Today we met a lovely couple about our age who live on a ridge just 4 miles south of us, here in Ahwahnee. They have been good friends of Jacques and Yvonne -- Patrick’s friends for over 30 years. Actually Patrick met them many years ago, when Kathy was just a toddler. Obviously he was still married to Minerva.
Madeline and Paul sold their house in Simi Valley about 3 years ago and bought 25 acres here, then built a house. It’s at the top of a ridge overlooking Deadwood, the 3,000 ft. mountain that separates us from the rest of the world, to the southwest, on Highway 41.
Madeline is from near Pau, where Patrick was born (as was Yvonne). Her husband, Paul, is Yugoslavian, related to Jacques – but not sure of the exact connection. They fed us breakfast and indicated that we would be welcome to join their many social gatherings. They play Patanque very seriously, guess I need to learn how. It shouldn’t be hard for an old tennis player…
So tomorrow we leave for home – our primary one, that is. Can’t get back here until later in January now. Quail Cottage is winterized so that's comforting. We installed a regular double bed in the bedroom today and moved the huge trundle bed into the living room. Gives us more room all around.
We’ve had a fire in the wood stove the whole time, cozy. We’re lucky to live with many trees available for firewood, mostly dead oaks. It’s an old forest here.
Signing off from Quail Ridge.
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