A phone call from Elsa, at Edwards Farm in Milton Freewater, OR. on Thursday morning, alerted me to the fact that she would have 30# of "small" cukes and 80# of Roma tomatoes ready for pickup on Friday morning...Herb and I left at 6:15, for the 2 1/2 hour drive and had time to visit our friend LeaAnn, who recently sold her small vineyard/home of about 30 years and moved to a retirement village in College Place/Walla Walla, WA., before we picked up the cukes and tomatoes.
I use the word overwhelming to describe the traffic and the never ending growth of what used to be small cities, that I have driven in for the last 40 years, but it has probably been 8 years since I did more than go to Edwards Farm, pick up produce and return home!..We had a short but good visit with LeaAnn, and wished her well in her new home...It was good to reconnect.
At Edwards Farm, the freshly picked cukes were being sorted and almost ready for us...Herb stacked boxes of tomatoes neatly in the car and nestled the 2 bags of cucumbers on ice in our cooler, for the trip home...Since breakfast had been a granola bar and almonds, by the time we drove back to Elgin, OR, lunch sounded good...The hours drive on our winding 2 lane road home was a piece of cake, compared to city driving.
We arrived home at 2:30, unloaded, rested for awhile, then I gathered dill and grape leaves to wash and get ready for this mornings pickling session...
We are up early this morning, coffee finished, scrabble games done, time to get dressed and moving...Hugs to All...OWAV:)
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