Summertime and the livin' is easy, summertime...

It has been an INTERESTING summer!!  We have now had FOUR WEEKS of nearly 100 degree weather in STRAWBERRY, and over 100 in Sonora.  Weather where you could fry an egg on the sidewalks!!  This evening you might get a poached egg since we had a bit of a thundershower.  We are praying that the lightening only strikes the ROCK at the crest of the Sierras!  Don't need any more fires in California!  What a year. OK, OK, maybe there is something to global warming, except I remember one other year in the last 18 when the weather was this HOT.  Also, the last time that the water company had to pump from the river because of the lack of water in Herring Creek was 2007 (I found the letter that I wrote to the water company after THAT experience.  This year they installed a wall of hay / straw bales to absorb the sound and smell of the deisel-powered pump.  It seems to be helping; that and the guys on duty here in Strawberry have tried very hard to pump when it disturbs the least.  THANK YOU Brian and Matt.  We really appreciate your consideration.

What else is new this summer in Strawberry?  Well, we have TEN cabins available for sale - this is the most in the 33 years that we have been here...economy, age of owners, the Del Oro Water Company?  Your guess is as good as mine.  So if you have ALWAYS wanted a place in the quiet, small village of Strawberry, now is your chance!!  OH, and Unit #1 at The RIVERS RESORT is not even in that number since it is not "officially" listed, but I am ready to retire.  The job has been good to us for the past eighteen years, but it is time to move into the "next chapter" of our adventurous life.  So call me if you are a people-lovin' person who wants a part-time job managing a delightful resort in the Central Sierras with nine other owners to help with maintenance and any problems that might surface!  Not a bad situation at all!

So zap me an email if you are interested in "my job" or just want to yack about "the old days" here in Strawberry, population 164, elevation 5,280 feet where the livin' is easy and the temps are 10 degrees lower than Sonora, and 20 degrees lower than the VALLEY!!

The other new item - OUR BATH TOWELS arrived!  Two weeks late due to a delay at the factory in GA...won't even need all of them in another week!!  Great timing -  Timing and Location the two most important real estate criteria.   Not trying to do the "Real Estate THING" was a blessing this year.  Family is most important and between husband Tom and the grandkids THAT is a full-time job.