I flew in late last night from the SNAP, the conference that I was teaching at. Brett picked me up and Boo was already asleep in the back seat of the car. We woke up early this morning and went to church, then we decided to go on a road trip to Yucca Valley for lunch:
Pioneertown was our destination. It was built in the 1940’s and was a live-in movie set for films like The Cisco Kid. We ate lunch at Pappy & Harriet’s and then watched a re-enactment group called Gunfighter’s For Hire. They deputized Boo.
Boo’s favorite part of Pioneertown were the baby Pygora goats. The couple that own the little sweeties raise Pygora goats and use their fleece and milk for all kinds of handcrafted items like soap. yarn and accessories. This little goat is Dixie. Dixie loves to eat hair and thought Boo’s was extra tasty:
On the way home we stopped on the highway to take a photo of a billboard that Boo is on for her school. (on a billboard…..cool) After snapping the photo I ran along the ditch beside the train tracks to get back to the car and just my luck….a train came:
And now I’m just plain worn out. It was good for me to take a few days off and spend some time meeting, talking and wandering. This will be the week of getting back on track I hope…..otherwise words will start leaking out my eyes and ears.
Hey Ashley….I JUST received my great Aunts old typewriter and I kept thinking of you and thought hmmm I wonder if Ashley would love this! I love it but I adore you and know like me you truly value things of the past that are cherished through the people we love.
My Aunt Dorothy was was such a cool person with great character and a passion for life.. and had a great laugh!..haha. …and I still miss her.
She passed away years ago but this was just discovered…o.k so it is an Olympia Werke AG. WILHELMSHAVEN made in Germany Intercontinental Trading Corporation 90 West Street NEW YORK. It is still in its case and works buy may need a little tweaking. Anyhoo…I have no idea if it is “special” or of any value except for sentimentally of course : ) ……………love your blog and long time follower! Di
Oh my gosh….that’s so amazing. You should keep it and type on it! It’s special because of all the amazing things your Aunt Dorothy probably wrote on it. I would love it only I don’t have any space for about 365 days! Can you keep it for me and I can buy it from you in a year (no pressure 🙂 )
I absolutely will keep it for you Ashley! It is in good condition and is that old dark olive green shade not to mention in a major heavy duty case. Oh the things that were surely written with that thing!
I’d love to give it to you as a token of appreciation for all of the words you’ve written that have made me laugh and have moved me and given me the gift of caring for someone I’ve never even met! haha!
p.s You have a tour guide if you are ever in Indianapolis Indiana!
Good grief — I just googled “how to make leather bracelets” and your tutorial came up. Now I can’t stop reading the rest of your story. I was diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago (at 36 y/o), have had a double mastectomy, and I’m about to start some scary meds. Thanks for sharing your life like this. It’s so great to see that you’re doing well!
Welcome Amy! Thank you for reading. Praying everything goes well with your meds!
Pioneertown reminds me of the Brady Bunch episode where they go to the old Ghost Town……what a great weekend you had!!
Where to begin?! I live in 29 palms and love seeing all your recent posts of the area…but really I’ve wanted to write you since you spoke of leaving your “dream job” and being a glitch in the matrix….i did the same thing 5 yrs ago…leaving a job working for an NFL team and all thought I was crazy… then I blew their minds again when my husband,baby and I left the comforts of east coast living to move across the country…with only what we could fit in an astro van and a miata to live an off grid cabin with no electricity, running water, an outhouse! In the “middle of nowhere” to follow our dreams of living a more free and natural lifestyle.. ..all this is to say that following your own path….the one that feels most true only to you and your family is the way to go…I’m so excited for your journey to hemlock..as someone famous said..a rolling stone gathers no moss….live the life you dream and happiness will come to you..but only when you are truly honest with yourself… others will always doubt.. .but I’ve learned that doing what is right for you will bring you all the joy and peace we all crave. Cheers to you!