Church and Estate Sale

Tomorrow, Saturday June 1, the Atwater United Methodist Church on the corner of Bellevue and Linden is having a HUGE Estate and Church Sale from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Nice furniture, lots of kitchen items, small appliances, Crystal, Silver, lots of linens, decorating items, Christmas decorations, clothing, etc. Books and music.
The Fellowship Hall is full of items for sale, all priced low to sell quickly.

The Past 2 Weeks

The past two weeks has been fun. My daughter and her husband arrived on April 28 to spend a couple of weeks here.
Our first short trip was to Chico to visit Mandy and John. Mandy works for Six Degrees Coffee Distributor and John works for the Sierra Nevada Brewery Company.
Here we are having dinner at the brewery after a tour of the plant, led by John.

Many different beer flavors can be sampled at the beginning of the tour. See more pictures here.
The next morning we had breakfast at a restaurant called "Mom's." Mandy and John know all the good places to eat in Chico.
The following Sunday we went to Yosemite for the day. Mandy drove to Atwater to go with us.
We had Sunday Brunch at the Ahwahnee Hotel.

There were lots of delicious foods to choose from, including seafood. The dessert tables were loaded down with delectable sweets. Lots of chocolate and other treats. More pictures are at flickr.
It was a fun day. We all found souvenirs to buy. So nice that Mandy was able to go with us.

Lillian's Birthday

Lillian had her big 8-0 birthday party on Sunday. It was a fun afternoon with many laughs. Some Birthday cards were a hoot.

This beautiful cake was made by her daughter.

The candles are lit on Lillian's cake. Her granddaughter had to help blow them out.

A really cute gift was from Lillian's daughter. She taped 80 one-dollar bills together; rolled them up and put them in a box with a slit cut out on top. The first dollar bill was taped to a ribbon. When Lillian pulled on the ribbon, the dollar bills started coming out.
Clever idea. Happy Birthday Lillian!!

Is It Spring Yet?

Tonight we are going to "spring forward" by setting our clocks one hour ahead. Already. It seems early this year.
The fruit trees are in bloom. Pictured is the Fantasia Nectarine. I guess it's my favorite tree in the backyard.
The Tilton Apricot tree has a few sparse blooms on it, which is much better than last year. Last year it had one or two flowers, but no fruit. I hope to get at least a few apricots this year. There might be some blooms up high in the tree later on. Looks like some might still pop out.
The cherry trees are not blooming yet. They are the last to bloom and first to ripen. Sure hoping for a good crop.

The Thursday morning Bible Study group is studying Adam Hamilton's newest book, "The Way, Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus." Our pastor ordered the video, so that is an added bonus to reading the book. We read one chapter a week. It's interesting and I don't want to miss going and miss out on the video. There are six chapters and we will read chapter 3 this week. So, we will go a little beyond Easter with the book.
But that's O.K.

Ernestine's Birthday

Today Aunt Ernestine is 97 years old. She is doing well and looking good. The above picture was taken yesterday at Ernie and Diane's house. Her son Ernie barbequed hamburgers, Diane made salads and we had a very nice lunch, complete with cake and ice cream for dessert.
Ernie and Diane's son, Brian, wife Diane and daughter Sharon drove down for the occasion from the Bay Area.
The day was warm and we enjoyed eating outside on the patio.
Ernestine's cousin Helen was there. There were 8 of us. We all enjoyed the visit.
Happy Birthday Aunt Ernestine. And Many More!!

Winton VFW Aux

Today was the Winton VFW Auxiliary's annual brunch. The men serve the champagne and the food. Here is a picture of Judge Brown at our table, serving Joan. Mary on the right.

Many of the women were eligible for service pins. My sister Carolyn as one of the charter members, got her 45 year pin today.

We all bought raffle tickets. Here Carolyn won a four-pack of Bartel and Jaymes wine. She later traded it with her neighbor, Joan for a small tool set. Just perfect for the lady-of-the-house.
The brunch was nice and I got to have some peach champagne.

Lunch at Jack's House

Yesterday Carole D. and I had lunch at Jack's house. Here is a picture of him slaving over the kitchen stove, cooking spaghetti for us.

Charley hasn't fixed the brakes on his pickup yet, so he arrived for lunch on his tractor. Actually he can go pretty fast on it. Good thing. I think it's about 4 miles between his house and Jack's.
Charley is researching a story for the Winton Historical Society's newsletter, so I was anxious to hear about that.
I don't think I'm going to get it anytime soon.
I need to get stories/articles from people by March 15 for the newsletter. I have a couple of very small coupons that will expire by the end of March.
Next Thursday, February 28, the Thursday morning Bible Study group at the Atwater Methodist Church will begin studying Adam Hamilton's new book, "The Way" Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. We will have the video to go along with the book, so it's going to be very interesting. Adam Hamilton had the video made on one of his trips to the Holy Land.