I escaped tonight claiming sleepiness while the boys jam in the makeshift recording studio also known as the garage.
Adam and I are heading out tomorrow. A little earlier than planned, but it will be the best for us. Turns out that you do have to listen when people warn you that the WWOOFing book can sometimes be misleading. Six hours turned into 8 hours of doing shoot thinning, which is basically pruning vines over and over again. We decided that we weren't learning anything, and the eight hour days in the sun weren't what we came do. SO we are cutting out a few days early to go down to San Fran, which will be great, as I have never been there.
As I write this there is a mouse scurrying behind the walls. Making a racket that gives me the chills. I think there is a dead mouse in one of the traps, but I am too scared to go look. So I turn up Bon Iver a bit louder and pretend that the noises are coming from my music.
Man, reading over this I sound REALLY negative about this experience. In reality, I wouldn't replace it for the world. It was so interesting interacting and living with Eric and Holly. Their crazy way of life and their scattered minds made for laughable moments and interesting stories. Eric is this 65 hippie who has met Bob Dylan, played with the grateful dead and is a full fledged anarchist. He is completely set in his ways and if you forget to put avocado in his salad, all hell breaks loose. He just learned my name, it has been five days.
Holly is a frenzied woman, with a good heart and a sadness about her that is hard to explain. She runs into things and loves her dogs more than anything. I heard her laugh for the first time today.
They are the kind of people that I won't forget, even though I have only been here for 5 days.
On top of them, all the WWOOFers have been so much fun to meet. The two girls from Virginia are wonderful, and will be leaving with us tomorrow. There is a couple from Brooklyn who live it up New York style, and are witty and fun to talk to. There is Mike, who just came from a hippie commune down south. And Alex, a NYU grad who is good hearted by thinks he knows everything about everything. He is funny to discuss things with.Good people. Good times. GREAT wine. Interesting, and time to move on.
Abbey and Becky making their best wine faces with Oatmeal.
Zach doing something wine associated with Oat.
David and Lynn with Oat, chilling after a hard days work
Me and Oat in the fields. You can see the beautiful background... mmmm. wine country
Baby Merlot grapes. so cute.
I love that picture of you with Oatmeal in the field. I like his new outfit and your hat! Have fun in SF - great town....
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