We have been happily camped in Ed and Cindy's yard for a couple of days now and are starting to get the feel of this small community. On Wednesday we returned the rental car to the'big town' of Chico. While we have been here I have been for a couple of runs, only to find that the driver of every car that passes gives me a wave, as do the people working in the fields.
Corning is Olive City, according to the display board at the town limits, so yesterday we stopped by Luceros, one of the olive farms, to taste their olive oil. According to their bill boards they had just won the gold award for California olive oil. It was interesting and we found that the different types of olive oil do taste differently. We were looking for an oil to use in a salad dressing, we found one with a reasonably strong flavour that we hope will taste good in our salad. The proof will be be when we try it.
Last night Ed put on a concert in the Corning Vets. Memorial Hall. It was great fun, there were three local bands all very different and we we had a very pleasant evening listening to them. We enjoyed the Skillman Family as the three girls had a lovely close harmony sound. Ed has a great voice and sings some good country songs and the headliners, Rock Slide, were all round good musicians, with a lead singer who is very reminiscent of Rhonda Vincent. We also got to eat Ham and mash and salad. So a good night.
The weather here is generally sunny and warm, though one feature is the strong winds that blow at times. last night the trailer was a rockin' and a rollin' and even now at 8.30 in the morning the wind is blowing hard. There is a blue jay trying to balance on a fence post outside the window, but keeps being blown off!
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