Barbara Graham's Page

Thanks for your concern, Barbara.  It's been pretty devastating in the northeastern part of the state.  We are in the southwestern part.  We've had a long winter (as I'm sure you have had, too) with lots of snow and, weirdly enough, quite a bit of rain.  We had mild flooding just from snowmelt, rain, and runoff, but we are quite a ways between major waterways - about halfway between the Platte and the Republican rivers.  Not much in the way of streams or creeks around here either.  We're ready for spring, though, that's for sure and certain.

We don't start calving until mid-May, so we are not having livestock issues that others who calve this time of year are suffering.  

However, DH (Todd) and DS were roping and doctoring a steer last Friday when things went awry and DH parted company with his horse.  THe horse was trying to get him out of a bad situation and in the fracas, they parted ways.  Todd broke every rib on his left side and bruised his lung.  He's doing well (other than going stir crazy from spending so much time in the house) and just needs time to heal.   

Thanks again for checking in.  Hope all is well with you and yours.

Jan

I make charity baby gifts. After going through the mess most of the extra is stuff given to me by my Aunt, interior designer. I had to move from the basement to the attic-bonus room at the same time losing my eyesight for about six months. Sewing has been much slower. Since I was not to have my head down or could I move anything heavy; my sorting was slow and even more slower on the sewing when I was able to go to work again to help pay the three surgeries on my eyes. I hope I will not have to have another on the right eye, but it may be the only way to see out of it. Going blind is not fun

What beautiful quilts you make.

We must have the same grandmother. Only my grandmother (108) gave her quilts away as soon as she made them, I quilted many of them for her. My mother (89) keeps everything. Does make baby quilts and give them away. She did make two strings quilts this past winter. I think I am cleaning my mess for I am not ready to clean out mom's sewing mess and if I bring any of it home where will I store it?

We do have skunks...and porcupines (usually dogs learn early on to steer clear of those), coyotes, bobcats and, thanks to our local Game & Parks, mountain lions.  (No they're not native.  Same with the elk.)  We were sure wishing for a dusting of snow that day so we could have at least tracked her.  No vultures this time of  year, but the crows should alert us to anything dead.  Tell would just like to find her - dead or alive - just so he knows or could figure out what happened.  Not a good mystery to have.  Hope all is well out your way.  Have you had much snow?  We've had bitter cold and wind, but no moisture.