I was thrilled when I discovered The Book of Mormon on Broadway was going to make a tour stop in Sacramento. Quickly, I booked my tickets through Broadway Sacramento for myself and my husband and waited impatiently for a few weeks to see the show. I'm spoiled, as this...
MISO Japanese Cuisine & Restaurant in Sacramento off Broadway is a new sushi place we tried for Barrett’s 27th birthday. In the few years we’ve lived here, we’ve tried a handful of different sushi restaurants in the Sacramento area, and MISO Japanese Cuisine now...
Reasons to visit Sacramento are many. From its refocus as the Farm-to-Fork Capital to its cobblestoned Old Sacramento Waterfront, Sacramento is at the crossroads of a bustling, imaginative art scene and the annuls of Gold-Rush history past. I grew up as a boy in the...
Need reasons to delete Facebook? There are many. From the earliest days of Facebook, I was a power user. In fact, I first tried to join so early that I was initially denied an account due to being so young and not having a .edu email available for registration....
Feeling tired and depleted? Are you getting sick often? I've been looking to reduce daily stress and improve my immune system a bunch of times in my life. The more stressed we are each day, the more we physically internalize that stress – manifesting in sickness and...
Finding new dog-friendly campgrounds near Sacramento is always high on our list. At the beginning of the year, I had a goal to start camping more with our dog, but I was feeling a bit discouraged with a lack of knowledge and the seeming unavailability of any...
Boyington Mill Campground sits alongside the Little Truckee River. It’s a bit north of Boca Reservoir and south of Stampede Reservoir and has 12 campsites in a single loop around a central bathroom. Although it was our ninth camping destination of the year so far,...
Lakeside Campground at Prosser Creek Reservoir is on the lake's shores and is only a 10-minute drive north of Truckee. After countless camping trips this summer, the Lakeside Campground at Prosser was high on the list as the next place to car camp. Beginning our...
California State Capitol Tour days are still offered, despite current construction. The annex building behind the main structure and dome is being demolished and rebuilt to improve safety standards and give more space for legislative support staff. Recently, my...
Lost Claim Campground sits 20 minutes outside the entrance of Yosemite National Park. Barrett had never been to Yosemite, and I thought it was time to make the trip happen. Since I booked the trip last minute, I was limited on camping options within Yosemite, as it...
Social media marketing for photographers is a task ever-morphing. The landscape of selling photography continues to change from decades past. Photographers have a wide range of goals when it comes to selling their work. For many, a significant intention remains the...
Acorn Campground sits on the shore of New Hogan Lake, right outside the town of Valley Springs. Within the Acorn Recreation Area on the North side of New Hogan Lake sits the Wrinkle Cove Day Use Area, the Hogan Reservoir Boat Ramp, Fiddleneck Day Use Area, New Hogan...
California State Fair, we're glad you're back. After a two-year COVID hiatus, the 2022 California State Fair & Food Festival has once again arrived on the grounds of Cal Expo in Sacramento. It highlights all that is exciting and bountiful in the great Golden...
Need ways to get out of a writing rut? Have you ever felt you can't find the right words to fill your page? Is there a writing task on your plate that has you stumped? I've been there before; it's never fun encountering full-on writer's block. After many years of...
Bladder stone surgery in dogs (also known as a cystotomy) was performed on our Pomeranian mixed breed dog six months ago. Thankfully, Turtle Dove is now thriving, but there was a time when things were uncertain and quite 'rocky.' Literally! Bladder stones, also known...
Rancho San Miguel Markets opened a new location in Oak Park, California, in March 2022 — giving the Sacramento community increased access to grocery store food options. When Food Source closed in Oak Park in 2020, a food desert was re-born. The new Rancho San Miguel...
Toulouse in South Lake Tahoe is a new restaurant that serves New Orleans-style cuisine. When we last visited South Lake Tahoe for fun and food, I was looking for some new dining joints to try. Hot off the top of the list came Toulouse, a new dig locals and visitors...
MacDuff’s Pub (MacDuff’s Public House) in South Lake Tahoe is your answer to authentic Scottish pub food and drinks. Sitting off Fremont Avenue, MacDuff’s Pub is housed in a little cottage with great beers on tap, delicious shepherd’s pie, and other English food...
Hampshire Rocks Campground is located along the banks of the South Yuba River near Norden and the Rainbow/Big Bend exit on Interstate 80. It has 31 sites. We visited the campground for two days on the 4th of July, which was quite the blast. The drive was quick from...
Alpine Meadow Campground sits in the Truckee Valley. It's also known as Martis Creek Lake Campground. After spending a night at the North Fork Campground in Emigrant Gap, we visited the Alpine Meadow Campground. Each campground offers a unique and different...
North Fork Campground in the gorgeous Tahoe National Forest off Interstate 80 at Emigrant Gap is a beautiful wilderness retreat. From the mighty North Fork of the American River as a creek trickling to the beauty of the nearby waterfall, this campground allows you to...