Hola Amigos!
Feliz dia del Amor y Amistad! (Manaña!)
We are still remembering our 50 year anniversary celebration with fond memories! Thank you for all your good wishes sent our way!
Sad news.... Cousins Tom & Karan Malpass are leaving the neighborhood tomorrow. The time has come to return to the duties at the farm in Oregon. Sigh.... of course they are planning to return next winter, and we look forward to that! We've enjoyed having them here for dinners and exciting games of Mexican Train. Last night, we even had some fresh strawberry pie (and we all thought of Ryan and his love for Mom's homemade pie), so we took and sent him a picture. 😁 The good news about this.... I won the Mexican Train battle last night, after starting off with a horrible score! Oh....and I haven't lost my ability to make a delicious pie.
Good news ... the closing for our new property purchase is happening tomorrow here in Los Barriles. And more good news; our corn crop is doing well on our new property. I even planted the second crop, now that the first one is 6" high! We put a fence around the little plot, since it looked like something (probably some local Jack Rabbits) had been nibbling on the tender little plants.
Tom checks on the corn every day he comes over. He's very pleased with the results so far! He's just sorry he won't be here for harvest!
I'm sure I will be picking beans in a few days as they are blooming and growing little beans quite nicely. and I've planted the second crop a few days ago; they are also ready to be strung today or tomorrow. (Good thing I don't have to bend all the way to the ground to string these things!)
I have been continuing my daily walks with the dogs (except Sam didn't want to go today). I get great opportunity to take pictures early in the morning with my i-phone (which also tracks how far I've walked). Here are a few examples:
I don't seem to get up and at 'em quite soon enough for the early sunrise, but when there are clouds, I still get some good colors.
And some days, when we have bigger waves, I can get shots like this! Whoosh! Of course, Zoey barks when I'm walking next to the water, or when I stop to pick up some glass or a shell, or when I stop to take a picture! She only barks when I'm going south. When I turn around and head back home, she quits barking! Silly dog!!
Friends Katie and Mel headed north a few days ago, too. They are going to another fishing hole (the Umpqua River in Oregon), and were anxious to head out. We went out and visited them at their camp last week before they left, and admired what they had done with the "Purkey Fish Gate" that we donated to the cause. They are doing something that we dream about, but never accomplish...they're taking their time going north, visiting lots of friends along the way. Someday!
And finally, Rebecca sent a drawing that our grandson David had done of a dachshund, and in one look, I decided it was Zoey! Great job, David! (I especially liked the caption "Do not wash", as Zoey does NOT like water!)
Don't you think it looks just like her?
I have started a 2018 February album.
Hasta la proxima vez,
Tus amigos de Baja
Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey
Feliz dia del Amor y Amistad! (Manaña!)
We are still remembering our 50 year anniversary celebration with fond memories! Thank you for all your good wishes sent our way!
Sad news.... Cousins Tom & Karan Malpass are leaving the neighborhood tomorrow. The time has come to return to the duties at the farm in Oregon. Sigh.... of course they are planning to return next winter, and we look forward to that! We've enjoyed having them here for dinners and exciting games of Mexican Train. Last night, we even had some fresh strawberry pie (and we all thought of Ryan and his love for Mom's homemade pie), so we took and sent him a picture. 😁 The good news about this.... I won the Mexican Train battle last night, after starting off with a horrible score! Oh....and I haven't lost my ability to make a delicious pie.
Good news ... the closing for our new property purchase is happening tomorrow here in Los Barriles. And more good news; our corn crop is doing well on our new property. I even planted the second crop, now that the first one is 6" high! We put a fence around the little plot, since it looked like something (probably some local Jack Rabbits) had been nibbling on the tender little plants.
Tom checks on the corn every day he comes over. He's very pleased with the results so far! He's just sorry he won't be here for harvest!
I'm sure I will be picking beans in a few days as they are blooming and growing little beans quite nicely. and I've planted the second crop a few days ago; they are also ready to be strung today or tomorrow. (Good thing I don't have to bend all the way to the ground to string these things!)
I have been continuing my daily walks with the dogs (except Sam didn't want to go today). I get great opportunity to take pictures early in the morning with my i-phone (which also tracks how far I've walked). Here are a few examples:
There are some BIG old cactus to the southwest of our casa (you can see our casa in the middle of this picture, behind that other cactus). This is a gradual slope up as I hike towards Highway 1, and I've had to take a leash to PULL Sam up! He looks at me like "you've got to be kidding!" Today, he opted to not go with us on the hike! He stayed home with Ben.
I don't seem to get up and at 'em quite soon enough for the early sunrise, but when there are clouds, I still get some good colors.
And some days, when we have bigger waves, I can get shots like this! Whoosh! Of course, Zoey barks when I'm walking next to the water, or when I stop to pick up some glass or a shell, or when I stop to take a picture! She only barks when I'm going south. When I turn around and head back home, she quits barking! Silly dog!!
Friends Katie and Mel headed north a few days ago, too. They are going to another fishing hole (the Umpqua River in Oregon), and were anxious to head out. We went out and visited them at their camp last week before they left, and admired what they had done with the "Purkey Fish Gate" that we donated to the cause. They are doing something that we dream about, but never accomplish...they're taking their time going north, visiting lots of friends along the way. Someday!
And finally, Rebecca sent a drawing that our grandson David had done of a dachshund, and in one look, I decided it was Zoey! Great job, David! (I especially liked the caption "Do not wash", as Zoey does NOT like water!)
Don't you think it looks just like her?
I have started a 2018 February album.
Hasta la proxima vez,
Tus amigos de Baja
Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey
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