Tobia Ziklik

Dear Lord,

I pray for …

Wisdom – to understand a man

Love – to forgive him and

Patience – for his moods.

Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I’ll just beat him to death.

Credit: Anuj

Here are a few photos from our recent visit to Mendocino. Generally, we focus on land inspection and running around on the rocks when we’re there, but it rained heavily this time around so I got to dictate the schedule for a change.

We’re currently planning out our backyard so it was nice to walk around the village and see what others have done. People in Mendocino have low or no fences around their properties so we could see their backyards clearly.

We also went to the farmers market in the heart of the village. It was only about a block long and instead of fruits and vegetables people were selling strawberry bushes and tomato plants.

For some time now I’ve been wanting to visit the nursey in the village but Arnon’s never been intersested. So we finally went and I was underwhelmed, but Arnon loved it. He said they had the best collection of heirloom seeds and bought many packs.

There were thirteen of us at breakfast at the B&B we were staying at, and normally we would all have dined quietly and then run off to our respective activities, but no one was in a hurry with the rain pouring down. So we all huddled by the fire, plates piled high with scones and breakfast quiches on our laps, and shared stories and laughter over mugs of coffee and hot tea. It was extremely charming.

This time last year Arnon and I were exploring Turkey. I’d rather be there now than stuck here doing chores.