Jacqueline’s Jaunts

Family Tuesday June 1st was my step-son Adam's 39th birthday. He had a get together at Nido's in Oakland. There were about 10-12 of us. We enjoyed Mexican food and margaritas. It was fun meeting his girlfriend for the first time.  Garden The wildflower seeds I planted are starting to bloom. They are so pretty. The 3 flower photos below are from the wildflower seeds.  The green bean seeds I planted last week are starting to come up. I might try to can some this year.  Volunteer Work & Meeting Spent about 3 hours this weekend scheduling surveys for CGS upcoming classes. I still have 4 more for July to schedule.  I  hosted a CGS webinar Tuesday and met with a presenter for a future date I'm hosting this month.  Lisa Call Lisa spent the weekend pulling land records for one of her Lancaster ancestors. She shared the spreadsheet she put together.  Discussed ordering docs from NARA when they open again.  Talked about doing a round table for CGS....

I've been thinking of writing a recap of what I accomplish weekly. My friend Lisa does this and I enjoy reading and seeing her photos from the previous week. This will mainly be for me to document what research I accomplish, meetings or webinars I attend, trips (hence Jacqueline's Jaunts) or any other thing I want to document about my life. I'll see where this leads me.  Nature We've been on our houseboat since May 10th. One of the cool things about spending extended time on the boat in a cove is the wildlife. Hearing the geese get into their squabbles, watching the wild donkeys hang out on the shore in the front of our boat. We are very quiet when they come around and they stay for awhile. I think my favorite is watching the eagles catch thermals and rise higher and higher in the sky. It's like they are just floating. They're my favorite bird and I could watch them for hours. There are a few pairs on the lake and we are lucky enough to share this lake with them...