—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 19, 1977 48 being On M wife - other hazards We ran away from home last weekend. At least once each Winter, ourfamily finds some handy farm-business related reason to make a trip to the central mountains of the state. When warm weather reports held through last Saturday morning, we threw sleeping bags, a change of clothing, and boots for everyone in the car trunk and headed north. The business was dispensed with in short or der. Then we could head for the hidden purpose of the running away - a quick weekend stay at the hunting cabin. It sits in the shelter of two tall mountain ranges, just off a well-maintained paved road, but neatly hidden by thick, tall pines. The children and I had never been there when snow blanketed the ground and ice silenced the usual noisy mountain stream just out side the back walls of the camp. Snow brightens the winter woods landscape and makes a farm and By Joyce Bupp finding wildlife signs much easier. Deer trades led in all directions, crossed oc casionally by the trail of a wandering wild turkey. A camp-maintained feeder beyond the stream was as busy as a supermarket. Although we saw no deer come to feed, the small woods creatures were having a feast. Busybody squirrels - large, bushy tailed grays and the outlaw small red ones -raced up and down the oak trees like so many trucks wheeling down the Interstates. Blue jays decorated the pines almost as thickly as starlings at the barn bunk feeders, screaming at one another as they fought over the golden grains. Interior decorated in early second-hand, the cabin boasts few of the luxuries of home. Electricity does give us light for reading, playing games and refrigeration, although a snow bank is just as handy. The absence of blaring TV commercials and a constantly ringing telephone are welcomed, to be replaced by the cozy sounds of wood crackling in the two stoves. We have running water, of course. It runs constantly, piped from a spring high in die mountains. All you have to do is go outside and bring it in with a bucket. Placed in a huge old pot and kept on the back of the kitchen cookstove, it’s even ready at a moment’s notice for those who don’t like to wash their hands in cold water. The “comfort facilities” are handy - just a short jog through the fresh air to the other side of the lawn. (Somehow in the middle of Winter, “comfort” does not seem quite an accurate description.) What do we do in the hunting cabin? Nothing - and that’s the joy we find in running away for a recharge on life occasionally. TRY A CLASSIFIED Women’s Calendar Saturday, Feb. 19 Lancaster County Society 3 meeting at 2 p.m. Hostess is Mrs. Walter Trum bauer. The program is Donald Stauffer speaking on fire safety. Lancaster County Society 18 meeting to entertain Society 6 at the Farm and Home Center at 1:30. Program is “New Salad Ideas” by Doris Thomas. Lancaster County Society 8 at 2 p.m. Program is Faye Stoner, IFYE exchange student. Chester County Sociey 21 attending a hockey game at the Hershey Sports Arena at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 Lancaster County Society 31 meeting at 7:30 p.m. County dues payable $2. Tuesday, Feb. 22 Lancaster County Society 27 BE ALERT g WHAT DOES IT COST I TO OPERATE ? I YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW . .. 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Program will be on “Self Improvement.” Chester County Society 1 meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles Sprout. Meeting will be sewing for needlework guild and CECIL DAIRY SERVICE OPEN HOUSE We are extending an invitation to all farmers and interested persons to attend our open house at our newly located facilities on Route 274, l A mile south of Riding Sun, Maryland. FEBRUARY 23,1977 Refreshments and door prizes plus films on the latest developments in milking machine research and many agricultural products. Qualified personnel available to answer any questions on related subjects. EVERYONE WELCOME!!! Anyone interested in new milking parlors should see these films, Our Vent-O-Matic 36" fan may cost $ lOO more than some other 36" fan But --in 10 years it can “Payback” *l2OO in savings from better energy efficiency M " MV -V making items for Em breeville. Thursday, Feb. 24 Lancaster County Society 11 meeting at 1:30 p.m. Lancaster County Society meeting. The program is by Mrs. Michael Valavanes entitled “Village Life Customs in Greece.” Saturday, Feb. 26 Lancaster County Society 29 meeting at 8 p.m. The program is a hockey game at the Hershey Sports Arena. Lancaster County Society 4 meeting at the Farm and Home Center. l:OOP.M Cecil County's only complete dairy store, If you understood cubic-feel-per-watt the way you understand miles-per-gallon, you might just scrap your present ventilation systems
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