A lovely few days

Well, they made it! All of the way up and over the Sierra from Lake Tahoe to Placerville. You can find out about the Highway 50 Wagon Train here. http://www.hwy50wagontrain.com/ We were thrilled to hang out in the parking lot of the Mountain Democrat on Saturday morning, listening to wonderful country music, a fellow who sang traditional songs while teaching about the origin of such songs and the instruments that he used, as well as the funny and LOUD gunfights put on by the local re-enactors. A hotdog and a beer and we were all set. It was a wonderful day.

Sunday was spent at our first Rivercats minor league baseball game. This is the Sacramento team that feeds into the Oakland A's. Lauren treated us to the tickets and we had fun eating a lot of ballpark food, sporting new and groovy hats and a big orange foam finger. What else could be so great on a Sunday? It is a terrific ballpark, with all of the trimmings. This is Dinger, Lauren and Schnickle!

Monday was another big day, Chez Souza. The first wonderful group graced us with a visit, coming up from the valley. These 7 ladies tested the theory that if we built it, they would come. Thanks so much for piling into the cars to make the trek to the woods. The Schnickle even made an appearance when he was sent home from school for being a Biter. Awww, nuts. It was cool though, being able to share the real kid with some real people. Rod snapped a photo of the bunch of us to commemorate our first official visitors. Many thanks, Ladies. Many thanks.

Tomorrow...we take the Schnickle to his and OUR first El Dorado County Fair! I tell you, I am finally feeling like a member of the community and we are mighty proud to be Placerville residents.

Comments

[Deborah]

It was a lovely day!

I'm so glad I got to come and see your knitterly neck of the woods, and hope to come again.

I think your little knitting corner would be a nice place to spend a rainy afternoon one day with some friends. I'll have to keep that in mind ...

Thanks for your hospitality!

BTW...Go Rivercats!

:-)

[Elizabeth Risch]

We had a wonderful time, Lisa, and hope to come up again sometime to hang out and knit in your studio. What an inspirational place! Thanks again for your hospitality and fabulous yarn.

[Tom]

I'm so glad you blog - I wouldn't know half the stuff you do if you didn't. And I absolutely must know everything (almost) that you do. :-)

[Tom]

By the way, in light of your deer visitor earlier today...

"Deer medicine teaches us to use the power of gentleness to touch the hearts and minds of wounded beings who are trying to keep us at bay. Deer has the gentleness of spirit that heals all wounds. Deer does not push to get others to change, Deer loves them as they are. Deer folks apply gentleness to a situation and become like the summer breeze: warm and caring."

[Lisa Souza]

Wow, Tom. Thank you for that. It was an incredibly moving few minutes, to connect with the extra beautiful doe. She wasn't afraid of me and allowed me to admire her all the while that I was yammering with you. Last year it was the bear. It is not as though I have not seen deer here but this was a particularly special moment. Thanks for picking up on it...mybruthah.