Eldridge Knitting Nook: FEb 23rd, 2011 Meeting

Eldridge Knitting Nook: FEb 23rd, 2011 Meeting: "FEB 23rd, 2011 Our Fiber Enthusiast club is off to a wonderful start.....walk in newbies joined us to learn and share good company. A..."

365 Days On A Farm: Day 114 - Feb 13, 2011

365 Days On A Farm: Day 114 - Feb 13, 2011: " Miss Effie's Farm A recent outing took me to Miss Effie's Farm....what a wondrous place it is! I can't wait till sprin..."

Day 114 - Feb 13, 2011

 Miss Effie's Farm 

A recent outing took me to Miss Effie's Farm....what a wondrous place it is! I can't wait till spring to fill my house with her flowers. I bought some yummy hand-spun yarn and I was gifted some farm fresh eggs! Thank you Miss Effie! 

 And with those wonderful Farm Fresh Eggs.....My Darling Scott made us an early Valentine's Day breakfast. I have to admit he cooks breakfast every weekend.......and dinner sometimes during the week.....He is wonderful!

Jonny is holding the eggs.......once you have farm fresh eggs....you can't go back..there's no comparison.

I couldn't get Scott to hold still in the kitchen

                  for a pic....

                                                  mostly, I just get out of his way!

And the end results!!!! YUmmmmmmy . Thank you Miss Effie.........!!!

Eldridge Knitting Nook: Feb. 16th, 2011 Awesome Meeting!

Eldridge Knitting Nook: Feb. 16th, 2011 Awesome Meeting!: "Imagine 30 people in the The Buzz Cafe with enough enthusiasm to fill a stadium.Yup, that's our group of Fiber Frenzied ..."

365 Days On A Farm: Day 117 - 365 Days on a Farm

365 Days On A Farm: Day 117 - 365 Days on a Farm: "Second Meeting at THE BUZZ CAFE for the ELDRIDGE KNITTING NOOK Fiber Enthusiasts Club Wednesday, Feb. 16th, 2011 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. &n..."

Day 117 - 365 Days on a Farm

Second Meeting at THE BUZZ CAFE for the ELDRIDGE KNITTING NOOK Fiber Enthusiasts Club Wednesday, Feb. 16th, 2011 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.   Grab your Latest Work In Project , your Fabulous completed projects....some cash for an excellent Coffee Drink.....and come on over and join us other Fiber Floozies! We have lots to talk about, and next weeks meeting will involve a Good Old Fashioned Green for the Environment Yarn Swap! See you there.......   please r.s.v.p cuz there are a lot of us zany folks out there!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Day 112 - Snow Beastie Sleeves

Here are a few pics of the sleeves I finished knitting , just two days before the snow beast tried to get me......luckily I was wearing them....saved my arms....and the snow beast didn't get past my wrists...I know , I know..the cows area green with envy......they thought I was bringing them leg warmers....Now I'd like to see THAT on youtube!

Quad City Runs Front Page article on our Knitting Club!!

http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_84f35442-3331-11e0-b321-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story

Day 109 - Knitting Club Makes the news!

Our first meeting was the day after the blizzard, but our club still arrived with spirit! Thank you everyone! It was a lot of fun and I can't wait till our next meeting. Feb 16th. Our club has room for more members so join us!
http://qctimes.com/vmix_4733af6c-3336-11e0-9ff0-001cc4c002e0.html

Day 103 Feb. 2nd, 2011

This is the snow beast the next morning after the snow plows came through. Scott walked past the tunnel and the top of the drift is several feet over his head.

These are pics of our yard and the side of the house. Farmer Larry came by and offered to help Scott get his Jeep out of the Ditch. Scott walked ahead a mile to the Jeep. (It wasn't snowing  but it was bitter cold) And they were able to pull the Jeep out. Luckily no damage. Then Scott says "Are you ready to go to your First Knit Club meeting?" . Ummmmm? Wasn't sure that we could get there. Yuppers. That darling man made sure we got to the meeting early and even stayed and helped.. Have I mentioned that SCOTT ROCKS?
Most of the city was closed. THE BUZZ CAFE WAS CLOSED but opened for us. Two New Members Jerry and Susan braved the roads and cold and came to the Meeting. As well as a new friend, Rasha (she had intended to come for a story on our club) But I believe she might be a new member as well! Yay Rasha!
What a wonderful time we had and what a wonderful day for me....especially after the previous nights stress!
Thank you Buzz Cafe's owners  Rob & Kristie!!!!

365 Days On A Farm: Day 102- Feb. 2nd, 2011 - 6 hours, 5 snow mobiles,...

365 Days On A Farm: Day 102- Feb. 2nd, 2011 - 6 hours, 5 snow mobiles,...: "Thats what it takes to tell our story for Tuesday evening. The school called earlier to let us know there's an early release for the s..."

Day 102- Feb. 2nd, 2011 - 6 hours, 5 snow mobiles,4 emergency road crews, 3 stranded people, 2 deputies,1 jeep

Thats what it takes to tell our story for Tuesday evening. 

The school called earlier to let us know there's an early release for the students, because of the pending storm. They predicted 17-22 inches in a 12 hour span. Scott left work and headed straight home to pick me up, to go the store and get a few days supplies in case we got stranded at the house. It was only 4:30 or so, and daylight. With light snow and heavy winds. We took the gravel road to the paved road (5-6 miles) . And went to the store. We were quick about it, rushing through the grocery isles. Made a quick stop to get candles at the Dollar General (Jesse had called from the house and said the house lights were flickering; Jesse stayed home because he was sick.) It was now dark, had to be around 5:30...and the snow was so heavy in town it was hard to see. once we got to the open fields and on the dirt roads, it was downright zero visibility at some points. We hit several snow drifts taller the the hood of the car. The wind was howling around 40-50 mph. We ran off the road after hitting a drift that was like a wall, but managed to recover from that one. Then we hit a drift that did us in, no visibility and we ended up in a ditch. STUCK. No one was hurt, but the Jeep was buried in snow. When we first got stuck, we were going to walk the 1 mile trek to our house, but once we stepped outside the severity of the weather was evident, we decided to get back in the vehicle and call 9-1-1.  

Scott tried to dig us out several times through the night, but it was too deep and the wind replaced the snow shortly after he shoveled it. BTW: Scott is awesome!

This is the next day!

9-1-1 Operator was great, they were going to try to get to us, the weather was preventing emergency vehicles from getting to stranded motorists. Over the next several hours, one emergency vehicle after another tried to reach us, only to get stuck and stranded themselves. We had the jeep going to keep us warm enough, but the gas wouldn't last through the night.The deputies that were stuck trying to rescue us kept in touch, informing us when each unit tried to reach us, and another call when they were stuck. The situation was very serious and the three of us in the Jeep were well aware. Hour by hour we would get the call, they weren't able to get to us. Then around 10 p.m. the Deputies called and said that the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department was going to come out on snow mobiles and try to get to us. The deputy said he would wait till we were rescued before he would get help. Approx 11:15 p.m. we saw the headlights of 5 or 6 snowmobiles, (couldn't see ) They opened the Jeep doors on the Drivers side (Passenger side was too deep) and informed us that its gonna be a rough ride, hang on and they will get us to our house. A fireman took off his jacket and put it on Jonathon! They led us each to a snow mobile and we got on. The driver I was with told me to bury my face in his back and hang on as tight as I could. I did. A rough ride indeed, without seeing anything it felt like we were riding tall waves of the ocean. I had never been on a snow mobile and THIS wasn't fun. It was beyond bitter cold. A fireman took off his jacket and put it on Jonathon!

Scott walked to vehicle the next day to get our groceries!And to rescue the Jeep.

 We were almost home when the snowmobile I was on got stuck, sank right into the snow. I stepped off and my leg sank into the snow past my hip and under the snow mobile.The firemen and Scott all got off their snowmobiles and assisted. I couldn't get my leg out so I just rolled sideways across the snow. Then I stood up and looked to the left. We were on a snow drift that covered the road 8-10 feet high. It took Four Firemen to get the snow mobile out of the snow beast. They had Scott and I walk ahead to the bottom of the Drift. I struggled because hip deep snow is difficult to move through. After several steps I got stuck, again a fireman pulled me off and assisted me down the drift. Scott was 10 feet ahead of us trying to create a path for us to walk. It was that moment that I got scared, I didn't know if we would be able to get through this situation. But the firemen were waiting at the bottom of the snow beast with the other snow mobiles to take us home. When we got to the house the wind was howling so much that it was hard to hear let alone see, but I tried to thank one of the firemen, and offered our home to anyone that couldn't get home. He told me , "I'm with the Fire Department, we have more people to rescue." And off he went. I couldn't imagine, I was exhausted and stressed. Poor Scott's' face (eyebrows) mustache and were coated in thick ice. All of our clothes were soaking wet and frozen stiff. Jonathan's ear was almost frost bitten. It was a terrible ordeal for all. And that was from being exposed to the elements from 11:15 pm to Midnight when we got home, only a mile away. BTW: Groceries had to stay in the Jeep.  Scott made us burgers and we were so happy to be home and worried all the night that the people that tried to help us made it home safely.HOME SWEET HOME! Sigh!