We live close to a delightful historic town called Auburn.  I prefer to take back road to get there, instead of the interstate.  These roads go through some neat little towns.  We stopped in the little town of Newcastle to meet up with a friend for a minute.  She suggested we meet at 'The Tin Thimble', a darling little shop full of fabrics, yarns, and  other craft type items.  In front of the store is an old fashioned washing machine.  Here is a picture of Grandma Margaret explaining to the boys how the machine worked...


Grandma picked up a new hat in Auburn.  It looks great on her!


The boys love playing on this statue of the founder of the town.  They pretend that they are nuggets of gold being sifted...

After our visit to Auburn, we drove down the Auburn-Folsom road, a beautiful drive.  I had packed a picnic lunch and looked for a park to eat our lunch.  I saw a sign for a park and turned to drive to it.  We drove along a windy road for a long time.  When I was about to give up and turn around, there was the park.  There was also an $8.00 park fee...we decided to turn around instead and eat on the side of the road.  We chose a spot that was between two farms.  One farm had llamas, and yes, and emu!  The other park had a bunch of goats.  They all provided plenty of diversion while we ate our lunch.