This summer I was going to venture into living in my van instead of in a home with someone else. No single rooms available for one person. So on my previous blog was a picture of my spot at the RV Park at Eden Valley where my tent was pitched. I did not live in the tent but used it for storage.
So here starts my summer. I was at the stand Sunday, Monday Thursday and Friday. Tuesday and Wednesdays were my days. Tuesdays I’d usually do laundry and go into town for groceries and shopping. Some Wednesday’s, Dianne a friend of mine at Eden Valley, we would take a road trip around the area. One time we went up to Vern’s had cinnamon rolls and then up the Poudre Canyon. There had been a lot of rain that spring so the grass and the flowers are blooming so beautifully. And we would stop and find a picnic area soak our feet in the ice cold water! It was So refreshing!
One weekend I wanted to take a drive, so I drove up towards. Laramie on Friday afternoon stayed at Vedaudoo Campground just down from Laramie overnight and then into Laramie for church on Sabbath aftewards, just kind of wandered around coming back to Eden Valley Sabbath afternoon.
One weekend I went with a group from Eden Valley. We went up past Poudre Canyon and camped out at Tunnel Campground. On Sabbath we drove over to Long Draw trail head and had Sabbath morning worship. The flowers were beautiful especially the columbines I just couldn’t get enough of them. We also saw some moose. It was a beautiful Sabbath. Sunday morning I had to get up early to be at the Stand for market.The drive through Poudre Canyon was beautiful that morning.
With my birthday coming on and I having to work that day I decided I was going to celebrate my own birthday and get carrot cake. There is a restaurant in Loveland that sold sliced carrot cakes and I went in and bought me two slices. Oh, it was so BIG it took me two days to eat one piece!
In August I went on a Tuesday up to to Poudre Canyon and spent the night. It was so wonderful, my campsite was just feet from the river and I could hear the water rushing down.
One Wednesday Dianne and I took a Drive to Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park and spent the day in the park. We took the road through Glen Haven so of course we had to stop at the store there and you guessed it, we had to have cinnamon rolls! On the way back to Eden Valley Valley campus we found a place to pull over on the side of the road and were able to go down to the river and of course we had to wade in the ice cold water again.
This summer the Raspberries just kept coming and kept coming we had more raspberries then we could keep up with. All the staff help in picking. We sold lots, we’d gave some away, they freezed-dried some and we ate lots! Even the birds and the Grasshoppers enjoyed them! And we still had more raspberries. It was such a blessing. In spite of all the rain we had. They were oh so delicious!
Harvest was going well and it was time for our annual harvest fest. We went up the mountain to the meadow and enjoyed a corn roast with hot dogs and roasted peppers. A good time for all of us to be together and enjoy the fruits of our labors.
Here’s just a few pictures that I took around the the campus I thought you might enjoy seeing.
Harvest was about over and an end of my assignment was nearing, what was it that I would do next. I’d prayed about it not sure that I just wanted to go home and do nothing this winter. One Sabbath afternoon I went to visit my friends in Johnstown just outside of Loveland. When I got there their grown kids had asked to talk to me without Mom and Dad around, they asked if I would be willing to come help their mom and dad this winter. Well I gave it a thought and I have been praying so I felt this was the answer that I was looking for. Then the next Sabbath it was announced that the pastor that I had a few years back would be pastoring the Eden Valley Church. That was great news too, for the little church back in New Mexico was now Spanish.
The first of October with the market stand closed. I started back to New Mexico to care for a few things at the house and then visit my son in Texas before coming back to Colorado to care for my friends.
Oh where is that Star? 