We had last visited Aunt Carol and
Uncle Earle around 1998 when we did a cross country driving trip with
the kids, it is just as I remembered it, Uncle Earle has done a great
job keeping up the farm and still has his tractors and his 1964ish
Dodge truck he purchased brand new.
We spent an hour or so in the morning
touring the Weyerhauser Museum, which chronicles the history of the
area, it was a huge lumber producer in the 1800's.
In the afternoon Uncle Earle took June
and I out for a tour of the farm on his four wheelers and June got to
dip her toe into the mighty Mississippi. We learned from Patti that
it is not the longest river in the USA, but the second longest....the
Missouri being the longest
One thing we learned is that Uncle
Earle makes a mean Margarita, we have the recipe but finding the
the ingredients outside of California is going to be a challenge,
you need the secret ingredient that Uncle Earle says only can be found in California
We also learned that Aunt Carol makes enchilada's and taco's from scratch, including cooking her own shells for the tacos and they are yummy.
Since they are a farm, no sheep anymore, they have a few cats that come around that they feed but they do get some funny looking cats in their feeder too....we caught this guy stealing a bite.
Overall we had a great visit, both
Uncle Earle and Aunt Carol seem to be continuing to enjoy their
retirement, they leave shortly for Las Vegas and will visit Bryce and
Zion national parks.
They are always very welcoming hosts and it was a fun visit.
Did I mention family? Thank goodness we have a big one and they love (so they say) having us visit. Uncle Earle and Aunt Carol have a beautiful piece of property. We enjoyed more good food and drink. Now for the final leg of the trip.
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