Two Girlfriends Visit in One Day!

This is MY hammock where I hang out reading in our backyard...but sometimes DH gets there first! On Thursday I got a call from my friend Lisa who told me she'd be passing though our town on her way home to Santa Cruz from visiting her SIL in Grass Valley. Could we arrange to get together? Well sure! It worked out that I was done work early and she came over for lunch. Lisa and I met on line in a Jewish group about ten or so years ago. We have met in person three times now! Other members of our group live in New Jersey and Atlanta, Georgia! So we feel lucky we are closer and can actually spend time together in "Real Time". (Isn't that funny?)

So I made tuna sandwiches, we sat out on the patio on my paint covered table; and caught up with our lives. She's a school principal so she and DH had lots of school stuff to chat about. And Lisa loved all the house renovations and looking at my art. It feels so good to have it all appreciated and enjoyed.

Thanks for stopping by Lisa...I love spending time with you! See you "on line". Actually we are going to plan to meet up in Berkeley sometime real soon too! Later that same day, my friend Sam, who we spend time with in Glide, Oregon on July 4th every year now for a very long time and have been friends with since the late 1970's was also going to be coming through our town on this day, but later in the afternoon. So I had a little hammock time with my book between visits.

Sam came with her friend Debbie, as they are on their way to Debbie's niece's' wedding in So. CA.

We took them to see the wild life in our part of the country.

First stop Ostriches!

And then the sunflowers! This one had a bee visiting it!

Sam was in heaven taking photos of all the sunflowers in the field.

She also liked the cows across the road. And they were clamoring to see her as well!

Then on our way to dinner we stopped to show off our owls.

Who were equally curious to meet Sam and Debbie.

They know us of course already!

We stopped to ride the horses at the New Nut Tree park!

We went to Amici's for Pizza

and then

walked a few feet to Fenton's

for ice cream for dessert!

It was a very sweet evening.

We stayed up late that night talking; they both loved seeing all my art;

and were so kind to look at EVERYTHING! I probably

overloaded and overwhelmed them making them look at it all.

But they were so effusive with compliments and awe

I couldn't stop myself.

;-)

I know, shame on me! So I sent them each home with a little art journal quilt they

had said they liked "best". The next morning we had to say our goodbyes...

As they hit the road for the next leg of their trip.

But Sam said it was an easy six hour ride to our house so

she promised she'd come again before too long.

I hope she does because I love her so!