Well, we're getting ready for our trip to Europe. Alicia has made most of the plans. We fly into Hamburg and the W family will show us around Germany, then I fly to Tuscany where I have rented a Villa. Alicia has some other plans while I visit Tuscany. We'll see how everything goes.
Till Next Time, You'll take care, Jorge
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
The Land Sustains Our Life!
Well it's amazing how much food one can produce from a small plot of land, "The Veggie Garden". It's been one month (since the beginning of June) that harvesting has started at the farm. At this rate by the end of June we would of picked about 600 tomatoes, 400 peppers, 20 gallons of beans, some herbs, and a few peaches and plums which were eaten very fast. There has been some collateral loses due to harvesting and transportation but it has been kept to a minimum.
It's great to have been able to share this with family, friends, and employees. You know Crazy Horse (I am know a Crazy Horse expert after reading the Crazy Horse and Custer book) believed that one should share one's wealth with others and he practiced that to the end. I have always given of my time to others, and I believe that ones time is the most valuable thing that one can give to others to show them you care about them. Time is precious. Cause once its past, its gone forever, and you can't get it back. I also belieive in sharing so in a way I kind of belief the same as Crazy Horse.
With minimal effort I have been able to produce a huge amount of food on a small area of our farm. No one should ever go hungry in this country. You know one could really live off the land if one wanted to. I have had more tomatoes. peppers, and beans then I could ever eat, and then if you factor in the deer, pigs and rabbits, yes one could live off the land. I also have the pecans, dewberries and grapes that I have shared with many. You know I don't buy meat at the grocery and no veggies for now. I have had so much meat that I have also been able to share a lot of my meat with Alicia, O, friends, and employees, and I still don't buy any meat.
It looks like this year will be the first year that I will be able to harvest oranges.
Wow, Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
It's great to have been able to share this with family, friends, and employees. You know Crazy Horse (I am know a Crazy Horse expert after reading the Crazy Horse and Custer book) believed that one should share one's wealth with others and he practiced that to the end. I have always given of my time to others, and I believe that ones time is the most valuable thing that one can give to others to show them you care about them. Time is precious. Cause once its past, its gone forever, and you can't get it back. I also belieive in sharing so in a way I kind of belief the same as Crazy Horse.
With minimal effort I have been able to produce a huge amount of food on a small area of our farm. No one should ever go hungry in this country. You know one could really live off the land if one wanted to. I have had more tomatoes. peppers, and beans then I could ever eat, and then if you factor in the deer, pigs and rabbits, yes one could live off the land. I also have the pecans, dewberries and grapes that I have shared with many. You know I don't buy meat at the grocery and no veggies for now. I have had so much meat that I have also been able to share a lot of my meat with Alicia, O, friends, and employees, and I still don't buy any meat.
It looks like this year will be the first year that I will be able to harvest oranges.
Wow, Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Great Time Had By All!
I had my companies 20 year anniversary party the day after I returned from O's this last time. It turned out better then I could of ever expected. Out of 39 employees 31 showed up, plus their guest, plus I invited about 7 other people. We had about 70 attendees. I rented a banquet room at the Omni hotel in Houston. I was very satisfied with the arrangements. Ofcourse my General Manager and office staff did all of the planning. I was very moved by all the employees and was surprised by what they gave me. It sure is nice to be able to sit back and realize that there are a lot of very nice people in this world. The success of my company is due in large to all the dedicated and hard working employees that work for me. Like I like to say "A leader is only as good as the people that follow him or her." I am very blessed to have terrific employees.
Today was father's day and I had a terrific time with my daughter. She gave me a very moving present for father's day. A 25 page book with pictures of her growing up and captions of the most wonderful words I have read. I cried while reading the book. We also went to the farm,, ate a peach and grapes grown at the farm, fed the animals, did some fence work, picked about 36 tomatoes, 30 peppers, about 2 gallons of green beans, some bassel and rosemary, went home and prepared a dinner with some of the farm veggies we had picked. Sometimes I think I am luckiest parent on this planet. I don't know why I have such a wonderful daughter, but she makes me very proud. I could not of dreamed of a better daughter.
Till next time, Jorge
Today was father's day and I had a terrific time with my daughter. She gave me a very moving present for father's day. A 25 page book with pictures of her growing up and captions of the most wonderful words I have read. I cried while reading the book. We also went to the farm,, ate a peach and grapes grown at the farm, fed the animals, did some fence work, picked about 36 tomatoes, 30 peppers, about 2 gallons of green beans, some bassel and rosemary, went home and prepared a dinner with some of the farm veggies we had picked. Sometimes I think I am luckiest parent on this planet. I don't know why I have such a wonderful daughter, but she makes me very proud. I could not of dreamed of a better daughter.
Till next time, Jorge
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Back at the homestead!
Well I had a lot of fun in Boston. The weather was nice, got a lot done, and I saw some people I had not seen in 15 years. I had a great time.
I finished the book I was reading, "Crazy Horse and Custer" by Stephen E. Ambrose. What a terrific book. One of the best books I have read so far, ofcourse I haven't read many books at all. Some how I can really relate to the Sioux Indians. Maybe I was an Indian in a prior life, ha, ha. Best 25 cent O has spent on me.
Hasta Luego, Jorge
I finished the book I was reading, "Crazy Horse and Custer" by Stephen E. Ambrose. What a terrific book. One of the best books I have read so far, ofcourse I haven't read many books at all. Some how I can really relate to the Sioux Indians. Maybe I was an Indian in a prior life, ha, ha. Best 25 cent O has spent on me.
Hasta Luego, Jorge
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