tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post8261630320412766074..comments2024-03-08T08:36:56.918-05:00Comments on Loose Threads: Blizzard of 2012 - Christmas Tree DownLuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-76063508997085475172012-12-30T23:34:28.251-05:002012-12-30T23:34:28.251-05:00Glad you were able to rescue the tomato cage tree ...Glad you were able to rescue the tomato cage tree without too much damage to it. Perfect time during the storm to work on some projects. Stay warm. Happy New Year!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479326539899743265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-9557155256228832672012-12-29T20:36:04.299-05:002012-12-29T20:36:04.299-05:00Brr............ Just how I like my snow -- vicari...Brr............ Just how I like my snow -- vicariously! Stay warm, friend.Pat from Floridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389193053696094993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-14677172538055516242012-12-29T17:30:04.187-05:002012-12-29T17:30:04.187-05:00Oh no! Well, wind is a normal daily thing for us ...Oh no! Well, wind is a normal daily thing for us here in Texas. It seems worse when it snows and is brrrr cold!<br />The snow does look lovely though!<br /><br />Hope you had a wonderful holiday!Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-71195052184088845912012-12-29T16:59:43.228-05:002012-12-29T16:59:43.228-05:00LuAnn, it's so upsetting to see the tree downe...LuAnn, it's so upsetting to see the tree downed!!! Listen, you've only got a couple weeks to get it righted in time for MLK day and Valentine's! : )Jane's Addicted.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03066099073982598682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-68911911422993305542012-12-29T11:27:51.929-05:002012-12-29T11:27:51.929-05:00Oh no, LuAnn -- that must have been a HUGE gust of...Oh no, LuAnn -- that must have been a HUGE gust of wind! We also did a little tomato cage tree, but Todd staked it into the ground, and it was fairly close to the RV, so our big gusts didn't take it out. Although it did take out a tree or two! Happy 2013 to you!! :)Denise :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07306906507013593208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-4458338704206121142012-12-28T10:38:46.473-05:002012-12-28T10:38:46.473-05:00Dear Snow,
You must've not received the memo. ...Dear Snow,<br />You must've not received the memo. Christmas is over, we don't need you anymore.<br />Thanks<br />PS Nobody likes you<br />Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-22857690632050093792012-12-28T09:12:43.069-05:002012-12-28T09:12:43.069-05:00Where abouts do you live LuAnn? We haven't hea...Where abouts do you live LuAnn? We haven't heard of your blizzard here in Australia. We get big winds on occasion, often in hot weather accompanied by a dust storm, that blow our pot plants over. Glad you were comfortable during the storm.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902931991446033427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-87415299733943148632012-12-28T05:15:59.947-05:002012-12-28T05:15:59.947-05:00we had a dusting of snow maybe an inch Christmas e...we had a dusting of snow maybe an inch Christmas eve and then the day after had about 3 inches of snow just enough to be pretty.<br />My DD was sorry she wasn't back in Indiana at school for this snowstorm through...we happen to love snow!<br />as long as the power stays on!!!<br />stay warm and can't wait to see what happened in the sewing room during the storm!<br />kathie antique quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379983489980682690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-27062676117078144722012-12-28T00:51:30.361-05:002012-12-28T00:51:30.361-05:00Glad your tomato cage tree was your only damage. I...Glad your tomato cage tree was your only damage. I hope you stayed in, stayed warm, and quilted!The Civil War Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336857233259680225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-51351925307999179742012-12-27T21:21:18.322-05:002012-12-27T21:21:18.322-05:00So glad you weathered the blizzard so well. The sn...So glad you weathered the blizzard so well. The snow must have provided a soft mattress for the fallen tomato cage tree. (I lived in Central IL and remember too well the seemingly endless winter of '78--that was the year of 40+ days without sun when some snow plow driver up near O'Hare Field went berserk and began crashing the snow plow into cars!)Dora, the Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043451474748191494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-9938007369063343982012-12-27T21:17:27.953-05:002012-12-27T21:17:27.953-05:00We got your leftover snow here in Southern Ontario...We got your leftover snow here in Southern Ontario! It started late yesterday and continued into the morning. Nice to have a "white" after Christmas. Nice to have hubby snow-blow the driveway too! Happy sewing!evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571046717499203094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-36949045663343096212012-12-27T19:37:15.403-05:002012-12-27T19:37:15.403-05:00Just think of all the uninterupted sewing time! S...Just think of all the uninterupted sewing time! Stay warm and cozy.sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640327513033693188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-12660555340607399352012-12-27T18:36:00.754-05:002012-12-27T18:36:00.754-05:00Sounds like you needed to batten down the hatches ...Sounds like you needed to batten down the hatches for this one. Yipes. It's good to hear that all of you are fine... that's the important part. Thanks for update.<br />Happy New Year!Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555820168461902203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-82272432250874397322012-12-27T16:41:41.820-05:002012-12-27T16:41:41.820-05:00Wow! I thought about the blizzard of '78 also....Wow! I thought about the blizzard of '78 also. I was a high school senior and we were off school forever. Had 6' snow drifts in our little country road. We didn't get any this time but the weekend is looking good for some snow. Stay warm & happy sewing!Gale, Ky quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047768589976889121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-68297744847058772172012-12-27T16:28:49.431-05:002012-12-27T16:28:49.431-05:00Glad the damage was minimal!! so thankful you were...Glad the damage was minimal!! so thankful you were able to be home during the storm!!<br /><br />BlessingsDonienehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756224977419687996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-59836130621383818422012-12-27T15:52:43.798-05:002012-12-27T15:52:43.798-05:00I have wondered who of my blog friends was caught ...I have wondered who of my blog friends was caught in the storm. Glad to know one broken ornament was the only damage you suffered. We've had the snow, but not the winds, thank goodness. Nice to be safe inside during such weather. Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-58597682549601907102012-12-27T15:29:53.111-05:002012-12-27T15:29:53.111-05:00Funny. I thought a lot about the blizzard of Janu...Funny. I thought a lot about the blizzard of January 1978 too. It was much worse than yesterday. Still have fond memories of it though. It was exam week of my senior year in high school. Never had to make up the exams. :-) Happy New Year!TLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586131251394075901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-69381672556502262742012-12-27T15:02:35.874-05:002012-12-27T15:02:35.874-05:00I wondered about you. I am so glad you did not hav...I wondered about you. I am so glad you did not have more damage!Jane in Cumbriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996124683834447635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-53613087935177694122012-12-27T14:12:45.715-05:002012-12-27T14:12:45.715-05:00Not being very wise geographicly, I wondered who w...Not being very wise geographicly, I wondered who was being affected by the blizzard. Glad you're safe and warm.Raewynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123089629481933099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-80924189893248987552012-12-27T13:59:42.697-05:002012-12-27T13:59:42.697-05:00LuAnn -- thought about you when we saw the coverag...LuAnn -- thought about you when we saw the coverage. Figured you and a few other quilters in Indiana were getting blitzed. We head to Toronto this weekend and they got 8" last nite -- should be quite the adventure. Just keep stitching.....I Quilt for Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344303465941082875noreply@blogger.com