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I was just imagining how life might have been in an igloo through a Winter. Each "day" there's so little daylight that the rather barren landscape outdoors is nearly inaccessible. Indoors, there is little room for more than a cooking area and for sleeping.

Outdoors presently and in this location, there is heavy fog and overcast skies above, I'm guessing. The Full Moon is sorely missing. "Staying put" is the best plan.

And then, there's @baymule 's Texas farm ..!

I guess there wouldn't be much to do in the igloo. The thing that would take up all of your time is staying warm and finding food. What a nightmare to think of laundry and keeping oneself clean!

 

[baymule]

I finished my coffee. Fed Tinkerbelle first, now she is snuggled up to Carson. She is going to think she is a dog. It is foggy outside, it just makes it feel colder. It's 41, high today of 66, not bad. Church this morning, It's my turn to teach the children's class for the next 3 months. All the kids are in the same class, we are a very small church. It gets interesting....

 

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[flowerbug]

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so true...

 

[digitS']

Sitting and waiting for the healthcare folks … When they say that folks travel more in retirement, you aren't told that it's to the doctor's office (in the snow) .

I was reading this AM about a nearby ghost town that I have never visited – really off the beaten track. About the only building still there is the unused Church of the Brethren building / schoolhouse . It is fairly close to where my grandmother showed up as a child in the 1890’s. Her mother was raised in that Anabaptist congregation as a pastor's daughter. I don’t know about grandmother's father but he was certainly living in an area where many of those people lived.

His parents were just “up the hill” from their home. They were in their 60’s when they claimed a homestead. I wondered, were there others of that congregation where the old folks settled?

Today, between their 2 farms (about 50-60 miles apart), there is the only Brethren congregation in Idaho . Well ! My grandmother wasn't a member of any of the congregations later in life but she certainly had strong Anabaptist tendencies. Witness that she took her 3 youngest sons and moved back it her Oregon farm at the start of the 2nd World War. All 3 later defied her and joined the military as they came of age, 2 serving in that war, one in the Korean War ...

Of course, I am wondering if there was a "congregational" migration out of Indiana/Missouri 130 years ago that these folks were a part of. Dang shame that I never had an inkling of an idea about this earlier.

 

[ducks4you]

DH is still with us, day 61 and counting. Youngest DD has opted to sleep over every night. She DOESN't like my coffee--too weak. Her brewing floats like the Dead Sea--we do not agree, so on the weekends I make it super strong and cut it in 1/2 with water.
Today I didn't bother making new, just reheated yesterday's brew.
My self imposed austerity has kicked in, just to be sure that I don't overspend.

 

[Marie2020]

Sitting and waiting for the healthcare folks … When they say that folks travel more in retirement, you aren't told that it's to the doctor's office (in the snow) .

I was reading this AM about a nearby ghost town that I have never visited – really off the beaten track. About the only building still there is the unused Church of the Brethren building / schoolhouse . It is fairly close to where my grandmother showed up as a child in the 1890’s. Her mother was raised in that Anabaptist congregation as a pastor's daughter. I don’t know about grandmother's father but he was certainly living in an area where many of those people lived.

His parents were just “up the hill” from their home. They were in their 60’s when they claimed a homestead. I wondered, were there others of that congregation where the old folks settled?

Today, between their 2 farms (about 50-60 miles apart), there is the only Brethren congregation in Idaho . Well ! My grandmother wasn't a member of any of the congregations later in life but she certainly had strong Anabaptist tendencies. Witness that she took her 3 youngest sons and moved back it her Oregon farm at the start of the 2nd World War. All 3 later defied her and joined the military as they came of age, 2 serving in that war, one in the Korean War ...

Of course, I am wondering if there was a "congregational" migration out of Indiana/Missouri 130 years ago that these folks were a part of. Dang shame that I never had an inkling of an idea about this earlier.

Well, I for one really enjoy the historical facts that you share with your families history.
Thank you

 

[digitS']

Outdoors briefly to see the moon, stars and clear sky after starting the first load of laundry.

I used to question the "feels like" numbers as just a made up equation. Wooo, warm January temperatures at just right at freezing but wind gusts above 30mph! Wind chill is 19⁰f (-6⁰C). The Weather Service could say anything they would like, a heavy jacket should have gone over that terrycloth bathrobe.

A 10AM appointment with the hearing aid people should be okay. I'm a little concerned about arriving at a different office and an earlier appointment time tomorrow with the prediction of snow overnight .