Can't shake it.
Not sure where it came from,but there it is.
ungneblussum.........
( phonetically, I don't know how to spell it)
deflated
I should be so excited, well, actually I AM excited about finishing the long trail today. It's not really that long. Kids, don't worry, I was careful, I hung bells from my belt loop, I brought my flashing red flashlight, water and I had company. The dog. There he was, at the gate, just wagging his tail when I got back from housecleaning this afternoon. Not the driveway gate, the backyard gate. And he was wet. I figured well, if he's there I might as well take him off for a walk.. And it was great. It felt so good. No signs of any wildlife except chattering squirrels . It's hot, and it's dry, and the Madrone leaves crunch underfoot. You have to be careful not to slip on them. They have piled up pretty thick in some spots.
My favorite time to take that walk is after it has been raining and all the ferns and moss are vibrant green. And Kids, you can't get lost there, you just stay on the trail, and the house and meadow are never far away. So no worries.
I cleaned house , a guest house, for Mary's friend Lisa today. You know I told you about her. A professional horsewoman. All I can say is Shangra-la ......I can't wait to show you the very few photographs I took of the property. The trim in this house is all rosewood, with a beautiful grain. And hand carved , and wood inlay on the kitchen cupboard doors and counter. A huge lawn , as fine and green and lush and well tended as any golf course back East. It stretches down hill and past rustic wooden fences to a terraced vegetable garden and orchard . There is a huge , esplanade of hanging Kiwi, trees hanging heavy with Asian Pears, Plums, Eating Pears, Apples, her many varieties of Eggplants, Zucchinni, Tomatoes, Peppers, Pumpkins bursting with ripe vegetables, she sent me home with 4 bags full of vegetables.
You had probably gotten tired of me whining about how sick I was of cooking. Well, the fresh and tasty produce here just inspires you to create wonderful dishes. It's easy to be vegan/vegetarian here. ( I'm not giving up my dairy)
OH I got distracted, no surprise.....I wanted to tell you about this property. It's a compound. There are 3 beautiful cabins on it. Built .....or, appointed, with all beautiful hand carved trims. I can't even explain it to you. It's what you see in magazines...gorgeous. And Lisa's husband is a totally talented landscape architect. The steeply sloped land is terraced and well planted with beautiful ornamental flowering plants, a bamboo forest, Waterfalls, moss covered rocks, stone stairways, I mean.......this is what fantasy is made of.......but for them its reality. I'm really awestruck with what they've done with their acreage of steep mountain land. I hope I can go back and take more photos to share with you. I fell in love with the place. And its totally manicured. Not a weed or blade of grass out of place.
So now. I guess I'm going to roast the eggplant. And then I'll turn it into different dishes, from rattitoulle to baba ganoush. I've got a basket full of Roma tomatoes to roast as well.
But I think I need to run out for an onion. ...ok. ill check in later....but for now , off to the store.
xo love you
sal/mom
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