Paradise 2007
Well we are home in LaFeria. We drove down on New Year's Day, and I'm still cleaning the dust-critters from the corners, but all-in-all my house is still wonderful. Phil and I had organic grapefruit for breakfast, and we garnished our chile-hot veggie soup with organic avocados last night.
I don't think I ever thought of myself as a person who would have a "Vacation Home" but in reality that's what I have. We spend a few months of winter here, and pick away at pet projects ... tweaking this into what will be our retirement home. I call it "Home" and keep a permanent address here, but the truth is that I live where I work, so this is my retirement/vacation home.
I'm in vacation mode now. There are a few office projects to attend to, but I'm enjoying lounging around with Phil. We have a TV here. It sucks our attention away, so we don't carry one while on the road. Consequently we've spent the last 2 evenings trying to get caught up on the Food Network, and Discovery channels. I do not know whether or not this is a good thing.
The grove is doing well. We were late in getting here, so the tangerines and Meyer lemons are gone, but there are still avocados and grapefruit. We have a lovely blanket of grass choking out any weeds, so it's very lush out there. It means we have to use more compost, but we prefer the carpet grass to the dusty fresh-tilled option.
The 3 acre grove is still a magical place for us. Since we don't use it as a commercial crop, we don't chase wildlife out of it. We've still got Chacalacas and a small owl out there. Green Jays and small parakeets fly through every morning, and there is evidence of those opossums near the back of the grove. They like avocados. A couple of winters ago, it was war ... live traps and trips to the wildlife corridor as I tried to get more avocados than the opossums. This year it seems to be less worrisome. So far.
I don't think I ever thought of myself as a person who would have a "Vacation Home" but in reality that's what I have. We spend a few months of winter here, and pick away at pet projects ... tweaking this into what will be our retirement home. I call it "Home" and keep a permanent address here, but the truth is that I live where I work, so this is my retirement/vacation home.
I'm in vacation mode now. There are a few office projects to attend to, but I'm enjoying lounging around with Phil. We have a TV here. It sucks our attention away, so we don't carry one while on the road. Consequently we've spent the last 2 evenings trying to get caught up on the Food Network, and Discovery channels. I do not know whether or not this is a good thing.
The grove is doing well. We were late in getting here, so the tangerines and Meyer lemons are gone, but there are still avocados and grapefruit. We have a lovely blanket of grass choking out any weeds, so it's very lush out there. It means we have to use more compost, but we prefer the carpet grass to the dusty fresh-tilled option.
The 3 acre grove is still a magical place for us. Since we don't use it as a commercial crop, we don't chase wildlife out of it. We've still got Chacalacas and a small owl out there. Green Jays and small parakeets fly through every morning, and there is evidence of those opossums near the back of the grove. They like avocados. A couple of winters ago, it was war ... live traps and trips to the wildlife corridor as I tried to get more avocados than the opossums. This year it seems to be less worrisome. So far.
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