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Hill City (SD) Quilt Show Sept. 9-10 The Hill City Quilt Show will be held Sept. 9-10, 2017, in Hill City, SD, in the heart of the Black Hills of South Dakota. The indoor/outdoor show includes vendors, demonstrations, door prizes, an art-education program for youth and of course, over 200 quilts. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a $5 admission charge. Featured Artist Marilyn Hoelscher of Hill City will be around all weekend showing off her hand work including applique, quilting and embroidery. “I like working with my hands, and I like the looks of it,” Hoelscher said. “I give my quilts to my family. I’ve told them if they say they like something, they’ll probably get it.” Hoelscher will share her quilts including two personal favorites – one made with a pattern called “Little Brown Bird” which she has entered into several quilt shows and received Best of Show honors. She will also share her quilt called “Dear Jane,” a replica of a quilt that was made during the Civil War, which she hand pieced and hand quilted. An Old Fashioned Bed Turning & Support, hosted by Xi Alpha Chi, will be held Saturday evening. Bring a quilt to add to the bed and a story to share. Tickets are $20 with reservations required. Contact Sheila Grieme at 605-2090251 or Kay Raderschadt at 605-574-2937. South Dakota Public Broadcasting will show its documentary, “Patchwork of the Prairie: Quilts of South Dakota,” on Sunday afternoon. Area quilters, guilds, sewing groups, 4-H groups and the like are invited to bring pillowcases to help comfort area kids and give them something they can call their own as part of the new Pillowcase Round-Up. The pillowcases will be displayed at the show and then donated to local organizations that help children in need. For more information, contact Marian Johnson at 605574-2732. Pillowcases can be dropped off at The Farmer’s Daughter, 164 Main Street in Hill City any time before Sept. 1, 2017. Quilts are needed to display at the show with registrations taken until Aug. 25. Quilt entry forms and more information can be found at www.hillcityarts. org/hill-city-quilt-show, or contact the Hill City Arts Council at 605-574-2810 or info@hillcityarts.org. The Hill City Quilt Show 2017 is brought to you by the Hill City Quilt Show Committee and the Hill City Arts Council.
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Sioux Falls Quilters’ Guild Hosts Dakota Pieces Show Oct. 14-15 Sioux Falls Quilters Guild presents Dakota Pieces XIV, the 2017 Quilt Show. The show will be at the Sioux Falls Arena, 1201 N West AV, October 14th 9-5 and October 15th 11-4, with workshops and demonstrations in the Convention Center meeting rooms. Tickets for the show are $6.00 each, children under 3 free. Join us for demonstrations, door prizes, vendors, and more! More details available at www.SiouxFallsQuiltersGuild.com or follow us on Facebook at @DakotaPieces or by contacting Ila Kool at 605.651.3572 or via email at Ila.Kool@gmail.com.
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Editor’s Notes
Crafting Alive & Well With 4-H
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My youngest daughter is finishing her second year in 4-H. We are currently between the county fair and the state fair, and it’s been so much fun to see the creations that kids imagine and complete. They are still cooking and showing livestock, but they are also repurposing items, drawing, welding, knitting and collecting. They are making posters to share messages about project areas of special interest to them. They are taking impactful photographs. They are also taking part in new and interesting projects such as Computer Science Dee Sleep and Robotics. Publisher of Young 4-Hers are still sewing, although I must The Country Register say that this particular project area seems to be of ND, SD, WY, dwindling in participation. MT & N. ID I dug through my fabric stash just a couple of weeks before the fair, and I pulled out a “bugs in a jar” kit that I had picked up years ago. My youngest daughter seemed interested in taking it on, but time was tight and we decided to wait. So our goal now is to get this girl sewing this fall, winter and spring. Grandma gave her a small Janome Hello Kitty® sewing machine a couple of years ago, and it needs to see more use. And the fair needs to see more sewing entries. And my fabric stash needs to be used. It’s a natural fit. And then we can go shopping for fabric again ... The Country Register of the Northern Rockies & Great Plains September – October 2017 • Volume 7 Issue 5 The Country Register of the Northern Rockies & Great Plains is published every two months. Copyright 2017. Reproduction or use, without permission, of editorial or graphic content in any manner is prohibited by law. The Country Register is a registered business trade name. Chicken Creek Communications produced The Country Register of the Northern Rockies & Great Plains. Subscription price: 1 year, 6 issues, $18.00. Single copies: $3.00. This paper is furnished free at each advertiser, highway welcome centers tourism centers, shows, events, and other selected locations throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Northern Idaho. Articles published in this newspaper, which are contributed from outside sources, express the opinions of their authors only and may not express the viewpoints of the management and staff of The Country Register. Such articles that are accepted for publication herein may be edited at the sole discretion of the publisher. Responsibility for products advertised in this newspaper lies with the advertisers themselves. Though The Country Register will not knowingly publish fraudulent materials or fraudulently obtained materials, we are not liable for any damages arising from the purchase or use of products advertised herein.
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Rangeviews
‘Old Woman’ Mysteries
Strange things are happening at my house. First of all there is a strange old woman following me around. I see her only occasionally when I pass a mirror, but I surely don’t recognize her. She smiles back at me just fine, but something just doesn’t seem right. Wisps of hair have turned gray though not a pretty gray. Perhaps it will turn strikingly white and she will like the change. I planned on making a small fruit salad and I purchased one large banana. The following day I couldn’t find it. I asked if it was eaten with morning cereal or as a snack by any of the family members who traipse in throughout the day, always looking for nourishment. No one had even seen it. The following day I needed a tomato that was in the refrigerator, and there in the same plastic bag was the banana. Although I know the clerk packed it that way, I think the old woman was somehow involved. A more common question than where is the banana is what happens to the other sock that is lost during laundry? Does it dissolve and become a giant lint ball? Maybe that is why the lint trap needs cleaned after sock loads. What do you do with the leftover sock? Does it become a spare, like an extra glove, that never gets worn? Does it get hung within view, just in case the missing sock ever appears and it can be re-matched? Does the owner realize that socks do not have to match and wear it anyway with a mismatch? I have grandkids who are more inclined to wear mixed socks than not. One even told me this week he was wearing one and one half socks on one foot and a single sock on the other. No, it didn’t feel weird, he told me. There was no response when I asked him why he would do that so I guess it was because he could. Now I am baffled at plastic dishware storage lids. They seem to multiply when no one is looking, yet when I need a lid for a specific container, I cannot find one that fits. I cleaned out my spare lids gathering spot this week and found two that matched with bowls. I pitched the rest. I go through this exercise every few months. At least I don’t hoard the lids, hoping the mate will reappear. While mowing our yard yesterday I noticed a single lamb’s ear plant standing alone. How did it get there? I surely didn’t plant it as I know how invasive they are and that they are nearly impossible to remove. The closest I have seen these plants is at a museum 25 miles away and the experience we had with trying to get rid of them lets me know I may have a fight on my hands. I don’t think I can blame birds or even that old woman. Peggy Sanders is a national-award winning columnist who can be reached through peggy@peggysanders.com.
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Pieces From My Heart – The Big ‘C’ The Big “C” ... everyone realizes almost immediately the reference is to the dreaded diagnosis of CANCER. It matters little that there have been giant strides in cancer treatments and survival rates. Everyone fears the thought of themselves or a loved one or friend being diagnosed with any form of the disease. Lymphoma. That was the diagnosis my husband John received early this past April. Immediately our world was turned upside down and our calendar was filled with almost daily medical appointments for one doctor or another, surgery, a bone biopsy, a PET scan ... and on and on it went. Ultimately, we learned John’s course of cancer treatment would include the predictable regimen of chemotherapy followed by radiation. It may not have been the summer we would have chosen, but we made the best of the circumstance and quickly settled into a routine: an all day chemo infusion every three weeks followed by several days of not feeling very good, and then around day five or six feeling bad for two to three days, and then gradually improving and feeling better and better until it was time for the next infusion. As I write, John has finished his final chemotherapy infusion and will soon move on to daily radiation treatments. No, it hasn’t been a lot of fun, but there have been blessings – most notably blessings bestowed on him and us by his various caregivers – from doctors to schedulers – folks who deal day after day with folks like John who are battling the Big “C.” As an example, one lady who greeted John as we arrived at the hospital’s infusion center was so happy and full of smiles. Her mood served as a contagious dose of happiness ... and that’s just the beginning. From there John goes to get rigged up to tubing that’s then connected into his surgically implanted port. Through this direct line into John’s heart, amazing and jovial highly-trained nurses administer his specific recipe of chemotherapy drugs. Usually we arrived at the infusion center around 9 a.m. and stay all day. One especially difficult day John was the last patient remaining in the department, causing his nurse to stay late – and yet she remained happy and eager to accommodate. The first time we met John’s doctor, we were greatly impressed with the way he directed his focus and his questions directly to John. He never seemed to be rushed and it was as if John was the most important appointment of his day. Frequently, for these pre-chemo appointments, instead of the oncologist, we would see his physician assistant Lisa. Like the doctor, Lisa never seemed to be in a hurry and was eager to answer any question we might have. She was also interested in learning about what our lives are like apart from cancer –
and likewise, we came to learn a little about her and her family. Lisa and her husband Scot are from Louisiana and the ever so proud parents of a daughter. For them it works to reverse the traditional roles. As Lisa heads off for a day in the clinic, Scot gets their daughter ready for school, does the bulk of the household chores as well as the cooking. Somehow at one appointment, we got to discussing Cajun cooking and how much John likes Red Beans and Rice. That’s when we learned Scot had a great recipe and Lisa said she would see if Scot would write it down so she could share it with us. You see, for John and me, The Big “C” has taken on a new meaning. ALL of the caregivers, like Lisa, seem to go the extra mile and make a real difference for the cancer patients they serve. They have shown us that The Big “C” stands for CARING!
Scot’s Red Beans & Rice Thanks Scot for giving permission for me to share this recipe with my readers! 1 lb. andouille sausage, chopped into ½ inch chunks 1 onion, chopped 3-4 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups chicken stock 2 teaspoons Penzey’s Cajun Seasoning Salt to taste 4 15.5-ounce cans dark red kidney beans, low or no sodium, rinsed and drained White Jasmine Rice Sauté andouille sausage and onion in large pot until onion is translucent. Add Cajun seasoning and few cloves of garlic, and sauté about 1 minute longer. Add chicken stock and one can of rinsed and drained red beans. Then add 3 cans of rinsed and drained MASHED red beans. You need enough liquid to let the beans simmer for 15-20 minutes. Err on the side of less liquid since you can always add more. You want to end up with nice, creamy beans. Adjust Cajun seasoning and salt to taste. Serve over white jasmine rice. Jan Keller publishes The Country Register of Colorado and New Mexico.
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People have been making jack-olanterns at Halloween for centuries. As far back as the 1500s, the practice originated in Ireland from a myth revolving around a blacksmith named “Stingy Jack.” Stingy Jack invited the devil to join him for a drink. However, he didn’t want to pay for the drinks from his own pocket, so he convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin that could be used to settle the tab. The devil did so, but Jack skipped out on the bill and kept the devil-coin in his pocket with a silver cross so the devil couldn’t shift back to his original form. Jack eventually let the devil loose, but made him promise not to seek revenge on Jack and couldn’t claim his soul when he died. When Stingy Jack eventually died, God would not allow him into heaven. The devil kept his word by rejecting Jack’s soul at the gates of hell. As a parting gesture, the devil gave Jack a single burning coal to light his way as he was sent off into the dark and windy night to “find his own hell.” Jack put the coal into a carved out turnip. He has been roaming the earth with it ever since. The ghost lights seen in the Ireland swamps were said to be Jack’s improvised lantern moving about as his restless soul wandered the countryside. He and the lights were named “Jack of the Lantern” or “Jack O’ Lantern.” In Ireland and Scotland, people made their own versions of Jack’s lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes, placing them in windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. The Irish legend immigrated to the New World where the American native pumpkin made perfect “jack-o-’lanterns.” By the mid-1800s, Stingy Jack’s nickname was applied to pumpkin lanterns that echoed his own lamp, and the pumpkin jack-o’-lantern got its name. Thus, Jack O’ Lantern’s days of wandering ended and his yearly reign began over America’s windowsills and front porches. CROCHET PUMPKIN DOORKNOB COVER … old stash pattern Materials: 1 skein tangerine/orange yarn; 1 skein avocado/green yarn; size to meet gauge. Crochet hook: size 4 or E or size for yarn used. Gauge: 5 hdc = 1 inch 2 rows hdc = 1 inch Terms used: Chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), stitch (st), half double crochet (hdc), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc). PUMPKIN (tangerine/orange): Row 1: ch 20, sl st in next 4 sts, work in back loop only, hdc each of next 12 sts, sl st each of next 4 sts, ch 1, turn. Row 2: work in back loop only throughout, sl st each of next 4 sts, hdc each of next 12 sts, sl st each of next 4 sts, ch 1, turn. Rows 3 through 9: repeat Row 2. Row 10: work side of pumpkin in both sts, sl st each of next 4 sts, decrease 6 sts along each side by sl st in 2 sts as 1, sl st each of next 4 sts, 4 sl sts along top and bottom, join (36 sl sts). Row 11: ch 3, hdc in each sl st and across top and bottom, join (36 sts). Row 12: ch 5, skip first hdc, *hdc in next st, skip next st, ch 1*, repeat from * around, join, cut yarn. TENDRIL (avocado/green): ch 20, 3 sc in second ch from hook, 3 sc in each ch, ch 55, break yarn. Weave ch through holes of pumpkin. Attach yarn, ch 20, work 3 sc in each of the 20 sts just made, sl st in next st, cut yarn. STEM (avocado/green): ch 3, *dc in each ch (3 dc), ch 3, turn*, repeat from * 3 rows. Cut yarn. Sew stem to top of pumpkin. OPTIONAL: Embroider jack-o-lantern face. WATCH OUT FOR “STINGY JACK”! ©2017 Sharon Greve. Contact castonshar@charter.net. No reprint without permission.
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Quilting With Barbara
Many Books Detail How to Use Scraps After 50-odd years spent in the educational system as both student and teacher, it isn’t surprising that to me the first day of September feels like the true New Year – a time of fresh beginnings. Rather than averting my eyes every time I pass the ever-growing pile of scraps in my workroom, I’ve decided that this will be my Year of the Scraps. I won’t be alone; several quilting magazines this fall feature articles on this topic. It is also possible to find much help from recognized experts in books and on websites. Bonnie Hunter, (www.Quiltville.com) author of several books on using scraps to good advantage (e.g. the iconic Adventures with Leaders and Enders, C&T, 2010) could be called the reigning queen of scrap quilting, and it’s unlikely she will be deposed any time soon. However, several others appear eligible to join the royal scrap-quilter family, perhaps as duchesses? Princesses? Joan Ford, author of three ScrapTherapy™ books, comes to mind, as does Amanda Nyberg, co-author of the popular Sunday Morning Quilts. Both these ladies have new books available detailing their methods of storing, sorting and using the scraps we all wish we didn’t have. Nyberg, while acknowledging the economics and satisfaction of making scrap quilts, also feels “scrap quilting is a great way to honor the women (and men) who have gone before us, who stitched quilts from what they had on hand and who handed down this wonderful craft to us.” The title of her new book No Scrap Left Behind: 16 Quilt Projects that Celebrate Scraps of All Sizes (C&T, 2017) is an accurate indicator of the book’s contents. She has a use for scraps of any size, including selvages. She sorts her scraps first by colour, then by size and shape: squares, strips, triangles and snippets. The sixteen projects in the book make use of these shapes while effectively transforming a pile of scraps into useful items. Joan Ford, who founded the ScrapTherapy™ program in her first book Cut the Scraps (Taunton, 2011) states, “The Scrap Therapy concept is about sorting, cutting and storing scrap fabric using a simple, sensible, and logical process, and then using the sorted scraps in inspiring patterns that incorporate varied techniques,” and in lively prose this is exactly what she does. Illustrations and detail are accompanied by much valuable additional information about other aspects of quilting. Twenty patterns for scrap projects, from quilts to totes, follow.
The second book in the series, Scraps Plus One, (Taunton, 2013) takes the scrap quilting process somewhat further, using scraps plus one added element. This “plus one” may be one colour, one neutral, one focus print, one theme, one shape, one fat quarter… added to the scraps you plan to use. You may have this plus-one element on hand, or (gasp!) you may have to buy it. Even if this is the case you’re still going to be cutting down your scrap collection. Any of the twenty patterns included will get you off to a good start. Ford’s most recent book in the series, The Versatile Nine Patch (Taunton, 2017) concentrates on possible uses of three main ScrapTherapy™ sizes of squares: 2”, 31/2” and 5”. The nine-patch bocks don’t stay standard ninepatches for long! We know about hidden nine-patch blocks, but what about the transformed, elevated and nested variations? You won’t believe what can be done with a few – or a hundred – nine-patches! All are illustrated and explained down to the last stitch in the eighteen designs included. Some projects require the use of printed fusible interfacing (Quiltsmart™), in itself worthy of further exploration under the tab “Freebies and Fun Stuff” at www.hummingbird-highway.com. The authors mentioned above are only three of many who have written about their methods of utilizing fabric scraps, and I plan to experiment with some of them. Others undoubtedly have equally-effective procedures that work for them. If you find one that works for you, use it! Let’s clean up those albatrosses a.k.a. scraps (so we can buy more)! © Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB. Barbara Conquest.
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Laughter is Healthy ... Like Internal Jogging Humor is a gift from God. It’s a sign of a happy, healthy spirit from within. “ Good humor is the It’s been said that “good humor is the health of the soul. To be healthy one health of the soul. To must have a happy mind.” If you are fortunate enough to have a friend with a be healthy, one must sense of humor – it’s totally worth its weight in gold! Some people have a gift have a happy mind.” of cheering up and giving comfort and laughter to those around them. There’s not a conversation, shopping spree or scenic drive that my friend doesn’t break out into a silly song, goofy poem or sound effects. “Life is always worthwhile to the person who can laugh, love and lift,” and pass it on to others. In spite of the sagging economy, and discouraging world news there is always something to be grateful for. We often need to intentionally look for things we can thank God for. “You’ll add to your joy when you count your blessings.” It’s definitely a mind-set which can become a daily life saver, and then a way of life. A happy spirit, pleasant demeanor and laughter can do more for your physical health than you realize. “Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects”. Scientific research totally backs this up! God’s Word said it first in Proverbs 17:22 “A cheerful heart is good medicine.” Personally, I don’t think you can look beyond the world’s troubles without having a relationship with the Heavenly Father. “Laughter, if it comes from the heart, is a lovely thing”. He’s the only one who can give hope, peace and joy to our heart! Scripture also admonishes us to “Rejoice in the
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Lord always, and again I say rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4) It’s a double reminder. In conclusion, “humor is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles.” He who laughs, lasts! Cheryl Potts is now a retired Elementary Reading Specialist (34 years), privately tutoring reading in her home, directing a homeschool choir, writing part time and a proprietor of a craft shop named “Gramma’s Drawers” which sells antiques, and home made gifts and crafts. We are located at 2222 County Route 2, Richland, N.Y. 13144, open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-6 p.m.
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Become Inspired! Decorating, Entertaining & Living in Early American Style The season of fall brings with it a host of blessings. Cooler, crisp days are welcomed after the often unrelenting heat of an August sun. This natural transition to a season that is adored by many country shopping enthusiasts beckons us to change our home interiors as well as our outdoor spaces to reflect the beauty of autumn. We are also drawn to enjoy outdoor country shopping events that showcase all of the wonder of fall.
natural vine gives a touch of color that only appears this special time of year. The natural texture and color of dried cornhusks can also lend a nuance of fall’s bounty. Birdhouse gourds and long-neck gourds also suggest the season of fall and can be found at many country fairs and shops as they have grown in popularity.
displays layered with color and texture entice customers to include similar pieces in their own displays. Scents of the season like New England Maple Butter, Warmed Apple Pumpkin and Cornbread and Honey are offered at country shops in the form of attractive jar candles, luscious room sprays and oils to enhance your welcoming fall setting.
Cou ntry Fall Festivities
Bring Natural Fall Indoors
Capturing the Essence of Fall
In addition to the bounty of nature, fall also brings with it plenty of festive opportunities to celebrate the spectacular season of fall. Outdoor country antiquing events are often planned for this time of year and along with beautiful displays of antiques, can often include samplings of food that say true fall. Warm apple crisp, hot cider and doughnuts, or a treat of sweet barbequed ribs are a delight at an outdoor show and make for a memorable day trip. Talking with antiques dealers about their wares and finding a perfect piece to complement your own vignettes can make for a very happy day. Charming country shops bring the country shopper a unique fall experience as well. Shop
Without a doubt the season of autumn is a much-anticipated time. Meandering back roads that are ablaze with the gorgeous glow of turning leaves as you venture to an antiques show with friends can be a soulful and uplifting experience. Finding ways to bring the abundance of natural fall indoors to create a unique space that reflects simplicity can be equally rewarding. However you decide to embrace the beauty of fall, let this transitional time of wonder inspire you and share that reverence with those you hold dear.
One of the most beautiful ways to capture the essence of fall in the inside of your home is to bring some of nature’s bounty indoors. Vibrant pumpkins can easily be found in a myriad of varieties that hold up well in a country display. A Casper variety of pumpkin is another option, which is a gorgeous creamy white and can bring a primitive or sophisticated touch to your home décor. Long strands of bittersweet with the leaves still on them can be brought inside and easily shaped to form a cascading garland around a cupboard or fireplace mantel display. Outdoor elements can also be enhanced by bittersweet. Woven around a primitive fence, this
Annice Bradley Rockwell is an educator and owner of Pomfret Antiques. She is currently working on her book, New England Girl. NewEnglandGirl2012@hotmail.com.
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Hiking With the Cows in North Dakota
I’m not positive, but I think it was my high of crazy women. I’m laughing to myself and wonderschool English teacher, Mr. Adair, who told me that ing today if perhaps we won’t end up on Youtube every day deserves a title. That’s kind of cool to when they download the footage from the trail think about, right? I’ve always thought it’d be nice cameras along the way. if you could name your days in the morning. “GloriWe erupted into fits of giggles along the way as ous,” would be a good one. You’d wake up to a we safely proceeded along the cow-free trail. As the breathtaking life-on-the prairie sunrise, grab a cup path started to weave toward another part of the of joe, and sit on your porch watching it wake up pasture, we once again saw a set of stairs in the the world around you. (Ok, I don’t have porch and I distance with several cows standing there looking at don’t drink coffee, but it’s a lovely thought.) Most us. Seriously, did they know we’d be coming? days, I’m content with “Run of the Mill.” Yesterday Without much thought we turned on our heels and though? I might have to call that one “Running of retreated back nearly a half mile to the fork in the the Bulls” or “Cows and Deer and Cougars, oh My!” trail. This time, we went uphill, away from the There is an amazing walking trail in the sandpasture. On this path, we were once again met with hills of North Dakota that is just a 15 minute drive the gorgeous view overlooking the fields that we from our farm. Apparently it isn’t well known in our had seen last year. Stopping again to rest on the area, however, because I heard about it from a friend bench and drink in the beauty of the lush green for the first time last year. It’s part of the North fields of corn below, we giggled more about those Country National Scenic Trail that starts in central silly cows and debated whether or not to be scared North Dakota and runs all the way past the Great of them. Were cows dangerous? We’ve never contemLakes, down through Ohio, across to Pennsylvania plated that question. and finally ends in upstate New York, just shy of As we walked on under the dense canopy of Vermont and more than 4,500 miles from where it leaves, we realized we were quickly losing light and began. In our neck of the woods, the trail is mainneeded to find our way out – a path away from the tained by a local Boy Scout troop and you watch the cows – fairly quickly! Right then, my cell phone trees for colored tape on pieces of wood to know died and I started telling my daughter to watch out that you’re still on the trail. for the tarantula pit and the quicksand. She laughed An evening hike turns into a livestock adWhen my middle daughter, Ana, and I trekked me off until I said, sounding serious, that there are venture for this mother/daughter pair. the trail last fall, it was a beautiful sunny day and cougars in the area. While I was laughing to myself, the leaves were just beginning to turn. At the top of Ana went into panic mode and almost sprinted one of the hills we stopped and sat on a bench overlooking the flat, golden along our tree-lined path. We once again found ourselves presented with farmlands below. We talked about what a hidden gem this was and how we steps over the fence into the pasture, and of course, there were cows, alcouldn’t believe it had been here all this time and that we’d never walked it though this time, a little farther away and not looking directly at us. Would before. We knew we’d be back. Well, fall got busy with harvest and college they see us? As we were standing back debating this, a deer sprinted across and we didn’t make it back out there until last night, the last day of July. our path and into the pasture startling us and scaring the cows so that they We’d had a busy day. I’d just returned from visiting relatives in Canada and moved even closer to us. The pasture option was out! Ana had taken her last final of the summer and spent some time with friends. At that point, we decided to scale the side of the barbed wire fence that When she got home that night around 7, she wanted to eat supper and go ran the length of the pasture and around a stock tank and into a farmer’s walk that “awesome trail from last fall” before it got dark. I asked her if she yard. While this sounds reasonable, the area outside the barbed wire was wouldn’t rather go in the morning, but since she finally would have a chance overgrown and quite steep in places. At one point, when I was ahead of Ana to sleep in, she wanted to go that night. by quite a bit, I looked back and was only able to see the very top my 6’ Not being one to say no when one of my busy, pretty much grown, daughter’s blonde head sticking out above the grass. Now that was a real children actually wants to spend time with me, we were off. We planned to ravine! As we worked our way around the fence and into a farmer’s yard, it walk quickly so that we could get back to the car by at least 9:30 p.m., was all I could do to not tell Ana a story about the farmer with the gun who before it was too dark. We started off with the excitement I remembered from recently shot two trespassers on his land. (I have an evil sense of humor last fall. Stopping on the little bridge, we watched the water trickle by and when it comes to my children. Maybe it makes them tough. Maybe it makes talked about how we thought the stream had been dry last fall. Crossing the them paranoid. Either way, it probably makes me not the best mother.) As we bridge, we entered the wide, open prairie pasture. This is actually a working quietly and quickly worked our way across the farm yard, we were presented pasture and we had to dodge the occasional cow pie as we followed our path. with the option of getting back into the pasture which we knew would lead Unlike last year, however, there were cows in the pasture as we walked us to our vehicle or taking the road which may put us some distance from through. A good 200’ away from us, we admired them from a distance and our car in the dark. We knew that by taking the road, we’d eventually get to even took a selfie with the cows in the background. As we continued on our the highway and be able to find our vehicle. So, we took the road, avoided way, the cows apparently grew interested in us and started walking closer the cows and actually ended up just on the other side of the field in which and closer. As they closed in on us quite quickly, we started to walk faster our vehicle was parked. and faster, our hearts beating like we were being chased by wolves. When I think we laughed the entire 15 minutes back home, with Ana saying they were close enough to really scare us (I grew up a city girl and my kids she felt like we’d done the running of the bulls in Spain. So much for calling have no experience with farm animals either), we broke into a run toward the this day, “Run of the Mill.” It was definitely a “Cows, Deer and Cougars, Oh steps that breach the barbed wire fence. One cow, who for this purpose we My!” kind of day. will call “Big Bessy,” decided she either wanted to play with us or wanted to In all honesty, though, this is a trail worth checking out and the section make us into “hamburger,” also broke into a run and was right on our heels. we did in Happy Valley just off of Hwy 18 out of Wyndmere takes just an As the steps to safety were still quite a distance, we ducked behind a large hour. Pack a lunch, bring your running shoes and get out and hike. Just tree. This stupefied Big Bessy and she slowed to a walk. While this bought us make sure to figure out the pasture rotation of the cows. We’ll be sending in a minute to think and catch our breath, it also gave Big Bessy’s friends time a drone before us the next time we go. to catch up! With no options other than attempting to climb the giant tree To see the this entire 4,500-mile plus trail, go to: https://www.nps.gov/ with limbs 30’ in the air, we made a quick decision to make another run for noco/planyourvisit/brochures.htm the steps. We caught the cows off guard as we jumped from our hiding spot Thersa Braaten lives near Barney, ND. and made it to safety, stumbling over the steps while screaming like a couple
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by Ann Stewart
Birthday Chocolates For Au nt Carmen Unnesting
creates through sewing, photo journalism, Mothers-to-be describean urge to and art projects and still attends the soccer “feather the nest” in preparation for their matches, concerts, and church events of new arrival. But what about when grown her grandchildren. birds fly from the nest? Is there a phrase I must confess, there are a few things I for that? won’t miss: parent permission forms, Years ago, after our friends’ twins left packing lunches, racing downinour for college, the wife a twinkle in Eight years ago,saidwith I accepted a writing assignment of ghostwriting itsfarm road hoping to catch the school her eye, “The empty nest is highly most literal form. It was a gift and one that I treasure. It was September bus, scrambling to find lost items, sitting underrated.” smiled at 90. one 2009 and myThe auntcouple was becoming through orthodontist appointments, or another, hinting of rekindled romance. I Living across the United States, my mother and I contemplated what watching a senior stress out about College frowned inwardly, unable to comprehend to sendwithout for thisour milestone. Then Iother remembered Goodacre. Or perhaps Apps, Mr. SATS, ACTS, and College Essays, a house two girls. When Mr. Goodacre of me. Either way, an idea was born. or that herSenior homes wouldthought be aunt had recounted about when she was a child of twelve Mr.didn’t prom and dress filledMywith children arrive in time. studying in the Goodacre, a boarder in their home, would bring her a particular brand of Now it’sher Will and kitchen, families chocolates called Evangeline. These chocolates had to be shared with me. Cooking for gathered for dinner, parents and her brother (my dad) and they had to last the entire week. two. We know when it would just be the Otherwise, the next week there would be no box of chocolates. Myeating aunt dinner, we’re two of us. As other described this man as an older kind British gentleman. who’s fed the dog parents tucked their Goodacre and who hasn’t, and kidsMr.into bed,compelled me to search on the web for Evangeline to turn out the perhaps I whereupon would chocolates, I discovered a chocolate company in when St. Stephen, lights. long to read New Brunswick, Canada. They had marketed their chocolates underAnd the like our friends, we shall Goodnight Moon Evangeline name from 1908 until the 1970s. With a bit of math and hope, reinvest in our or Madeleine. While I surmised that these chocolates had been available in 1931 in New York marriage. other moms drove City’s boroughs – the time and place my aunt described. The things I will their kids to soccer, I had delightful conversation with Cheryl when I called the company. miss? Too many to comprehend or list in choir, and ayouth group, I’d miss carpools She said they had a few commemorative Evangeline thus a 500-word boxes article.remaining, And so, I busy myself and chauffeuring. with everything RE. Motivated to re-look now we’rewould here. journey from New Brunswick theAnd chocolates to Northern California. at every room in the and get rid of Both of our daughters gone for the assignment It was then that myare unprecedented came myhouse way. Mr. the unnecessary to reorganize summer. One works as a camp nurse and Goodacre wished to write a letter to my aunt to be sent with the choco- the necessary. I love the rearranging, lifeguard, and the other flew to Amman, lates. Of course, he expressed his difficulty at writing since he had passed reinventing, repainting, and repurposing. Jordan to study Arabic, bringing an early away ago so he called upon me compose letter. It to recharges me.this A new season is on the emptymany nest years to Skyemoor Farm. I find I beg his understanding sharing it: is coming. And it’s ok. horizon.ofFall myself staring at a new season. in How do I a portion “Of course, there was a caveat to my gift then. were but a child. Maybe it’s You called Un-nesting: The urge transition? to simplify the nest and to encourage My mother taught me to embrace How was I to reveal that life is a balance of sweetness, of sharing and of the birds home for a visit. change. Every season she switched the discipline without insisting the chocolates lasttoa fly week? In her empty AnnYou is at work décor in our home, welcoming not only “You may devour these chocolates at whatever pace youNest choose. writing “Out of the Water,” her second holidays but each change in temperature may all of them if Similarly, you like. And you can enjoy“Stars them in whenever you want. novel. the Grass,” recently and eat family lifestyle. as my “I have only one request. Enjoy them knowing that, while you once can be nominated for a Christy Award, parents grew older, instead of longing for ate chocolates your homeand in Brooklyn, love knows found where books no areaddress sold. and the these past, they lived inatthe present joyfully anticipated the future. After my no time.” –©2017 Ann Stewart, who lives on Skye dadMr. passed, my lamented mom continues Goodacre he couldtonot reimburse meMarie for my letter Moor Farm, in Virginia. Just released is her first celebrate life, as busy as ever, and involved writing. I assured him that I had been amply rewarded. For there novel, Stars in the Grass. Allwas rightsjoy reserved. in more than she can keep up with. She and love in Aunt Carmen’s voice as she said, “It was as if he wrote the letter himself.” And that was my aunt. She could make me feel like I’d won the Nobel Prize for Literature when all I’d done was help Mr. Goodacre write a letter. Late this September is my aunt’s 98th birthday. We dearly wish that we could send a gift, chocolates or otherwise, but she passed away suddenly at the end of October last year. We have a treasured photograph of the Habben family all together on the porch from the late 1920s. Great-Grandma and Aunt Edie are visiting from Quebec and Grandma Habben wears a corsage. The smiles speak for themselves. If our Father’s house has many mansions, perhaps there are front porches. On this birthday, Aunt Carmen can celebrate with the family all together for the first time in many decades. Perhaps there will even be an endless box of chocolates delivered by Mr. Goodacre, himself. Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer and crochet instructor living in Raleigh, NC. An avid crocheter and knitter, she learned these skills from her grandmother and mother. She donates many of her yarn creations to those in need. Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish. She can be reached at 913jeeves@gmail.com.
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Attend 35th Annual NE Wyoming by Cathy Elliott Recently, IShow had the privilege to play Caissons Go Oct. Rolling Along” Quilt in Gillette, WY 7-8and violin with the Red Bluff Masterworks “Anchors Away” gave me goose bumps.
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