Farewell, Good (& only) Friends
Here’s an update on our church situation. It’s basically an article we submitted for the Lammas 2022 Glad Tidings newsletter, announcing the closure of our Methodist Society within the Western District of the UECNA. We’ll miss the Fargos, but COVID restrictions, among other events, took us different directions. COVID probably deepened sentiments both families already were flirting with. The Fargos wanted a public church, or some kind of institution, doubling-down on their Covenantor identity (while this whole time we believed Casey was a New Light Presbyterian). Our family wanted mostly to keep the private society, and became Seekers (meanwhile Casey likely thought we were really Anglicans), becoming skeptical of churchly organizations.
Read the rest of this entry »Independence Day X
I suppose things are returning back to normal, in a melancholy way. This year’s fourth had the bbq, fireworks, and even did the parade. But with exception of the fireworks (I let the kids light their own), we kept to our private family. Flag went up, but it wasn’t the Betsy Ross, rather we used a 28-star flag. Next year will probably mix in the Grand Union. We’re trying to keep the good of the past without denying the troublesome times we live. I neither wish to bury my head in the sand nor be taken by hopelessness. We will always love our home, whether it’s our modest residence or the land about it, and having a family, be it ourselves or dear relatives, all of which brings comfort..
Read the rest of this entry »Abby’s first Fish
The picture says it all. Abby caught her first fish while we camped along the Merced at the beginning of summer. This was a longer trip for us, consisting three nights and four days. We traveled along highway 49 through the southern mines from Murphy’s (Big Trees included) to Bear Valley in Mariposa Co.. Bear Valley was JC Fremont’s ‘White House’– a rather humble residence while his family and he stayed near his gold claims during the 1850’s. The one-road entrance to the Valley was gaurded by a Fort for repelling claim jumpers. Fremont nearly owned the whole of present-day Mariposa County, so we came out to get a feel of the land.
Bunny Trails 