I told Mary that I would be up and in the garden by 7:00 am, and I kept my word. However, she slept for another 45 minutes. Later, when I went to the front yard to get our amendments and veggies from the van, I saw that Carlos and his companion were in their truck, so I decided to make them some coffee before they started to work.
Today, Carlos did an excellent job trimming our trees. They were almost bald, but they will grow back quickly.
Amazing what a sharp machete can do!
They collected everything and transported it to a green waste recycling facility located about three blocks away from us.
The trees filled up his pickup truck!
I asked Carlos to bring back three bales of straw from the feed store for mulching activities. He agreed to help, which was very kind of him because I don’t like loading them into the van myself!
We wore our grubbies and not our Christmas outfits!
Mary prepared a small snack as we are having an early dinner tonight, and we don’t want to spoil the meal at Rothchild’s!
Scout was quite interested in the tamales!
“The garden looks great at the moment, with two and a half beds fully planted.”
The overhead wires will be varying several types of peas this winter.
We moved the flowers to protect the veggies from bugs and welcomed a praying mantis we discovered in the garden.
This is our second winter garden, and it promises to be better than the first!
We have various types of lettuce. This year, Mary planted spinach. I had no success with spinach in Los Alamitos. Was it because we were too close to the beach?
We checked out all the sprinkler systems and tuned them up.
Working in the garden was made easier by the raised beds, which prevented us from feeling completely exhausted after over five hours of work on a beautiful day.
Every sprinkler head is in the proper position.
The crew, led by Carlos, did an excellent job cleaning up the eastern yard and neighboring area.
We love work; we could sit and watch it all day!
Upon entering the house, I noticed the breakfast meal sitting out, ready to be taken.
Larger than a softball, I am sure it will be terrific.
Robin, Bob, and Nick came to my house at 4:00 pm, and we went to Rothchild’s for dinner with Bob, Donna, Vicky, and Jim.
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We dined at Rothchild’s on PCH and had a load of fun!
Checking the list once and checking it twice. Forget it; we know who is naughty and nice!
Jim and Vicky were having a load of fun this evening.
Santa and Vicky!
We had a great time with family and friends. I ordered the cioppino, which was the best I’ve ever had! Mary opted for soup and salad.
Enjoying time together.
We walked two blocks to Sherman Gardens.
A romantic hideaway just two blocks from Sherman Gardens.
The theme was Candy Land. You can see more pictures on our website.
We stopped for a rest and a chance to study the lighted gardens.
Candy everywhere! We gained four pounds just walking around.
Live is wonderful.
The Duda family joined us in the walk of 1000 lights; great fun!
Bob even has a candy cane for Robin!
Bob and Donna are awaiting the dance music to start!
We will see them tomorrow also at the Santa Breakfast!
We had a marvelous evening.
