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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 08:32:11 AM
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Had to leave the water running to make sure the pipes didn't freeze. Farmer's Almanac said this was going to be a mild winter! So far we've had over 4' of snow and sub zero temps several days, now. Mild my butt!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 1:36:29 PM
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HA!!! I threw my F.A. into the fire place,,,,so far it's only told it lies! lol!
Thank goodness for fireplaces, we have used ours alot this Winter to keep our electric bill affordable....
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
mjf#72
Sisters on the Fly#472
www.katmom4.blogspot.com
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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 4:56:53 PM
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Hey, Lisa - you can come join me down in the valley. All our snow is gone now and it has been cold and windy here in Caldwell. It's been a good day to sit and crochet a few neck scarfs and read through the seed catalogs and plan the green house and ... ! 
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 5:05:09 PM
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It is really cold here too.. it was 5 when I got up at 6:30 this morning.. its 18 now and I am freezing.. have my "Silkies" & a sweater on too..
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
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Cheryl #309
Farm girl sister
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2009 : 9:58:24 PM
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Mary, I think I'll take the subzero temps rather than the wind. No matter how cold it is up here, the wind down there makes it feel even colder. I was down that way on Saturday and I was surprised to see all your snow had melted. I've been sewing and going through my seed catalogs, too. I have several lists that I'll have to pare down to what I can afford!
It was zero at 8pm tonight. Now it's 5. Must have had some clouds move in.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 08:22:43 AM
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Ah, Lisa, you better bring your snow shovel if you're coming today, we got snow last night and it is still snowing! I had about a couple inches to shovel this morning so I can get out and go to work later but it hasn't stopped snowing so I may have to shovel again! I'm glad I don't have to go to Boise today. OMG, I just looked out the window and it is snowing harder!! Guess I had better get going, it's going to take longer to get where I need to go.
Pssst... Actually, if I had my way, I would rather be up on the mountain with ya sistas than down in this valley I said I would never return to. But ya do what ya gotta when it is family <sigh>
Everyone take care if you have to get out in the bad weather today.
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 08:37:49 AM
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We have 68 inches and it is snowing like crazy now. We also burn wood for heat and have been having trouble with the power so I have gathered my books and flash light and knitting and sewing around the fire place and set in for a long winter.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2009 : 5:54:09 PM
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I don't actually get down to the valley very often, Mary. About once a month or sometimes two months go by. I live here and I work here. Only need to go down on occasion for supplies that aren't available here or are way too spendy to buy here. One of these days (I have to get a car first) I'll come on down and visit. And if you ever come up this way (in better weather) you're welcome to come visit us any time. Maybe we could all get together for some event!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 08:46:30 AM
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Sounds great, Lisa. Actually I have been known to make the trip for some of that great ice cream when things start to close in on me down here in this crazy rat race! 
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
Please visit me at my blog: http://buffalomaryscorner.blogspot.com |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
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Laura Marie
True Blue Farmgirl
419 Posts
Laura
Rancho Cordova
California
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2009 : 9:21:49 PM
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Yummmmm....I remember the ice cream up there...Mary is my mom....we would go up to Idaho when my brother and I were younger and we got ice cream both times in Idaho city. I can't remember where maybe mom will remember the name....
Laura Marie #369
lauramariedesign.com
"It's not the size of the farm but the size of your heart!" |
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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2009 : 08:42:29 AM
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Hmmm, there's two? I don't remember a name. When you drive up from Boise, I take a left on the main street and it's on the left. It's close to the visitor center. There was a candle shop next door the last time I was there. They hand make their waffle cones. Now that I think about it, I didn't make it up there this last year - boy, am I overdue!!
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
Please visit me at my blog: http://buffalomaryscorner.blogspot.com |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2009 : 8:29:13 PM
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| with temps from minus 20 to minus 60 i am happy to not have running water in my cabin to worry about! i do have a time dealing with the chickens water as there is no heat in thier house. please send some of that snow up here! we have the cold but snowfall has been pretty meager *grin* peace connie in alaska |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2009 : 05:32:47 AM
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Mary, that would be the Sarsparilla. Their ice cream is really good, but a bit on the spendy side. All the locals get their ice cream at Donna's which is right across the street from the Sarsparilla. But at Donna's Place the biggest cone I can eat is the child size because they really load it on!
Connie, I realize I'm griping about nothing compared to what you get! So, when everything is frozen over, where do you get your water from? Are you just melting snow for water?
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog:
http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 2:17:38 PM
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the cold and more snow is coming our way- I am so ready for spring- not that I'm wishing the time to fly by- but this winter has been so hard!
Lori
Have a Country Day |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2009 : 10:15:54 PM
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I agree with you Lori. It was -18 when I got up this morning. I have been cold since November. This winter has been way too hard!
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2009 : 05:22:38 AM
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Ooh. -18 and I'll bet it's windy there, too, huh? That's one of the nice things about living here. Our town is in a nice protected spot in the mountains and they block the wind for the most part.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2009 : 12:53:58 PM
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I've been watching the weather channel about all the cold as my family lives in IL. I can remember winters like that and it just makes you cold to the bone. Hope you all warm up above zero soon!
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2009 : 4:13:25 PM
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It is going to be worse tonight. However, relief is on the way this weekend.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 07:30:16 AM
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Woke up this morning to a balmy (LOL) -24 degrees... Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... We haven't had the amount of snow that you ladies have seen in ID, but we have had our fair share. We tied our annual average for snowfall the other day, and got 6" more yesterday. Still waiting to see if we'll beat 1979 for snowfall, the year we had a blizzard that dumped 24-30" (depending on where you lived) in 24 hours. That's a lot of snow for here.
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
Times may be tough, but farmgirls are tougher!
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 08:20:17 AM
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| In Minnesota the temperature in Babbitt Mn yesterday morning was -48! That's actual temperature. Embarrass which is nearby was -43 the day before. Now that is cold! JoAnn |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 8:27:43 PM
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In beautiful Delano MN this morning it was -29 when I drove by school at 7:56 this morning. Incidentally, school was canceled today,and will start two hours late tomorrow morning.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
T
MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 03:10:14 AM
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| Hey we were talking about Emarrass yesterday too! I was at a conference and the facilitators were from MN. On my way to work my car said it was -13. As I got closer to civilization it got all the way up to -9. I left a 1/2 cup of hot coffee in my car to go into the venue yesterday...when I came out it was slush! And that was in the parking garage! Today all our schools are closed due to the wind chills being -20 to -30s. Locally a man froze to death after falling off his deck night before last and not being able to get back in the house. How sad. We are not used to these kinds of temps here in mid-MI. On my way in, there were several low lying areas where we actually had ice fog! I've never seen that in my 18 years on this side of the state! |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 05:06:31 AM
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Wow, I knew MN was cold, but aren't those Alaska-kind of temps? Dang! I hope employers don't really expect people to go out in that dangerously cold weather to go to work, do they?
StarMeadow, I've never seen or even heard of ice fog. I'm guessing it's a phenomenon near large bodies of water? Is it particles of ice hanging in the air? Or what exactly is it?
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog:
http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
[size=1]My apron website:
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Weather Report: Minus 14 this morning |
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