"They're not just Photos, they're Memories"
Our great thanks to Jimmy and Julie Hantzarides,
without them I would not be able to leave home
and enjoy a bit of freedom

Jimmy Hantzarides
(1955-2008)

Rest in Peace, My Son

Day Trippin'
At The Grove Dec. 2003

Old style gas station circa 1940
This is what gas stations looked like in the good ol' days
when you could actually have someone pump your gas, check your oil and clean your windshield.

Gilmore Oil Co. logo

and

Old style gas pumps

A stroll down the street to the plaza and the 115 foot Christmas tree.
Watch Santa as he flys by

View of Main Street

Poinsettia tree

"Here comes Santa Claus"

Santa's Sleigh

Riverside,CA May 5, 2004
Mission Inn
We enjoyed a delightful overnight stay.
Thank you, Jimmy and Julie!

Entrance, Mission Inn

View from our room

Our rooms upstairs

Rear of Inn

St. Francis Chapel entrance

Chapel Patio

Chapel patio view 2

Courtyard clock

On our way to San Louis Obispo,we stopped for a picnic
in the park in front of the Mission. This was our view.

Fountain & Bell tower
@Ventura Mission 2004

The Mission Bell Tower




The Mission's Patio


Statue of St Francis


Padre Serra


We went to the Madonna Inn
Sept. 2004

The restaurant

Hilltop Rooms

After a leisurely dinner

we retired to our rooms.

The Jungle Room Toots' & Jimmy's Room

The Rose Room Our room

The following morning

Toots after breakfast

A trip to the Gift Show

A view of Downtown L.A. from the Convention Center

A Trip to Los Olivos
Jimmy and Julie take Dixie and me on our 50th anniversary trip May 2005
a delightful trip
My Ladies

Fess Parker Inn

Inntrance

Inn sign		Fess' Poodle "Tuxedo"

Our room

another view

Anniversary corsage & boutonniere

Jimmy & Julies room

Neat arbor across street

Lone horsey

Really, it's a bank!

Then we're off to Mission Santa Ynez

The Mission

Mission campanile

Enter the Mission

Another entrance

Padre Serra

Mission Rosegarden

Next it's Solvang

Solvang clock

A quick trip to Downtown Disney
Jimmy and Julie take momcicle and me for a jaunt (June '05)

A temple?

Nope, it's the RainForest restaurant!

A very large parrot

Here's looking at you,kid

We went to the Disney Store

The castle in a globe

Rockin' out!

Have an apple, my dear

Poor Tink!

Ursula, aka" Maybelline Goodbody"

Hang on, Goofy!

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