In a perfect world everyone would have neighbors named Wachsmuth!
Stompers, Amelia and Sam
Yesterday, five members of the Wachsmuth family — Opa Tucker, Oma Carol, their son Clark and his children Amelia and Sam — converged on our place and gave our overgrown rhodies a serious trimming! It was an all-day job. It required two huge trailer-loads to the dump. And it was all their idea!
Carol At Work
How lucky can we be! We had already made arrangements to hire the job done when Tucker said something like, “Don’t be silly. Clark is coming for a couple of weeks and bringing his trailer to take care of some things at our place. We can… ” And so, yesterday was the day. (Meanwhile, Nyel asked the hired man if he’d mind doing a different job and… no problem! Yay!!)
So it was that while Nyel and I went about our Monday chores in the house and in other parts of the garden — including a two-hour meeting in the South Garden for Nyel — the Wachsmuth crew was hard at it. Clark and Tucker manned chain saw and loppers by turns, Carol and Amelia filled the trailer and, when it began to look full, Amelia and Sammy stomped. Nyel and I occasionally went out to kibbutz and clap and cheer — no doubt slowing progress a bit.
They even raked and worried about a stray leaf or two! OMG! The bar is set SO high that I doubt we can ever have anyone else work out there, much less us. And what do we do as a thank you? Under ordinary circumstances, we’d probably send them all off to the best restaurant meal available in two states — and that may happen eventually. In the meantime though, it just seems wrong not to even be able to give them a hug. They are the BEST neighbors EVER!
Incredible friends and neighbors! I am curious to know what restaurant you would sent them to that is the best in two states. We love eating out when we are on the a Peninsula, and I am curious to see if your favorites match mine!
Hi Jane!
You WOULD ask me that! lol Nyel and I have eaten out only once since his huge, horrible hip surgery in March/April 2019, so I really would have to research it. Before the Shelburne was sold last year, I would have sent them there — not so much for the food (although it was excellent) but because Tucker and David (Campiche, owner) went to art school together a gazillion years ago and the Tucker/David act is worth the price of the ticket! They are hysterical together. On this side of the river, I really like the food at the Pickled Fish but can’t bear the (loud!!) music so if you don’t go really early, you might as well give it a miss. The Depot also has great food but you have to make a reservation and that’s sometimes a deal breaker. In Astoria — we love The Bistro. The food is great plus we’ve known owners Tony and Anne since they came to the Peninsula (I had both their girls in school) and they always make us feel special. (Are you getting the idea that the food is secondary to us???) So… if I really were to send them to the best restaurant in two states, I’d probably have to do a little research first! If I were to ask you, what would you say????