Well, not much to say lately. September 21

I'm staying off the computer more.

Not ready to say goodbye to California and am spending as much time as possible outside.

Been playing with the leaf blower, raking the lawn and pulling up some columbines that are choking the Japanese Maples.

Wish I knew how to use these bunches of purple/blue grapes which have suddenly ripened all at once along with all those grapes and pears. I think I will check for a recipe for pear butter...... And today will be tomato roasting time again the processing does shrink them up alot but it draws up the sweetness of them.

Yesterday, I went to Sacramento to pick up Erin. I left around 10, her flight was due in at 12:30. The airport is a mess. All dug up and red cones everywhere directing traffic. difficult to get in and out of lanes. And there were several spots of road work on the way down.

When I got to the terminal, finally, after finding a spot at the very end of the parking lot so I could be in the shade, I turned on my phone, there was full power there, and a text from Erin that said "the plane is broken, just" yeah, that was it. She was delayed for an hour and a half , I grabbed a magazine from the newsstand and sat to wait.
She was the last one down the escalator, looking lovely and excited to be here.

On the way out of the airport I missed my ramp to Sacramento, I was in the wrong lane and ended up going north toward Redding on 5. Had the sense to turn around by the time I got to Woodward and went back past the airport and onto 99. There was a lot of traffic by the time we got headed towards Marysville which itself was bumper to bumper. A stop in Oroville for a few groceries and a great burger at Mike's Grande Burger, gassed up the car and made it into the driveway by 6:30......a long day.

After unloading the car and Erin settling in a little, putting away the groceries, we took a walk in the garden and down to the pond. It was already getting deep into dusk. We watched a movie that she brought with her. I guess we finally were both tucked in by 1.

Squirrels are outside making a lot of chatter, the meadow is flooded with golden light and the hummingbird is here on the feeder. For breakfast I will go outside in my nightgown and sample, grapes, plums, pears, tomatoes....right off the vines and trees.

I'm debating driving back down to get some toothpaste. OR just to walk to the store.

love you guys,
see you soon
mom/sal