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Cruising in Modesto, California

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So many places to see and things to do in Modesto, California

Cruising in Modesto California

Modesto is off the 99 freeway in Central California. However, most people driving by likely don’t think much about it. Unless maybe you are familiar with the presence of the Gallo Family businesses, including the Gallo Winery. If you haven’t heard about what is unique in Modesto, I will give you a list of unique things to see and do here.

American Graffiti Mural

However, before we get to those details, I’ll let you know that Modesto is known to most residents as the place where Director George Lucas was raised. He wanted to be a race car driver one day, but after a near-fatal crash in his Fiat, he changed his plan. His inspiration for the movie American Graffiti, his first big film, was from his youth in Modesto, when he spent time cruising McHenry with his friends. The movie is set in Modesto, but none of it was filmed there. Modesto had vintage and customized cars driving up and back McHenry Avenue on Saturday nights until 1993 when cruising was banned.

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My Favorite Quote of all Time

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Pad with My favorite quote of all time

Deciding on my favorite quote of all time is not so simple. First, I have a lot of quotes that I really like. I have posted many of them on my blog. How could I possibly narrow it down to just one quote?

I love to quote Martin Luther King, Jr. He is still so sensible, especially in today’s world.

How about Helen Keller? She is so smart and a great disability rights activist.

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2022 Goals May Update

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Goals update for May

Here is my 2022 Goals May update:

  1. Goal: Lose 5 more pounds. I am maintaining my weight, but currently not losing. I need to get more serious about losing weight.
  2. Goal: Ancestry: Contact at least two cousins. I have reached out to 2 cousins but have not heard from them. I tried someone else. Most of these cousins are a lot younger than me, and I’m thinking that may be why they are not responding since I’m old. A great excuse isn’t it?
  3. Goal: Read 30 books. I have read 19 books. This goal should be easy to reach.
  4. Goal: Get through at least my second and third drafts of the book I wrote in 2021. Finish the first draft of my second book. I have joined a group that will really help me with this. And I have a writing coach now, so that should help. She and I talked on the 31st of January and I’m excited. I have been going through the third draft and making changes. I am starting a class on June 11 that will be helpful in writing my first draft of the second book.
  5. Goal: Visit three states that I have not visited before. We are going to New Mexico, Wyoming, and North Dakota this year. We traveled to New Mexico trip in April. I need to plan the other trip to Wyoming and North Dakota.
  6. Goal: Complete 2 quilts. I plan to finish a quilt for my son-in-law and one for my daughter-in-law. I already had the pattern for my son-in-law. I have purchased all the fabric, but I have barely cut out any fabric.
  7. Goal: Walk 1000 miles. I have attempted this for 4 years and never reached it. I need to be really serious about this, this year. The fifth attempt must work. So far this year, I have walked only 245 miles. If I was doing this evenly each month, I’m about 170 miles behind. I’m getting further behind each month, which isn’t a good thing.

May was good for my reading and writing goals. I had hoped May would be better for my quilts. June needs to be intensely working on my quilts if I’m going to have them ready for Christmas. How are you doing on your goals? Let me know below. Keep working toward your goals. We can do this.

Mom’s Delicious Zucchini Bread Recipe

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zucchini Bread on plate

It’s zucchini season in California. At least in my backyard. I have been busy making muffins, brownies, bread, and cookies using the harvest from our garden. This is one of the rare times I will share a recipe. Why? Because I don’t have many original recipes. I’m a big fan of Betty Crocker. I love to bake, but I am a picky eater.

I grew up on this recipe. It was my mom’s, and I’ve never found anything better. But, of course, that is my prejudiced opinion. But you be the judge. Unfortunately, my mom has passed away, so I cannot ask her where she got the recipe, but I believe it was passed down from her mother.

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