tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post5608686320636659041..comments2023-07-08T03:10:23.183-05:00Comments on The Dalrymple School Among Thorns: Winter Wonderland? I THINK NOT!!!Jerri Dalrymplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159846491370284803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-16264628665939716702009-02-10T00:42:00.000-06:002009-02-10T00:42:00.000-06:00Love the red wall!As far as the food goes...I knew...Love the red wall!<BR/><BR/>As far as the food goes...I knew I smelled something good drifting in on the north wind...Biscuits, gravy & sausage...my kind of eats!<BR/><BR/>We also lost many (many) trees, but am cutting them back close in hopes that they recover. The maples I expected to have damage, but the cherry trees I will miss if they don't come out after the severe cutting back. One of our live oak trees lost a limb that we cut & split almost two rick of wood from. Was a massive limb and I hated to see that old tree take a hit.<BR/><BR/>We only had 13 days with no power, and am happy to say we came through fine (with some innovation).Gimped Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12139540082325457930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-65875656650237514592009-02-08T22:55:00.000-06:002009-02-08T22:55:00.000-06:00I'm glad you like the red wall! Unfortunately, it...I'm glad you like the red wall! Unfortunately, it looks more like the color I wanted it than it does in "real life light" LOL!Jerri Dalrymplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159846491370284803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-13495056324767054042009-02-08T22:54:00.000-06:002009-02-08T22:54:00.000-06:00Yes, I am so glad we had heat, too. So many peopl...Yes, I am so glad we had heat, too. So many people didn't! (Like your sis!) We're survivors. I don't think I will ever have a home without an alternate heat source after these ice storms the past few years. <BR/><BR/>4-H can be all consuming if you let it. We pick and choose, but I wouldn't be able to do all we do with little ones...NO WAY! It's great and there are so many talented and highly intelligent kids....and homeschoolers! :0) It's really an amazing opportunity. They are starting a horse club soon. ;0) <BR/><BR/>Hee, hee....I'm good at getting the pics I want when you aren't looking! :0D<BR/><BR/>We DEFINITELY need to get together soon...I'm going through Wendy withdrawal and so are the kids!!!! ;-)Jerri Dalrymplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159846491370284803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-68247268643954811532009-02-08T22:41:00.000-06:002009-02-08T22:41:00.000-06:00Jerri, I'm so glad you had a heat source and you w...Jerri, I'm so glad you had a heat source and you were able to cook!! And I LOVE the red wall!! REALLYY. Now, what can I paint red??? Hmmm... (shhh, don't tell Fred.)<BR/><BR/>The nursing home pictures are so sweet. I'm still debating getting involved in 4H. I get so overwhelmed at time already, though, with the kids still so small...may have to wait on that. <BR/><BR/>When did you take that picture of me?? Yes, Dash always gets caught. I'm getting much better at paying extra close attention to that rascal!<BR/><BR/>I hear we're in for some rain, but maybe we can get together again after all the wetness passes.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399663278970048427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-58938265730083754092009-01-30T12:18:00.000-06:002009-01-30T12:18:00.000-06:00We will have to cut the elm & redbud in the ba...We will have to cut the elm & redbud in the back yard to the ground. I am really sad to lose them. Two redbuds in the front yard lining my driveway will have to be cut to the ground too. I think they may grow back from the roots though. You can't hardly kill them & they reproduce almost like rabbits. The one dogwood broke off at the ground so it's gone too. We lose a lot of dogwood every few years I've noticed. They seem to come back well but this was a very beautiful one, the way it grew out over the yard & always bloomed so beautifully. <BR/><BR/>The trails are mostly broken limbs but some of the limbs are so huge it will take a chainsaw to clear it out again. I'm hoping a lot of those will stand back up as the ice melts. I was so upset walking through them that I didn't notice what was broken & what was just weighted down with ice. <BR/><BR/>Do you have a Facebook page? I posted some pictures there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-39365051807459637272009-01-30T11:06:00.000-06:002009-01-30T11:06:00.000-06:00Oh, Jenny! I'm SO sorry about your beautiful tree...Oh, Jenny! I'm SO sorry about your beautiful trees and WONDERFUL trails!!! Are the trees total losses, or can they be trimmed down and let grow again? Our trees seem to have bounced back for the most part. I have a very stubborn Dogwood that has a mind of it's own, LOL! The trees we have lost through our pasture are not issues for us. We just cut/split them and use them for firewood. We've never had to actually cut down a tree....not sure we would ever do that, anyway. I hope this spring brings back some of your lovely trees and birds! I know how hard you have worked to add to nature's beauty and how much you enjoy it. We all enjoy it when you share it with us, too. Take care!Jerri Dalrymplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159846491370284803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-16184871991893109732009-01-29T22:35:00.000-06:002009-01-29T22:35:00.000-06:00Thanks for posting pics!Thanks for posting pics!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040472041291673549.post-63518114437034296812009-01-29T18:21:00.000-06:002009-01-29T18:21:00.000-06:00Jerri, I'm so glad you have power back. I spen...Jerri, I'm so glad you have power back. I spent the day before the storm making a big pot of soup & bread. I stored all our food in two ice chests so I wouldn't need to get in the fridge. We cooked on a two burner camp stove & played board games by oil light. I also filled all our thermoses with hot water & refilled them every 10 hours or so until the power went out. We had hot chocolate & hot tea during the evening!<BR/><BR/>Did you have much damage? We've lost so many trees. Our trails are impassable - all of them are destroyed. We checked them Wed. & had to crawl through them there are so many trees & limbs down. In my yard I lost three redbuds, a very huge elm, a full gown dogwood & many branches. It will be a long time before I can take my daily hike through the woods again. The elm was near our deck & took the redbud with it that the birds love to perch on as they eat at my feeders. It was so sad, after it fell this morning, the birds didn't know where to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com