tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post5908455494808169380..comments2024-03-21T05:29:14.303-04:00Comments on Onward and Upward--Ever Forward: The weather doesn't help.................Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-12992920263425964832017-05-07T13:45:26.272-04:002017-05-07T13:45:26.272-04:00Isn't that interesting how much all of our par...Isn't that interesting how much all of our parents/grandparents could listen to the sounds and smell the smells and could accurately predict the weather. My Dad taught me how to watch the birds and squirrels ... if they were out in the rain, it was going to rain all day. If they tried to stay dry, we would be getting a break!The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-15802382890127725722017-05-07T11:39:18.879-04:002017-05-07T11:39:18.879-04:00and the guilt she will feel forever!and the guilt she will feel forever!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-77262359505699185502017-05-07T10:38:50.484-04:002017-05-07T10:38:50.484-04:00Love your stories
and remember my grand parents pr...Love your stories<br />and remember my grand parents predicting much,<br />Seems they were usually right.,,My Journey To Mindfulnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743386000772274656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-80397733447711599612017-05-07T03:58:23.327-04:002017-05-07T03:58:23.327-04:00It's very hard to lose everything familiar. Ev...It's very hard to lose everything familiar. Even if you have insurance, you can never get back certain things that mean so much. Floods and fires are horrible.<br /><br />Your news about Pearl is very sad. Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-46499343537182027632017-05-06T23:35:04.536-04:002017-05-06T23:35:04.536-04:00Interesting story, Judy! It brought back memories...Interesting story, Judy! It brought back memories of running to the old cellar, which was really not very safe, several times in one night. As for the flooding, it's been bad in our state, but not in our area. Perhaps the saddest story to come from it all, is the one where a mother's car was washed off the road and her two little ones were swept away from her arms. The boy's body was found but so far the 18 month old girl hasn't been found. How does one ever recover from that?lil red henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494641068959278096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-23202615073111514592017-05-06T20:06:45.182-04:002017-05-06T20:06:45.182-04:00Knowing how to predict the weather, it intrigues m...Knowing how to predict the weather, it intrigues me! How wonderful, that your father had learned how to, and well... By observing, I'm sure. And remembering what he had observed.<br /><br />Quite a memory there, you have. Not a fully good one, but certainly a vivid one. <br /><br />A book I enjoyed, a while ago... A character in the book, was an old woman, who was totally engrossed in the weather. She had all sorts of old fashioned weather instruments, around her yard. Meaning, she had learned how to read the weather, before "The Weather Ch." was around. ,-) She was a great character, and I loved that part of the plot.<br /><br />Yes, weather can certainly effect our moods. It's only logical. <br /><br />And those neighbor women of yours, certainly have to effect your mood. Yikes! Then again, maybe just seeing them and how they act, is a great incentive for you.... To do the Logical thing. <br /><br />We had wind, and sun, and showers here today. Mother Nature is still having a "Bad Hair Day" and can't make up her mind. -sigh- Beside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-53857994098415122992017-05-06T17:19:56.083-04:002017-05-06T17:19:56.083-04:00though a difficult storm - that is an amazing stor...though a difficult storm - that is an amazing story, you remember so many of the details. it reminded me a little of the wizard of oz, my all time favorite movie!!<br /><br />i have always asked my husband to let me go first, i'm not sure i could do it alone, but one never knows. i would never give up, life is so precious for me!!! i hope you are having a nice weekend, just keep to yourself!!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-54281534138564911012017-05-06T16:26:58.398-04:002017-05-06T16:26:58.398-04:00It is a great farm story.
I will try to outlive ...It is a great farm story. <br />I will try to outlive my husband for inheritance reasons. <br />My good friend Mary is 75 yrs old. Mary's mother passed on, and Mary's 97 yr old father is married to an eightish widow. It looks like the family home will be passed to the Merry Widow. DDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039721435518231693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-36240193333381411212017-05-06T14:07:27.625-04:002017-05-06T14:07:27.625-04:00Amazing story of weather-wise wisdom from your Dad...Amazing story of weather-wise wisdom from your Dad. Living on a farm, one really becomes conscious of weather.How fortunate that you listened carefully and got all those chores done quickly before getting to safety. I remember being told how you can smell impending rain, and it is so true. Teddy and I often talk about that when going out to catch the bus in the morning.<br />So very sad about Pearl. People just do not get the no move, no move thing. It does take a deliberate effort, but is so worth it. I have many friends in that state, too. It does shorten one's life.<br />MsGraysrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296029839299071143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-26693205326100228522017-05-06T13:21:34.127-04:002017-05-06T13:21:34.127-04:00I love summer pop-up storms but they can certainly...I love summer pop-up storms but they can certainly be dangerous. I live in fear of a tree falling on our house, or on somebody else's house. Your reminiscences of those summer days with your parents are poignant and precious! As to Pearl ... I guess we all get to make our choices. Like the old song says: " ... living and dying with the choices I've made." xoxoJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03944766018173436353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-16068671010436708112017-05-06T12:06:47.597-04:002017-05-06T12:06:47.597-04:00Those floods around the country are so scary and i...Those floods around the country are so scary and it's hard to imagine what's it's like to go through something like that. A few years back when I had 3 inches of water in my basement is cost so much, took so long to clean up and was so stressful, but some of those people have water up to their roofs! Just terrible.<br /><br />Sad what is happening to Pearl but you can't make people see they have a life worth living if they're determined not to see it.<br /><br />Your dad probably saved the lives of the farm animals that day by his keen sense of weather.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com