Life at home.

While the girls have been gone this past week I was busy doing summer-type things: cleaning, mowing the yard, trimming the edges and exploring our property. In the winter one doesn't feel much like looking into all the nooks and crannies to find out what's there.

Our fruit trees (apple and cherry) are abundantly productive and we are able to enjoy the results. We did nothing to keep these trees growing well but now I can see that they are in need of some tender loving care. That would mostly be trimming - about which I know nothing. But I have learned from others that this is not the time to do such things. Anybody wanto to come next February/March to help with that task? :) We have 4 apple trees and those small green apples are delicious. So I think I will try to make some applesauce.

Berries are also abundant in our neighbor's yard. We have red currants, black currants, raspberries, and something else which I don't recognize.

Several friends came over and helped pick and I learned that it isn't hard to make jam from most of these berries so maybe I'll do a little of that, too.

I find it rather funny that I even want to try doing these types of things because I never even thought about doing them in Corvallis - or anywhere else I've ever lived. But one is never too old to learn.

Still enjoying short rides on my bicycle most every day. The weather is perfect: cool and mostly cloudy!!