Our Valentine Friends
Treated us to a dinner
At Blue Moon Cafe
Driving to Cameron,
The setting sun was gorgeous
Happy Valentine
How did you spend your Valentine’s Day?
Did you go out to eat?
Did you meet up with long-time friends
or share the day/evening with family?
Tell me about it!
I posted earlier today from my cell phone while we were up at Big Sky. Bob was enjoying a day of skiing with Nancy, his ski buddy, while I was inside making new friends, keeping warm, and reading the book that our Ennis Book Club will be discussing at tomorrow’s meeting.
I also browsed the shops at the Big Sky mall and photographed a few things (taking them home in my camera is way better than buying them!).
I enjoyed the trip to Big Sky from Ennis. The snow was so beautiful!
But once we arrived at the ski area, I was more than happy to avoid the cold and stay in the lodge. Some of you may think that’s crazy; others of you may relate. I didn’t learn to ski as a child, broke my leg as a teen, took a long time to heal, and have a fear of falling down and breaking it again. I prefer to stay in the lodge!
A Guy Named Kenny
Before Bob & Nancy could get from the parking lot to the lodge (where they had dropped me off), I met a guy named Kenny. Well actually, he met me. I was sitting quietly in the corner with my book when he approached me. Told me I reminded him of his grandma. I learned all about his family … and was in deep conversation with him when Bob & Nancy arrived. Even got his grandma’s chicken soup recipe! (Should have taken Kenny’s picture for you!) Nice guy!
Montana Jack’s
After Bob & Nancy went up to ski, I went to Montana Jack’s for an Irish coffee. I was sitting with my book at the bar, sipping my drink when a guy about my son’s age sat down and struck up a conversation with me. I found out he was from Colstrip, MT and his wife is a child psychiatrist working with Autistic children. The darling, young waitress treated me to a delicious piece of apple pie to go with my coffee. She adopted me as her Grandma and so did my new friend from Colstrip (I love it).
Back Home Again
Returning home, we nearly got stuck in the drifts that had blown onto our driveway. I was reluctant to go out again, but Bob really wanted to treat me to a Happy Anniversary dinner at our favorite Ennis restaurant, The Alley Bistro. So, we braved the weather and had a great evening. We managed to return home and inch our way through the snow drifts safely. It was a Happy Anniversary indeed. Thanks for all your good wishes.
Bedtime
Time for bed…
but first I have to finish that book.
Somehow today I didn’t get much reading done.
Had too much fun making new friends.
Can you relate?
See ya tomorrow.
Good Night!
When I posted this morning, I told you today was a beautiful day to travel. We stayed in a lovely Wyndham Hotel (La Quina in Twin Falls) last night. I highly recommend it.
It was a terrible day to travel yesterday. But today made up for it.
Let me show you some of the sights we enjoyed on our trip home. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. The camera doesn’t do them justice, but you can get the idea.
The tracks in the snow are evidence that our neighbor came down our driveway earlier today. He blew off our walkway and prepared a clear spot for us to enter the house. God bless him!
Are you blessed with helpful neighbors like ours?
I hope so!
It was a wonderful trip to California and back. We had a marvelous set of experiences with family and friends. Thank you for traveling along vicariously with us!
But, as much as we enjoyed the trip, the friends, the time with family, the sun-filled desert, the reunions with colleagues and former classmates, the Tahoe area skiing, etc., you know…. there’s NO PLACE LIKE HOME!
It’s good to be back in the Madison Valley
where the Madison River
beckons people from all over to the world
to come and fly fish…
and where the big sky
smiles a welcome
and neighbors are so grand.
Thanks for visiting JanBeek.
Which of my photos from today’s travel did you like best?
See ya tomorrow.
I sat down to eat
Breakfast on this cold morning
Amazing outside!
The grasses sparkled
Like diamonds placed there by God –
My jeweled morning gift!
I want to share it
With you and my neighbors, too
(The ones who are gone)
What’s your November 1st look like?
Yesterday it was cold, but no frost.
Today it sparkles!
What a gift!!
BURIED CROPS
Near Wolford, North Dakota: “The impact has been great. Wheat, corn, and soybeans are still out in the field. The wheat and soybeans are buried in some places. We haven’t been able to chop our corn because of the wet fall, therefore making it impossible to bring cattle home before the storm. They need to go in the field that the corn is in. We have been forced to feed cows out in the pasture the last two days which is going to deplete an already short hay supply. We lost all our oats hay due to the constant rain and the snow we had last week. The picture above is covered soybeans.
Our farmers and ranchers need our love and support. The impact of the storm across western and central North Dakota is dire. Farmers and ranchers across the area were especially impacted.
What do you think we can do to help our farmers and ranchers?
One FaceBook reader who saw these pictures wrote a comment that reflects what most of us are feeling:
Holly Anderson “This is so sad. It affects so many of these hard working people’s livelihood. It also will potentially affect the costs for consumers as well. The moisture is needed but never is wanted in this quantity and this early. I am so sad for all of these farm families.”
Loving each other
Means farmers and ranchers, too.
What form will love take?
Share your ideas on this subject
regarding the “Devastating Snow.”
Do you have ideas about how to help?
We have a saying here in Montana:
“If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes!”
So don’t waste your time complaining about the weather, just brush the snow off the chairs…
… brush off the barbecue, and just maybe…
… before the gorgeous sunset ends,
you can sit down to a cozy meal inside.
No need to complain. It is what it is…
May be back to 70 degrees tomorrow.
Only God knows…
See ya tomorrow! (Keep smiling!)
Snow draped the fir trees
Like garland decorations
Today’s snowflakes cling
Home again tonight
It was a lovely weekend
Here are the highlights
Company for dinner in our home –
Saturday night fun:
Good food, great conversation,
and after dinner sing-along.
Choir before teaching church school
Then Worship service followed by
A delicious fellowship hour
Elaine baked a pineapple upsidedown cake.
Yum!!
These gourds decorated the tables.
They reminded me of beauty in distortion
Never be afraid to be different
The Bozeman Symphony this afternoon
was incredible!
We thoroughly enjoyed the music
and the gift of a very talented conductor
and creative, dedicated musicians.
After the Symphony we tried a new restaurant:
Nordic Brewery in Bozeman, MT.
We highly recommend it.
Try to get Avery as your waitress.
She was efficient and adorable –
And the beer samples and food were delicious.
I chose the skirt steak and Bob had a hamburger
My skirt steak was tasty and done to perfection
Do you think I liked it??
I hope you enjoyed a lovely weekend, too
with great friends, good food,
and beautiful music.
God is good – all the time.
Every day is Christmas
when you enjoy
the gifts
God gives you.
See ya tomorrow
(I don’t know why the audio didn’t work. Got any clues for me about how to link to mp3 music?)
Hugs to You !!
Inspire to Love
Let the SonShine!
You inspire me to respond
Learning to Live; Living to Learn; Learning to Love; Living in Love
