Charlie wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:43:04 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

Hey Y'all,

Hey you, where you been? Thought maybe you *had* dried up and blown
away! :-)

Nah, the kids and hubby keeping me a bit busier these days. Went to the
beach tuesday and wednesday. my folks have a place down there, so all
it costed us was the gas to get there.

I did get the lettuce plants that I had previously asked about. Had my
first salad from it yesterday with supper. Have enough out there, can
possibly have another salad off of it Sunday. Taste great, other than
the fact you can tell it's dry-weather lettuce. As a side note, the
collards taste the same way................

Oh well,

Rain, rain, please come this way
Leave my friends that are Texas way
Oh Lord, let us pray...
Rain, rain, please come this way!

Thought about you and yours the other day after talking with one of the
boy's friends. The hay crop here is not too bad, but they are a
cutting behind. Hay is going to be worth some serious money in some
places this fall and winter.

that's one thing that been keeping me busy, helping hubby move the
equipment from one field to the other. picked up a couple of extra
customers this week. a they cut, we bale deal. that's always good
since that way we don't have to worry about selling the hay. lots of
folks ran out of hay around here this past winter, this winter not
looking much better in the hay department. everybody is behind what
with the extra cold snap, and then the lack of rain. people are paying
as much as 40 a bale (round) for hay as far away as montana, and that's
not counting the cost of having it hauled here. had just enough for
ourselves to get us thru last winter too. just didn't have extra for
the customers who usually buy from us. we've done good with hay this
week. had 200 acres overall to bale for other customers, and then about
80 acres for ourselves. all that work came just in time, thank god.

It's looking serious on both ends of the rain guage, isn't
it...depending upon where you are.

yeah, looks like a rough year starting out.
well, it's past my bedtime. hubby probably fixing to come find
me...........i put the kids to bed and was suppose to be picking up the
toys.....

Care, and keep your eyes to the heavens
Charlie

you too,
catch ya later,
rae