Home away from home

Horse-drawn carriages with a holiday theme

Returning to East Sacramento feels a bit like a homecoming; everything is so very familiar.

J Street. Folsom Blvd. Trader Joe’s. 51st Avenue. Driving down U Street. Even being at the Marriott Hotel again.

We met my Dad and sister at the Starbucks on Folsom for a nice pre-Christmas visit. We sat outside so we could chat without masks, but — boy! — did it get cold after a while!

Remembering how “into it” the neighborhood was when it came to Halloween decorations, I had hoped to take photos of Christmas-decorated houses, but it got too late and we were too hungry to put off dinner.

However, I was delighted to encounter these horses behind the Rite Aid drugstore, of all places! Evidently one can hire a carriage and view the holiday decorations in style.