32. 🥀

[etherealarte]

Riley Rasmussen by Natalie Wentworth