The Awesome Delfinos

Today the pace slowed a bit, Lady Awesome and Scarlett relaxed a bit in the morning and Athena and Mr. Awesome travelled across Roseville for Dutch Brothers and visited A-1 comics.  As a comic lover, it made me smile when Athena picked the comic she wanted. Originally she picked up a Batman but put it back when she saw the amount of violence in the issue. We went to the all ages section and she picked up a DC Superheroes issue with Wonder Woman on the cover. I picked up some Dark Horse Conan issues I needed. We met back at the hotel and brought the kids to grandpa’s house. With all of my ancestors passed on, it is wonderful that the wiggles have so many on their mother’s side. They get to experience the joy of grandparents. Lady and Mr. Awesome then joined Lady’s sister Tiffany and a friend for brunch, we dined at Bennett’s in Roseville. I had the steak and bacon tacos, which is a wonderful dish, why have I never put this combo together in a taco? Amazing. Our brunch lasted for hou...

We woke early on Day two of our trip. We wanted to get to Rough and Ready, California as early as week could. Grandma lives there and we wanted to visit.  Going over the mountains that divide Nevada and California is always a treat. The two hour trip was amazing. I drove down Insterstate 80 to Colefax and then through Grass Valley and over to Rough and Ready. I always giggle at the name of the town, a little dirty in my opinion. A great place for a grandma to live. Rough and Ready was named after the Rough and Ready Mining Company in the mid 1800. The post office asked them to pick either Rough or Ready, but they refused and the name stuck. After visiting with Grandma we decided to Grass Valley. Grass Valley was a very cool town with a bustling downtown area. There are multiple shops along the roadways. We stopped at a couple of clothing stops, a comic shop and a couple antique shops. I found a classic 3D picture viewer from the 1800’s. I fell in love with this and can’t wait to di...