Recently, one of my former high-school teachers posted a link on her facebook page about a ranching couple in Ryegate, MT who not only have their farm land under flood waters, but also lost over 200 head of cattle in a freak storm. As it turns out, this ranching family is her sister and brother in law. As I read the story about the cows being spooked by a hail storm and subsequently running to their death over a cliff of rimrocks, my heart and stomach both ached. I immediately wanted to help out knowing cattle are rarely, if ever, insured. My husband quickly did the math and told me their loss amounted to over $200,000. I can't imagine! Not only did they lose their cattle, their livelihood, but my mind went straight to the clean up. You can't just leave it to Mother Nature. My heart ached for them as they looked at that loss square in the face. Such overwhelming sadness.
Time will lessen their grief, but in the meantime, an account has been set up for them at Citizen's Bank in Ryegate, MT 59074. You can send donations for Jay Streeter there.
If you'd like to read a bit more about this, here is a link:
http://www.ktvq.com/news/ag-community-bands-together-for-rancher-who-lost-200-head-of-cattle/
I have set up an etsy sale of my wool yarn with 100% of the proceeds going to this cause. I've sold 4 skeins already and have 4 more to sell. If they sell quickly, I will put another 8 skeins up for the same cause. Every little bit helps.http://www.etsy.com/listing/76104823/2-skeins-wool-yarn-procceeds-of-this
LaVonne
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Easter & Spring
It seems I either don't have time or don't make time to blog these days. I need to get back into the swing of things. I love reading what my friends are up to and need to make more of an effort.
I wanted to share my exchange gift from the Take Peace list. Robin had my name and I didn't think to take a picture of it right away. The candy is gone! LOL! There's a tiny little doll too for my Annabelle doll. It's in a sitting position and has no clothes. I have the perfect bathtub for it, so he's currently bathing. I will try to get a pic soon.
This is from Robin. So fitting for spring and Easter! Thank-you, Robin!
I wanted to share my exchange gift from the Take Peace list. Robin had my name and I didn't think to take a picture of it right away. The candy is gone! LOL! There's a tiny little doll too for my Annabelle doll. It's in a sitting position and has no clothes. I have the perfect bathtub for it, so he's currently bathing. I will try to get a pic soon.
This is from Robin. So fitting for spring and Easter! Thank-you, Robin!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Comments
My apologies to my friends who have commented on my posts recently. I wasn't paying attention and I didn't know there were comments. I've changed my settings so now I will be notified. I don't like being in the dark! :-)
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Spinning
My head, that is! So much outside work to do and that will just have to wait for now. I am off to 3 classes today. One at Hawthorne and 2 at Longfellow. I get pretty wrapped up in these felting projects I am teaching and have a strong desire to just take them over and finish them, just out of want, not out of need. That's how my head works. If I start something, I want to keep going until it's finished and see what it's going to look like. HOLD ME BACK!
I haven't been very good about blogging lately. Not sure I will have much time with summer coming on, but I REALLY need to be better on the farm stay blog.
Happy Spring everyone. I hope it's peeking out your way!
I haven't been very good about blogging lately. Not sure I will have much time with summer coming on, but I REALLY need to be better on the farm stay blog.
Happy Spring everyone. I hope it's peeking out your way!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wound Tight
I get a little wound up at times. Things bug me. There are times when everything seems to bug me, or maybe I am just being sensitive and it seems that way. I am currently in one of those phases.
I hear and read such bizarre tales about people these days. I have to wonder what this world is coming to. I have come to the realization that there is no normal and the normal I think of as normal had gone by the wayside. There are more crazy people in this world than normal people, whatever that is.
I have been dealing internally with the 8th commandment of the Bible, "Though shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor." With the Internet now the world is so small. We are able to put ourselves out there to the world like we have never before. We are able to control what the rest of the world sees and doesn't see. We are able to show the world just what we want them to see of ourselves and hide the rest. Is that then bearing false witness? Is it wrong to make yourself look like one thing on the Internet and live quite another? I've really been struggling with this lately and a lot of it comes from Facebook. I see so many preaching one thing, including quoting scripture, and then living quite another, including getting drunk on their butts in the local bars. Is that what they want their friends to think Chritianity is about? No wonder those people chase others away from it.
I have always been a "what you see is what you get" person. I even had a sweatshirt that had that on it when I was in high school! I've always tried to be an honest and sincere person. I just don't get all of the phoniness and it really bugs me. I guess I never will.
I hear and read such bizarre tales about people these days. I have to wonder what this world is coming to. I have come to the realization that there is no normal and the normal I think of as normal had gone by the wayside. There are more crazy people in this world than normal people, whatever that is.
I have been dealing internally with the 8th commandment of the Bible, "Though shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor." With the Internet now the world is so small. We are able to put ourselves out there to the world like we have never before. We are able to control what the rest of the world sees and doesn't see. We are able to show the world just what we want them to see of ourselves and hide the rest. Is that then bearing false witness? Is it wrong to make yourself look like one thing on the Internet and live quite another? I've really been struggling with this lately and a lot of it comes from Facebook. I see so many preaching one thing, including quoting scripture, and then living quite another, including getting drunk on their butts in the local bars. Is that what they want their friends to think Chritianity is about? No wonder those people chase others away from it.
I have always been a "what you see is what you get" person. I even had a sweatshirt that had that on it when I was in high school! I've always tried to be an honest and sincere person. I just don't get all of the phoniness and it really bugs me. I guess I never will.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
A Day That Will Live In Infamy
December 7, 1941. The day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. And then in August of 1945 the United States attacked Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I am not old enough to remember WWII, but my father in law served as a Marine during that time. He doesn't tell many stories. All we need do is read the history books to know what happened. We must not forget, but we can can forgive. Is this not what we are taught? Forgiveness, no matter whom or what you believe in.
Who would have known that some 69 years later Japan would be suffering such a great natural disaster and we would come to their aid? As it should be.
My heart aches when others are suffering. Compassion, empathy, call it what you will. Some humans are incapable of either one. I even feel sorry for them. Empathy is what unites us as a human race. It saddens me so that something bad has to happen in order for folks to pull together. Is that just human nature? Why must it be that way? Why can't we practice kindness, compassion and empathy on a daily basis in our daily lives? I see such division each day everywhere I look. It's gay or straight, black or white, Democrat or Republican and the list goes on. Frankly, I don't give a rat's patootie about any of that. What it boils down to is we all cry the same tears and shed the same blood. We are all of the same race, the HUMAN race. We need to start finding some middle ground or we will destroy ourselves and each other.
Please consider kindness.
I am not old enough to remember WWII, but my father in law served as a Marine during that time. He doesn't tell many stories. All we need do is read the history books to know what happened. We must not forget, but we can can forgive. Is this not what we are taught? Forgiveness, no matter whom or what you believe in.
Who would have known that some 69 years later Japan would be suffering such a great natural disaster and we would come to their aid? As it should be.
My heart aches when others are suffering. Compassion, empathy, call it what you will. Some humans are incapable of either one. I even feel sorry for them. Empathy is what unites us as a human race. It saddens me so that something bad has to happen in order for folks to pull together. Is that just human nature? Why must it be that way? Why can't we practice kindness, compassion and empathy on a daily basis in our daily lives? I see such division each day everywhere I look. It's gay or straight, black or white, Democrat or Republican and the list goes on. Frankly, I don't give a rat's patootie about any of that. What it boils down to is we all cry the same tears and shed the same blood. We are all of the same race, the HUMAN race. We need to start finding some middle ground or we will destroy ourselves and each other.
Please consider kindness.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Stuff
Yes, stuff. My life is filled with it. I must admit I like stuff and at times (most anymore) there's too much stuff around here. I am picking away at it, but always manage to bring more stuff in. Take this past weekend for example. I came across this wonderful jar of stuff. I couldn't pass it up. It was just too intriguing to let slip by me. How could I resist?
Then I brought it home and much to my delight, my son had to sort through it with me! Then the next day my daughter spotted it and flipped! She said it was like a real eye-spy! She promptly had to open it and sort through all of the treasures. This jar 'o junk cost me $10. It's the most fun I've had for $10 in a while! Well worth every penny. It's just now I am not sure if I should be pleased or concerned that I've passed this on to my kids!
Then I brought it home and much to my delight, my son had to sort through it with me! Then the next day my daughter spotted it and flipped! She said it was like a real eye-spy! She promptly had to open it and sort through all of the treasures. This jar 'o junk cost me $10. It's the most fun I've had for $10 in a while! Well worth every penny. It's just now I am not sure if I should be pleased or concerned that I've passed this on to my kids!
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