Santa Barbara Old Mission

10th CA mission to be started by the Spanish Franciscans -1790's

(Santa Barbara) Hi 84 Lo 42   
Since I haven't written here lately, I have decided to post some travel type pictures of our local Mission.  I took the tour today.

Fray Junipero Serra

Sacred Garden - originally used as a work area for the Native American peoples to learn building trades.  

     

The friary residence as built in gradual phases

The surrounding buildings were used as workshops

courtyard walkway

old tools

Ox cart dates from the late 1800's

Moreton Bay Fig

Mausoleum inside cemetery grounds

 Entrance from cemetery into church

In the floor in front of the gate are plaques that mark the crypt room where early missionaries and laymen are buried beneath the church.

left side of kitchen

right side of kitchen

middle of kitchen

Friar quarters

 The next posting will be the Good Sam Rally in Phoenix later in the month                                                                                                                                    

Guest House

(Santa Barbara) Hi 52  Lo 40 rain  Here are the pictures from the guest house I am now renting. First pic is of part of the corner window.  Second part is the 4th pic. Second pic is seen from the stairs.  Full pool pic is another window where I have
my computer desk and a tall plant stand. Pic to the right is out my front door.
Below is out my shower....from the bathroom...and from the kitchenette. Last
one is up high in main area.  Kitchenette and bathroom is up 5 stairs. I'm feeling
kinda like a kid again with this type of living.   It will help me with what I still need

to keep and get rid of.  This is a great transition for me on the way to RVing. 

House sold/escrow closed/moved to a studio

Wow, a lot has happened since I last wrote on here.  Escrow actually closed on Nov 18th.  Thought it would never happen.  I was so burned out from the 4 months of the house being on the market.  Having the place show ready each time I left.  The offer I took came in at the end of the 4 months.  Then I had 30 days of wondering if everything would go right.  I also had so much to get rid of.  So many things got put out on the street.  I could see all those dollar bills flowing out into the wind.  I was moving things out up to the evening before the tent went on.  Talk about stress.  I have found a wonderful guest house to rent and I will write about that next time. Again, can't get the pictures and text to go just where I want them.

In Escrow...WOW...

I actually got an offer I was willing to accept.  The buyers are the ones who gave me a lower bid before.  This time they came back with 40k more.   The appraisal just came back and is fine.  Now I just have to wait for the home inspection report.  Wish they would hurry up.  I feel like I am running out of time.  The tenting of the house will probably be the last 3 days of escrow.  I am not ready to get rid of the last non-essential items until I see what their requests are on fixing anything.  If this doesn't work out I don't want to be here with nothing left.  Essential things will need to be put into a second storage unit until I find a place to rent.  Then there is the cat I have to think about.  He will need to be boarded for a bit.  He won't like that. 

Pomona RV Show

(Pomona, CA) Hi 91 Lo 54  Went down to the RV Show again.  Had a good time but the heat certainly showed up.  Lots of rigs to see.

Yes the pictures I ended up taking were those of the Lazy Daze that I am planning for. Love those large rear windows.  Strange, one of the salesmen saw me taking pictures and said something like "you can't do that".  Probably the same one that said that at the showroom. The show was really nice.  There was a tent for seminars and another for exhibitors.  There was a scavenger hunt where you visit 13 certain Dealer exhibits and get your playing card marked.  Then you turn it in and get a Trailer Life Directory or Exit Now Interstate Directory.  Thought I would have fun doing that but the heat was a bit much for me. 

Just as a side note...I got an offer on the house and we have now started escrow. I am concerned about the appraisal so I am not getting too excited yet.