SPECIAL BOWL

 for christmas my brother who is a wood turner made me a very special bowl...when he gave it to me i wasn't sure exactly what to use it for as it had a hole near the top of it...he then explained to me what i was to use it  for....so this morning i put it to use..and it worked just great... it did what it was suppose to do....




some of you who read this probally know what the bowl was to be used for now i know and i like it...

he also tole me when i use it i am to think of our sister who passed away... the reason for that is that when she learnt that i could crochett she asked me if i would make her a chemp beanie..she had lost her hair andwanted to keep her head warm...so of course i made her several and though why not for others who needed a warm head...so far i have made over 500 and take them to oncologist office for them to give out to their patients for are in need of a warm head...

SNOW STORM 2012

as probally most of you heard on the news over the last couple of days the northeast was suppose to get hit with a really big snow storm...well it started around  3 yesterday (wed) afternoon and snowed all night...lar had a 8:30 dr's appt so we were up at 6 to shovel and blow out the driveway..of course we had to measure first and the yard stick snowed about 10 in not as must as we were being told we would get but enough to make everything white...some places got more than we did and we are happy that we got what we did...

haven't heard from lisa to hear how much they got in the north country but more than we did i'm sure

our christmas was white but only with the ground slightly covered not enough to really go out and play in it like sled down the hill...we had a fun filled christmas and like usuall it was good to be with lisa and family...

we are going to go back to visit lar's mom probally for one last time as she is really beginning to fail...

then we need to start getting our acts together and back the rig to start south..this year there has been way to many things  to think about and do to even start..maybe this coming week we can get our selves in gear..

hope    everyone  has a  JOYOUS NEW YEAR WHERE HAS 2012 GONE??????

TURKEY & SECOND DEER

now that turkey day is over it is now time to think about CHRISTMAS which is just around the corner...we have made a trip to michigan to attend my sister's memorial service which was very nice...it was good to see stu (husband) jessica (daughter) and andy (son)..it has been very hard on them but they have each other for support and they of course know we are here and ready to help out in any way we can..

thanksgiving with lisa was fun and short..lots of laughs and farckle (dice game) also good food but then i'm the cook ahhaah...

yesterday lar went out to hunt as he hadn't been able to in several days due to dr's appt and our trip...i was talking to a friend from maryland when i saw lar walk across the lawn holding a bag...so my first clue was that he had gotten another deer...yep he got a good size doe..

so right now it appears that we are set for vension for the winter..and won't starve ahahha..

FRENCH ROLLING PIN

last year my brother gave me what he called a french rolling pin and i have not use it much until today...oh a couple of times but today it was really given the work out..he is a turner (wood worker) and does mostly bowls-vases-and some beautiful stuff...

now i'f just got to hope that the pies are good..time will tell..if not i guess they can be thrown outside for the animals...now most of you know lar would never let me do that...he'll eat them ...

lisa anf family arriving this afternoon and the fun begins...

have a great THANKSGIVING to all..and may you turkey be done and the pies good...

1st 2012 DEER

opening day was a no score for deer..oh lar  did shot at one but he also paced it out later asnd it was a very long shot 80-90 yards...he sure thought it was closer...

sunday morning i was getting ready to go pick up a friend for church and lar came in the house and asked me if i wanted to go help him drag a deer out of the woods...i said if i hadn't already had plans i would go help...

oh he knew that he was going to use the bulldog to help him but right then and there he didn't want our friends to know he was going to use it...our friend ellie asked him if he was going to use the tractor and lar said no..she kept on insisting that he coukld use the tractor..lar kept on insisting he wasn't going to use it..so she was surprised when he took them to the barn to get  the bulldog...she was then hapy athat she wouldn't have to really drag it out of the woods...

it looks like we ought to have food/meat for the freezer so we won't starve this winter...

life is good

SAULSGIVER FAMILY

 mother fran

this  past weekend we headed out to falconer as all the saulsgiver's sibs were goin gto be in town..one of the main reason for this was to sort out their mother's stuff that got moved into judy's garage last year and she would like to put her car in the garage this coming winter...decisions had to be masde as to what anyone wanted and what should go to the salvation army or what...so that chore was done..

then she also had to move from her assist living apt to the rehab/nursing home part of where she lives....she has been there since she broke her arm and was doing pt and ot.... with the hope that she could go back to assist living but she failed her walking test so therefore she couldn't stay there any longer.....

gathering at the house

they are in line as to age..lar is second oldest or what some would say the first brother

all sibs and spouses

with all that getting done we also had our first thanksgiving of the season...judy cooked a turkey and we all  brought stuff to go with the dinner...of course no one went away hungry ahahah...

HAWK-SNOW

the hawk that you see we watched for about 1/2 hr while we were eating lunch this past week..it just sat there without a care in the world..we also noticed that we didn't see any other birds flying around so they muct have sensed that it wasthere...as near as we can figure it is a young shark shinned hawk...

then this morning we recieved the first snow to collect on the ground...so far not much but just plain old snow..are we ready for more NO i don't think so..i would like to mow the lawn one more time ahahah...it does need it..

i sure don't think we've had any kind of indian summer this fall like we usually do sometimes...

we did  make out ok with hurricane sandy who went thru and did a number in lower ny...we were prepared with gas for the generators--of course food--the wood stove going--the fire house was even ready for emergencies..it is also a shelter so it was ready for that..but the good lord was looking out for central ny as all we got was a whole bunch of rain and cloudy skies for a week or more..still haven't seen much sun in over a week...prayers go out to those who were sure alot more affected than we were...