Berry Picking

Location, Home in CA

I have included a picture of the Hoop Basket I finished yesterday. It turned out quit well.

Today I picked the first boysenberries of the season. I don’t think we will get near the amount as other years based on the amount of vines and green fruit I see. Last year we got none as the season was about 3 weeks late and by the time fruit started to ripen, we were on our way to Texas.

I worked on computer stuff today trying to bring some files up to date. I also ordered my meds on-line for the next 3 months. I need to make sure I get them before we leave.

I have been trying to coordinate some travel dates with friends for our trip to Washington State. It looks like we could meet while in Lynden, WA as we will both be there after the 4th of July.

I have been entering travel dates, miles destinations, phone numbers, etc into a spreadsheet for ease of use while on the road. I use Microsoft Streets and Trips for most of my route and destination planning and then print out those sections of map or routes I am unsure of. I carry these in a binder while traveling. I also use a spreadsheet to log miles, times, fuel, etc in this same binder. Someone might say, “Why bother”? Well, I use the data for various things such as, how many miles are on the trailer or truck and this lets me know when maintenance is due. I also keep a separate maintenance log on all the vehicles. Anal maybe, but I love to work with the numbers.

Another productive day

Location, Home in CA

I wanted to make a major effort on 2 of the baskets I have been working on. One I started in class last week and I wanted to finish it to show next week in class. The other one was started by someone else in the class several years ago then abandoned. The instructor gave it to me thinking I might like to finish it. I have had some real problems with it.
I had decided to finish the first one with tule as I explained in yesterday's blog. It worked well but required a lot of soaking to make it pliable. Maybe I will get a picture of it tomorrow.

I trimmed the suckers off the boysenberries this morning. It looks like I may need to pick a few ripe berries tomorrow. I also noticed that the apricot tree has few fruit again this year. I think I should cut it down and plant something else in that spot. The tree is about 35 years old. The Santa Rosa plum tree has some fruit but not as good as some years. However, the Satsuma plum makes up for it. It is really loaded. Of course, any good wind will drop a lot of that fruit.

Also working on the summer trip plan.