the blizzards "couldn't have come at a worse time."
Oh gosh, how sad and tragic!
Brutal late-winter snow-storms across southern New Zealand have killed more than half of all the new lambs born this season. Federated Farmers president Don Nicolson told Newstalk ZB radio at least 500,000 lambs have perished. Many adult sheep have also succumbed to the blizzards, and dairy farmers say their milk production has plummeted as well. The most recent blizzard came at the height of lambing season. Farmers said there was little they could do to save their flocks since moving sheep when they’re lambing brings the danger of smothering and other conditions that could prove fatal. They say they’re hoping for a rapid snowmelt.
(source: Earthweek: A Diary of our Planet; The News Gazette) http://www.earthweek.com/2010/ew101001/ew101001d.html
Am so excited! Great discoveries going on with finding lost relatives of my grandfather Anton's family -- the descendants of his father Adam Varoščić from Dragovci, Croatia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been happily crying and overcome in stunning dreamy realizations!!! We are sharing that it's really happening, that we are really cousins and we know where and who our relatives are!! More news to come as I catch my breath! Many wonderful hugs and cheers to Otilia Varoščić and so many more to name who are currently corresponding back and forth with me!
I have installed two language translators on this website to make it more user friendly for new visitors.
1st - at the top you can see all the flags of country language translations available. Just find your country flag and click on it and this page will become in your native language that you desire!
2nd - to the right top corner section is a different translator link that people can use if they desire that format.
Both types are new to me, so I am learning right along as I go.
To my sock-a-month pals needless to say my September socks came so close to being done but I didn't quite make it. Have just the toe left to finish so I will report those for Octobers draw!
Also, Tonight is our town's Football Homecoming Game!