We have just returned from an overnight visit to Ojai. We had the pleasure of having two visitors while we were there: Rachael and Luna. This was possible because Sarah is currently working nights and Gregorio had a graduate class on Wednesday night so Rachael was able to bring Luna up for the night. We…
Category: Orange grove in Ojai
My Day in Photos
We are up at the orange grove in Ojai and I have limited internet reception. Therefore, I am sending you pictures of my day on a trip up to Santa Barbara, which is 25 miles northwest of Ojai. Nothing great here, just a way to stay in touch and let you see the beautiful Pacific Ocean,…
Shared Birthday Weekend Celebration
I have spent the last two days at our orange grove in Ojai with my family celebrating daughter Liz’s 29th birthday and my upcoming (next Wednesday) 62nd birthday. Ray and I arrived on Friday afternoon and returned today (Sunday) late afternoon. Our time with family, first at Surfers’ Beach in Ventura for several hours on…
To Elizabeth, On the Eve of Her Birthday
Tomorrow is the birthday of my beloved daughter, Elizabeth Beaty, who will be moving right up the line with the magic number 29. I happen to know that Elizabeth reads my blog, so this is the perfect spot to express my feelings without dissolving into a blubbering mess, which I would most certainly do if…
Photos While Orange Picking in Ojai
I was in Ojai a couple of days back and took pictures from atop a tall ladder while I picked oranges. Here are the pictures below. Underneath the tree, looking up Ripe oranges along with green oranges for new harvest Orange blossom on tree with ripe and green oranges Northeastern view…
Short and Sweet Tonight
I have been to Ojai today where I picked 3 crates of oranges, to Santa Barbara to visit with the women for whom we are handling her estate, and then on to Target in Oxnard where I did some Christmas shopping. That was 14 hours ago. I am going to bed now. Sleep well, my…
The People in My Life
I took pictures today at the Breakfast Club, our church’s homeless breakfast program, and it occurred to me as I surveyed all the smiling faces of the volunteers just how lucky I am to be surrounded by so many good people. These fellow volunteers, with their devotion to good-hearted service, are only a few of the people…
Ready to Hit the Sack
I am sitting here tonight at 8:37 already ready to go to bed. In fact, I’m in bed, just not ready for bed yet. I still have to go downstairs, close the back door and turn off lights, then come upstairs and take a bath and brush my teeth. Ray and I have been out…
Thanksgiving Anticipation
I am getting ready for an onslaught of visitors. I am excited about this, so “onslaught,” with any negative connotation that might accompany that term, is perhaps not the right description. Whatever word best describes the arrival of happily anticipated guests is what I’m going for here. Every year at Thanksgiving, our family from Utah…
Ojai Today
We have spent the day in Ojai today, arriving early this morning to talk to a solar guy about what it would entail for us to put in a few panels so we could have electricity. We learned some encouraging information – government grants and low-interest loans for agricultural lands – and are going to…
20 Minutes a Day 