This weekend once again proved that our ‘tribe’ is a bit different… LOL

From education, or lack thereof, to water law, to irrigation, to cattle, to writing, to Germany and pictures of 13th century houses/hotels, to pay scales, to ‘values’ of paramedics and LEOs compared to trash contractors (who are usually better paid than either of the other groups), to cooking steaks, varieties of cast iron, to writing short stories on spec, or when requested, and on and on…

And those were just a FEW of the conversations I caught bits and pieces of, while another group was clustered between the kitchen and the den, and I know they were talking construction, old vs. new, and refurbishing a home into a B&B, cars, car repairs, plus who knows what else.

The other interesting thing is that we can agree to disagree and NOT get angry at others for different beliefs/ideas because we actually LISTEN to what others say. I don’t think I saw a single person on their cell phone other than taking or making a call the entire weekend! Of course most of us grew up without those ‘conveniences’, so that doesn’t really bother most of us. The young lady that came with her parents was included in the ‘adult’ conversations, and we came away thinking she is one SMART young lady, who can hold her own, and has a good head on her shoulders (credit her and her parents for that).

People drifted from group to group of conversations, munching on the food and, most importantly, cleaning up after themselves! THANK YOU THANK YOU…

I think we were all recharged by the weekend, or at least I will be when I get some sleep, and I think Peter enjoyed it, all things considered, so we’re calling it a win.

Now if will just stop raining long enough for me to get the @#$(%*# yard mowed… sigh…