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[drumstick diva]

nothing wrong with that

 

[dsqard]

Hi all just checking in real quick. We went on our annual ladies camping trip a few weekends ago and I am just getting around to editing the pictures. I have to say I travel with a great group of ladies. DD and my oldest grandchild are in the picture plus my outlaw inlaws (sisters in law from my first marriage) and one of the outlaw inlaw's DD too. Much fun was had. We stopped by Letchworth state park and OMG we are staying there next year. We only scratched the surface of the beauty of the park. I have only one picture from the train ride we did but I have more to edit once I get the chance. Last weekend I volunteered at a local farm that donates all of their crops to homeless shelters and food pantries. I found out about them through our work and we had a group of people from our work go to pick. There were about 60 people there and in about two and a half hours we got about 22 thousand pounds of corn picked. It was amazing. I signed up to go back this weekend on my own to help out some more. I also completed my first 25k trail hike competition last weekend. I was super happy I got it done in 5.5 hours until I saw my standing. (192 out of 292 people) Next year I'm going to do better. Sorry to just drop a bomb of information and not go back and read all the pages. I will see if I can get a little more time this weekend to do a little catching up but it seems like I never will. You all are so chatty! ;-) I still miss my chickens and hope to get more some day when we eventually move away from PA.

 

[ronott1]

Hi all just checking in real quick. We went on our annual ladies camping trip a few weekends ago and I am just getting around to editing the pictures. I have to say I travel with a great group of ladies. DD and my oldest grandchild are in the picture plus my outlaw inlaws (sisters in law from my first marriage) and one of the outlaw inlaw's DD too. Much fun was had. We stopped by Letchworth state park and OMG we are staying there next year. We only scratched the surface of the beauty of the park. I have only one picture from the train ride we did but I have more to edit once I get the chance. Last weekend I volunteered at a local farm that donates all of their crops to homeless shelters and food pantries. I found out about them through our work and we had a group of people from our work go to pick. There were about 60 people there and in about two and a half hours we got about 22 thousand pounds of corn picked. It was amazing. I signed up to go back this weekend on my own to help out some more. I also completed my first 25k trail hike competition last weekend. I was super happy I got it done in 5.5 hours until I saw my standing. (192 out of 292 people) Next year I'm going to do better. Sorry to just drop a bomb of information and not go back and read all the pages. I will see if I can get a little more time this weekend to do a little catching up but it seems like I never will. You all are so chatty! ;-) I still miss my chickens and hope to get more some day when we eventually move away from PA. View attachment 1904115 View attachment 1904103 View attachment 1904104 View attachment 1904105 View attachment 1904106

It is great that you had a nice trip and reunion

 

[drumstick diva]

Love the group photo and the scenic ones.

 

[getaclue]

Great pics, dsqard. Beautiful scenery.

 

[drumstick diva]

Not sure why but, one day my mother's pressure cooker went berserk and erupted all over the kitchen and ceiling. She had used is many times with no incident. Scared my older sister and I out of ever getting one. She used to make the best stew., also brisket, also chicken and chicken soup. My mother was a great cook but said she couldn't teach us because it would make her nervous???

 

[pennyJo1960]

Afternoon all met in Olympia last surviving mall with oldest Son his wife was working he had a birthday card he wanted to give his Dad now tomorrow We go to the state fair being retired is allot of work

 

[Cynthia12]

Not sure why my hands go numb-doesn't happen for days and then back, bad as ever.
Everyone sez carpal tunnel. I used to brush show dogs dry from soaking wet while the dryer was on them. So I could see my right hand going bad. But my left hand never does much of anything but pass bags over to my right, when I'm not looking.

Possibly Neuropathy..

 

[Cynthia12]

Hi all just checking in real quick. We went on our annual ladies camping trip a few weekends ago and I am just getting around to editing the pictures. I have to say I travel with a great group of ladies. DD and my oldest grandchild are in the picture plus my outlaw inlaws (sisters in law from my first marriage) and one of the outlaw inlaw's DD too. Much fun was had. We stopped by Letchworth state park and OMG we are staying there next year. We only scratched the surface of the beauty of the park. I have only one picture from the train ride we did but I have more to edit once I get the chance. Last weekend I volunteered at a local farm that donates all of their crops to homeless shelters and food pantries. I found out about them through our work and we had a group of people from our work go to pick. There were about 60 people there and in about two and a half hours we got about 22 thousand pounds of corn picked. It was amazing. I signed up to go back this weekend on my own to help out some more. I also completed my first 25k trail hike competition last weekend. I was super happy I got it done in 5.5 hours until I saw my standing. (192 out of 292 people) Next year I'm going to do better. Sorry to just drop a bomb of information and not go back and read all the pages. I will see if I can get a little more time this weekend to do a little catching up but it seems like I never will. You all are so chatty! ;-) I still miss my chickens and hope to get more some day when we eventually move away from PA. View attachment 1904115 View attachment 1904103 View attachment 1904104 View attachment 1904105 View attachment 1904106

DI DI..great to see you. Beautiful area! Do send more photos. I think it's great you can volunteer like that. A great service for sure. Oh, and I miss chickens too. . I still remember the..giant..chicken I got from you. Man! Biggest chicken I ever owned. I miss hatching too. Do you and SCG still get together once a year?

 

[Beer can]

Beer can, Wow, that looks like bone-jarring work. I have a dumb question. I googled bluestone, and the only use I'm seeing for it, is pavers. Was it used for other things years ago?

Big thing many yrs ago was the thick stuff, they really didn't mess with sidewalk/patio pavers back then.
Curbing, a lot of old towns the curbs up and down the streets were bluestone. That and building material, the bottom window sills on old brick and stone buildings. Big stair steps into buildings. A lot of courthouse's, county, federal buildings old college's used it.
My great-grandfather said even during the depression they sold stone and kept food on the table. Rich people buy it and there will always be rich people.