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Marilyn_C, you hunkered down?

15 years ago

Just wanted to check on you and all the critters. Hope everything is ready to ride out the storm. Will be thinking about you and please keep us updated as you can.

Janie

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glenda_al
15 years ago
Safe thoughts for you and your critters!
evatx
15 years ago
Marilyn, I hope you stay safe!
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Jasdip, we would never let the animals go hungry. The shelter in Galveston has continued to donate to me because I took in several of their unadoptable cats, and they have been very good to me. When we don't have food, we buy it. Actually, Mare, she dumped me. I am glad to be rid of her, but was strapped by the food issue. Now though, she has given her "permission" that my wildlife can have food. The donors never realized that 90% of the donated food went to me because my animals are all alive. Dead animals don't eat very much. Actually, she has taken to "farming" out most of the animals brought to her, so they are in better hands because most people who take them to raise, really want to do right by them. Oh, Lord! The pig situation!! I had Pig Sue...spayed, big pet. She was stolen but not before Pig Lee showed up....wild...and later, Pig Newton. Pig Lee was too wild to get spayed and by the time she was tame, too big. She and Newton had many children....I think we have sold about 40 of them so far. Her oldest daughter, Delores, and she had 11 pigs this spring. They are all big enough to go now and as much as I hate to see Pig Lee go, I can't keep having all these baby pigs. Pig Newt weighs about 600 lb. He is wild but he will take food from my hand. I don't try to pet him though, because he could be dangerous, especially if he got scared. The horses and donkeys and mule are fine........however, we may be welcoming a little mule foal in a few months. My donkeys were fighting, so had to separate them until we could get them gelded. Due to having to keep them in pastures that didn't adjoin, Amos went in with the mares. I didn't worry too much about him breeding the mares, until I saw him breed "my mare"....Mariah. I am not 100% sure she settled, but I have been watching her carefully.....and from what I know about such things, I think so. I could have her checked by the vet, but I will know soon enough. I wouldn't care if one of the other mares had a mule foal, but if it happens, it will probably be Mariah. Here is a picture of Pig Newton.
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It's a beautiful boat and we go straight to the boat for our shrimp when we can. Polly Anna ended up crashed into a house during Harvey but is back in business now. We are not yearly vacationers, we vacation on a budget. We'll look into Seabrook. We didn't love Galveston although it's closer that PortA. Maybe it's time for a change. We like the off season, October or January (because we find sea dollars). If we come to the closer beach, we'll definitely look you up. Did you hear that Talley Calvert pressed today?
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MarilynC, how are you coming along?
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Our ghost followed us here. I knew he would. I call it the poltergeist but it isn't like a true poltergeist...I don't think. Activity increased before we left, and has been active here. Before you think I have been out in the sun too long...here are a couple of examples. My husband bought a new saw blade for his skilsaw. Couldn't find it. We all looked everywhere. Showed up the next day in the front seat of the truck. In plain sight. The company I had, got ready to go. Couldn't find her glasses. She said she looked in her purse several times. Told me to look. Not much in her purse, so I took out her wallet, lighter, cigarettes, chap stick. Put it all back in. She called when she got home...glasses in her purse. Right on top. I collect marbles and someone gave me a pretty bottle to put marbles in. It had a slip of paper in it and I fished it out...with a little difficulty because it is a decanter. Narrow neck. Fed horses, was going to wash the bottle. Paper was back in there. Took it out again....hope it stays out this time. My mother always told me....no such thing as ghosts. Okay. I can go along with that, but odd things happen that I have no explanation for. Home alone this morning. Jody has gone to see someone about a dog fence.
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My quilt class was supposed to start today, but didn't, of course. We're on Safer at Home, and everything is shut down. I look like a sheepdog. We were away for a month and returned to an empty fridge. Within three days I was ill. Fortunately just pneumonia. Took six days to get the negative Covid results. Now recovered, as is DH, who caught it from me. Two people in Mom's assisted living have died. Fortunately they were in the separate memory care unit. Sixteen more residents and six staff are positive. Yesterday I picked up a quilt the longarmer did while we were away. Will post a photo when I get it bound. Have 100 scrap pinwheel blocks made, likely for a baby quilt. This thing could last ten years and I'd still have stash left!
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marilyn_c
15 years ago
I'm okay. Not worried. We will be here unless we find out that it is definitely coming our way with force. In that case, we will go to a nearby town and spend the night with friends. We won't go very far away because we have to get back in to see about the shrimp boat and the animals. They have a big house...just remodeled after a fire and haven't moved in yet, but said we could stay there. I will take my dogs in crates and a couple of my cats. The possums that are small or non releasable, I will put in crates and bring inside and my cats can come inside. They will be okay. I am sure my house will weather the storm okay....I just don't want to be here if the wind is very, very strong.

For absolutely, 100% certain...we will not get out on the highway with the rest of the people running from the storm.
Too many people in this area and it would really get on my nerves to sit in traffic for so long.

The last hurricane they said was coming here, about 2 million people tried to evacuate and it was total gridlock.
They never talk about the more than 100 people who died from heat exhaustion, in traffic that ground to a halt. People traveled 10 miles in 24 hours. Running out of gas, panicking...animals dying. The whole nine yards. Anyway,
everyone left...except us and a very few others. We got some gusts up to about 40 mph and a quarter inch of rain.

My husband works on a tow boat, and I was afraid he wouldn't be home, but he came home tonight, so he is here to help me.
We'll be okay. Thanks for your concern, though.
iowagirl2006
15 years ago
Glad to hear your DH is there and you aren't doing this alone.

Take care and report in when you can - we will be thinking of you!
clubm
15 years ago
Happy to hear DH is there with you. Stay safe all of you!!
Critters and all.
Marilyn
lisa_fla
15 years ago
We will all be thinking of you. How many animals do you have right now? Will the possible storm surge have any effect by you?
Granlan_TX
15 years ago
Thanks for letting us know how things are with you.

Y'all will remain in our special thoughts.

Granlan Hugs to each and every one of ya'. :)
katclaws_mo
15 years ago
Many "Special Thoughts" for you, DH & critter-family, as well as all those in G's path. May God keep you all safe!
marilyn_c
15 years ago
I have 4 horses, a duck, a rooster, a bunch of cats, 3 dogs and about 40 possums. We will not be affected by the storm surge unless we get a direct hit. We live on high ground.
(Well, high for around here).

My husband said last night that he thought it might hit Cameron, La. which is on the border of Texas and Louisiana.
It's looking like he may be right. That is quite a ways from New Orleans but they will still be in danger if the levy doesn't hold.

I've noticed that the weather guys never do get it right the first time. We'll have to wait and see where this one goes.
FlamingO in AR
15 years ago
I'm glad you've got a plan, Marilyn, we'll be thinking about you!

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