New Day, A New Task

It's been a wild week. Tuesday night up North enjoying James Taylor with Maureen, Wilson and Annie. Waking on Mt. Veeder to coffee and a walk about Lampyridae Vineyards is a nice way to start the day.  Pastries from Yountville, then lunch with John and Ashley. It was a great two days.

Then finish up school with finals and the end of the year luncheon, except this year I was one of the retirees being talked about, and I realized no more of these functions. Graduation was uneventful, which is a good thing.  Still the ceremony is a strange mix of people gathered together that would never under any other circumstances. I've felt that high school is the last of the mixing pot chances we go through as citizens.  From that point on we start diverging.

Saturday morning we were up at the normal time of O'Dark:30 to feed dogs and chickens, then off to a new enterprise.We have been asked and given the opportunity to help a friend sell their produce at a farmer's market. Fruits, various vegetables, pork and lamb in a town near us.  The idea is that we would eventually be on our own, expanding their market. This would help them be at two markets at the same time. It seems like a great chance for us to learn another side of the agriculture business and get out and see new things.

Yesterday we worked at the market we usually go to for our weekly food buying. This time on the other side of the table was a great experience. We got to see friends and meet new friends. It's a situation of calm then hurry up, then almost calm again. The business side was eye-opening, but certainly something good to know. This could grow into some interesting times. Definitely different than a recalcitrant sophomore.