We’re
home! After our fabulous road trip of
three months, through California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, we
are back at our casa and glad to be home. As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, “There’s
no place like home”.
Prescott
had a terrific amount of rain this summer, so we came back to weeds. The back patio/yard is covered—in between all
of the flagstones and along all of the places that are not cemented over, as
are any garden beds that were not covered.
It’s hard work as the biggest invader is Bermuda grass, a nasty invasive
grass well known in the SW United States. If there is water, it will come! So digging that out is proving to take time
and energy.
But alas,
when you get out the weeds in the garden beds, I am finding beautiful dark,
crumbly soil, filled with worms, and a real pleasure to the eye and nose. Plus,
as pulling the weeds, I am getting needed exercise, some wonderful autumn
warmth from the not so hot sun, and I am listening to quail peeping in the
vacant lot behind our backyard, the buzzing of bees, the sound of yard work
going on in other sectors of the neighborhood, and feel a real peace with the
world.
So stay
tuned as I get back into the swing of things, and get into the routine of
retirement, as I have gleaned some fabulous recipes in my trips, many of which
are gluten free (self serving with my gluten intolerance), such as the Decadent
GF Chocolate Mocha Cake, revised from a recipe from Rochelle in Silverton BC
Canada. Hope your mouths are watering
just reading about it.
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