Awake: 6:40am Temp 51 sleep 5+58 fog…then overcast overnight @ Santa Rosa, CA.
Kathy does (2) loads of laundry.
Then we drive downtown to the visitors’ center again, pick up a map to do a self guided walking tour of Historic Railroad Square. When the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck, only (5) of Railroad Square’s buildings survived the devastation; what was rebuilt after the earthquake has stood the test of time & is a beautiful example of the commercial district as it was in the early 1900’s. (90 %) of the buildings we identified on our walking tour were being utilized as businesses. We found this tour very interesting.
Santa Rosa is 54 miles from San Francisco & most of Santa Rosa downtown was also demolished and has been rebuilt, restored, modernized. We continued our tour on foot to the downtown area, through the Mall, the Santa Rosa Plaza, Courtyard Square, etc. Visit
Barnes & Noble & the Treehoorn Book Store where we purchase a 2008 Movie Guide book. Walking back to our car, we discover the beautiful River Walk path going through the city & talk with a young lady who lives nearby; we knew nothing about this bike, walking trail. She told us she tries to walk several miles each day for exercise utilizing the river trail.
Now in the Suzuki, across town we find the eloquent & fashionable Victorian homes on MacDonald Street & drive slowly to admire their period architecture. During our admiration moments, daughter Melissa calls from PA & Kathy gives her a sneak preview of what we have been doing so far today.
Dinner: Pork chops from Knots in Miami, OK marinated in milk& garlic, brown rice, squash, (4) bean salad & small Thompson green grapes.
We discover Katrina’s earlier cell phone call & we both have some talk time about her Thanksgiving travel plans.
Late DVR movie: “Mrs. Miniver” with Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Dame May Whitty, Teresa Wright, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, etc. A moving drama about middle-class English family learning to cope with war; winner of (6) Academy Awards. This film did much to rally American support for our British allies during WWII, though its depiction of English life was decidedly Hollywoodized. 1942. Great story; add it to your long list of excellent movies.
High temp=67 Lights out: 12:28am
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