When all one’s energy is spent on yard work, a little help is in order. Yes, we finally hired someone to do the most important thing the half acre above the horses needed—install sprinklers. Now the Augustine grass will take over quickly and we’ll only need to mow.
It has been a busy week since our little Lance came home yesterday. http://www.lancecamper.com/video.php The trip to Lancaster would have taken only an hour, but with a nineteen car pile up on the 14 Freeway, getting back was almost impossible. http://totaltrafficla.com/2012/06/26/14-south-closed-at-escondido-cyn-due-to-big-rig-crash/26609 How did we do it? We took the 138 across to Gorman and came down the 5 instead. Twice as long, but under the circumstances, faster. Besides, we got a peek across Holiday Valley where our fully paid for five acres of desert lie. Looks like they’re planning to build a ton of homes in the area. Gawking at it as we passed warmed the heart. It’s actually prettier than we remember it. From the Holiday Valley homes, looking north to our property, the valley adjacent to the 138 gently slopes up to the Tejon Ranch which abuts our property on the north. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neenach,_California
No horsing around this week, except of course their daily care, which includes picking up the little green apples (poopies) and brushing them down, fly spraying them, and putting on their fly masks.
Maybe we should haul them out to our property and ride onto the Tejon Ranch.
The Pacific Crest Trail runs right past our property too. Great for riding the horses or just hiking. Use your little magnifying glass and aim it at the Gorman area. You'll get an enlarged view of the trail cutting through our property above Highway 138 http://www.pcta.org/images/media/pct_map_high.jpg
A couple of visits kept us engaged. Oma, who we try to see at least once a week, is doing well in the nursing home. The nursed take good care of Wally’s 98 year old Mamma. She always smells fresh, gets a daily shower and lots of good food. From there we drove on to meet up with our son for a low key day of movie watching, steak grilling, and just catching up on hugs.
The monthly booklet being sent to our son is a gem. Paging through the Magnificat, https://www.magnificat.net/english/index.asp we found lots of interesting tidbits about the Catholic faith it lists lots of unknown Saints, has a Lectio Divina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectio_Divina and includes the Mass prayers. It is a combination missal, prayer book, and lives of the saints. No wonder it’s in the hands of so many people who go to daily Mass.
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