Before we moved here, Sacramento nearly lost its NBA franchise, the Kings. The city kept its team, on the back of big investment, and promise of a new downtown arena …
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sacramento proud
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bonsai butterfly
Way back, we visited Sacramento’s Shepard Garden and Art Center…and I’ve finally got round to sharing some pics. Technically, we were there for a bonsai exhibition, with our friends Kelly & G. The bonsai was good, but the building was way better. Originally named City of Sacramento Garden & Arts Center, this A-frame/butterfly roof beauty …
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last day ray
Way before moving to Sacramento, we saw The California Museum had a Ray Eames exhibit going on. It ran for a year, six months of which we lived right here. We kept planning to go, but stuff (mostly house stuff) got in the way. Eventually we made it, on the very last day. Ray, a …
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retail therapy
With a pretty small contingency, and a rather large (committed) purchase coming up, we could do without unexpected costs. So the leak was poorly timed. But we’re not totally broke so, to cheer ourselves up, we turned to the obvious cure. Shopping. With a very limited budget, and the dual purpose of getting to know …
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smud building
Before making the cross-country trip from Boston to Sacramento, we called ahead to setup utilities. With a large debt owing (from former renters) and us not being permanent residents (according to the USCIS) our electricity provider needed to verify our identity, in-person. When you’ve just bought a suburban house in a new city, you have …
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our neighborhood
We live within a tract of around 60 Eichler Homes, in Sacramento’s South Land Park Hills neighborhood. There were plans to build many more Eichlers here …
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