JUNE 2014 EVENTS CONTINUED...

Goodmorning!  

We’ve been waking up to 37* or 39* almost every morning except the one night that we had wind, then it was 47*.  During the day, temperatures have reached 70* nearly every day.  We did get a smidge of rain, not even equaling half of an inch.  We need more for our crops.  Besides, Tony fertilized all the lawns and won’t let us mow till the fertilizer is melted in.  The lawns are beginning to look raggedy, and it is bugging us lawn mowers to no end.

Last Saturday we had a small scare.  Plumes of smoke were seen coming from the dump on a windy day, no less.  People were called, men hauled out hoses and water tanks, and Forestry showed up to check on us.  All was put out in a couple of hours.  I guess the ashes were still hot from the burn barrels.  It was a little scary for about 1/2 an hour since it was a very windy day. 

Here's a link to the fire photos:

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10203311072849331.1585591801&type=3

Last Sunday, we had a going away dinner for Wenda, more lovingly known as Dee Dee or Deed.  The dinner HARDLY begins to convey our love for Deed and our depth of missing her presence.  I know I have a hole in my heart that will take a while to fill. She has been with us for at least 19 years, saw me through my parenting trials and became a true,  and unbiased soundboard to my many panic attacks, as well as being everybody's long distance chauffeur...boldly going on the highway where I was too chicken too, now I'll have to brave it!

Thomas and his kids planted the potatoes over the last couple of evenings of last week.  May has been planting seeds every time she has a spare chance.  On Wednesday night, we all worked together to put in the transplants.  Some of the ex photography students helped take pictures. They got some really nice pictures so I’d like to use some.  

Gri posted her planting pics here since I’m sooooo slow these days, maybe some of you can see these pictures.  

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10203317851618796.1073742091.1585591801&type=1

A little bear cub has been running around the farm.  He’s so tiny and cute, but he has pretty long claws.  He walked so close to me that I could’ve petted him, but I didn’t reach out my hand.  It appears that its mom is dead or something because we’ve seen hide nor hair of her. 

UPDATE ON THE CUB:

It is a 4 month female grizzly cub that has been orphaned. After venturing around people's backyards it remained in the creek bed under Buongiorne and Cox's area. Finally Fish & Game was called, the little critter was tranqued and checked thoroughly and put into a large animal carrier. Last we heard it was recuperating nicely from its ordeals and when it gets bigger it will be shipped off to a zoo in Montana who is asking for grizzly donations.

If you want to see some photos of the cub, here's the link. May, Rob and others got to pet it while it slept off its sedative.

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10203324561786546.1073742093.1585591801&type=3

And another link to more cub photos:

https://www.facebook.com/griselda.h.buongiorne/media_set?set=a.10203320945216134.1073742092.1585591801&type=3

We’e all gearing up for Kevin and Kelly’s wedding.  I wanted to send out a pic of their announcement, but I haven’t done it yet.  Their wedding is on June 21st at two pm.  Kim’s sister, Virginia, is here for a couple of months.  Looks like she will fit in well. 

Bill and Kathy are home!  

Ok, I need to wrap this up.  Have a great day!  

MAY 2014 MOOSINGS

Gosh I don’t even know the last time I wrote!  A lot has gone on.  

Concerning our weather, we’ve had beautiful weather which all of us enjoy, but we are starting to need rain for our crops.  We can irrigate our garden, but we aren’t set up to irrigate the fields.  We have had some fairly low temperatures at night, which is a concern when we’ve been thinking of planting our transplants.  I heard we want to put them in next Wednesday.  We shall see. Maymay has been diligently working out in the garden until late at night, now that we have an extended daylight season...she is such a good, hard working girl...God bless her sweet heart! 

Comunity life in general has been quite eventful last couple of weeks due to the graduation and weddings.  Now, we’re gearing up for Kevin and Kelly’s wedding on June 21^st.  Since both weddings include some of the same relatives (2 Jepsen boys who are cousins) makes for quite a crowd which will be added to.

Bradie Cox and Jonnie Squires graduated.  They have been in class together since they were born.  The graduation was very nice.  The guests for the graduation were all Grado relatives and Cami Zoebell.

So far May has been hectic....did I say that already :0

We also had a Seth/Amaris wedding dinner at The Land, and Whitestone sent a whole bunch of folks to it as well, much of it included the wedding party and her folks. It was  very nice and they were presented with some lovely quilts. One by our farm (Jenny Nerbonne and ladies) and one made by Emily Nerbonne, grandmother of the groom.

The Ramirez sisters and brother infront of Jenny's N gift quilt to the couple

wedding shower for Ami

Ami's shower cake, a work of art. Kathryn N made the flowers!

May & Ami dressed in TP bridal gowns, a fun game

The wedding was hectic because we had a lot of traveling back and forth to Whitestone to do.  The boat trip is always an adventure for me, since I don’t do it very often. Rob enjoyed it and so did the younger kids. The day was lovely to be on the river.

But despite all the back and forth, everything went very well, when one considers there were about 400 folks millling about.  Whitestone was gracious to us.  Seth and Amaris  are married, and I guess they are honeymooning in Jamaica.   The guests for the wedding are too many to number, we had Jepsen/Nerbonne/Ramirez parents, relatives and immediate family from near and far.  All of Amaris’ immediate family was here (5) plus some aunts and friends and cousins.  All of Amaris’ family stayed at Whitestone. Some of my Spanish students enjoyed practicing their skills with the Mexican folk.

Another event that has just passed is the DRY CREEK/WHITESTONE BARN DANCE this was held earlier in May. A total success. It always amazes me how many young people live in WF, they seem to increase in numbers each time they come over. For some reason or other we have had more encounters with them and this is a good thing since our numbers are dwindling for various reasons. They was easily about 100 people I should think down at the Hangar building. The kids did a great job at decorating it to look like a barn, hay bales, saddles, lights, cowboy hats, boots, etc. The line dancing or whatever it’s called is a lot of fun and easy to pick up. You can see this at this link

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203224182917137&set=vb.1585591801&type=3&theater

Here’s a link to WF “Song Of Degrees” by Virginia Buerge and Jeremy Austin and the music group. Look closely and you will see our daughter Alexandra May Buongiorne singing.

http://youtu.be/qYFWQiS0xSo

Comings and goings:

Bill and Kathy Casey have gone to the states for a visit to Kathy’s folks. 

Katie Crossin is visiting with her family down south.

Rachel and Mike Sowers from Evergreen Farms are here visiting. Nice to see my friend Gwen Meyers kids all grown up...good memories of when she and I sang at the Madrid convention oh...so many years ago!

Hope Margraf is back and is staying with Garth and Kim Milliron.  Chris and Hope started their year this week. 

Craig Milliron is up working with his brother for the summer.  Craig will be marrying Sarah Horender (Jennifer’s sister) in New York in the middle of August (maybe the 16^th). 

Allyson and Jon have taken their family on a road trip and to attend Austin’s graduation.  Michael told me that he’d be happy going anywhere except Texas.  I’m not exactly sure of his reasons, but he must’ve gotten tired of Texas from that one summer they stayed down there while Jon was finishing up his schooling. 

Tony and his boys and the young boys are busily planting the fields.  We’ve really enjoyed Joe Brandes being here.  He came up for school and will return for his senior year.  He’s going home soon.  But, in the meantime, we’re squeezing all the work out of him that we can.  He happily does it. Rob has been included the ATR planting, he comes home looking like a chimney sweep, but feeling pretty grown up and proud of himself. Thanks to Chris and the rest of the guys over there for taking him.

Here’s a link to a clip of Rob and the guys planting

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203274868704250&set=vb.1585591801&type=2&theater

I think most of you know, but just in case you don’t…. Bro Ernest Watkins passed away suddenly the week before the wedding.  His memorial was held on the wedding day.  If you’d like to contact his wife, you can write to her at:   

Bag 6408 Stn. Main, Fort St. John, BC  V1J 4H8 or email her at:  

ernest_watkins@yahoo.ca  Bro Ernest will certainly be missed.

Our Ani is still in Jefferson TX with her aunt (my siser Karenza Hanson) and Tim and Mary Tesi. She is enjoying her new life and facing new challenges which are all part of growing up. She and her aunt are planning an Argentine trip in July. It will be a great opportunity for Ani to meet our extended Anglo/Italo?Anglo side of the famoly, many cousins, uncles, aunts, etc. Then when she returns she will stop in Dallas and I will meet her there for a  week end, on my way to Alaska - back from a special needs summer camp in that area, where I am taking Rob.

This is it for the time being. Hope you all have a wonderful and productive summer.

Bless you!