THE CROW’S
NEST----------SEPTEMBER 8,
2005
NEW
YORK, NEW YORK!!! What a
fun, fun long Labor Day
Weekend I had in New York
City with my daughter, Kris,
Kris’ mother-in-law Pat,
Kris’s sister-in-law Lisa
and Lisa’s cousin, Janelle.
Janelle is Director of
Catering and Revenue
Management for the Waldorf
Astoria so she lives in
Manhattan. What a terrific
tour guide she was. Our
accommodations at the
Waldorf weren’t too shabby
either.
I enjoyed every minute in
NYC. Ate breakfast in
Greenwich Village, hiked
around Central Park, “ooohed
and aaahed” at Trump Towers,
had some “shady” dealings in
Chinatown, ate wonderful
pasta in Little Italy, knelt
in St Patrick’s Cathedral,
saw “The Producers” on
Broadway, walked toe-to-toe
with everyone in Times
Square and shed a tear when
I saw “Lady” Liberty while
riding the Staten Island
Ferry. I know the most
impressionable place we
visited was “Ground Zero”!
People mingled around the
area very quietly. I could
feel the reverence of those
standing at the fence just
trying to grasp the
awfulness of what happened
there on Sep 11th,
2001. Tears welled up
inside me as I looked
skyward at what used to be.
It was a trip to remember.
Just as sad is the horrible
devastation of Hurricane
Katrina in Louisiana and
Mississippi. It hurts
deep within to watch the
horrific aftermath of such
fury as it unfolds every day
on our television screens.
I know Chuck said almost
immediately that it was
necessary that we send support to the
Salvation Army and Red
Cross. We are very
fortunate in North Dakota
where these types of natural
disasters don't hit.
Our hearts, love and prayers
go to everyone who has been
touched by Katrina.
The weather has been
gorgeous these last few
days. I can smell ‘autumn”
in the air. The leaves are
starting to turn. A quick
drive out to Tiber Coulee
testifies to the promise of
winter around the corner.
The leaves are beautiful in
their colored hues.
I hope if you all try very
hard you can almost smell
turkey baking in the ovens
along with the mashed
potatoes, dressing, gravy
and all the “fixings”. Our
annual Turkey Supper is next
Wednesday. The preparation
is more work than the actual
supper. Next Tuesday will
be a big day as 115 lbs of
carrots need to be scraped
and sliced, onions and
celery chopped and bread
cubed and toasted.
Thankfully, we have a great
group of people that come to
help. Tuesday is a fun day
as lots of visiting takes
place also.
Grain harvest seems to be
slowly coming to an end. A
couple of weeks ago trucks
filled with wheat, oats,
barley and such were
constantly going by our
house on their way to the
elevator. I haven’t seen
any lately. Now the area
will move on to potato and
bean harvest. Beyond that
it will be beet harvest and
sunflower harvest. It just
seems like yesterday I was
watching the green rows
sprout out of the ground.
My herb garden looks like a
crotchety old lady all
weathered and wrinkled. I
need to get out and tidy it
up.
Today I canned 28 quarts of
grape juice. The grapes
were from our arbor in the
back yard. The orioles will
be happy next summer when I
will use the juice for
jelly. We still are feeding
orioles grape jelly every
day. They are still here
along with the
hummingbirds. I imagine
their migration is not too
far away.
Have a wonderful day and
thank you Janelle for
showing us such a great time
in your great city.
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