Aside from the new header picture, taken in Morocco, all kinds of changes are in the wind. Malena and Dan may be moving the horses up here to their own land. I’m working with a committee to buy a new phone system for Jojoba Hills SKP Resort. Spent two zooms and 3 hours to understand the proposal and to see how it meets our needs. Still have some work to do. The weather is not playing nice with us. In the middle of a zoom meeting the sun went behind a cloud and it started to rain forcing us ultimately move into the coach. And our Liquid Propane detector has been sounding off for no discernible reason. It’s a year and a half old.
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A week or more has passed since I started this post. The weather has been more kind, if you like hot and humid. The rains have abated enough that watering of gardens may start soon. Since the water source is a creek and it is all downhill to the garden a pipe with an opening near the high point yields good water for the gardens.
Carol and I took a great hike with Dan that started off a dirt road and ended up at the Humpback Rocks trail head parking lot. 
The trail was mostly empty until we got near the parking lot. The lot was jammed so we didn’t stay longer than needed to use the porta potty. The main trail was part of the AT (Appalachian Trail) and a couple of side branches marked with blue instead of the primary trail with white blazes. All in all we hiked about 4 miles. I was good to keep going but Carol was at her limit as we got in the car. The weather was ideal and being out in the woods hasn’t felt so good in a long time.
Our current plans are to drive to Wilmington NC on Monday to visit a cousin of Carol’s who lives there, another Mimi. We plan to stay a couple of nights. In addition to wading through Covid 19 land I will be staying connected to Jojoba Hills as we continue the negotiations for the new phone system. I have been resharpening some skills I haven’t used in years chairing a committee and building a negotiating team. It is tiring, but I am really enjoying the time.
Oh, the LP detector has gone back to sleep. If we had a dog, I would blame it.
Beautiful woods! I think we sent the hot and humid your way. Today a wonderful breeze came through and the humidity dropped 15 degrees. It was lovely.
Looks like you’re in a nice place and enjoying your time there.
Here, it is un-nerving to drive through the University and see nothing going on there. It is surreal. Imagine the money that is being lost!
Have fun.
As a relatively active alumnus of Brown University I am following their plans for the coming year with interest. At present they are looking at changing from 2 semester structure to 3 to reduce the number of students on campus by at any one time and use a mix of virtual and in person classes. Also they have joined with their Ivy League partners by cancelling the football season. Their international students MAY be able to avoid the admin lockout by having in person classes available to them. We’ll see.
Oh it’s great to hear your guys news your place in Virginia sounds fabulous and that hike…wish I was there with you, 4 miles is a good hike, way to go, Carol! Love and hugs Jane
You and Carol are getting a lot of exercise and that is wonderful. You both look so good!!! Keep up the good work – wear those masks, stay healthy, and I hope you are able to travel the country together for many, many, many more years!! You are blessed!!!
God Bless & Luv – Darlene