
Lucy and her sisters:

Lucy and her daughter-in-law:
Yesterday, Adrienne and I loaded a table with a leaf, 4 chairs and a bench into the back of Justin’s truck. We used lots padding between the pieces, rethreaded a tie-down strap (whew), and used it to tighten everything down. Then we tied together pieces that still jiggled a bit using a method I learned from a sailor/lady in Mexico, “If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot.” We were quite proud of ourselves.

Early this morning Ade drove to my house, then we drove Justin’s truck to Campbell where Ade’s daughter Alyson lives with her family. We had great traffic conditions going both directions – rarely the case when driving to/from the Bay Area.
On the way home, we stopped for lunch at Boudin’s in Vacaville. Thanks, Ade!
So, today was the Blessing of the Animals at church. Hmmmm … I think I should check on the walnuts instead. Beautiful weather, quiet pastoral setting, peacefulness, animals on the other side of the fence.
I’m so glad to have a wagon and the Weasel Nut Gatherer. The tree branches are so low to the ground that stooping is still required – along with banging your head on a branch every now and then.
There weren’t too many walnuts on the ground but look up!
Prying off the green husk results in brown-stained fingers:
Hanging by a thread:

19 pounds. The season begins!!