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Rosie the Riveter National Historic State Park

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Rosie the Riveter is an important part of our national history. Women came out of the homes during World War II to help build much-needed supplies for the war effort. This gave both women and minorities the opportunity to hold important jobs normally not open to them during peace-time.

There were a few different locations throughout the United States where Rosie the Riveter worked. One of those locations is right here in the San Francisco Bay Area in Berkeley. The Ford plant was turned into a factory for the war, and local women were able to obtain jobs there in order to help the war effort. It was an amazing operation which built important equipment for the war while giving people jobs normally not available to them. It’s incredible how efficient they were. The whole story makes me wish we still had the Ford factory in Berkeley!

The museum is extremely well done with excellent exhibits and informative movies. In addition, you can visit the various locations where everything was built and assembled throughout the area. Not only is it interesting and informative, it is in a beautiful location with views of San Francisco. Love that!

Whether you are local to the Bay Area or visiting, I highly recommend checking out our Rosie the Riveter museum. You can learn more at RosieTheRiveter.org.

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy

Windy day in Santa Barbara

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wearing: pink scarf / pink earrings / blue jacket / black tee / jeans (old, also love this pair) / spring nail polish / handbag / sneakers /

We recently took a quick weekend trip to socal and stopped overnight in Santa Barbara. Man, it was windy! Those Santa Ana winds are unforgiving! This was the best photo I could get! When I took a picture with my husband, my hair was flying straight up into the air. It looked like my finger was in a light socket. It was crazy! haha

Downtown Santa Barbara is filled with shops and places to eat. We wandered around and went out to the pier for a few family photos, which were very windblown. For dinner, we enjoyed a beautiful meal at Convivo.

Convivo is an Italian restaurant near the beach. We ate outside and were perfectly protected from the wind. From our table, we were able to watch the sunset. I highly recommend this restaurant! Watch for timing when booking your reservation so you can be there when the sun sets. It’s highly worth it!

We all enjoyed our meals and ordered dessert; of course! This meal was the highlight of our quick overnight stay in Santa Barbara. Loved it!

Hopefully when you visit, it won’t be so windy!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

Penn’s Cave exploration

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Pennsyvania has a rich landscape with a huge number of natural resources. One of the perks of this abundance of resources is that the state offers several caves to explore. On a recent trip to central Pennsylvania, we decided to explore another cave. I had heard good things about Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park, so we decided to check it out!

Since it was very cold, we only purchased tickets for the cave tour and not the wildlife tour. I am sure the wildlife tour is amazing, but on this day we were only interested in the cave. I am so glad we toured the cave! It was an amazing experience and would be fun to check out again, maybe on a warmer day not in the middle of winter. haha

The tour of Penn’s Cave is about fifty minutes and takes place on a boat. It is incredibly interesting to hear the history of the cave and how it has been created over centuries. Our tour guide was extremely informative and taught us the history of the cave and the area. It was so cool!

If you travel to Pennsyvania, be sure to check out Penn’s Cave! You can learn more at pennscave.com.