Thursday, July 15, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Homeward Bound
We woke Friday morning and all scurried about to make sure the house was clean for the next arrival. We were surprised to see that it started to rain just before we packed the cars. It wasn't a heavy rain but enough to get us wet if we stayed out too long. After everything was in the cars, it not only slowed down but eventually stopped. Just as we drove off, we could see a spot of blue in the sky south of us. The rest of the day had good weather.
Other than the beauty of the forest there aren't many historic stops until Auburn. At the intersection of route 50 we made a left and went about a mile, followed the signs and arrived at the Gold Bug Mine. This was an actual working mine many years ago and is now set up for visitors to actually walk inside and learn about it. There was also a stamp mill on premises. For so little money, it was well worth the cost and our time. We all learned something.
Back in the car and off we went back on 49 south. It is so interesting how the scenery changes as the altitude changes. Because we had a later than expected start, we missed visiting the Moaning caves and the live historic town of Columbia. I have been there many decades ago when you could actually drive down the street of the historic town. About 15 years ago when our family visited, the town was closed to drive through. All of the shops were open and the towns people actually dressed in the old dress of the time period when gold was found. We stopped anyway and walked on the old boardwalks to a family saloon that was still open. Most of the other shops had steel doors preventing us to look in. One day we will come back on a 4-day weekend.
After we ate our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, we were all back in the cars and off again. It was now nearing the sunset and the hills were beautiful. We were so blessed to drive at this time of night. When it was time to go through the barren and usually hot land, it was dark except for the full moon and cooler. We stopped at one of our favorite places to eat a real dinner. That's Applebee's for those who don't know us.
It was a long drive after this. We had decided to go all the way home instead of stopping at another motel. My angels kept me going, fer sure! We arrived home at my house at 3:30 am. (Steve and family still had to drive to Nipomo, ten minutes away) After we unpacked the car, I got into my pj's and was out, asleep, dead to the world.
Saturday I did my best to sleep in. I did very little Saturday as well as today. Although I have tried to catch up on everything, I've only managed to read and respond to my emails, go through my mail, eat, and only put away any food we had. My receipts are still on desk waiting for me to enter them into my finance program. And my bag is still packed! I am going slow but the trip was worth feeling like I do.
Our friend had gathered our mail from our post office boxes for the past two weeks. That was one of the reasons Steve stopped here first before going home. He picked up all of his mail. Well, Steve came over this morning to exchange a piece of mail that wasn't his. He said something that I had also felt. He said that he had stayed up for quite some time when he got home. He cleaned out old clothing and organized his desk area. I too came back feeling that life was too short to live with unnecessary items in my life. I can't explain it but it was as if this trip was an epiphany for some of us. It truly was an adventure. Go out and make your own!
It has been interesting in the challenge to blog, but worth it.
C
Other than the beauty of the forest there aren't many historic stops until Auburn. At the intersection of route 50 we made a left and went about a mile, followed the signs and arrived at the Gold Bug Mine. This was an actual working mine many years ago and is now set up for visitors to actually walk inside and learn about it. There was also a stamp mill on premises. For so little money, it was well worth the cost and our time. We all learned something.
Back in the car and off we went back on 49 south. It is so interesting how the scenery changes as the altitude changes. Because we had a later than expected start, we missed visiting the Moaning caves and the live historic town of Columbia. I have been there many decades ago when you could actually drive down the street of the historic town. About 15 years ago when our family visited, the town was closed to drive through. All of the shops were open and the towns people actually dressed in the old dress of the time period when gold was found. We stopped anyway and walked on the old boardwalks to a family saloon that was still open. Most of the other shops had steel doors preventing us to look in. One day we will come back on a 4-day weekend.
After we ate our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, we were all back in the cars and off again. It was now nearing the sunset and the hills were beautiful. We were so blessed to drive at this time of night. When it was time to go through the barren and usually hot land, it was dark except for the full moon and cooler. We stopped at one of our favorite places to eat a real dinner. That's Applebee's for those who don't know us.
It was a long drive after this. We had decided to go all the way home instead of stopping at another motel. My angels kept me going, fer sure! We arrived home at my house at 3:30 am. (Steve and family still had to drive to Nipomo, ten minutes away) After we unpacked the car, I got into my pj's and was out, asleep, dead to the world.
Saturday I did my best to sleep in. I did very little Saturday as well as today. Although I have tried to catch up on everything, I've only managed to read and respond to my emails, go through my mail, eat, and only put away any food we had. My receipts are still on desk waiting for me to enter them into my finance program. And my bag is still packed! I am going slow but the trip was worth feeling like I do.
Our friend had gathered our mail from our post office boxes for the past two weeks. That was one of the reasons Steve stopped here first before going home. He picked up all of his mail. Well, Steve came over this morning to exchange a piece of mail that wasn't his. He said something that I had also felt. He said that he had stayed up for quite some time when he got home. He cleaned out old clothing and organized his desk area. I too came back feeling that life was too short to live with unnecessary items in my life. I can't explain it but it was as if this trip was an epiphany for some of us. It truly was an adventure. Go out and make your own!
It has been interesting in the challenge to blog, but worth it.
C
Thursday, June 24th
We arrived home Saturday at 3:30 AM. I have not had the chance to fill you in on our last try at fishing. I will be brief.
We decided to go back to the same area and stay all day. What a day. Lizz bought a 1-day fishing permit. She has always wanted to go fishing and it wasn't dad's thing. When we saw the otter again and the snake, we knew the fish were still there and plenty for sharing with the creatures of nature.
To make a long story short, Lizz caught several fish. Amy caught the biggest! Jeffery had no real desire to fish but was having fun netting every fish caught. Steve and Salome caught several fish. Twelve fish were caught for the day. Every on looker shared in our joy. It was an interesting day from sun then clouds to clouds with sprinkles, and ending with clouds and cool.
For lunch we had calzones Steve had been bragging about. The Gallows Pizza place makes them big and good. Lizz and I shared the ranch sauce with chicken and garlic. Steve and Jeffery shared a pepperoni with stuff. And Salome, Amy, and Destiny shared the double cheese. They were well worth the cost. Not sure what Christopher and Diana ate because they chose to stay at the house.
At the house Steve cooked off some of the trout for anyone who wanted. Amy and Lizz shared making the mashed potatoes. And I steamed the broccoli. It was a long day for me and I was tired.
Before bed we cleaned up, washed clothes, and packed. Tomorrow, Friday, we would drive home through the 49'er, gold rush, route.
C
We decided to go back to the same area and stay all day. What a day. Lizz bought a 1-day fishing permit. She has always wanted to go fishing and it wasn't dad's thing. When we saw the otter again and the snake, we knew the fish were still there and plenty for sharing with the creatures of nature.
To make a long story short, Lizz caught several fish. Amy caught the biggest! Jeffery had no real desire to fish but was having fun netting every fish caught. Steve and Salome caught several fish. Twelve fish were caught for the day. Every on looker shared in our joy. It was an interesting day from sun then clouds to clouds with sprinkles, and ending with clouds and cool.
For lunch we had calzones Steve had been bragging about. The Gallows Pizza place makes them big and good. Lizz and I shared the ranch sauce with chicken and garlic. Steve and Jeffery shared a pepperoni with stuff. And Salome, Amy, and Destiny shared the double cheese. They were well worth the cost. Not sure what Christopher and Diana ate because they chose to stay at the house.
At the house Steve cooked off some of the trout for anyone who wanted. Amy and Lizz shared making the mashed potatoes. And I steamed the broccoli. It was a long day for me and I was tired.
Before bed we cleaned up, washed clothes, and packed. Tomorrow, Friday, we would drive home through the 49'er, gold rush, route.
C
Thursday, June 24, 2010
A Fishing We Will Go…
Woke early with a new pain. About one week before our trip started, my left knee was giving me problems. I have arthritis, Rheumatoid, with a capital R for sure. I don’t know why it decided to flare up in my knee. In the knees is Osteoarthritis. It has not made this vacation pleasant at times. But I have had this disease going on 38-39 years. It doesn’t keep me down. It does, however, remind me I am not as physically fit as in my teen years. Anyway, after a busy Tuesday, I woke with a new distraction, hip pain. Don’t know what I did but that’s how RA works.
Typical me, it can’t keep a good woman down. I got up earlier then everyone as usual. It was overcast for the morning so I put my long pants and jacket on. I had been wanting to walk the road to the left of the driveway. So this morning I grabbed my walking stick, sun hat, glasses, and walked. It was so pretty and quiet except for the river rushing next to me and a car or truck across the river whooshing by on the highway. I took a couple of pictures but used an actual film camera. I know, antique way but it’s all I had to capture the moments.
When I arrived home it was still quiet on the western front. Steve had made sausages, the kind form CostCo filled with apple and chicken stuff. Before I knew it, everyone showed up in the living room. It was one of those “fend for yourself” breakfast. Everyone had something different to eat.
Steve, Salome, Christopher, Lizz and I headed off to town for Internet access, cell phone service and empty the trash. We don’t have a trash can so we carry it to the dump. We actually had recycle saved up, but it turns out they can only accept glass, plastic, and plain cardboard only. Lizz was not too happy. In her class last time, she learned all the proper recycling information. I tried to explain that even though this was just a transfer site, at least they were recycling something. It takes time for people to catch on. We all need to catch on so our generations ahead of us will still have beautiful places like this to vacation to. (bad grammar, but you know what I mean)
While in town, Steve and Lizz made appointments for a massage. Steve had promised Lizz that we’d go to Reno for her birthday. She’s been wanting to go to Reno or Lost Wages (Las Vegas) to see a show for her 21st birthday. Since we are here, LV was out but Reno is only 1-2 hours away. They checked the Internet to find only one show and it was not the show type she was looking for. I’ve been to at least one dinner show where there were comedians and fan dancing women. It was very classy. But the kind that was available were the burlesque, show everything ya got type. When Lizz saw the massage therapy sign she decided she’d rather have that. Right now she could use it. The appointment is for 10 am today, Thursday. (I am writing this at 7:30 am.)
We walked through town, which isn’t that far, got ice cream and sat on the bench next to the grocery store. Across the small two lane road, up on the second floor balcony, sits a parrot in it’s cage. They told me of this bird a few days ago. Sure enough, as we sat there enjoying our treats, the bird talked, “Hi. Hello. I’m only a bird.” He says several simple phrases. There was one that Lizz couldn’t understand. Ya have to understand, as Lizz hears creatures talk, she mimics them back. So when she didn’t understand the phrase she couldn’t repeat it. Having years under my belt I figured out that it was saying, “in a gilded cage”. How cute is that! I’m only a bird in a gilded cage. We sat there for some time and then decided since the fishing gear was already in the van, they’d try some fishing by the bridge.
We tried one spot behind town. Lizz and I aren’t avid fisherwomen so we after about an hour we decided to walk through the town again for something to do. As we crossed the bridge, I looked down into the river. Holy Moly, there they were, shiny things swimming around. We ran back to get Steve & Salome. We didn’t want to yell, “Hey, there’s fish here” just in case others were thinking the same. After we moved to the new location, tackle boxes and all, nothing. In fact, they kept catching snakes, water snakes! As we are sitting on the shady rocks either fishing or resting, a guy across the river holds up a fish and boasts of his catch. We politely nod and congratulate him over the noise of the river. He reloads his bait, tosses the line in and within a few minutes he’s caught another. How rude! After about the 3rd, he is kind enough to tell us the bait he is using. Turns out Steve and Salome are using the same kind. After the fourth fish, Salome and Christopher head over the bridge to the other side. After the 5th fish Steve, Lizz and I head over to the other side of the bridge.
At first, we caught another snake. Now mind you, it’s not with the fishing line and hook. They catch them by grabbing the tail. After they play with it awhile, it gets tossed back in the water but not where we are fishing.
Salome’s line was in the water when the nice gent told them about the bait he was using. It was the same as they were using but pink. I didn’t know the fish could see color. Off she went to the tackle shop leaving Lizz to hold her pole until she got back. She was gone a few minutes when there was a tug on the line. Our first fish caught! We stayed there for quite some time and only caught one more fish and another snake or two. Steve taught Lizz how to gut the fish.
What would the day be like without someone doing something silly. Today was my turn. The gent and his family had left after catching 8 trout and we only had our puny two. Salome had arrived back from the store with different but fresh goop (bait), Lizz played in the water, Christopher was checking out the rocks, looking for gold I think, Steve was in the water up to his knees fishing while I was just hanging around watching and taking it all in. I looked over at the water to see what I yelled out, “there’s a creature in there!” I didn’t realize how funny it sounded funny at the time and they made fun of me. I saw a larger body than the snakes we had seen but I only saw part of it and it’s tail diving back into the depths of the water. I backed up further onto the shore while they laughed until they saw it too. It turned out to be a fresh water otter. Along with the snakes, these are enemies of the fish. No wonder they weren’t catching any. It was later in the evening and these “creatures” were now coming out to feed for themselves. I guess they didn’t realize we had a family of 9 to feed. How selfish of the otter!
So now Lizz knows how to gut a fish and is excited to get a day permit. We got back to the house, unpacked, showered, and at dinner. No, leftover spaghetti. Today, Thursday, they will catch more. I left Steve, Salome, Jeffery, Amy & Destiny parked by the fishing hole. I drove Lizz to her massage appointment and parked in front of the Yuba Theatre, where at least 2 other cars are parked with their laptops open and checking internet. Besides the sheriff station and a hotel these are the Internet hot spots. If we go to the sheriff station we can also get cell phone service. So we aren’t totally away from our real lives.
I’m looking forward to our last day here with a fish fry dinner to end it. Hope you are catching your fish and eating it too.
C
Typical me, it can’t keep a good woman down. I got up earlier then everyone as usual. It was overcast for the morning so I put my long pants and jacket on. I had been wanting to walk the road to the left of the driveway. So this morning I grabbed my walking stick, sun hat, glasses, and walked. It was so pretty and quiet except for the river rushing next to me and a car or truck across the river whooshing by on the highway. I took a couple of pictures but used an actual film camera. I know, antique way but it’s all I had to capture the moments.
When I arrived home it was still quiet on the western front. Steve had made sausages, the kind form CostCo filled with apple and chicken stuff. Before I knew it, everyone showed up in the living room. It was one of those “fend for yourself” breakfast. Everyone had something different to eat.
Steve, Salome, Christopher, Lizz and I headed off to town for Internet access, cell phone service and empty the trash. We don’t have a trash can so we carry it to the dump. We actually had recycle saved up, but it turns out they can only accept glass, plastic, and plain cardboard only. Lizz was not too happy. In her class last time, she learned all the proper recycling information. I tried to explain that even though this was just a transfer site, at least they were recycling something. It takes time for people to catch on. We all need to catch on so our generations ahead of us will still have beautiful places like this to vacation to. (bad grammar, but you know what I mean)
While in town, Steve and Lizz made appointments for a massage. Steve had promised Lizz that we’d go to Reno for her birthday. She’s been wanting to go to Reno or Lost Wages (Las Vegas) to see a show for her 21st birthday. Since we are here, LV was out but Reno is only 1-2 hours away. They checked the Internet to find only one show and it was not the show type she was looking for. I’ve been to at least one dinner show where there were comedians and fan dancing women. It was very classy. But the kind that was available were the burlesque, show everything ya got type. When Lizz saw the massage therapy sign she decided she’d rather have that. Right now she could use it. The appointment is for 10 am today, Thursday. (I am writing this at 7:30 am.)
We walked through town, which isn’t that far, got ice cream and sat on the bench next to the grocery store. Across the small two lane road, up on the second floor balcony, sits a parrot in it’s cage. They told me of this bird a few days ago. Sure enough, as we sat there enjoying our treats, the bird talked, “Hi. Hello. I’m only a bird.” He says several simple phrases. There was one that Lizz couldn’t understand. Ya have to understand, as Lizz hears creatures talk, she mimics them back. So when she didn’t understand the phrase she couldn’t repeat it. Having years under my belt I figured out that it was saying, “in a gilded cage”. How cute is that! I’m only a bird in a gilded cage. We sat there for some time and then decided since the fishing gear was already in the van, they’d try some fishing by the bridge.
We tried one spot behind town. Lizz and I aren’t avid fisherwomen so we after about an hour we decided to walk through the town again for something to do. As we crossed the bridge, I looked down into the river. Holy Moly, there they were, shiny things swimming around. We ran back to get Steve & Salome. We didn’t want to yell, “Hey, there’s fish here” just in case others were thinking the same. After we moved to the new location, tackle boxes and all, nothing. In fact, they kept catching snakes, water snakes! As we are sitting on the shady rocks either fishing or resting, a guy across the river holds up a fish and boasts of his catch. We politely nod and congratulate him over the noise of the river. He reloads his bait, tosses the line in and within a few minutes he’s caught another. How rude! After about the 3rd, he is kind enough to tell us the bait he is using. Turns out Steve and Salome are using the same kind. After the fourth fish, Salome and Christopher head over the bridge to the other side. After the 5th fish Steve, Lizz and I head over to the other side of the bridge.
At first, we caught another snake. Now mind you, it’s not with the fishing line and hook. They catch them by grabbing the tail. After they play with it awhile, it gets tossed back in the water but not where we are fishing.
Salome’s line was in the water when the nice gent told them about the bait he was using. It was the same as they were using but pink. I didn’t know the fish could see color. Off she went to the tackle shop leaving Lizz to hold her pole until she got back. She was gone a few minutes when there was a tug on the line. Our first fish caught! We stayed there for quite some time and only caught one more fish and another snake or two. Steve taught Lizz how to gut the fish.
What would the day be like without someone doing something silly. Today was my turn. The gent and his family had left after catching 8 trout and we only had our puny two. Salome had arrived back from the store with different but fresh goop (bait), Lizz played in the water, Christopher was checking out the rocks, looking for gold I think, Steve was in the water up to his knees fishing while I was just hanging around watching and taking it all in. I looked over at the water to see what I yelled out, “there’s a creature in there!” I didn’t realize how funny it sounded funny at the time and they made fun of me. I saw a larger body than the snakes we had seen but I only saw part of it and it’s tail diving back into the depths of the water. I backed up further onto the shore while they laughed until they saw it too. It turned out to be a fresh water otter. Along with the snakes, these are enemies of the fish. No wonder they weren’t catching any. It was later in the evening and these “creatures” were now coming out to feed for themselves. I guess they didn’t realize we had a family of 9 to feed. How selfish of the otter!
So now Lizz knows how to gut a fish and is excited to get a day permit. We got back to the house, unpacked, showered, and at dinner. No, leftover spaghetti. Today, Thursday, they will catch more. I left Steve, Salome, Jeffery, Amy & Destiny parked by the fishing hole. I drove Lizz to her massage appointment and parked in front of the Yuba Theatre, where at least 2 other cars are parked with their laptops open and checking internet. Besides the sheriff station and a hotel these are the Internet hot spots. If we go to the sheriff station we can also get cell phone service. So we aren’t totally away from our real lives.
I’m looking forward to our last day here with a fish fry dinner to end it. Hope you are catching your fish and eating it too.
C
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday in Downieville..
Woke early, again. Wish I could sleep in. I sat at the table and prepared my blog for yesterday. I also prepared the counter for making the matzoh brie. It is so relaxing here, we all get up at different times. Steve’s kids are teenagers so they are on their own; Jeffery is 19, Christopher is 18, and Amy is 15. As each woke they ate, except Amy and Diana who got up after noon time.
We watched a movie and then off to the river for a dunk. Well, they dunked. I took my time and only went in up to my knees. The water is cold. I made an area with the large rocks hoping that tomorrow it would be a little warmer then the rest of the river water. I’m not keeping my hopes up too much.
Back to the house where we changed into street clothes again, watched a movie, and planned dinner. Amy and I got bored enough to organize all the VHS tapes they have here, then we made spaghetti, warmed up the sauce, and baked the garlic bread. Steve, Salome, Destiny and Lizz went into town to check emails and publish my yesterday’s blog.
I am preparing today’s blog tonight. They are watching a movie, again. We don’t have cable or any television service. You can sit outside for just so long in the day. We do play table games as well. It is slow going and quite restful. Nothing exciting today, just the birds making noise along with the whooshing sound of the river. The rushing river is why they can’t catch fish. Usually they just stay by the house and fish. It is usually calmer and lower than this, that’s why they have been trying to find other spots to fish in. For swimming it’s okay because there is an area away from the rapid parts. I stay at the shore area as the older kids, and Steve, have their fun in that cold water. I’m hoping the sun will warm the area I put rocks around so I can sit! Hope you are getting some sun too. Go out and listen to nature whereever you are at. God created them for our pleasure. Enjoy!
C
We watched a movie and then off to the river for a dunk. Well, they dunked. I took my time and only went in up to my knees. The water is cold. I made an area with the large rocks hoping that tomorrow it would be a little warmer then the rest of the river water. I’m not keeping my hopes up too much.
Back to the house where we changed into street clothes again, watched a movie, and planned dinner. Amy and I got bored enough to organize all the VHS tapes they have here, then we made spaghetti, warmed up the sauce, and baked the garlic bread. Steve, Salome, Destiny and Lizz went into town to check emails and publish my yesterday’s blog.
I am preparing today’s blog tonight. They are watching a movie, again. We don’t have cable or any television service. You can sit outside for just so long in the day. We do play table games as well. It is slow going and quite restful. Nothing exciting today, just the birds making noise along with the whooshing sound of the river. The rushing river is why they can’t catch fish. Usually they just stay by the house and fish. It is usually calmer and lower than this, that’s why they have been trying to find other spots to fish in. For swimming it’s okay because there is an area away from the rapid parts. I stay at the shore area as the older kids, and Steve, have their fun in that cold water. I’m hoping the sun will warm the area I put rocks around so I can sit! Hope you are getting some sun too. Go out and listen to nature whereever you are at. God created them for our pleasure. Enjoy!
C
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday Monday
I always wake to the light hitting my window. At home I’d be up and “doing” but here I take a breath, smile, and turnover to sleep again, but not this morning. It was 8:30 am. I woke to hearing men talking. And they were not happy men. I almost opened the window and yelled. Good thing my hearing is off and trusted that I could be wrong. Turns out Steve got up early and was watching a VHS or “A Few Good Men”! Steve and I are usually the first to walk around. Then slowly, as the morning gets older, the others arrive. The kids sleep upstairs, except Destiny. She’s only four. It’s kind of funny but a good thing that they show up one by one. They let each other sleep. When it’s time to eat, it’s easier to feed everyone if we aren’t all crowed around waiting. Did I mention there are 9 of us?
For Sunday morning, Steve made breakfast of chicken apple sausages. I cut up potatoes with onion and seasonings. As people showed up Steve made eggs to everyone’s liking. Yesterday, Monday, I made creamy oatmeal with brown sugar and lightly buttered. Missed my walnuts! Today I will make matzoh brie, pronounced “br – i”. I dip crumbled matzoh into the scrambled egg mixture. Since I am cutting back on salt I use a dash of vanilla in the mixture. Hmmm, I’ll have to see if there is any here. After the pan is hot I pour this into a nice hot pan that has some melted butter. As soon as I have it all smoothed out, a sprinkle of cinnamon tops the pancake looking thing. After one side is firmly cooked I turn it over and when the other side is cooked thoroughly, I slide it out of the pan onto a plate. I make mine cooked through yet soft enough not to need syrup.
So that’s breakfast for today. I wrote about that because yesterday, Monday, was a nice slow day. We all woke at different time and slowly. It was a good sleep in day. By 2 pm Steve, Salome, Christopher, Destiny, Lizz and I were off in the van to find a place to fish. We went into Downievielle and found our spot on the rocks, which is on the bank of the Yuba River. Lizz and Destiny played in the water while I tried to keep shaded and read a magazine.
While Salome, Steve and Christopher continued to fish, Lizz, Destiny and I walked up the bank of the river, down the street to a bench, and made our stop there. Lizz did her internet thing, and I too checked email. Destiny and I had fun just roaming around on the boardwalk sidewalk. It’s a very small town. We walked down the street and through the parking lot. We ended up looking over the river seeing dad and mom. They had now moved to a closer spot to fish.
It was getting toward evening and still no fish. We all piled up back into the car and drove back to the cabin, which is in Goodyears Bar. Yes that’s really the name of the town. We decided that we’d try Goodyears Bar creek or take a drive down the street which would put us on the other side of the Yuba River. But that is for today.
Steve made dinner of asparagus, mashed potatoes, and sliced tri-tip. Delish! I finally walked up the street with Steve, Lizz, and Destiny where we found a spot, laid down in the street and looked up at the sky. It’s very dark and no traffic at 10 pm. The night skies are dark enough to enjoy sparkling stars even though the moon is growing bigger again. They usually see falling stars. They also usually catch fish! I think I’m not a good luck charm. Everything Steve has come here for hasn’t happened the way it usually does. Don’t misunderstand, he is still very happy to be here. It is so beautiful here.
It was 11:15 when we got back. Destiny was already asleep in Steve’s arms. I yawned several times. Next thing I remember, lights were out and the sound of a bear could be heard, from me! Hopefully it will be another lazy, hazy, crazy day of summer today. Hope you are enjoying the world around you too.
C
For Sunday morning, Steve made breakfast of chicken apple sausages. I cut up potatoes with onion and seasonings. As people showed up Steve made eggs to everyone’s liking. Yesterday, Monday, I made creamy oatmeal with brown sugar and lightly buttered. Missed my walnuts! Today I will make matzoh brie, pronounced “br – i”. I dip crumbled matzoh into the scrambled egg mixture. Since I am cutting back on salt I use a dash of vanilla in the mixture. Hmmm, I’ll have to see if there is any here. After the pan is hot I pour this into a nice hot pan that has some melted butter. As soon as I have it all smoothed out, a sprinkle of cinnamon tops the pancake looking thing. After one side is firmly cooked I turn it over and when the other side is cooked thoroughly, I slide it out of the pan onto a plate. I make mine cooked through yet soft enough not to need syrup.
So that’s breakfast for today. I wrote about that because yesterday, Monday, was a nice slow day. We all woke at different time and slowly. It was a good sleep in day. By 2 pm Steve, Salome, Christopher, Destiny, Lizz and I were off in the van to find a place to fish. We went into Downievielle and found our spot on the rocks, which is on the bank of the Yuba River. Lizz and Destiny played in the water while I tried to keep shaded and read a magazine.
While Salome, Steve and Christopher continued to fish, Lizz, Destiny and I walked up the bank of the river, down the street to a bench, and made our stop there. Lizz did her internet thing, and I too checked email. Destiny and I had fun just roaming around on the boardwalk sidewalk. It’s a very small town. We walked down the street and through the parking lot. We ended up looking over the river seeing dad and mom. They had now moved to a closer spot to fish.
It was getting toward evening and still no fish. We all piled up back into the car and drove back to the cabin, which is in Goodyears Bar. Yes that’s really the name of the town. We decided that we’d try Goodyears Bar creek or take a drive down the street which would put us on the other side of the Yuba River. But that is for today.
Steve made dinner of asparagus, mashed potatoes, and sliced tri-tip. Delish! I finally walked up the street with Steve, Lizz, and Destiny where we found a spot, laid down in the street and looked up at the sky. It’s very dark and no traffic at 10 pm. The night skies are dark enough to enjoy sparkling stars even though the moon is growing bigger again. They usually see falling stars. They also usually catch fish! I think I’m not a good luck charm. Everything Steve has come here for hasn’t happened the way it usually does. Don’t misunderstand, he is still very happy to be here. It is so beautiful here.
It was 11:15 when we got back. Destiny was already asleep in Steve’s arms. I yawned several times. Next thing I remember, lights were out and the sound of a bear could be heard, from me! Hopefully it will be another lazy, hazy, crazy day of summer today. Hope you are enjoying the world around you too.
C
Monday, June 21, 2010
The First Day of Summer!
Monday, June 21st!
This morning, I totally slept in! Til 2pm! I haven't done that in... forever! And it will probably be the last time, too. No, I didn't have a hangover... I still haven't had more than a sip of alcohol.
At midnight on June 19th, Steve gave me a swig of his Fuzzy Peach Wine Cooler. It just tasted like peach juice with an alcohol after-taste. So, i guess if I ever want to build up my tolerance, that's the way to do it. But alas, I am still not interested in getting drunk or anything, so for now, a sip was fine.
When I finally got up, everyone had eaten breakfast and lunch, so I snacked and then played some "Stratego" with Amy. I lost of course, because those were my first two games ever.
And now Mom, Steve, Salome, Chris, Destiny and I are in town. Steve and Salome wanted to fish, but they aren't catching anything. They told me not to get even a one or two-day license though, in case even they didn't catch any. So, I'm sitting here now, pretty much wet from playing with Destiny in the cold - below 40 degrees - water, writing a blog. Sounds fun, no?
Yesterday was fun too. Steve, Mom, Destiny, Amy and I went down to the river by our cabin and we played in the water. Well, dipped then got out, then dipped again, til we could stand the cold. it was freezing! And at the very end, I floated all the way down the river from our cabin to the bridge we had played at the day before. At one point I thought "Wow, this was stupid" because the current was so strong, but I just kept my feet up, head out of the water and prayed I'd get there safely. I did! It was fun. And now I feel like, if someone fell in, I wouldn't even hesitate jumping in to save them.
That's all for now. I'm running out of battery power and Mom has to check her email.
Lizz
This morning, I totally slept in! Til 2pm! I haven't done that in... forever! And it will probably be the last time, too. No, I didn't have a hangover... I still haven't had more than a sip of alcohol.
At midnight on June 19th, Steve gave me a swig of his Fuzzy Peach Wine Cooler. It just tasted like peach juice with an alcohol after-taste. So, i guess if I ever want to build up my tolerance, that's the way to do it. But alas, I am still not interested in getting drunk or anything, so for now, a sip was fine.
When I finally got up, everyone had eaten breakfast and lunch, so I snacked and then played some "Stratego" with Amy. I lost of course, because those were my first two games ever.
And now Mom, Steve, Salome, Chris, Destiny and I are in town. Steve and Salome wanted to fish, but they aren't catching anything. They told me not to get even a one or two-day license though, in case even they didn't catch any. So, I'm sitting here now, pretty much wet from playing with Destiny in the cold - below 40 degrees - water, writing a blog. Sounds fun, no?
Yesterday was fun too. Steve, Mom, Destiny, Amy and I went down to the river by our cabin and we played in the water. Well, dipped then got out, then dipped again, til we could stand the cold. it was freezing! And at the very end, I floated all the way down the river from our cabin to the bridge we had played at the day before. At one point I thought "Wow, this was stupid" because the current was so strong, but I just kept my feet up, head out of the water and prayed I'd get there safely. I did! It was fun. And now I feel like, if someone fell in, I wouldn't even hesitate jumping in to save them.
That's all for now. I'm running out of battery power and Mom has to check her email.
Lizz
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