Theatre El Dorado

For a good three decades, Placerville had a vibrant community theatre group known as Theatre El Dorado (TED).  The venue was an exhibit hall...

Christmas in Placerville

I never actually spent Christmas day in Placerville because we always went to visit my grandparents in Salinas, but leading up to Christmas ...

Small Towns of the Movies

There are several films I love where small towns are a kind of supporting character.  Back to the Future was one of the really big hits when...

Tree Chopping

There were two big days in December when we took part in Christmas tree chopping parties.  We always got our tree the first week in December...

The Magic Show

Lots of boys go through a magic stage.  They get a kid’s magic set of simple tricks, they pick up a card trick or two, or they figure out ho...

The Overcoat

The black overcoat I am wearing in the photo that introduces this blog is vintage.  That photo of me is from December 2011, but the coat was...