Do you ever wonder??
Our area was settled by homesteaders. They left a few reminders that they were here.
They left the fields, that are still farmed today by the ancestors. Homes, and barns , that once were full of life.
Homes sit empty but what story could they tell? Did the family gather on Thanksgiving? Were babies born here? Did they put up a tree and have Goose for Christmas dinner? Were the times here, happy times?
The old school is silent now, accept for when the wind blows through the missing windows. what was the teacher like? Was she one of the young girls that grew up in this area? Did they use the school for church? Was this the gathering spot for the socials?
Yes, I have many questions. If you stand there, and listen you can hear the sounds of the past. You can almost see the families that put in so much work to tame a wild land.
Strange that I would love November so much, since it is usually the month we get our first snow fall.
It is also family month, we all gather as much as time and space allows to celebrate and give thanks for being a family.
This year will be a little sadder as one family will not be able to make the celebration. Of coarse we are the ones choosing to live on the 'other' side of the state and travel to get here involves a pass covered in snow.
Still, we will miss them. So here we go---count down to Christmas.
My Test flight
I have to practice a bit more before the big night. My test flight didn't go very well, but. I am back and ready to get going with projects. Have cooking to do, and of coarse more decorating.
So, sorry for going missing.
Learning to love it
Thank you to all the fall lovers, that have shared such beautiful fall stories. I am seeing fall from a different view.
I have always seen fall, as the entry to winter. I wasn't stopping to see how beautiful the colors are, how the wonderful cool air invites you to sit a bit outside and smell the fresh cool air.
So I tried my hand at some decorating:
I dressed a pumpkin
I added fall flowers
Added some fall decorating
To the hutch
Thank you friends, for sharing how pretty fall can be.
This can't be right
Walked into Lowe's and what do I spot?? that's right! I spotted a holiday called Halloween which does not come for months yet. Many months!
To add to the insult, it was a 100 degree day. I was just so thankful I did not spot a Christmas tree, that would have pushed me over the edge.
Those little guys are kind of cute.
Asking the experts
I would really like to grow my blog. I need advice from all of you who have such wonderful blogs. I am not sure if I should respond to your comments, on the blog or by email?
Love reading the comments, even if I am just reading them on your blogs.
I am so thrilled to meet you, and I would love to meet more. Now, this is a little hard for me as I am so darn shy. For a long time people have said I was stand offish or thought myself better, and that's not true at all, I am terrified of people. I like you a lot you just scare me!!
So, I think I am ready to expose myself and all my faults and short comings and to learn so much from you. Do you know, I have lived in this new little community for a year, have talked to one neighbor once and the other neighbor, just moved away this week end. Hope it wasn't from something I said. I only spoke to her a few times.
so if you can spare a little advice, I would love it!!
our amazing valley
So Tiny
Our human society raised funds for a brand new shelter. When it was built, they became a no kill shelter. I love animals so loved to hear that. Before they were no kill, I was visiting with my daughter when a lady came in with a box of tiny little kittens. The crew told her they could not take the babies, as they were to small to leave their mom. The lady did not care, there was no way she was going to keep those kitties. So with tears in her eyes, one of the staff, took the kitties to the back to put them to sleep.
Now, things have changed and they work through volunteers that will take the babies and give them a home, and loving care until they are big enough to go back and find a forever home.
If I remember right, they have
to be three pounds before
they go back.
I am so glad there are people that will open their hearts and homes to lost dog's and cats in need of love.
