Emma and I visited Dimond park and Sausal creek with a stop at the best grocery store in Oakland, Farmer Joe’s!
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how Emma became an intern at the garden
We have been visiting the Gardens of Lake Merritt since we moved here when Emma turned two.
She has always wanted to grow up and be a helper in the bonsai garden.
The master gardeners have been very patient with her and over the years invited her to watch and learn.
During the pandemic she showed up a lot more often, willing to help out in any way she could. There was lots of sweeping and raking leaves which she loved.
Now they give her small jobs like weeding with tweezers. She likes being trusted with the care of their special trees.
The docents and gardeners are mostly older and appreciate her eagerness. They tell me she is very polite and always welcome.
For a child who is stuck at home with her parents it is a blessing to learn from someone new, and to see others faces light up when she visits.
Jack London square Christmas tree
Thanksgiving Day
Feeling so grateful for where we live, our health and abundance.
Thanksgiving Menu:
Breakfast: Pumpkin pie and coffee
Lunch: Curry bread, omelette, potatoes
Dinner: Goat cheese with cranberry on crackers, Beckman’s stuffing, nuts, chardonnay.
Update Spent the afternoon and evening and all the next day on a challenging underwater puzzle.
lately in October
We have taken many walks around the lake.
We shopped for persimmons at Berkeley Bowl.
We took night walks to see our neighbors decorations.
We have been admiring all the changing leaves.
We went on picnics with our friends so the two Emmas could play.