CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread - Page 281

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Originally Posted by sewandgrow 

stoney Creek Falls............just the name sounds enchanting. I have a great imaginations & love little creeks.

I love little creeks and water falls too. I will post a picture of it tonight.

Happy Fourth All.

Ron

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Originally Posted by sewandgrow 

stoney Creek Falls............just the name sounds enchanting. I have a great imaginations & love little creeks.

Once I was on vacation by myself and had a whole day to just drive around.  I was in the Mono Lake/Mammoth Lake area.  Just for the heck of it, I decided to take every side road that had a "water word" in it (river, creek, lake, etc).  Some roads were just that, a road.  But I discovered some of the most beautiful hidden little lakes that I wouldn't have seen otherwise.

Deb

Proud of you.....

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Originally Posted by wolftracks 

Oh waterfalls, ponds, creeks......I love them. I guess I need to have a section on the first post for auctions, so wherever you are in the state, give me some info and I'll start adding them. Trying to get through my first 4th alone. Last year was thw first one without Bill and we wnt to my daughter's but we had always had a big BBQ and fireworks at whatever house we lived. Two years ago today it was just us and my youngest daughter and her two youngest (Makayla and Elayjah) and Bill complained of bad chest pains while we were letting off fireworks. He said he thought he needed to go to the ER and then wouldn't go when I tried to get him there. He said he just wanted to wait until the 12th when he had his appointment at the VA clinic. Well he went to get ready and died before he even made it to that appointment, so the 12 is 2 years he will be gone, but today was the day he probably could have found out what was going on and still be here. Last year I didn't do well at all. I watched kids and my SILs let off firworks, attended the BBQ and thought about Bill. This year, Makayla and I are BBQing and making a fruit platter and we'll set off fireworks tonight. Making myself get through this, but it's kind of hard. I just think if I can do this for just us, maybe next year I can go bigger again. Oh and we're making ice cream. That year Bill was gone for 2 hours looking for rock salt for his homemade ice cream. I finally talked him into coming home with Kosher salt and eatting. That man was addicted to ice cream and since I didn't make it that often he was determined to get his 4th of July fix. Haven't nade it since he died, so I'm making myself do it this year. I think I'm getting there, but geez it would be a lot more fun with him here.

I got married at the base of a waterfall. We used to go camping every anniversary at different waterfalls. I'd never heard of Stoney Creek Falls. Now I want to go see it.

I thought that the Roseville Livestock Auction had closed. Someone should find out for sure. I never go to livestock auctions.

Kim, I feel so bad for you. I'm glad that there are some things that you can do to make the day as happy as possible. Here is a poem, maybe it might ease the pain a bit.

Death is Nothing at All
by Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918)Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
   that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
   which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
   at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
   that it always was.
Let it be spoken without affect,
   without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolutely unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
   because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you,
  for an interval,
     somewhere very near,
       just around the corner.
All is well.

from the other Kim

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Originally Posted by wolftracks 

Karen I did sell several on CL, but after a while I just couldn't deal with some of the people. Didn't matter how many pics I could send or whatever, but a couple just drove me crazy. I don't deal well with people anymore, remember. LOL Dee the auction was very addicting for me. I used to do once a month and then when we were looking for a cheap place to rent I agreed with this house because it's 2 short blacks away. The first monday after we moved in I was up and ready to walk over and my husband said "WOW! Now I know why you didn't complain about this house!" LOL I just smiled, held my hand out and we both laughed as I took off out the door. Cash in hand. hehe I didn't go much after he died and then started going every week. Then my grand daughter started kindergarten and I got tired of getting there late and having to leave early. I went out today to feed and water. There's still feed out there! YAY! LOL Amazing what even tiny chicks can put away. BTW I lived on Ranier as a baby. I love that mountain even now. When my great grandmother moved there years later we would visit her in Auburn every summer and she remodeled her kitchen so she could see the mountain from almost every angle of her house. I never remember the rain. I spent some winters there. Started the 6th grade there, but all I remember is heat and snow. Haven't been there since her funeral 23 years ago, but I keep saying I'm going back to see relatives. I remember picking blue berries for hours at a time every day for a week. I used to want to move there until I just could take the cold even here, so wouldn't be a good fit for me. I'll send you a little of this heat though. And I'm so glad you're visiting us on this thread and meeting people. That's awesome. Cheryl you can always come out and go to the auction here. I think I blew it. I was thinking prices would still be a little higher this week since it's the first art of the month. DUH! 4th of July??? Everyone's leaving for the lake.

Hello. Hope you had a good 4th celebration. I have come to dislike fireworks as my two Poms struggle with the load noises from them. It was fortunate for me that I received a sample of a calming doggie chew the week before. It actually worked pretty well whereas the other types I have tried were completely useless. Anyway, I got a kick out of your story and wanted to tell you so. Your husband was a remarkable man is my sense. Made me giggle when I read his response to the real reason your house decison. I find it is a precious gift to be in a relationship with a husband that understands you on that level. So cool!   Well, well, that is interesting that at one time you were a Washingtonian. Mt. Rainer is my fav in all the world. It is gorgeous. When hubby and I were young marrieds just starting out we lived in an aptmt. in Auburn and later bought our first house at Lake Tapps. We drove up to the base of Mt. Rainer often for a picnic outing, etc. I can understand your grandma making sure she enjoyed the amazing view at every advantage. I think it is kinda funny you don't recall the rain. W.WA has such a very damp climate which many cannot handle as it makes them achy and even some depressed with gray sky so often. Native born here I find drier climate unnatural and miss the rain.  We humans are a funny lot. Hey, thanks for sending us the heat. We are having sunny days now for real. This Sunday may reach 80F in some areas like Seattle. We are on the coast so cooler at 75F but that is why we love it here. We cannot tolerate heat. Well, I wanted to check in and let you know I am still around. Better get going now. Need to water plants and check on my hens. Since hubby moved the tractor and positioned it east/west instead of north/south they started roosting all morning. Crazy birds! I'll go let them out to free range and they will be happy. Oh, BTW, Carrie sent me another nice e-mail with more info and we are going to see if she can send me 6 BA chicks mid Aug. I am so happy about it! Thanks for helping me connect with her and all. You are wonderful! 

~Dee~

Hi Karen, can you give me more info regading the auction in Modesto? Thank you.

Elizabeth

Hi Californians.  Hope you do not mind my popping in to your thread.  I am trying to coordinate a rescue mission to save a large number of birds from central coastal California.  If you think you may be interested in helping, please read: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/686015/goose-lovers-please-help