Hi from SW WA

[heronsbend]

Hi - I'm Mary. I'm 50, divorced many years, mom to 4 kids, mostly grown, and 3 grands, 4 if you count ds' SO's DD, and I do! I live on about 6 1/2 acres near Mt St Helens in beautiful WA state. I'm an RN at the local hospital and love my job. I have a nice big garden, a small flock of chickens, too many goats, an alpaca, and a horse, plus a litter of pups from my Great Pyr and 7 cats. Those of you that frequent HT know me as manygoatsnmore. ;) I was a member of the BWH board a very long time ago and couldn't remember my user name or password, so I re-registered with my farm name. Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

[backlash]

Welcome Mary
I'm on the other side of the state.
Small hospitals are good places to work.

[flatwater]

Welcome Mary--- eastern wa. here , glad you have come back. Sounds like you have a mini farm started. were you around during the big bang ? Send pics we would love to see your place.

[countryjo]

Hi MGM, I'm on the HT board too......Welcome over here.......I was just thinking of you and wondered what you were doing.......still waiting to hear you have the wood stove hooked up and burning.

[Anon001]

Welcome to the forum.
Paul

[Teg]

Welcome to the forum.

[heronsbend]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!
Jo, Hi! I'm still working on the stove project as the weather's not been helpful. I have the hole cut in the ceiling, but not through the roof, and I ordered the firebrick for the stove, so I'm making some progress.

Flatwater, I was here when Mt St Helens went off - lifelong resident of Cowlitz Co. Several of my friends and a few extended family lost their places to the mud. My place here (last 8 years) is on the Toutle near the forks, but was high and dry through the whole thing, so I feel pretty secure in being here. Still, you always think, what if, given her history...

I'll have to figure out how to post pics - I do it once in a great while and have to figure it out all over again the next time around...my kids call me a Luddite, lol.

[flatwater]

I would like to heare your story about your ST. Helen experience. Mine was pretty simple. Heard about it , 3pm the same day things went black and about a little over a quarter inch of ash over everything. It worked it's way down about six inches now

[poacher]

From one newbie to another welcome enjoy.

Take care Be safe Poacher
www.handloadersbench.com