Yesterday was Jack's birthday! Unfortunately it was raining, so it was a rather slow day. In the morning I went with Tara to pick figs, both white and dark. Tara put some to cook in the oven right away, and we set up a little drying station for the others. It rained through the afternoon but we were able to get some smaller jobs done. I shelled a bunch of almonds, which is actually really tough. You have to bash them just hard enough to break through the shell, but not smash the almond itself. During this time, Jack smashed some grapes to make grape juice. It was pretty nice working and listening to music on the porch as it poured all around us.
In the evening, we went down to a local hotel in Cadiar, La Morayma, where we had drinks and tapas to celebrate Jack's birthday. Mark, Fabian, and Javier joined us, and it was a lot of fun, we ate outside with a spectacular view and pleasant weather. The boys had to go to school today, so we made our way back home where Tara had prepared a little surprise cake for Jack. We sang him "Happy Birthday" in Spanish and enjoyed the cake, before settling in for the night.
Today we started with some odd jobs, because the almonds were still damp from yesterday's rain. If they're picked and bagged in that condition they will get moldy, so we held off until the afternoon. We cleared weeds away from Tara's grape vines and built a small fence in her backyard to protect her herb and vegetable garden from the dogs. After lunch and a little siesta we headed out to get at some almonds, which went well but was very tiring. Tomorrow we plan on harvesting all day.
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Luke
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