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You know you’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re down there.

ROFLOL! I'm actually at that point - both of them! They're so funny because of the elements of truth in them.

I'm back from the mountains for a couple of days. Darn - I forgot I had a board meeting up there this Thursday and will be forced to go up again. ;) Got back late last night, after some interesting activities kept up us there longer than expected.

One of the vacation cabins just down the street from ours had a suspicious looking truck parked next to it. We knew th owners were gone and some people had seen the truck driving through the housing complex earlier in the day - very slowly with 2 young men in it. Not the types to be looking at purchasing real estate, like many lookie-loos up there. Hubby went over in his motorcycle and the men were in the cabin, peering at him through the window blinds. He came back home and called some local residents to come over and help. When he went back, the 2 men were in the truck and taking off. He followed them, getting their licence number. It ended up that they had a stash of stuff by the door, ready to steal it and it appears hubby scared them off. To try to end a long story here - they ended up on a deadend dirt road up there, abandoned the truck (which had been stolen), and are still thought to be in the vicinity. They spent a pretty uncomfortable night in the forest with the lows being in the 40s and not a jacket between the 2 of them.

The sad part is that all they were going to steal was an old stereo and TV not worth much - and food. At some point I figured people would be desperate enough to steal food - and I guess we're there. I have to feel somewhat sorry for these 2 young white guys - jobs are scarce here in CA and illegals have stolen many entry-level or manual labor jobs that used to go to our young men and women while they were developing a skill.

Back to now - today has been jam-making day! What fun! I found some more peaches on my tree and decided to do some experimenting. The hot pre-set jam was so tasty that I can't wait to try the set stuff!!

>>>I’m back from the mountains for a couple of days. Darn - I forgot I had a board meeting up there this Thursday and will be forced to go up again. ;)<<<

Sounds like good planning to me... Hmmm, might as well make a weekend of it - starting Thursday.

Great on the thwarted burglary! That’s the way things should work. Then the crooks spread the word to ‘avoid’ an area.

Bet they were wishing they had offered to split wood for someone for food instead of being hungry and cold in the woods... But, they probably never thought of it that way.

I can remember years ago, being in Canada there had been a holdup of a store in Canada - within not too many minutes (after they announced it on the radio with description of vehicle) there were 8-10 citizens (armed) at every intersection watching for the car. (before Canadian Gun Laws changed) Heard on the radio - the citizens had captured them within 2 hours - THEN the RCMP were called.

WOW peaches already - we just used the last of our peaches from last year today. New ones won’t be on for almost a month.