I don’t have a daughter but if I did I don’t think I would name her Inez (Agnes in English). The Santa Inez mission is named after Saint Agnes. One of the earliest saints she is known as one of … Continue reading →
I need to preface this post by saying I have no affiliation with Split Pea Soup Andersen’s and was not compensated by them in anyway (although if they are reading this and want to pass me some free soup I … Continue reading →
The San Luis Obispo Mission in it’s heyday was not the smallest mission, but so far it has been the smallest mission that we have visited. Built in 1772, it is a very interesting mission in that the main chapel … Continue reading →
One of the main events on our Christmas vacation was a trip to visit Hearst Castle. This is not the first time we have visited Hearst Castle. We have been there many times, but if you have been there once … Continue reading →
The 11th mission in the series, La Purisima Mission is interesting in that is no longer owned or operated by the Catholic Church. Even though all the missions were deeded back to the Catholic church in 1865 by President Lincoln … Continue reading →
The Santa Barbara Mission is the 10th mission in the California series and is known as the “Queen of the Missions”. This mission is probably the most active Catholic missions out of all of the missions I have visited so … Continue reading →
With it’s mediterranean climate Santa Barbara is an ideal place to go when you want to escape the winter cold. With that in mind we went there on Christmas Eve. We visited Santa Barbara to see the mission, but we … Continue reading →
We are at Hearst Castle. AJ did the treasure hunt and got a foam puzzle box. If you are interested in the treasure hunt you start in the museum. It is free and will take you throughout the visitor center … Continue reading →
This post is an experiment from my phone…Last night was the our church’s ward adult Christmas party. It was fun, I really enjoyed the prime rib (Denise doesn’t like red meat so we never have it at home). Denise did … Continue reading →
Look! It’s a national landmark!! See the sign tells you so! You must go, go now and spend lots of money on sales taxable items! Just kidding, except for the part about the Mission Inn being a national landmark. Not … Continue reading →
