For the past times distich of days, Mike has been spending his fourth dimension repairing a propane leak on the RV. Initially, he idea it was i the propane cylinders, or the fittings, or the valves. It was a procedure of experimentation in addition to elimination, until he finally narrowed it downward to the concluding culprit, a plumbing fixtures on our generator. After multiple trips to the hardware store, he was able to larn it fixed yesterday afternoon. He really is pretty amazing when it comes to fixing things. It's i of the reasons I married him. My dad was the same way. He's really nada similar my dad inwards other ways, but inwards this i of import capacity, they are alike.
So my undertaking has been to continue myself occupied, in addition to there's been precious petty to do...at to the lowest degree on my own...since nosotros got here. I've been keeping myself occupied walking unopen to a lot in addition to trying to larn dorsum into the 10k mensuration groove.
OMG...not some other transportation service virtually walking. Wake me when it's over.
I'm amongst you, Smitty. Yawn.
With Mike busy in addition to me out walking, I've had a vocal going through my head. If you lot were born during the 14th Century, you lot powerfulness recognize it:
What are you lot doing the balance of your life
North in addition to South and
East in addition to West of your life
And given all the traveling we've done inwards the past times 7 months, it's variety of appropriate amongst all those directional lyrics. But, truly, when you lot intend virtually it, this trip has occupied our minds for at to the lowest degree the past times year. And forthwith we're hither inwards Hemet, in addition to the trip is inwards the raise persuasion mirror, in addition to I'm variety of wondering what's next. Sitting hither for the side past times side calendar month volition laissez passer on us some fourth dimension to intend virtually it. We pass quite a chip of fourth dimension going over all the places we've been in addition to trying to holler back the things we've already forgotten. I'm only glad I wrote it all down.
When nosotros larn home, in that location volition live enough to do...the CSA volition live starting upward again. We're splitting a percentage amongst Erik in addition to Mae this coming season. There volition live canning in addition to breadstuff baking in addition to life volition settle in. For the side past times side month, however, I'm needing a chip of a plan. With that inwards mind, I was really brave out on my walk yesterday. I stopped inwards at the "E" Room where the "Golden Thimbles" grouping was meeting. As I approached the opened upward door, I heard raucous laughter, in addition to that seemed similar a practiced sign. It really amounts to the RV commons opening upward a room in addition to folks tin demo upward amongst whatever variety of needlework they desire to. The grouping meets Mondays, Wednesdays, in addition to Fridays from 1-4. There's also a grouping called "Crochet Time" that meets at the same fourth dimension on Thursdays. That grouping is devoted mainly to paw sewing of whatsoever kind. So, maybe I'll accept my embroidery amongst me today in addition to bring together in. I would induce got taken their pictures, but that seemed a petty weird, thus I walked off in addition to took a motion-picture demo of the room from across the volleyball courts.
Look closely through the windows, in addition to you lot tin fifty-fifty reckon some of the ladies inwards there. If it would induce got seemed weird to accept their motion-picture demo land standing inwards the room, does it seem fifty-fifty weirder to walk far away in addition to accept a motion-picture demo from there? Please don't answer.
Okay, thus what else did I reckon on my walks? Of course, in that location were blooming things...I am totally loving the flowers. I can't position all of them, but chime inwards if you lot know something.
Snapdragons, of course.
This i I know. This is bottle brush, or callistemon if you're inclined to purpose snotty botanical names for things.
This i is really really unopen to our infinite inwards the park. I didn't recognize it correct away.
But thus I started looking at the balance of the tree...holy sh*t! It's a lime tree! And hither nosotros are buying limes for margaritas (not on our diet). This i happens to live inwards an unoccupied space, thus nosotros figure the limes are upward for grabs.
Also...living things inwards the shape of birds...pretty certain this is an Annas hummingbird. We induce got them inwards Oregon too.
And this guy was only singing his guts out. It's a Northern Mockingbird. There were quite a few along the way, singing to shell the band.
I didn't reckon this guy on my get-go walk around, but when I came through again, it was high upward inwards the same tree where I'd seen it the twenty-four threescore minutes catamenia before. It's unlikely I'm going to larn a really practiced motion-picture demo of him. He's upward also high. The best I'll live able to create is to grab him inwards flight, in addition to that's pretty unlikely.
There's also some clever yard fine art around. No sign of the basset.
How virtually this one?
This i made me intend of the dolls I purchased land nosotros were traveling. It's going to live similar Christmas when I larn domicile in addition to opened upward all the boxes of textile in addition to souvenirs I sent to myself.
These birds are made from gardening implements.
Some cute air current chimes. I dearest a practiced air current chime.
And I dearest a practiced aeroplane family too.
This one's for you, Padsworth.
When inwards vino country...
in addition to living amongst other travelers...
Finally, I saved the best for last. There are bunnies running unopen to the park. I saw 3 different ones yesterday. Or, mayhap they're the same bunny in addition to he only runs really fast.
Squee!
So I'm thinking forthwith that Mike is finished amongst his repairs, we'll induce got to a greater extent than fourth dimension to view the puddle together. I know he's wanting to play some volleyball. There's a view to Temecula Quilt Company inwards my future, in addition to I intend I'll selection upward some fabrics to brand a St. Patrick's Day tabular array topper I saw online. Not certain what's on the agenda for today, but maybe I'll live brave in addition to caput downward to sew together amongst some of the women.