Wet Clouds
2/3/06 9:29 am.
34º F, Cloudy, SSE wind4 mph.
Good morning,
The clouds look like they will start leaking at any moment. All of the schools in Manitowoc and Two Rivers area are either closed or delayed. Apparently they have a problem with ice on the roads combined with some fog. Suppose the kids are some pleased. We are supposed to have some snow possibility beginning late this afternoon and night. Doesn’t sound like it will amount to much, but the temperature is supposed to drop some to "normal" for a few days.
We broke our normal activity yesterday and went to Birchwood for cheap chicken. We have not done that since summer I think. We went later than we normally do, so the place was packed and we had to wait in line for a table. We got in line behind a couple from church and their two children. Shortly another church member arrived with his neighbor who was treating him to supper for helping her in the past. When the family was seated, they were at a table for eight folks, so the Dad came and asked us to join him. We did and had a very nice time. Normally we don’t have an opportunity to do that as the seat us at a table for two. It is much more fun to swap lies with other folks than to just retell our own. Oh yes, the food was excellent too. Not too sure how they can put a meal of three pieces of chicken (almost half of a chicken), potatoes, coleslaw, and a roll, with a small sweet roll for desert, for $3.50. However they do it, it sure tastes good!
I finally was able to pay the rent for the storage unit yesterday too. I had gone out there before, only to find no one able to take money from me. Seems the owners were in Madison for a convention. Finally got the task completed. Of course I had to tease the guy about bumming in the big city. It really is a nice family operation and had grown considerably since we moved here. It is a family farm that has been transformed into a seed company, growing much of the seed themselves. Now they also rent a considerable number of acres surrounding the homestead and have replaced all of the old barns with modern buildings, including a huge repair shop it would be nice to have. I drool every time I go there. They also construct much of their own equipment and machines.
Margriet discovered that Kalle has a new weblog (http://www.arnoudvenema.nl/kallesweblog/) and a new picture. Unfortunately the weblog is in Dutch, but the picture is cute. It looks like Kalle fell asleep in his toy box. He is very much larger than the first picture we saw of him. We think he is a keeper.
Margriet also got an email with the website (http://www.gerrynijhuis.exto.nl/gallery/page/id/3006.html) of her sister-in-law, Gerry, who is an artist. The website is also in Dutch, but has many of her works show on it. One of the paintings, titled Gele Lis, or Yellow Iris, ( http://www.gerrynijhuis.exto.nl/gallery/detail/id/39157.html) is a wedding gift from her to us. She has a wide variety of subjects and really has a talent. Something I wish I had more of.
It really is fun to find all of these sites to look at and become educated by. Many of the sites are written in different languages than I can read or understand. One thing which really help is the translation sites available. I use http://www.freetranslation.com/free/ most often. The browsers I use also have translation tools on them, but unfortunately do translate Dutch.
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
34º F, Cloudy, SSE wind4 mph.
Good morning,
The clouds look like they will start leaking at any moment. All of the schools in Manitowoc and Two Rivers area are either closed or delayed. Apparently they have a problem with ice on the roads combined with some fog. Suppose the kids are some pleased. We are supposed to have some snow possibility beginning late this afternoon and night. Doesn’t sound like it will amount to much, but the temperature is supposed to drop some to "normal" for a few days.
We broke our normal activity yesterday and went to Birchwood for cheap chicken. We have not done that since summer I think. We went later than we normally do, so the place was packed and we had to wait in line for a table. We got in line behind a couple from church and their two children. Shortly another church member arrived with his neighbor who was treating him to supper for helping her in the past. When the family was seated, they were at a table for eight folks, so the Dad came and asked us to join him. We did and had a very nice time. Normally we don’t have an opportunity to do that as the seat us at a table for two. It is much more fun to swap lies with other folks than to just retell our own. Oh yes, the food was excellent too. Not too sure how they can put a meal of three pieces of chicken (almost half of a chicken), potatoes, coleslaw, and a roll, with a small sweet roll for desert, for $3.50. However they do it, it sure tastes good!
I finally was able to pay the rent for the storage unit yesterday too. I had gone out there before, only to find no one able to take money from me. Seems the owners were in Madison for a convention. Finally got the task completed. Of course I had to tease the guy about bumming in the big city. It really is a nice family operation and had grown considerably since we moved here. It is a family farm that has been transformed into a seed company, growing much of the seed themselves. Now they also rent a considerable number of acres surrounding the homestead and have replaced all of the old barns with modern buildings, including a huge repair shop it would be nice to have. I drool every time I go there. They also construct much of their own equipment and machines.
Margriet discovered that Kalle has a new weblog (http://www.arnoudvenema.nl/kallesweblog/) and a new picture. Unfortunately the weblog is in Dutch, but the picture is cute. It looks like Kalle fell asleep in his toy box. He is very much larger than the first picture we saw of him. We think he is a keeper.
Margriet also got an email with the website (http://www.gerrynijhuis.exto.nl/gallery/page/id/3006.html) of her sister-in-law, Gerry, who is an artist. The website is also in Dutch, but has many of her works show on it. One of the paintings, titled Gele Lis, or Yellow Iris, ( http://www.gerrynijhuis.exto.nl/gallery/detail/id/39157.html) is a wedding gift from her to us. She has a wide variety of subjects and really has a talent. Something I wish I had more of.
It really is fun to find all of these sites to look at and become educated by. Many of the sites are written in different languages than I can read or understand. One thing which really help is the translation sites available. I use http://www.freetranslation.com/free/ most often. The browsers I use also have translation tools on them, but unfortunately do translate Dutch.
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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