Joyce and Camille at Disneyland
Holland and her cousin with Holland's grandmother
The fun-loving Staker clan dressed for our California
Adventure Halloween party
Spider-webbed grandma and Tinkerbell
Camille and Holland as Wendy and Tinkerbell
(Camille sewed their costumes, along with Russ's)
Elephant seals sunning on rocks on Moonstone Beach in
Cambria, California (right across the street from our motel)
Camille and Holland dipping their toes in the surf
Holland touching a pink starfish in a tidepool
Russ walking down the boardwalk with Holland
and her cousin, Amelia.
Russ and Camille with the sunsetting in the background
Susan Staker and Joyce at Hearst Castle visitor's center
First sighting of Hearst Castle
Casa Grande in background with Egyptian sculptures
of the lion-faced goddess
Entry door to Casa Grande
Above front entryway of Casa Grande
Outdoor Neptune swimming pool
Camille and Holland at pool
From pool, up the stairs to 18-room guest house
bougainvillea draped arches into guest house
beautiful garden between guest houses
Carved ceiling in front assembly room
Dining hall
William Randolph Hearst's chair and placesetting
flags in dining hall
Tapestry in billiard room
guest bedroom
Italian style guest suite
carved ceiling
another guest room
bedroom Hedda Hopper would stay in
Gothic study
15th century carved ceiling in guest bedroom
ornate carving on castle walls
Roman indoor pool below tennis court
1" clear glass tiles with fused gold inside--on floor and walls
2 comments:
Wow, you really did go see a castle. Thanks for the fun pics, Mom. BTW (by the way), to shift a picture clockwise, right click on the picture before uploading it and select something clockwise. It will make sense when you right click. Or you can call me. :)
Cool Blog Joyce! I put a link to your page on my dad's blog. pinkysview.blogspot.com Andrea, I love how you spell out what BTW is for your mom. These old folks need all the help they can get. :) Just kidding. Love Camille Mugleston
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