Goodbye Nebraska

Sunset off our deck.

We had a great Fall in Nebraska with a single snowstorm. Mornings were chilly but I bundled up and enjoyed the morning walk with Rollie and Cache. I have a pink snow coat that fits like a giant sleeping bag and from a distance looks like a giant wad of bubble gum. Generally the daytime temps were in  the 50's and 60's. The thing about Nebraska weather is that it could change 40 degrees in two hours  and if you're keeping abreast of current weather conditions (three no-school blizzard days) you will know what I mean. We escaped just in time.

This is a newly harvested soybean field; I loved the patterns and you can see the shadow of our car at the bottom.  We've really enjoyed driving through little towns and enjoying discovering parts of Nebraska's past.  This from Central City:

I discovered a beautiful little church built in 1882, Christ Episcopal Church. It isn't much to look at on the outside but the inside is all wood with pews so tiny that I don't know how people kneel. I felt as if I were visiting a stave church in Norway.

 

Also in Central City we enjoyed another evening with our neighbors and friends, Jean and Bill. We had dinner at the Lincoln Manor featuring Walleye! (My Nebraska salmon)

 

Left to right:  Bill (he farms our ranch, is a bow hunter, loves homemade jams, and gives me rides on the harvester), Michele, Jean (secretary at the local school, does a great job of canning, loves decorating her mailbox, and rivals me as a reader of food labels), and Rollie.

We spent a great week in Lincoln where Rollie finished making new cabinet doors for Robyn and Kurt. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and then celebrated Christmas in the evening.  We left for California the next day.

Love to you all.

Thanksgiving, 2009