The end of another year! Our third - in Iowa! More changes made, many of my ever lengthening list of
to-do's completed! I made three trips to Washington - the first in January & again in February, to support our Grandson Mason & the Peters family. The third, late in September, to move Farah.
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| 1-24-19 Insulation~ |
Butch worked on the insulation in the cabin while I was in WA. By the end of February, the paneling was going up & inside window trim done. People stopped by, when they saw us out, to ask about what they
thought was a
Tiny House!
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| 2-19-19 Mason Beats Cancer! |
Grandson Mason is our Super Hero! Mason exhibited such strength, resolve & determination! With the support of his family, friends, school & community, he persevered! His Doctors & the nursing staff were
so impressed with his bravery &
get-it-done positive attitude!
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| 3-13-19 Tinkle Branch Creek |
The terrible
Missouri River Valley flooding started in March. Tinkle Branch was running bank to bank & kept right on flowing to Keg Creek! Other homeowners weren't so lucky.
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| 4-10-19 Marking the corners of the two lots~ |
My priority, was to
continue clearing the timbered lots & marsh. (With Farah in WA) I needed something to keep me busy. May, Butch bought me a reciprocating saw, making the job both faster &
easier!
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| 5-6-19 The Marsh~ |
It was an incredibly wet, lush, green spring. The marsh was full of water & I
met my first big snapping turtle!
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| 7-7-19 The Explorer & the Bronco |
After twenty-years of driving a Bronco, I caved & came home with a Ford Explorer! So easy to drive, smooth & comfortable. The Bronco will stay - it will be a classic in 2020!
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| 8-30-19 The Camper Leaves~ |
Slightly sad & bittersweet, we sold our
Arctic Fox. It had served us well. Camping with our kids & going to endurance rides. Finally, our
home-on-the-road when we made our move to IA. We ended up staying in the camper while we remodeled the house.
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| 9-5-19 Cabin |
September, the cabin had a gravel walkway & light post. April - Butch built a split rail fence along the north property line.
Clearing in the marsh, was well underway. The piles of
Autumn Olives were stacking up. Just the worst bush imaginable - with stickers! I was covered with war wounds!
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| 9-24-19 The Webster's~ |
Friends from WA drove out, for a visit that was too short! Lynn & I had ridden many miles together over several years. Jack had made it possible for us to ride
point-to-point long distance rides. He would drive the truck & trailer, drop us off at one end of our proposed route, then be there to pick us & the horses up at the other end! We've missed them!
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| 9-28-19 Connie & Farah~ |
The last of September, I was again in WA. This time to
move Farah from where she'd been down south, to an acquaintance's farm, north. She's close enough to our daughter's now, I'll be able to visit & ride her when I'm in the state!
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| 10-3-19 The F-350, totaled~ |
While I was still in WA, Butch's truck was totaled, where it was parked in front of the cabin. A drunk driver living just up our street, missed the corner & went airborne... He wasn't seriously injured. It was a sad end - to a truck we'd enjoyed so much. The truck pulled the horse trailer with Farah, out from WA & taken us on many adventures.
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| 11-8-19 Butch's new Truck~ |
Insurance covered a rental truck, until Butch found new wheels. Another Ford of course!
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| 11-20-19 Agriland |
November, Butch started work at Agriland in Malvern. He kept his morning school bus route!
As weather cooperated well into fall, I had all the Honeysuckle cut & stacked in the timber. The Autumn Olive & remaining Honeysuckle in the marsh were down & stacked too!
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| Christmas morning~ |
December really impressed us with some spectacular days! Christmas felt more like an early spring day - rather than early winter.
The end of our third-year & on to the fourth. The
Home Place has taken shape.
Past year - 2018~
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