tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post1785262714514177321..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: Warmth....Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-71745205301335904562010-01-01T15:48:55.553-07:002010-01-01T15:48:55.553-07:00Don't know how you guys do it! I've never...Don't know how you guys do it! I've never experienced that kind of cold. The coldest it gets here in western Oregon is about 10 degrees above zero Fahrenheit, and very rarely. I have lots of down blankets, all sizes, and wrap up in a smaller one with wool socks on to watch TV. (Not to go out and feed cattle!!).<br /><br />I think of the pioneers too, my great-great-etc. Grandparents came to Oregon in 1843, and met John McLoughlin of the Hudson's Bay Company at the end of their journey to Oregon. <br /><br />It was pouring rain, she was on a horse he was leading, her 2nd child had just been born when they first reach Oregon, their firstborn toddler died on the way over. All she had was a lindsey-woolsey blanket to cover her to keep warm. He was 21, she was 19. She must have been so cold.<br /><br />She writes that Mr. McLoughlin "tut-tutted" over them, fed and warmed them, and offered them cattle to replace their worn-out cattle. <br /><br />It probably wasn't freezing weather, but the cold with the high humidity here makes it feel extra cold. I have a snippet of one of the home-made lindsey-woolsey blankets she brought over--it is very thin.<br /><br />But they thrived here, she had 11 more children. She was visited by a great-niece when she was 81, and while they were being shown the farm, she killed a couple chickens and had dinner on by the time they came back!<br /><br />I've never had to rough it like that, not sure if that's a good thing or that I really missed out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-75001037802311755812009-12-08T08:44:43.988-07:002009-12-08T08:44:43.988-07:00I feel your pain Jody! It is 9 degrees today here ...I feel your pain Jody! It is 9 degrees today here in Colorado. What an important and stressful job you and your husband have taking care of all those animals. Keep warm!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234518428258066886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-87680318184470589712009-12-08T07:07:55.408-07:002009-12-08T07:07:55.408-07:00Minus 4 here this morning! The woodstove is keepi...Minus 4 here this morning! The woodstove is keeping our log cabin comfortable. I'll keep feeding it wood. Glad I don't have to go outside except to feed the chickens! I'd love to see a picture of you in your woolies! Hee, hee! =0)Lisa Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567160304529796810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-80063008234749151202009-12-07T23:15:22.279-07:002009-12-07T23:15:22.279-07:00I'm glad you took the time to go into detail a...I'm glad you took the time to go into detail about what cold weather means. You almost make me feel colder here in my cozy house. Well, it's not so cozy...I have a heating pad under my feet because my computer is so far from the woodstove. Now, what makes me feel warmth? Today when B. and I came home from a long shopping trip, to a cold house, it took me two cups of tea and a large bowl of soup to warm up. And re-stoking the fire.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-12070707125272166582009-12-06T23:05:36.557-07:002009-12-06T23:05:36.557-07:00I loved this post my friend...I loved this life gr...I loved this post my friend...I loved this life growing up. I thought of our farm house windows with ice on them and how beautiful it looked to look through them. As you spoke about beds of straw for the animals my mind immedetely went to the stable where Jesus was born..the very Son of God, born in a stable. I thought of my pioneer ancestors who gave their all to come to the Salt Lake Valley for religious freedom. Thank you for your hard work that provides for the world. And what a sweet husband to warm your side up! Come say hi :DJulie Harwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246850029056713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-3132465188703440292009-12-06T19:56:37.121-07:002009-12-06T19:56:37.121-07:00Yikes Jody! That's cold! Aren't we lucky...Yikes Jody! That's cold! Aren't we lucky to have modern conveniences to keep us warm? Like you, I wonder about the pioneers all the time and I can't imagine how awful winters must have been for them. <br /><br />I'm always cold too. I start wearing cuddleduds in the September or October and wear them to April or May. They make a huge difference and I feel naked without them!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-16595877807851006222009-12-06T19:13:47.318-07:002009-12-06T19:13:47.318-07:00Dear Jody,
Though we don't have the temps. tha...Dear Jody,<br />Though we don't have the temps. that you have I can relate with getting use to the colder weather and being cold! L tells me he doesn't think I can be alive with as cold of hands and feet that I have. My newest trick is heating up my rice bag and putting it at the foot of the bed. It does wonders and I sleep so much better. :)Sweet Home Livin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532123547533650922noreply@blogger.com