My leukemia's back.

[N F C]

Good morning Team Rachel. It really is winter.

Yes it is Sour! And we've been having winter here since October

 

[sourland]

It's also Jan. 21. Spring will come.

 

[getaclue]

Sorry it was cloudy, and you didn't get to see it. The moon was big, bright, and silvery, then one edge began to change, turning red. Slowly, like an ink blotter soaking up ink, the red began spreading out, and in a bit the entire moon was red. By then, we were getting cold, so we didn't watch it turn silver again, but about 45 minutes later I went and looked. It was silver again.

All of us out there on a cold night, watching events in the sky, brought back memories of me, and my grandmother. There was a tv show here, called Star Hustler, later Star Gazer, that was done by a professor at the local University. Each week he would tell of events that would be going on in the sky, that were visible with the naked eye. No telescope needed.

Whenever there were extra special events like comets, eclipses, planets at their most visible, etc., we would usually watch together. We were usually the only ones willing to brave the night hours, and/or cold to watch. I'd usually go to her house a little before the event, and drag a couple chairs out, and set them pointing in the right direction. She would make hot chocolate. We'd then go out, and watch the sky, and drink our chocolate.

 

[N F C]

Sorry it was cloudy, and you didn't get to see it. The moon was big, bright, and silvery, then one edge began to change, turning red. Slowly, like an ink blotter soaking up ink, the red began spreading out, and in a bit the entire moon was red. By then, we were getting cold, so we didn't watch it turn silver again, but about 45 minutes later I went and looked. It was silver again.

All of us out there on a cold night, watching events in the sky, brought back memories of me, and my grandmother. There was a tv show here, called Star Hustler, later Star Gazer, that was done by a professor at the local University. Each week he would tell of events that would be going on in the sky, that were visible with the naked eye. No telescope needed.

Whenever there were extra special events like comets, eclipses, planets at their most visible, etc., we would usually watch together. We were usually the only ones willing to brave the night hours, and/or cold to watch. I'd usually go to her house a little before the event, and drag a couple chairs out, and set them pointing in the right direction. She would make hot chocolate. We'd then go out, and watch the sky, and drink our chocolate.

GAC, what a wonderful memory to have of time with your grandmother

 

[Blooie]

That’s just the kind of Gramma I want to be for my kids. Beautiful story and so well written I feel like I was there!

 

[getaclue]

My grandmother was a very special person in my life. She was very educated, for a farmer's daughter, and had a vast array of interests, and knowledge. She encouraged that in me too.

 

[Blooie]

And we are all the better for it. If she help mold you into the person you are now, she has our sincere gratitude!

 

[ronott1]

It's also Jan. 21. Spring will come.

I am hoping for Spring so that the Girls start laying eggs again!

 

[oldrooster]

Both of my grandmothers are high school drop outs, and neither none drove a car. Both lived on farms most if not all of their lives, and both had many babies I have 16 biological aunts and uncles, and being farmer's wives that meant being able to tend chickens, gardening, canning and sewing washing clothes by hand getting water from a bucket or pump.

 

[ronott1]

Both of my grandmothers are high school drop outs, and neither none drove a car. Both lived on farms most if not all of their lives, and both had many babies I have 16 biological aunts and uncles, and being farmer's wives that meant being able to tend chickens, gardening, canning and sewing washing clothes by hand getting water from a bucket or pump.

Life skills were a lot different back then but can still translate to the present.

Thanks for sharing!