Monthly Archives: January 2012

Western Railway: The Car House

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Marion

The museum has a $2 million car house, temperature and humidity controlled with low UV light. Our docent told us to think “wine cave” when we think of the building; it’s about the same idea. The temperature is maintained less … Continue reading →

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The Western Railway Museum

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Marion

Check out the Western Railway Museum’s excellent website for some specifics about the project and their collection. My experience with the museum was as a spectator. Spouse and I used to drive past the place that is now the site … Continue reading →

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The Wind Farm

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Marion

  The wind turbine towers are about 240 feet tall, and the rotor blades can be between 60 and 130 feet long. When you see one rotating in a field, it seems, well, big, but somehow it’s hard to imagine … Continue reading →

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Rio Vista

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Marion

Our motel was the Rio Sands, on Highway 12 in Rio Vista, almost to the drawbridge. We checked in shortly before six. The place was practically empty, but it is January. I have the feeling that come summer, with fishing … Continue reading →

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Locke

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Marion

  Forty minutes into our road trip to Locke and Rio Vista, my front driver’s side tire went flat. I rolled off Highway 12, onto the shoulder, and got out to take a look. The tire was pretty flat. As … Continue reading →

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Lost Girl: If Syfy Doesn’t Screw it Up, This Could Be a Hit

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Marion

If Syfy’s new series Lost Girl can maintain the intensity and the quality of production values it had in its opening episode, it could be the best show the channel has ever shown. I was going to say that it’s … Continue reading →

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The Closing Sale

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Marion

Kathleen and I went to the Copperfield’s Used Bookstore in town yesterday. They offered cake and coffee; the cake had pictures of all three bookstore cats that have graced the store in its twenty years. Sally, the current bookstore cat, … Continue reading →

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Let the Right One In

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Marion

My comments on the Swedish horror novel Let the Right One In are posted on fanlit. I never reviewed this book on my site, so this is a brand new review. Enjoy! (Well, it’s a a bleak vampire novel, so … Continue reading →

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Copperfield’s Farewell Tour

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Marion

Part of my Sunday routine was to browse Copperfield’s Used Books after I left the farmers’ market. I would visit Sally, the bookstore cat, and usually share a bit of chard or kale with her. I’d visit with the clerks … Continue reading →

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Urban Fantasy TV

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Marion

Now that the urban fantasy wave has crested in the print media – this doesn’t mean it’s going away, in fact it’s still a golden marketplace, just that it’s past the new-and-edgy point – it has found its way, or … Continue reading →

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