JULY NOOS

Hi.  It has been a few days.  I’m sorry.  There’s always some sort of outdoor fun in the summer that just beckons me out of doors.  Well, and sometimes we have work nights, and then I become distracted and tired.  J

We had simply gorgeous weather for the fourth of July – it was perfect.  There was a little breeze to offset the sunshine making the heat to be just right – perfect Alaskan weather.  Wendy and a bunch of girls prepared a great picnic feast for us.  Tony and boys helped organize the parade with the horses and horse wagon.  Seth, Seth, and Nathan did most of the grilling.  Oh yes, and the Chavezes brought out the cotton candy machine!!!!  Most of the adults played volley ball in the afternoon while the children played games organized by Carolyn.  It was a very pleasant day.

The last few days have been raining and gray with the temperature not reaching even to 70°.  I feel confident that summer will return someday soon.

Just tonight I posted the planting pictures from early June.  Here’s a link to that album.  (And, since my MAC was down for a month, I’m way behind in all my photo editing so be patient for any other event pictures.)  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151523190006569.1073741835.674561568&type=1&l=12dd3e0c81

more planting

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10200807394738943.1073741847.1585591801&type=3

and this one for the 4th. if you want to take a peek

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10201060340822437.1073741865.1585591801&type=3

We’ve spent several evenings weeding the garden.  Now May has us picking greens.  We’ve had a couple of meat nights to cut up beef since Tommy killed a couple of cows.  We’ve put up salmon twice.  Tommy, May, Benj, and Michael Squires were the last crew to go to the fish wheel.  They hauled home 250 salmon.  Jeni smoked and canned a mess of it today.  J

Seth found and the farm bought some pigs to grow for the summer.  After building a pen for the pigs, Seth and Kevin carried the pigs from the barn to the pen while the pigs squealed like there was no tomorrow.  I tried to run home to grab my camera, but I was too slow.

Allyson hosted an EMT training course for four days.  Cami Zobel and Aron ? came from Anchorage to teach the class. New Dry Creek ETT's are: Gri Buongiorne, Maddie Cox, Cody Williams, Kelly Milliron, Kevin Jepsen, Mark Coy and some others not from the farm. Thanks go to our awesome instructors and victims: Manda, Lindsey, Choe, Emi and Kerri.

Here's a link to the ETT class photos:

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10201041840239934.1073741861.1585591801&type=3

Last weekend Wenda, Jannis, and Griselda went to Anchorage to visit their children and grandchildren. It was the grandma caboose. 

Here is the link to photos from the Palmer trip to visit the grandies...twins that is...and Beth Bongiorne. Pat was gone so was missed bu came back the day we left to drive back to DC.

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10201067454080264.1073741866.1585591801&type=3

Hannah gave us new contact info for Andy and Sarah Jane:  c/o Patty Beebee, 1290 Iron City Road, Anniston, AK  36201, (256) 403-0249.  Bro Andy had a PET scan on Tuesday which showed that his cancer had not spread but that it is stage 3.  A port has been surgically put into Andy, and he will probably start chemo/radiation on Monday (five days for five weeks).

Ani keeps in touch off and on and so does Pat in between fires...Ani misses everybody but is doing well with her aunty Karen and the rest of the family/friends in that area. Facing new challenges. Keep her in your prayers when you think of it.

Have a great week.