September 24 Visiting Sue and friends

Tuesday, September 24  Visiting Sue and more friends

I really like it here.  There are trees, and holes for me to sniff in, and lots of things to look at.  There is a dog too.  I don’t like that. 

Spouse started with me on our morning walk.  We found a trail that takes us to Broad St. where we can wander into town.  Nevada City was created during the gold rush in the 1800’s.  Its historic district has been preserved, with its narrow winding streets, old brick buildings and adorable historic homes.  We went through the Catholic cemetery.  I saw graves dating back to the 1860’s.  We did see one for 2024 too, but most of the graves were old, old, old.  Spouse headed back and I wandered around the town.  It is quiet as it is too early for businesses to open.  It is a good walk as there are lots of hills.  The town just oozes character and charm beyond belief.

I find my way back through the maze of streets.  We made a good breakfast for Kathy and Brian, then they headed on their way.  After we did some chores, we headed to visit our friend Sue.  We have known Sue for over 40 years.  She lost her husband Rick almost 2 years ago.  She has a beautiful property on 42 acres overlooking her pond. I was kind of planning of walking the length of their ‘driveway’, which is about ½ mile, while I grazed on the blackberries.  When we turned on her ‘street’, I was surprised to see all the berry brambles had been cut back!  Ok, this really needed to be done, but I was hoping… I am such a berry whore!

Through the years, we have met many of Sue’s friends.  We’ve gone skiing together and been together socially on many occasions.  So not only did we visit with Sue, Jim and Cheryl came and Paul cooked us an amazing dinner.  We sat outside under the twinkly lights with the geese honking in the background.  And I didn’t get one picture!  I can’t believe it.

After nearly 9 hours, we said our goodbyes.  Rudy was beside himself when we got back.  Why were his humans gone so long?