Personal note

I have neglected this Blog because of fall work (putting the farm "to bed"), harvest, firewood, and assorted tasks. Plus a trip West for a reunion with my dear siblings and the 50th Anniversary of The Temple of Man. Besides the unnerving entry into post 9/11 airport life (not as bad as I expected) and an all night Greyhound Bus ride (OK too) I would say that sensory overload and over stimulation were my only difficulties; together with the accompanying fatigue. I may indulge you, dear reader, with some more observations from this trip and work at a later date. For example, the Day of the Dead celebration in the Mission District of San Francisco, or the Petrified Forest in the upper end of Napa Valley, and garlic planting.