Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Dayphoto

I always find the wording of these old news stories very interesting. A sort-of polite tongue-in-cheek bit of humor!

Today we should have the stove in place and the roof fixed. We got the wood hauled yesterday and sorted.

Your farm friend,

Linda

From the Past

Compiled from Delta Newspapers by the Delta County Historical Society

251 Meeker Street, Delta, Colorado, 81416 (970) 874-8721

From the Delta County Independent

September 5, 1913

Lewis G. McBroom, arrested at Hotchkiss on charges of theft a little more than a month ago, and being held for trail at the next term of district court in this county, tired of prison life in this city and opportunities for further service [sic] a that greater guard house in Canon City, and consequently concluded to work out his own freedom. He completed this delivery from the county jail at a little after noon hour on Sunday when people were going home from church and there is yet some wonder that he could drop from sight entirely undetected.

His plan of escape was to get under the jail floor through a trap door or loosened boards and then dig out two or three brick and one stone of the foundation on the court house side, thus making a hole which would allow his body to pass through. He had evidently worked on this passage-way for some days and with a piece of steel bar broken from one of the cells some time ago by Marshall, the forger acquitted at the last term on his insanity plea.

Completing his avenue of escape, McBroom invited Chanes, the young Greek recently arrested for stealing and forging checks at Dominquez Canyon, and the only other prisoner in the jail at the time, to join him in his delivery, but the Greek declined. Half an hour later Chanes saw two young ladies passing the jail. He hailed them and related the disappearance of McBroom. He then said he wanted to see an officer and a note was written to Sheriff Sampson which was delivered as soon as that officer could be located, and a systematic search is now being made with the hope that McBroom can be located and returned to prison.

Wednesday September 4, 2013

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Dayphoto

Sort of in a rush…we begin combining in an hour.

So far the rains are staying away…

if everything holds together we hope to be done by this week end.

Your harried friend, Linda

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dayphoto

Terry and I spent all day working on the First Year hay field.

The dew was so heavy he wasn’t able to even start baling until 10:00 in the morning, by noon he stopped. Two hours of nice dew…another sign of fall weather.

He hopes to get the rest of the field baled today.

After lunch Tallen and I went out and straighten the crooked and fallen bales so Terry would not have to get off the tractor fix the hay bale get back up on the tractor start again.

By that time of the day it was HOT! But a nice little wind was blowing so the biting flies and mosquitoes were unable to land.

He worked until supper then stopped for a break.

After that the dogs and I went out and gathered the loose hay (sometimes the baler misses chunks) and picked up any broken bales (a broken bale is where one of the strings didn’t tie) and brought those in. By the time we were done it was too dark to continue.

The day was actually a really nice day….I finally got my kitchen and back porch cleaned, the windows and screens in those two rooms washed and the stove and refrigerator sparkling. Sure felt good.

Coming in I noticed how nice the Cannas looked against the firewood. I feel just like a squirrel … everything is starting to come together before the seasons change!

Today I tackle the BATHROOM! In-between the last of the hay field.

Your catching up with ‘stuff’ friend, Linda

August 14, 2014

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Dayphoto

I am ever so grateful for all of you…Misty is back to work today! The family Doctor took her off the offending drug! She started feeling better and felt good enough to go to work.

HOO RAY!!!!

The rains have been lovely…my weeds are huge and out of control, but so are my flowers and other plants…

the good along with the bad.

My brother, his wife and her nephew were here over the weekend to go on a float trip down the Gunnison River. We enjoyed a HUGE full house of guests for few days. Dan even played for us and the little girls DANCED away the night.

The next day part of the group left and my brother and his family all headed to the river.

Terry and I ~~helped~~ watched from the shore. Then drove his truck out to the landing site they had pick out.

As we drove back I was very impressed at how green the desert was from all the rain so we stopped to see what was growing.

Sadly it was a hideous, horrid, poisonous weed!

This weed is called Halogeton, aka: Sheep Killer! Gosh, what a disappointment.

If you live where this stuff grows do everything you can to get rid of it!

Terry and I got the firewood all stacked yesterday and early this morning. The little grandchildren helped yesterday, but I think they were rather glad it was done this morning.

They will be staying with us during the day until school starts next week. After that I should be able to get back into my old routine. (Knock on wood)

Thanks for stopping by,

Starting to get it all together again, Linda

Wednesday June 5, 2013

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Dayphoto

For some reason my internet has been down until right now.

Oh, well…

Terry has the first cutting of hay done…

This is the ‘getting old’ field. The rows are not very thick. As I’ve said before this field will be planted to something else (if there is water) next year.

We wait now for the alfalfa to dry down…usually about a week if the weather holds sunny and hot. Sometimes faster if we have wind to go with it.

But if we have rain (fingers crossed this doesn’t happen) we stand a very good chance of the rain ruining the crop. So no rain for AT LEAST TWO MORE WEEKS!

The alfalfa need to morph into hay, then it needs to be baled into bales and hauled into the hay yard to be sold.

This shot of the hummers is a little better…I only cut off two of the little flying jewels, but I did get one looking good.

Last night the jet streams were a delightful pink

I always wonder where they are going—home … away…somewhere for fun…just out of here..going, going and then gone…just the tails left.

Off to work in the yard!

Linda

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dayphoto

Today I go to the museum. I have found that I am guarding my time jealously for my ‘volunteer job’ at the museum. It is something I enjoy that much. I should finish up the journals of Mr. Ash today and get to start on some other absorbing project.

Terry is now plowing. All spring work is right on time…we always start the second week in March. This year is normal.

We still don’t know the water situation, but everyone is getting ready anyway. Although, only 60% of the ground every farmer farms is only what is getting ready. (Did that make sense?)

If the water situation improves then everyone can plant more…we have until the middle of May to plant… until then we move forward with just the 60%.

The soil is turning good, just the right amount of moisture.

Old corn ground must be either burned off-then disked, then plowed, or grazed down/disked up/ and then plowed. We are NOT fans of burning….we believe in turning the plants over to improve the soil…manure is another great way improve soil (We are still of the old school 🙂 )

This weekend Mr. Davis will remove the cows. Then I will be cow-less again for another year.

So another day begins…our night got down to about 22* but today we are predicted to head up into the 60s.

Spring is finally here!

Linda

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Dayphoto

I was looking back at some old photos and ran across this

It was taken on March 22 a couple of years ago. If the season is similar we have around sixteen more days to go…..

YIPPEE!

Linda

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Dayphoto

What a wonderful couple of days….full of food, family and gifts. My brother and his wife stopped by on their way to sunny California, their car was full of gifts for us. A complete surprise and much enjoyed.

The snow we had is melting down here, but in the mountains it looks like it is staying. As I write this we are in another winter storm watch…Terry and I agree we will take it if it means snow in the mountains.

Our soon-to-be daughter-in-law arrived last night from Grand Cash, Alberta, Canada for a week of visits. She said we are much warmer here. 🙂

Hope your holidays were wonderful. I’m off to visit your blogs now and then back to packing up all my Christmas decorations.

We are heading toward 2013… Boy, does time fly!

Linda

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dayphoto

We are having 20% chance of rain right now…which is rather nice actually. It isn’t raining here (right here on the farm), but it is raining around us in the mountains. We get to watch the clouds play across the sky then settle down on one of the hillsides and let down a little thirst quenching shower. What it brings to us is the cooling of the day…we’ve been hitting anywhere from 90* to 100*.

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I have been looking for rainbows, but there aren’t many yet. I keep looking; they are bound to appear since there IS rain around.

Linda