Owen Ansel, right, and Maeve Strickland reconnect at the Orinda Farmers’ Market on Dec. 20, 2025, their first time seeing each other in about four months after previously being in a nanny share together for more than a year. “It was cold and rainy, but I don’t think they minded,” said Owen’s father, Robert S. Ansel. Afterward, the two played in the park and “got properly soggy and sandy,” he said.
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