Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The WInter of the Big Freeze

The Winter of 1989 was the coldest winter I have seen on the Oregon Coast since moving down from the Yukon. That winter we had 4 inches of snow then the weather warmed up enough to hail then the cold hit. The temperatures fell under zero that night and the next morning we awoke to a sheet of ice. The girls ran outside to play in the new "snow" and promptly fell down. They where slipping and sliding around when there brother called out to the "let me show you how it is done" running out the door he met the same fate. The cold snap lasted over a week causing much trouble, slick road and frozen pipes but the children had a blast. Winter break was extended a few days.

Sambo in the snow.

The three children had a great time using the toboggan I brought from the Yukon. They spent all day going up and down the hill with breaks for hot chocolate. In the evenings they would go out and toboggan in the light of the moon.

That winter we ran out of wood in the wood shed next to the house so our son would pull the toboggan up to the barn and fill it with the wood we stored there.

Looking West.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Pussy Willow and Chocolate Chip TIger


Pussy Willow was my oldest son's cat that he got as a kitten. He was a little gray ball of fluff looking much like the pussy willow.


Pussy Willow playing baby.

I think he enjoyed the bottle more then the baby bed.

Chocolate Chip Tiger when he was grown. Looks like he was enjoying the sun.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Clover the Cow


One year my husband bought a cow. This gave us fresh raw milk and a supply of cream to make fresh butter.
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Monday, September 14, 2009

New Kittens


Over the years we had many cats that we raised from kittens. The neighbors always had a nice supply of kittens they were trying to get rid of so we helped them out when we could. The kitten in front of my son was named Chocolate Chip Tiger by the girls.

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Dog stories from the PBS Web Site

I was looking for dog stories the other night and found this link to a few short dog stories. Some of them are interesting. Read them at Woof Dog Stories.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Moe's First Winter

The first year of Moe's life we had a little snow fall. Moe had been tied out on his run when it began to snow. He was very excited to see white stuff falling from the sky. We had a great time watching him chase the snow flakes and try to bit them.


Moe and his Winter Coat.
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