tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14035415446101409472012-02-16T01:25:18.720-05:00Rabbit Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441159012240102724noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403541544610140947.post-751713378816782842007-02-01T18:59:00.000-05:002007-02-01T19:02:55.037-05:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_cxUrOVjAqYg/RcJ_RTum74I/AAAAAAAAAAU/34v4dfByEOA/s1600-h/ShowLetter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026720069429161858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_cxUrOVjAqYg/RcJ_RTum74I/AAAAAAAAAAU/34v4dfByEOA/s200/ShowLetter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>The Three Dollars</p><p>Wonder which one is the Red Hat Queen?</p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1403541544610140947-75171337881678284?l=maplesugarbushstories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rabbit Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441159012240102724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403541544610140947.post-81010215266131976862007-01-25T20:17:00.000-05:002007-02-01T18:50:22.027-05:00Grandma had three sons and one daughter<br />All three sons went to war and two came home<br />Dad never complained but we all knew<br /><br />Dad cut poplar and aspen logs<br />We helped to strip and mark them with a H<br />Then Mr. Hindman came by to buy them<br /><br />Dad was always on the go<br />He worked in the bush<br />He knew how to use the cross-cut saw<br />He knew how to sharpen the chain<br />He'd file and file<br /><br />He knew he had five girls and five boys to raise<br />He walked to work<br />Over the hard snow he would go across the field<br />He would wash the floors<br />He would shine the floors<br />At Valentine's day the kids had their own<br />Special Valentine<br /><br />Dad and his cousins and friends<br />Would work the bush each spring<br />They would carry the sap<br />They would boil all day and night<br />Mom would have a chart on the way<br />Bottles she saved over the year would get filled<br />The first of the spring syrup was a treat<br />The family came first<br />Sometimes the community came first<br />Everyone waited for the maple syrup feast<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1403541544610140947-8101021526613197686?l=maplesugarbushstories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rabbit Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441159012240102724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403541544610140947.post-27581098698237811282007-01-25T19:22:00.000-05:002007-01-25T19:47:20.774-05:00Feeling the fresh wind<br />Seeing the star world<br />Time is coming soon<br />To start the work<br /><br />Boil the water, clean the pails<br />Get the taps and get your drill<br />It used to be a hand-drill<br />I forget the exact size<br />My daughter uses a power-drill<br />Hang up the pails<br />Watch the weather<br /><br />Ok the sun came out<br />The nights are cold<br />Wow! this will make the sap run<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1403541544610140947-2758109869823781128?l=maplesugarbushstories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rabbit Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441159012240102724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403541544610140947.post-62617383263580139752007-01-25T19:12:00.000-05:002007-01-25T19:18:19.320-05:00The trees are dancing in the wind<br />Just swaying to and fro<br />All dance in unison<br /><br />In the fast wind, the trees blow<br />A howling sound vibrates through<br />You know it's windy<br />If the trees get louder<br /><br />It's comforting that the trees<br />are there<br />You think they are protecting<br />Soon they will be ready again<br />The winter starts to go<br />Then the sign of spring<br />All of a sudden the robins are outside<br />Soon the maple sap will run<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1403541544610140947-6261738326358013975?l=maplesugarbushstories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rabbit Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441159012240102724noreply@blogger.com0