tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post2534560152974922919..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: All the rough places are smooth....Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-44503933316349805112010-01-08T17:39:30.294-07:002010-01-08T17:39:30.294-07:00Oh no! I don't want a warm up. Well, I don&#...Oh no! I don't want a warm up. Well, I don't want -15 either, but how 'bout a nice comfy 30 to keep the snow frozen. I'm not ready for a sloppy mess. How fun to read the long winter -- that had to be some suffering to endure these temps without all of our modern conveniences!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-60921790838370309432010-01-08T10:37:47.370-07:002010-01-08T10:37:47.370-07:00Wow it makes our high of so far 23 seem summer lik...Wow it makes our high of so far 23 seem summer like. We have had more snow and cold weather this year then in the past....I can't remember...<br /><br />I love that book. We read it aloud one winter when my DH was working in a feed-lot in the panhandle of Texas..It was a harsh harsh winter as they can be in that area. He said reading that book just made him colder. Ha<br /><br />stay warm!<br /><br />~M~Ranch wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390401233856129684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-2002234708678612532010-01-08T08:55:38.583-07:002010-01-08T08:55:38.583-07:00Oh my that is cold! Love the photo and the verse t...Oh my that is cold! Love the photo and the verse to go with it. I've been getting an itch to re-read those books...<br />I can still remember the thrill of reading them the first time way back in elementary school...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-78197690353566337412010-01-08T08:17:21.751-07:002010-01-08T08:17:21.751-07:00We are about 10 degrees warmer here, but enjoying ...We are about 10 degrees warmer here, but enjoying the same crystal clear skies and bright sunshine. Love those skies and sunshine. They lift my spirit.<br /><br />Stay warm~<br />CassieCassie @ You Go Girlhttp://yougogirl.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-29806254464952976242010-01-08T07:36:05.437-07:002010-01-08T07:36:05.437-07:00I read the Long Winter every winter...what an incr...I read the Long Winter every winter...what an incredible story.<br />You guys have had a real bout of weather....we've not had anywhere near as bad a winter up here in Canada...<br /><br />Have a great weekend<br />NikiNikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-50955209078337018602010-01-08T07:03:41.747-07:002010-01-08T07:03:41.747-07:00I live in a frosty winter wonderland myself, and j...I live in a frosty winter wonderland myself, and just started re-reading The Long Winter last night! :) Those stories make me so thankful for the luxuries we often take for granted these days!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541785088428353355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-55580335428357058512010-01-08T06:45:56.401-07:002010-01-08T06:45:56.401-07:00I'm right this very minute trying to get motiv...I'm right this very minute trying to get motivated to walk. It's warmer here today than it's been all week--35 degrees (must sound balmy to you!)--but the wind is really, really blowing out there. Reading your post, I realize it could be a lot worse. I suppose I'll bundle up and see how it feels to go down the street. I can always turn around.<br /><br />Stay warm!<br /><br />francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-89801759592981687822010-01-08T06:40:04.335-07:002010-01-08T06:40:04.335-07:00I have enjoyed The Long Winter so many times. It ...I have enjoyed The Long Winter so many times. It is a lovely story of ups and downs. I'm so glad you aren't going out in the cold for too long! My classroom is SO hot. When our temps dip way below freezing, the ancient heating system freaks out and I must swelter. It's awful! I'm so glad it's Friday. I'd like to join you for a nice long snow shoe jaunt!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-45855980618309048662010-01-07T23:28:00.722-07:002010-01-07T23:28:00.722-07:00I was just thinking about starting the Little Hous...I was just thinking about starting the Little House series today. I also found this quote on Susan Branch's website by Laura Ingalls Wilder.<br />"The wind was blowing, but not too hard, and everyone was so happy for it was only twenty degrees below zero and the sun shone." - Laura Ingalls Wilder<br /><br />Perfect for today!Jaimi_Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753306035669630789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-10401246229903553822010-01-07T22:47:20.485-07:002010-01-07T22:47:20.485-07:00oh, oh, oh, that sounds so cold! It was too cold h...oh, oh, oh, that sounds so cold! It was too cold here to walk today, so I am thankful for the dreadmill/treadmill..it does the job. The books sound wonderful and I have been thinking about my pioneer ancestors that crossed the plains to come to Utah in the dead of winter..I don't know how they did it! Come say hi :DJulie Harwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246850029056713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-54357542724178965392010-01-07T22:41:16.028-07:002010-01-07T22:41:16.028-07:00It is very cold here in Kansas also. My son and I ...It is very cold here in Kansas also. My son and I spent they afternoon digging out the electric fence buried in the snow drifts. I received a phone call this morning, that two calves were out grazing beside the road. I knew it had to be fixed and I had to mentally prepare myself to go do it with the wind blowing as it was.<br />Fence is hot again. We are thankful! You and I must of had the same thought on reading material. I went the bookshelf yesterday and got out "The Long Winter". We will be starting it tomorrow. We read it every winter and it seems to make winter here in Kansas not seem so bad. Blessings from Kansas! GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690688805754120174noreply@blogger.com