[Jacob-list] Bye Bye Isabel

Wayne Van Valkenburg joyew at mindspring.com
Fri Sep 19 08:19:27 EDT 2003


Hi! Ya-all, From NJ Just tree branch pruning. Two hours without electricity.
Only 1 1/2 inches of rain. So cleanup day. How is PA, MD, NC, W.VA and VA
fairing?
Wayne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Hansson" <buffgeese at yahoo.com>
To: "'jacob-list'" <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Bye Bye Isabel


> Hi all,
>
> Glad you survived with little relative damage at your
> place, Gary!  The only damage I have noted before the
> sun came up this morning occurred last evening as the
> winds began picking up to a pace that made me "push
> into the wind".....ice-storm-damaged top of a tree
> fell on the sheep dome where I have my largest group
> of sheep.  It was about 30 feet long or so, and that
> warranted getting hand saw out and cutting a few parts
> of that mess out so I could tug the rest off.  Sheep
> reminded me of bunnies a number of years ago that got
> trapped under a smushed dome---peering out in silent
> questioning of "WHAT just happened to us, Ma??".
>
> Moved that group and sacrificed some high $$ hay and
> they cozied into the sheep shed.
>
> Hope the other NC, VA, PA, NJ, DE, CT, MA, and NY
> shepherds fared as well as Gary and I have!
>
> Mary Ellen
>
> =====
> Mary Ellen Hansson, MEd, RD, LDN
> ISeeSpots Farm
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