Cousin Marilyn, Okay, I had to run back from the airport to pick up your Raspberry and Rhubarb/Strawberry wines, but we re just about ready to take off in the neighbors super cub...... Marilyn, it takes two legs to dance a hornpipe, and my wooden leg is at the lumber yard gettin a fresh coat of shelack right now..!! John D. Snowless in Alaska Marilyn R. Otterson wrote: >Well, John D., I was wondering where you were! Now we know you were just >"blowing in the wind." Glad you didn't blow away and glad you didn't have >too much damage. That was some windy day! It's good that nobody got >killed! Sounds like worse than a hurricane. > >It is still winter here, still snowing off and on. I swear we got your >weather this year. Official spring is only a few days away (8 pm. on March >20) and here we looking like January! Some years we might have some crocus >flowers blooming by now but we still have at least 2' of snow out on the >lawn. Whine! Whine! I am sick of it. > >Glad you are partying with us. You know I have been longing to try your >rhubarb and your raspberry wines, so won't you please bring a bottle or two >to the party so I can sample them? > >I understand you can dance the sailors' hornpipe on the table top. Looking >forward to that. > >Cousin Marilyn >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John D. Armstrong" <ana@mtaonline.net> >To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 12:37 PM >Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party > > > > >>Go ahead and get started... >>we had a little wind up here in the Matanuska Valley the last couple >>days.. >>the control tower at Anchorage international airport recorded winds at >>109MPH >>after which the FAA folks abandoned the control tower for 9 hours....!! >>Semi's got blown over, roofs got ripped off, trees got blown over.... >> but thankfully no one got killed.. >>A couple fire fighters did get seriously injured, but are recuperating >>in the hospital now.. >> >>My son and I have to replace a couple shingles on the roof of the house >>in Anchorage he hopefully has sold, and by the time we get that chore >>done, hopefully Cousin Fount will have the BBQ fired up and a rack of >>ribs and a few other assorted goodies about ready for sampling.. Did >>that case of King Crab show up yet... I had it shipped fresh off the >>boat in Kodiak to Founts place..! >> >>Sincerely, >>John D >>snowless in Alaska >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >