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Saturday, September 13, 2025

FURTHER EXPLORATIONS~Coalinga-CA

Today we drove up the road to grab a couple cases of bottled water, in Coalinga-CA …

State Foods Grocery Store; Coalinga-CA
Interior of the State Foods Grocery Store - it colorfully tells a story; Coalinga-CA
Aisles of the State Foods Grocery Store; Coalinga-CA
PiΓ±ata's everywhere, overhead; State Foods Grocery Store; Coalinga-CA

… following that, we decided to explore another section of the town wow 😳: it is bigger than we first thought πŸ€”

We did drivebys that piques our interests πŸ“Έ:

Richfield Oil Service Station, Coalinga-CA: 
(https://arccadigest.org/richfield-oil-service-station-coalinga/)

Coalinga Plaza-CA

The Plaza is a pretty cool place, kinda like the Oregon's PSU section of that city. The Coalinga Plaza is extremely miniscule compared to that, but it does seem to be a place where foot traffic is preferred, businesses are close together & blocks are tight, a nicely planned community park is inside there … someday, maybe, I'll walk through the Plaza and explore it by foot.

We also explored the newer section of Coalinga - and was happy to find that there is a newer supermarket (similar to a Safeway or Albertson's type of store), where we can get our groceries without making the longer drive to Hanford-CA & back; we'll still be visiting that way, and stopping by Wal*Mart to get there, what we cannot get here (like DEF for Betsy & yarn for me πŸ˜‰).

And, we came home with a box of tasty donuts πŸ‘

Busy Bee Donuts; Coalinga-CA

There were a few more things we wanted to check out, but Holland's pain level was making itself felt, so we decided to check those things out another Day: we'll be here for awhile, and everything does not need to be explored immediately.

I steamed a big pot of vegetables for Supper - adding this purple tuber, which the mexican fella who sold it to me said was a sweet potato. It is, but I personally did not like it πŸ˜‘ - It felt, and sliced like a jicama tuber … and was starchy & mushy after cooking. I don't think I'll buy anymore after the last 2 are used up.

But, because I am a curious gypsy-footed woman, who likes ethic foods - I had to try it πŸ˜‰

Purple Yam~Dioscorea alata.
Dioscorea alata
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea_alata)

Checking my newsfeed while supper steamed, I was not happy to see that Charlie Kirk is quickly becoming America's Golden Calfand his widow seems to be leading the conservative crowd's mania πŸ˜’

NO! This is wrong on so many levels.
My earlier Post, today: BAD IDEA BEING FLOATED~Shabbat Ending 2025; Coalinga-CA
(https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/09/bad-idea-being-floatedshabbat-ending.html)

That was [it] for me: I shut down my newsfeed.

I got busy with self-care … calming my spirit, and toning my body:

Shavua Tov

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