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Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #2198921

Norma's Wanderings around a small section of Montana



Well, hey there!
Welcome to Roundup, Montana! If it's a nice day, we'll sit a spell on my porch and talk awhile.

A poem captured my attention the other day.

Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget

Falls drop by drop upon the heart,

Until, in our own despair,

Against our will,

Comes wisdom

Through the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus


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June 14, 2022 at 10:32am
June 14, 2022 at 10:32am
#1033821


The big news around here is the flooding near Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park is closed, all entrances as of yesterday. The roads out of Gardiner have washed away.

I used to live in Gardiner. We made a home there for about ten years. I love Gardiner. A small little town nestled between the river and the mountains. About 500 people live there year-round. But in the summer when Yellowstone is in full swing, about 2,000 to 3,000 will stay on any one night. It's an isolated wonderful place to be.

The Yellowstone River is a mighty river, an undammed river in the US. When it floods, well, watch out. But this flood is epic. The water that rushed down Monday was record-breaking. It took out roads and bridges, houses, trees, whatever stood in its way.

So now Gardiner, and those in the town, are isolated. Nothing can come in, no one can leave. The power went out. The sewage and water treatment plant went out. The grocery store cannot be supplied. There is no medical care in town. Tourists are trapped in town with no way out. Restaurants and hotels have no way to resupply, or even safely wash laundry and dishes.

I just pray there was no loss of human life. The lives of those living there will be impacted for sure. Tourism is their 'bread and butter'. Without the tourism dollars from Yellowstone, they will have some rough times ahead. Living for 9 months with only 3 months of income is tough enough.

So pray for the folks in this wonderful little hamlet. I dearly love this place. It has a piece of my heart.
 
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June 9, 2022 at 11:20am
June 9, 2022 at 11:20am
#1033654

Yesterday I had an awesome opportunity to tour a little known National Park - the Big Horn Canyon in southern Montana. Our SE Montana tourism group had our meeting at the headquarters, then went on a boat ride in the Canyon. Canyon walls are 2500 feet on either side of us, the depth is unknown, as the water rises and falls with the rains. Fish are wall-eye, carp, some trout,

https://www.nps.gov/bica/

Big Horn Canyon walks a tight rope through private land and tribal land. The Crow Indian reservation is nearby. The Canyon was flooded in the 1960's for hydroelectric power. The Yellowtail dam was named after Robert Yellowtail, chairman of the Crow tribe. It took 12,000 acres of Crow land.

Now the Big Horn Canyon is a popular fishing and boating lake. We accessed this lake from the North, near Fort Smith, Mt. Our two-hour boat ride took us back through the huge canyon walls. The parking lot was full of trucks and trailers, but not a boat was seen.

The marina, Ok-a-Beh, Crow for bend-in-the-river, is the launching area and run by the Crow tribe, as is the little snack bar and gift shop.

The superintendent of the park spoke to us. He oversees this park, Littlehorn National Battlefield and Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming.

So we laughingly titled this picture: Yogi, Boo-boo and the Ranger.


 
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June 5, 2022 at 10:58pm
June 5, 2022 at 10:58pm
#1033411


Today was a fundraiser for the Musselshell County Historical Museum. I recently joined the board, so I was asked to help. The Chuckwagon Breakfast from 8-1 fed about 150 people. Pretty good deal. We served pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, plus sliced strawberries and watermelon. Beverages were coffee, orange juice and water. All food was donated by Museum board members. I donated some butter, 7# of strawberries, and 2 large Costco size bottles of Log Cabin syrup. Plus I donated 5 hours of time.

Good grief. I thought I am 20 years old again, working in the Big Boy restaurant in Ashtabula, Ohio. Clearing plates and getting drinks. But this time I wasn't working for wages or tips. Just volunteering. With no break. But it was for a good cause. I couldn't even eat the food. I'm gluten intolerant, so no pancakes or biscuits. I don't eat pork, so no pork gravy. Right now I'm having some digestive problems, so I'm fasting so not even the eggs or fruit. I just drank a bit of juice. It could have been worse, I could have been the dishwasher, she stood with her hands in soapy water for 5 hours. So after all the guests left, I cleaned up and headed home. Right across the street.

I came home and lay on the porch swing for a spell. Rested my poor feet and legs. Enjoyed a quiet time for about an hour.

But I did hear that my little entry in The Bard's Hall Contest earned 2nd place. Hooray! I have another entry out there in the Dialogue 500. I've been writing a lot for The Daily Flash Fiction and The Writer's Cramp when the prompts seem interesting and time allows. Sometimes I win,

The weather here is looking better this year. We're getting a bit more rain this Spring. Sure beats last year. We didn't have much rain at all. We're still in a drought, but a bit of rain now and then is welcome.

Pray for everyone in the West. Drought and fuel prices are hurting all the farmers.

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May 26, 2022 at 7:46pm
May 26, 2022 at 7:46pm
#1032900


Well what do you know! I have been nominated for a 2022 Quills for a Flash Fiction story. Talk about surprised! I am honored folks. Thank you to whoever thought my story,
 The Hand Tree Open in new Window. (E)
Quills Finalist! for 2022 - Winner! Daily Flash Fiction 5/20/22 W/C 297
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was worthy of the nomination. Now I just have to wait until next spring for the ceremony.

I was a frequent contributor to that contest for a few years, now it's a few times a month. I seem to hang out at Andre's Banana Bar quite a bit. it's a fun place to be. I don't go for the drinks, but for the interesting conversations. But when I see interesting prompts, like these, well I'll take a chance.

These were the words I had to use:

mountain
hand
leaf

What would you write, in 300 words, in 24 hours, using those three words? Sounds easy? Give it a try. You may win the contest. Or a Quills nomination. You never know.






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May 12, 2022 at 9:51pm
May 12, 2022 at 9:51pm
#1032332


It actually rained today. We just could not believe it. Rain does exist. It fell from the sky. We felt like the people in the time of Noah who never knew rain. He told them it would rain. Before the flood, it never rained. Water rose from the ground as mist.

Well, here in Musselshell County in Montana, for two years, nothing so much as a drop of rain has fallen before the last few weeks. I looked out at a small tree in my front yard a few weeks ago. No leaves. A few days of rain and it suddenly sprouted tiny leaves all over. A miracle. Our yard is now three inches high. The trees and flowers everywhere are rejoicing in the wet.

Is this the end of our drought? We pray it is.

Then tonight I went to the store. I saw a sign on the dairy case. Egg shortage. Only one dozen per customer. And that dozen now will cost you $4.99. What? I'm glad I get eggs from a friend. She comes once a week with two dozen fresh eggs. No shortages with her chickens. And no price increase.

Gas went up again here. It's now $4.29 a gallon. I'm glad I walk here in town, or ride my bike, most everywhere.

Life is going to start getting tougher, so I'm glad we're getting a garden going again. Canning jars are being purchased next week. Freezing and canning more food is in our future.

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May 5, 2022 at 11:19pm
May 5, 2022 at 11:19pm
#1032022


I don't have enough to do. So I signed up with the National Weather Service to be a Weather Spotter. We had an informational meeting tonight.

I have to laugh as I read that first sentence. I have WAY too many things to do. Today I led prayer for the town for National Day of Prayer. I also yesterday made a new Facebook page for our church, and set up an email contact system for our church as well as updated our church's website. I also volunteered at the thrift store in town.

We are remodeling a room in our home. I think I've mentioned this. But the new wrinkle, the contractor/handyman quit. Ha! And the kicker? He said, "Well, you don't really need that room anyway." Well, pardon me. Yes, I do. My dresser is in the dining room. My husband's office is in the dining room. The cedar chest is in the dining room. The only other closet for some of our clothes is not in existence, so my clothes are all over the house. Annoyance beyond belief. So we are doing the rest of this on our own.

I am getting ready to start the garden again. The weather is finally warming up. Tomorrow we start our volunteering for the museum again. Every Friday til the end of September.

So, yes, now I will be watching the weather in addition to my many other jobs. Tightly packed isobars and wall clouds and anvil clouds and cumulonimbus clouds and hail and flash floods and all that fun weather stuff.

Hurrah!

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April 22, 2022 at 12:13am
April 22, 2022 at 12:13am
#1031162


Merit badge challenge

Would you rather:
a) Go back to being 10 years old but all the knowledge you have now, or
b) Skip forward 10 years but have $50 million in the bank?


SO, to answer Elle's question on the newsfeed, I think I'd like to go back 10 years. Answer A. With all the knowledge I have now but live back then, well now life would have been so much different. Of course it would. But would I upset the time/space continuum if that would be possible?

I don't want to gamble on that money being there in the same form in 10 years. And besides, what is money anyways. It can't buy much these days.
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April 17, 2022 at 11:07am
April 17, 2022 at 11:07am
#1030881


It's Easter Sunday. Those of us who are Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ. It's a big deal, the resurrection.

What to me is NOT a big deal is all the chicks and bunnies, the colored eggs, the Easter baskets, an Easter egg hunt, the chocolate treats, the ham dinners. Easter any more has taken on the secular trappings of Christmas. More about the hoopla and less and less about the actual reason for the season.

I don't do a big ham dinner, we are two people. I don't eat pork. We don't do colored eggs or hide them. And anymore that is just filling plastic eggs with candy, which kids don't need in abundance. Real eggs are food and food is getting expensive. It's not a game. Chicks and bunnies, the same thing. People here buy baby chicks, they come by plane or in the mail. They are babied along in an incubator to become chickens to produce eggs and eventually meat. Or some raise them from eggs. Same thing with rabbits, raise them for meat.

Right now we still have 3 inches of snow on the ground. Tradition says to plant potatoes on Good Friday. I still have my seed potatoes waiting. Once the snow melts, I'll have to wait for the ground to thaw. I figure I'll be about 2 weeks behind on that chore.

Guess I'm a bit grumpy. So I'll stop with the lecture.

The sun is out. Christ is risen. It'll be a nice day.
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April 11, 2022 at 1:12am
April 11, 2022 at 1:12am
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Looks like it's been a while since I posted on this blog. I was busy in the Banana Blog for a time.

Let's see, we're waiting for a winter storm. Yeah, right. It probably won't do much. They always threaten storms lately but we never get much of anything. This area sure could use a good rain or snowstorm. The drought here is severe and going on three years.

I am still involved in planning a Renaissance Festival for September. Some of the planners have dropped off the radar screen, but not before accusing me of being the most hateful person on the face of the earth. Hmm.

First I was the death of civilization as we know it. That was the accusation from a person on that Amtrak trip to California. Now I am considered the most hateful person on the face of the earth. Goodness gracious. Those are some pretty ugly accusations.

Let me just say, I am not perfect. No one is. I apologized. I said I was sorry for whatever I did that irked these latest accusers so. But, whatever it was, they still hold their anger.

So that to me is a bigger storm than this blizzard that may or may not form.

A word to the wise - don't hold your anger. Be humble. Apologize. No one is perfect.

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March 28, 2022 at 1:33pm
March 28, 2022 at 1:33pm
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