On Being a
Farm Wife
(and other hazards
Joyce Bupp
Quiet. Still. Serene. Peaceful.
Picture those lovely wintry
scenes we enjoy on holiday cards,
calendars, picture books, maga
zine covers, pastoral settings
draped in frosty white, yet wash
ed with an aura of coziness. Rus
tic, rugged bams stand solid
under roofs overhung with snow.
Graceful pine boughs dip low
under cottony drifts. Winter
birds of cheery color gather in
berry-laden, snow-dappled bush
es. A golden glow shines from
windows of an icicle-fringed
farmhouse, wisps of smoke rising
from its chimney.
Actual scenes of such wintry
beauty have abounded this mois
ture-blessed season. But forget
the quiet, serene, peaceful still
ness. It’s been one noisy winter.
Frequent during recent weeks
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has been the steady hiss of sleet
and freezing rain bombarding the
windows on the east side of the
house. Drought-breakers they
are, this parade of nor’easters
that’s been marching up the At
lantic coast. Such a storm stream
is necessary and welcome, to
break the back of our groundwa
ter deficiency.
Following on the heels of the
hiss of freezing moisture comes
the sound belying the beauty of
the outside. An unnerving chat
tering of ice-coated tree limbs
reaches a clattering crescendos
each time a wind blast bores
through the trees.
And, we mentally steel our
selves for the dramatic sound
bytes bound to follow cracking,
snapping, crashing as limbs
tumble from the treetops, to the
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roofs of house and porch, the
split rail fence, the lawn. The first
storm tossed down a large one
that just barely, barely, missed
the farm truck parked in front of
the house during the first of
we’re losing count the wintry
ice storms
Professional tree-trimming of
our giant maples done a year ago
kept most of the fallout to rela
tively small pieces. So far, those
have amazingly managed to miss
the glass of the greenhouse.
This symphony of storm
sounds inevitably turns into an
other harsh racket. The scream
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around the back yard, as the piles
of tree fallout are tackled and re
duced to future firewood and
songbird-sheltering brushpiles.
Another familiar sound byte of
the season this year has been the
roaring din of a diesel tractor
cranked to high output, its PTO
spinning the generator during
several electric outages. Predict
ably, three of the four were over
milking hours. The generator, a
wood-stove in the house, fresh
batteries in flashlights and lots of
candles have kept the disrup
tance to mostly inconvenience.
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aftermath, as warm sunshine
nudges at the snow cover. Swift
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comes a muffled whoooooosh,
followed by a loud spattering
sound, as the avalanche of snow
cascades off our metal house
roof. Our roof avalanches happen
in a heartbeat; any unfortunate
being caught standing below can
rest assured they’ll be found by
spring thaw.
The roar of a big truck accom
panied by a scraping sound
marks the always-welcome sound
of the township’s salting/
cindering/plowing passage. While
farms are usually equipped to
move snow around the buildings,
and even the roads in emergen
cies, our township folks are
prompt, efficient, and much ap-
preciated for their dedication to Of all the wintry-storm-related
our rival roads. sounds, the best one is the laugh-
A happy sound echoed around ter of kids playing in the snow.
Time To Get Clutter Under Control
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
Getting rid of excess clutter can
reduce housework by 40 percent.
Fewer things to move and clean
means there are fewer places for
dust and its allergens to accumu
late. This is important for every
one, but particularly if there’s a
family member who suffers from
asthma.
Begin by analyzing what’s in
the room one room at a time.
Surface clutter is easier to deal
with and will produce a quicker
change, so concentrate on what
you can see rather than what’s
Longwood
Gardens
Symposium
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er Co,) Longwood Gardens
horticulture symposium will be
Friday, Feb. 7.
Registration costs $65 and in
cludes admission to Longwood
Gardens for the day, all lectures
and demonstrations, lunch, re
freshments, and access to a plant
sale.
Advance registration is requi
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call (610) 388-1000, ext. 507 to re
ceive a brochure by mail.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 11,2003-B9
our hills on a recent, bright Sun
day afternoon, with temperatures
just warm enough to be enjoyable
and cold enough to hold the
snow. Three generations of us
(including the dog) piled into the
pickup, laden in snow clothes
and sleds of various sorts.
wheeler, for hauling little folks
back up the long hill that slopes
away from the conservation ter
race. The lower side of the long
curving terrace proved to be a
perfect sled launch for a long,
speedy sled ride when we
didn’t fly crooked on those un
steerable plastic sleds and roll off
in gales of glee.
stored in closets and drawers.
Things that don’t pass the “I use
it” or “I love it” test should be
eliminated.
Don’t keep duplicates or items
that are broken or outdated.
Group the “keepers” together
by category, so you can see every
thing you own at a glance. This
will make it easier to determine
where to store these items.
Discards generally fall into one
of the following categories: trash,
giveaways, tag sale, or belongs
somewhere else (such as in stor
age or another room).
Give each category its own car
ton so it’s easy to remove items to
their next destination. Giving
items away to a charity may
make it easier to part with them.
Off-site storage for items like tax
records, college memorabilia or
extra furniture is another solu
tion. If you need something, you
can always go get it.
When reorganizing, store items
near their point of use. Books
and reading glasses go next to the
reading chair. Cooking utensils
go in a drawer next to the cook
top. Keep accessibility and safety
in mind. Don’t store anything
dangerously out of reach or over
stuff drawers.
Once the reorganization is
complete, follow the “One In,
One Out” rule nothing new
comes in unless some
thing old goes out. Make
it a point to put things
away as they are used.
That way, daily clean
up should take no more
than five minutes per
room, and dusting and
vacuuming will become
easier and faster.
The Farmer piloted the four-