The list of activities over the past month continues. Other recent happenings of note: fabulous farewell sushi dinner with Deborah-Miriam and Julia; early morning hot tubing; winery tours and tastings and garden tour with Diana, Christana (at left), and Richard; new (and free!) cell phones and updated California phone numbers (email Carrie for info); website planning and crafty shopping with Christana; sightings of pelicans, egrets, and a great blue heron; tasty sushi at Ume in Windsor (their special tiger tail role–a spicy tuna roll with mango, avocado, and salmon wrapped around it–was unbelievable!); episodes of the Colbert Report; lunches on our patio; blackberry picking; and oh so many runs around Spring Lake.

We also have a new pet: a carnivorous pitcher plant named Seymour. So far he seems happy on our patio and has grown quite a bit.

Also, Joe Tom’s surgery in Colorado went very well! Please send healing thoughts his way! Get well soon, Joe Tom!