Building a DIY My On The Road Rocket Stove, which is a cross of a hobo stove with a rocket stove. Not so much a hybrid, but more of a morph or variation in the hobo / rocket stove family. Sure, I could buy a small camp stove, but I wanted to make one instead.… Continue Reading My On The Road Rocket Stove

Join me on a journey into Whittier’s historic past as we take a look at the location where the house once sat of one of Whittier’s most famous citizens. I am interested in Nixon locations in the Whittier and surrounding areas. Today we visit the location of one of his former homes. While the house… Continue Reading Web Log Whittier History

My hat fixing video. I am trying to save my favorite old Stetson Cowboy Hat from multiple tears in the felt. In the second go-round of the hat fixing I am using Gorilla Glue and a felt patch and I have a bit more confidence that this time it will work. My old Stetson Cowboy… Continue Reading Stetson Cowboy Hat Repair Video

Had a great time at circus Vargas in Lakewood, the was taken about a year ago. Circus Vargas at Lakewood Mall

Here are a few quick pictures taken of some of the art we found at the Long Beach Opera.

I had a great time learning more about the infamous Corvair and always like visiting this Bob’s Big Boy restaurant. I had the good fortune of running across this wonderful collection of wonderful cars over the weekend. Chevrolet made the Corvair in several configurations from 1060 to 1969. The Corvair was a rear engine air… Continue Reading Corvair Car Show at Bob’s Big Boy

The Rose Park neighborhood in Long Beach was a subdivision of the old Rancho Los Alamitos property done by the Alamitos Land Company. The assets of the Alamitos Land Company were made up of the third of Rancho Los Alamitos that went to the J. Bixby & Co. Houses started popping up in the Rose… Continue Reading Rose Park in Long Beach, CA