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| Alee |
Posted - Jun 24 2007 : 9:53:28 PM
How are the Texan farmgirls fairing? Are any of you being impacted by the above normal rainfall and the flooding? I hope everyone is safe, sound, and dry!
Alee
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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jul 16 2007 : 05:18:45 AM
I am so glad for you Texas gals, you need a break. Hey I did leave in the "Seattle" area. You get use to the rain if you live there most of your life. It is just normal, but if you have lived in a sunny place and then move there, it is quite an adjustment. I live in Eastern Washington for the last 8 years. It is a change but I do great. The only thing I really miss is going to the beach regularly. Love the beach.
You gals hang in there.
Carol Sue
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 16 2007 : 04:50:27 AM
We've had almost a week of sunshine, with only the occasional rain here. Just to get some perspective, Frannie is, at most, an hour from where I am... She has sunshine, I get rain. I get sunshine, she has rain. This week looks good for us.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 7:01:30 PM
Fran- I am so glad that things are looking a bit drier for you!
Alee
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| frannie |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 11:33:10 AM
checking in from north texas.
well, i feel like we are doing better in our neck of the woods. we continue to have rain, but also enough sun to stop getting so bogged down with all this, in spirit and physically.
we were able today to let the goats out of the main pen to free range on the farm and they seem to be happy about it too.
we continue to have the chance for scattered showers over the next week, but it does feel today as if we have turned the corner on the monsoons.
love
fran
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 10:51:07 AM
I haven't heard from any of you texas farmgirls for a while- How are you all doing?
Alee
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 09 2007 : 11:51:44 AM
lol!!
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 09 2007 : 06:37:25 AM
Time to do Laundry!!!!
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 9:11:21 PM
I am so glad that you are getting some sun and more dry days! You all need it! I hope your wet weather is heading north now! :)
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 8:18:40 PM
Well, we didn't get back to the farm today as we slept way past our wake up time. All that sun and work must have tuckered us out more than we thought.
Anyhow, we used the day to do some errands and to try to get the new puppy integrated into the family. Tomorrow morning we go pick up the feral kittens at the garage. Then if there is time, we'll take the pup and go back to the farm.
Might be Tuesday though before we get back down.
Yippee - the weatherman just said that while we have showers forecasted every day up until next Sunday, we probably won't have any real rain again until Tuesday night.
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| frannie |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 07:09:58 AM
erin,
so glad you finally got a rain free day!it does make a difference,doesnt it.
even though i am a big time homebody, there is a difference between choosing to not get out of the house, and not getting out because of the weather. ...and then theres all that soft earth and mud.
this whole experience has made me have even more admiration for our farmgirl sisters who live up north where they have winters that keep them indoors for long periods of time.
i love my little cabin in the woods, but i like to get out of it if i want to.
we have had about 3-4 sunny days now and the ground is not near as smoochy as it was before. it has been interesting watchin all my critters,(cats, dogs, goats and chickens ) respond to the weather and water. the goats do not like wet damp ground, the chickens seem oblivious and the little cats headed outdoors the first sunny day we had.....only to be caught in a downpour a couple of hours later. i had to go out in it and rescue all the kittens and dry them off.
stay dry!....and pray for clear skies.
love
fran
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 07 2007 : 9:10:07 PM
Yay! We had an almost-rain-free day today! I got my goat pen laid out with string and got one side's worth of posts up. Tomorrow I'll finish the posts and if there's time, put up the fence! We also took the stray pup with us to give her a day out. She ended up staying in the trailer most of the day hiding from the heat... But she enjoyed chasing butterflies and grasshoppers.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 06 2007 : 9:39:48 PM
Yikes Erin! I hope your goats don't get sick! I know that some goats don't handle getting wet very well. I hope you farm isn't too damaged by all this. I know you said you were concerned about the roads.
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 06 2007 : 9:08:58 PM
We are getting mixed information - some sites show rain through the next 10 days, but others say mostly sun with an occasional shower...usually in the afternoons.
I'm going to the farm tomorrow for sure either way to work on the fencing for my goats.
P.S. Just a note of advice - folks here are sayng that if you have goats or sheep that you might want to drylot and worm them since the never-ending rain is making the parasite population soar. There have been cases of goats dying suddenly for no apparent reason and it's been traced back to these parasites.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 06 2007 : 7:43:02 PM
I hope you get some more sun soon! I am sure you are sick to death of all this rain!
Alee
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| frannie |
Posted - Jul 06 2007 : 10:43:45 AM
i am just checking in since yesterday my computer wouldnt let me script.
we are still doing okay here and have actually had 2 days without rain.
yesterday i woke up to hear on the national news that the damn just west of us was threatening to break and that they were evacuating.(lake texoma, it is huge)
well, later they reported that was not true, it was a mistake of reporting, the water was going to go over the spillway to prevent flooding and pressure on the lake and they were doing some evacuation of livestock and people who are in the river bottom.
if we have any farm girls in oklahoma, just north of sherman/denison this could affect them......but right now we are muggy but not as soggy as we have been. pray for sunshine,and thanks for all the concern. erin, i hope your farm will dry out soon, i am keeping my eyes on your part of texas as well.
love
fran
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 4:22:54 PM
You're right. Our weather has ranged from low 70s through 90 degrees, but it doesn't feel hot at all. Nothing like what it should be. Normally we'd have had tons of 100+ degree days by now. Not this year - not one yet. (Knock on wood.)
The area 35 miles south of our farm got over 9 inches last month ALONE and our little town is getting nearly twice the rain that Waco has been getting.
The neighbors in Dallas lost one of their huge trees yesterday and now that's a huge concern... All the trees hanging over the houses... The ground just can't hold the weight of the soaking wet trees.
The good news is that our ponds are doing really well! The water has washed out all kinds of baddies and the ponds are re-energized after last year's drought, and the hay problem won't be an issue unless the rain prevents us from harvesting it...
Our neighbor used our hay pasture to keep his herd alive last year, in return for cutting it for us, and this year he's telling us that he's gotten all he needs for the year. Which means that we can save the rest for us and sell some of it, or trade it (good karma) to one of our elderly neighbors in return for the cutting/baling costs.
Unfortunately I did NOT have my garden planted yet, so I'm missing all the great cucumber and melon weather! (It's actually cool enough for growing crops this year.) Unfortunately, I think that means it'll be too hot later on for fall crops, but we can hope. Right?
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 12:30:21 PM
Erin-
I don't even know if Texas COULD have 128 degree weather right now! With all that water, the swamp cooler effect would probably be happening and you would actually be pretty cool, even if the sun was out! It would probably be really muggy though!
No offense- but why isn't Wyoming getting some of this rain! Texas doesn't need more rain! Send it on up the corridor and have it rain on Wyoming a bit! lol
I can't believe you are getting more rain! I couldn't live in Seattle- That much rain would drive me nuts! I know that when we are in the rainy months for Moscow, I have to put in the brightest bulbs I can into all my lights, light candles and use Bright Orange essential oils.
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 11:19:23 AM
You won't believe this... I just looked at the seven day forecast and we are expecting rain for at least the next seven days. And they just said on the news that we'll get 1-3 inches this afternoon with tons more coming tonight. The lake closest to our farm (but still quite a bit aways) is 24 FEET above normal.
No offense but how do the folks in Seattle stand this?
P.S. I have to say thanks though that we didn't get the 128 degree weather they had in the Southwest yesterday!
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| cinnamongirl |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 11:23:26 PM
Oh Mr. Sun won't you come out for Erin Please. I pray things dry up there for you soon so you can get outdoors and play. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 6:15:36 PM
Oh Erin- I know what you mean. I get pretty gloomy when it rains here for a week- I can't imagine what you must be feeling like right about now! Hey- I have an idea! Can you take a weekend trip North to get some sun? That sounds weird...driving North to get sun... LOL!
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 11:38:05 AM
No, but thank you Alee. We're okay. I'm in the city so if it gets really bad, I'll just drive to the laundromat. We have the AC on and it's helping to keep the air moving and dry things out a bit.
We are lucky. We live on a hill and are safe from the running water so far.
We also tend to stockpile groceries, so we have a full pantry. The hardest thing is the dog and cat food. We go through so much of it. But I have a grocery store within a block of the house so that's not a problem. We also have tons of candles etc. if the power goes out.
I have to admit, the biggest thing is the boredom. We are so tired of the rain! It's not letting us get anything done at the farm because we can't get down there. (The farm is getting way more rain than we are here in the city.) We aren't big shoppers so going to the mall or to the movies is not really something we enjoy. The TV selections are boring so we're spending a lot of time reading or online surfing the internet. But even that's getting old now. It just makes us want to go out and build something on the farm.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 4:09:24 PM
Oh my word! I just saw that you ladies are supposed to get another 2-12 inches today alone! I hope you are doing okay! Do you have enough supplies in case the road or water lines get washed out?
Let me know if you need those closet dryer things. I could ship them to you if you need. They contain a crystal that absorbs something like 200x their weight in water. You can buy them for soil conservation. They absorb a lot water and plants then can access it, but you have to be careful because if things get too dry, they will suck the water back out of the plant too! :0
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jul 02 2007 : 9:14:57 PM
Well, I managed to do some laundry and most of it has dried in 24 hours. The jeans will be done tomorrow so we'll see how they dry.
Also, it's supposed to rain for at least another SEVEN DAYS straight. Another entire week of this!!!
It's so bad that all my cats, including the "always-outside" cats, have moved inside to be dry.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jun 30 2007 : 9:28:57 PM
How is the flooding situation doing?
Fran- I am so glad the goats are doing better!
Alee
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jun 30 2007 : 1:47:11 PM
I'll have all the right stuff out on the farm but for now here in our city house (which has low ceilings and is built to "Breathe," it's too humid. I'm still going to try to dry the clothes anyhow (or use this as an excuse to go clothes shopping since I so rarely ever buy clothes!)
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