California friends

Even though I grew up here, there was a long period of time when I didn't have any friends in the Los Angeles area. Thanks to the model horse hobby, that is no longer the case. The last couple days have been filled with fun visits with other hobbyists.

On Wednesday, Seth, Piper and I drove to nearby Alhambra to have ice cream and conversation with Tara Reich and Julia Turner.

The next morning, I toured the Rose Bowl Riders facility in La Cañada with Katy Niles.

This is a place where I used to ride many, many years ago. It's changed a lot since then, and I really enjoyed both the tour and the company.

Later that day, we headed back to Alhambra for a park visit with Tara, Corina and Corina's dogs, Winnie and Koda.

This is my second hobby dog meet up in as many weeks. So fun!

After Corina headed home, we adjourned to Tara's apartment,

where we met her cats...

and ogled her collection.

It's so nice having California friends again. Thank you, Tara, Julia, Katy and Corina for making this week so much more fun than it would have been otherwise. I can't wait to see you again!