tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post1822014419796032525..comments2024-01-31T02:16:53.518-08:00Comments on The Poor Farm: The Only Winter I like is EdgarDonna OShaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-59803380275596380642017-02-15T21:30:36.453-08:002017-02-15T21:30:36.453-08:00I do like that we shovel little here, although hav...I do like that we shovel little here, although have done my share over the years. We don't even bother to shovel our sidewalk leading to the house when there is snow. Our muck boots get us through just fine and the mail is left at the end of the drive. Lucky us.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-91930499177129694062017-02-15T21:27:27.498-08:002017-02-15T21:27:27.498-08:00Dropped from a sidebar. There's a certain ring...Dropped from a sidebar. There's a certain ring to that. better than being drop kicked I suppose. Thanks for propping me back up 1st man, which reminds me...I need a side bar of favorite blogs on my blog, yes I do.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-9854156163532527262017-02-15T17:41:00.217-08:002017-02-15T17:41:00.217-08:00Our first year here in Nashua, NH, was 2 years ago...Our first year here in Nashua, NH, was 2 years ago and that winter the snow totaled over 6 feet. Then, last year was only a foot or so total. This year we have had about 2 feet to date. We are fans of snow but quite possibly it';s because now we live in a mill apt and never have to shovel any and our cars are parked underground. That said, we are natives of NJ and well recall our shoveling days.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-64728027770658144192017-02-12T21:43:10.593-08:002017-02-12T21:43:10.593-08:00Somehow your blog became unfollowed and I lost you...Somehow your blog became unfollowed and I lost you from our sidebar!?!?! I saw a comment and I thought "I haven't seen her post in awhile?". Now I see I've missed several weeks worth. Dang it!! Off to catch up (and I've put you back in our sidebar).1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-85992925005098990302017-02-12T19:27:04.077-08:002017-02-12T19:27:04.077-08:00Oh man, his grain bin house sounds rough! Ours is ...Oh man, his grain bin house sounds rough! Ours is no Home and Garden Abode but it is very cozy, easy to clean and perfect for us two. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-5238426144434669612017-02-12T19:25:20.919-08:002017-02-12T19:25:20.919-08:00My son and his wife used to live in Seattle and of...My son and his wife used to live in Seattle and often laughed at how a tiny bit of snow there would bring all traffic to a stop!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-83817947873707221752017-02-12T19:23:58.102-08:002017-02-12T19:23:58.102-08:00I forget sometimes how really big the US is until ...I forget sometimes how really big the US is until I hear from others about their seasons. It's mazing how different each state is.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-60909067598483824772017-02-12T19:22:43.342-08:002017-02-12T19:22:43.342-08:00When it's hot here in summer we do much the sa...When it's hot here in summer we do much the same, get work out of the way in am then rest in heat of day. Hit it all again in evening when it cools off. If snow hits bad we're in good shape with our heat and have several lanterns for light. The more independent we become, the less bad weather bothers us. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-19066455618971819382017-02-12T12:57:57.346-08:002017-02-12T12:57:57.346-08:00Wow, I was pretty interested when I found your blo...Wow, I was pretty interested when I found your blog and read about your plans for the tire house, now I see your grain bin home & I think I shall have to dig back and look for pictures of it, inside & out, as you made it into a home. <br />Mr Shoes' family lived in a grain bin for a time when he was a child - and it was not a home. It had been roughly lined with strapping & newspapers & used as a chicken coop before they lived in it. <br />I am SURE I will see better as I look through TPH!Mrs Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636736944375337989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-73408455903997952452017-02-11T22:15:33.441-08:002017-02-11T22:15:33.441-08:00Well you know I feel your pain. When they post pic...Well you know I feel your pain. When they post pictures of the streets of Redding with great drama regarding about enough water to wash a tick flowing over them declaring flooding. To which I think "um obviously you never lived in Fresno before ponding basins". Then it rained and it rained and oh heck it is still raining. Goatldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-24994989876968481792017-02-09T17:25:03.204-08:002017-02-09T17:25:03.204-08:00I'm in Northern California and am surrounded b...I'm in Northern California and am surrounded by 3 major mountain ranges and only 30 minutes from snow, and its been a winter! Friends that live in the mountains are snowed in and we all keep getting hit with one storm after another. Its been wild, but it was all very much needed. Our drought is over. It even snowed where I live - happens once every other year and it only lasts a day.Debby https://www.blogger.com/profile/02574297621214864538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-67099028101701840552017-02-09T16:07:28.551-08:002017-02-09T16:07:28.551-08:00Oh so trueOh so trueMargaret Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050769349322892694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-81387328826197407672017-02-09T13:27:22.212-08:002017-02-09T13:27:22.212-08:00Sunny Queensland has been overdoing it for weeks ...Sunny Queensland has been overdoing it for weeks now, mid to high 30's most of January and it hasn't let up yet.<br />I am inside most of the time reading or crafting and trying to keep cool, gardening and mowing are very early morning activities. ..could be time to buy an aircon if this is what Summers are going to be now.<br />Fingers crossed you don't get so much snow you have to dig out vehicles or can't get to town. <br /><br /><br />MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-77896976637571336652017-02-09T11:42:50.702-08:002017-02-09T11:42:50.702-08:00I once moved to Lakeland Fl. back in '78. Stay...I once moved to Lakeland Fl. back in '78. Stayed for six weeks but when Fall came and the leaves there stayed the same color I got all confused and drove back to Illinois...I mean Hellinois...I've been disoriented ever since.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-44664958746303500202017-02-09T11:41:05.055-08:002017-02-09T11:41:05.055-08:00There is something about scrounging for food in th...There is something about scrounging for food in the middle of a storm that makes it so much more fun. But then again, we O'Shaughnessy's think food is fun regardless of the weather, don't we?Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-42550574850284186442017-02-09T11:39:18.396-08:002017-02-09T11:39:18.396-08:00This spring it will look even better. Lots of flow...This spring it will look even better. Lots of flowers are planned, many, tons, more than you can imagine. I'm talking...a bunch of flowers.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-53746053702886730342017-02-09T11:38:22.268-08:002017-02-09T11:38:22.268-08:00"Hellinois" Oh how I love that!"Hellinois" Oh how I love that!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-8837562798648689412017-02-09T11:37:40.981-08:002017-02-09T11:37:40.981-08:00So like SD. One year I went up Spearfish Canyon an...So like SD. One year I went up Spearfish Canyon and still snow on the hill tops. Mud at hill bottoms. And those waves of complaining? They seem to get bigger as I get older. STAY WARM!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-40433794676494961472017-02-09T11:35:15.447-08:002017-02-09T11:35:15.447-08:00No, that's ok. I prefer to stay here and whine...No, that's ok. I prefer to stay here and whine about our itsy bitsy winter. But thanks for the invite. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-56013204051789592792017-02-09T11:32:56.815-08:002017-02-09T11:32:56.815-08:00Funny. Shakespeare goes camping. he and his charac...Funny. Shakespeare goes camping. he and his characters did spend a lot of time in the woods.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-24393320778462015872017-02-09T10:07:59.540-08:002017-02-09T10:07:59.540-08:00It's seventy-two degrees and sunny here in Flo...It's seventy-two degrees and sunny here in Florida. I don't miss snow.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-9808972515267941482017-02-09T09:26:10.846-08:002017-02-09T09:26:10.846-08:00Winter in Illinois was when u were in South Dakota...Winter in Illinois was when u were in South Dakota Mom got stuck at work no food in house so we got Moms cash stash from the creamer went to corner tap and bought frozen pizza!! Best snow storm ever!!Margaret Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050769349322892694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-89237585248786914952017-02-09T08:59:44.726-08:002017-02-09T08:59:44.726-08:00We got snow here last night too. And I have to adm...We got snow here last night too. And I have to admit it made the place look much better. <br />Donna your house looks so neat! I don't think I've seen a picture of the outside before. Cottontailfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603586688895863727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-83275979509229780332017-02-09T04:49:35.701-08:002017-02-09T04:49:35.701-08:00I'm in northern Michigan, and this winter has ...I'm in northern Michigan, and this winter has been such a disappointment for us. We moved here from IL (or Hellinois, as we so lovingly referred to it when we lived there) . We moved here for all the gobs of snow they USED to get. This winter there hasn't been enough to ski in. I do love snow and winter, but if this is all it can muster up, well, hell--make way for spring!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273144680832594458.post-16431906664771487232017-02-09T04:16:30.756-08:002017-02-09T04:16:30.756-08:00I'm in rural Ontario, in line of lake effect w...I'm in rural Ontario, in line of lake effect winds from Lake Huron. Winter starts in late October some years and lasts until April. There's waves of griping and complaining depending on the frequency of storms and arctic temperature drops. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.com