Happy New Year

Just a note to wish you all a

Very Merry, Safe , Happy and Prosperous

NEW YEAR

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May 2008 be your best year ever.

 

Les and Mary Barker

Merry Christmas

 

Just a short note to wish all a,

"MERRY CHRISTMAS"

from
Kuzns Mary and Les Barker,
way Down South in Dixie

Weather here is still nice.

Well, our Thanksgiving is just a few days away and the weather is still very nice.  The temperature today was 72ºF (22º C) and we have only had one frost so far, tonight it is to be 52ºF (11º C).  I reckon winter will be upon us pretty soon, but it isn't here yet.  I guess some of yall have had snow already.  Anyway, just thought I would let yall know.

I don't have any family news from the Canadian side, but my Granddaughter just had our 18th great grandchild, it is a girl, YEP.

 

Hello all, we have closed our cabin for the winter.

Hi all, yep, we have closed the cabin for the winter so maybe I will be able to update this blog more often.  We were able to get everything in pretty good shape, we just lack finishing the ceiling in the downstairs bedroom.  There is a link to the pictures of the cabin on our main webpage at http://lesbarker.com  I will try to take some more of the surounding area next year.  We had our first frost last Tuesday night, but it is back in the 70s in the daytime and hi 50s and low 60s at night. Have a good day and

 

Yall come see us when ya can.

We uns are home for a couple of days.

We are home for a few days but going back up to the mountain on ThursdayOct. 11.  be back on Oct. 22.

the temperatures down here are still in the 90's daytime and 70s F at night.  Maybe fall will start before we get home.

 

home again

 

Hello all,

  We are home again for about 10 days, then back up to the mountains we go.  We have the place in pretty good shape again now so we work a little and then fish a little and watch the water tumble by.  Every now and again a canoe or rubber raft comes by and on the weekends there are a lot of them. Here is a picture of the view from our porch and another looking back into the kitchen area.

Yall come see us when ya can.

Hi Yall,

 

Well here we go back up to our cabin in the Ozarks, be back in a week or so,

Yall take care and,

Yall come see us when ya can

Well, I hate to say it, but I clean forgot about this Blog.

Yep, I have been so busy rebuilding our cabin that I have completely forgotten this blog.  It won't happen again, we have the cabin almost finished, just a couple more little jobs and we will be able to sit back and just enjoy it.

 

We are going back to Arkansas next Tuesday (August 28), and coming home the following Wednesday (Sept 5) after that, we should have it pretty much made.

 

Yall come see us when ya can

Hello all, we are home for a few days to get some rest.

We have spent most of the last 2 months up at our place in Arkansas, repairing floors, windows walls and all the other stuff that the tornado destroyed.  We even had to replace the downstairs front door, complete with the frame.  I'm not as young as I was when I built the place, and it takes me a lot more time to get things done, but I guess I shouldn't complain, I am almost 70 and can still get it done.  I guess the worst part was climbing up on top of the scaffold and working 20 foot off the ground.  My balance isn't what it used to be so it worries me to have to work that high.

 

Anyway, that lets yall know what has been going on down south.

 

Yall come see us when you can.

we are headed back up to our cabin.

He all, well we are headed back up to our cabin, we will be up there for another week, but I think we will have it back in pretty good shape by then.  Them ole tornadoes are pretty rough.  The trees that survived will take years to make good shade again, the wind tore off all the upper branches.  Any way, we are getting it fixed up slowly but surely.  I threw my back out and couldn't walk for a couple of week but I am getting around pretty well again now.  We are still thinking that we may make it to the reunion but it is only a slight possibility right now.

 

We'uns are headed for the Ozark Mountains

Hi yall,

We are headed up to our cabin in the Ozark Mountains. yall come see us when ya can.

 

Hello all,

I decided I had better make a post, lest yall think I had forgoten about the blog.  I reckon summertime is here, we hit 90ºF (32ºC).  I don't have much to report, but don't forget to plan for the reunion July 8, 2007.  Thats all for this time, Take care and God Bless

 

Barker Family reunion 2007

Hello All,

Aunt Lydia is planning a family reunion at Vittoria Community Center for July 8, 2007.  Be sure to put this date on your calendar so you will be able to attend.

 

Yall come.

From Carol Ingraham - Aunt Mary's daughter

Hey this is great...hope you guys have a wonderful time

Cousin Carol lives out in BC.

Yall come see us when ya can.

Aunt Clara's 85th Birthday Bash.

It's a special occasion and you're invited

If you can attend we'd be delighted

 

Open House

 

Occasion: 85th Birthday

For: Clara Post

Date: May 27, 2007

Time: 2:00-5:00

Place: Vittoria Town Hall

 

Please No Gifts

 

PLEASE bring any good memories ond/or pictures of Mom

To share with us for an afternoon of fun with her, family & friends

 

 

THE POST FAMILY

 

hello all, Happy Easter

Haven't got much to report except that we had a cool Easter Day and a cold Easter eve.  It didn't freeze last night. but it came mighty close to it.  34ºF, (1ºC), and only about 55ºF(13ºC) today.  Not much else happening except a beautiful spring.  Love to all.

 

Spring is here --- YEP

Hwy 21 South of Rick & Connie Barker's place.

Connie said this is why they closed Hywy 21.  Ummm umm umm, that sure looks cold.  I am not even going to tell Connie that the temperature here today was 72ºF (22ºC).

 

 

Spring is in the air.

 

Spring has definitely arrived down here in Tennessee.  We have had daytime temperatures in the 70's   (21ºC+) and nighttime temperatures in the mid to upper 40's (7ºC+).  The daffy dills are in bloom and so are the thunderstorms and Tornadoes.  Thankfully for us, they all went to the north and the south of us.  Our cabin up in the Ozark mountains got hit by a tornado last fall and it took the roof off, but our next door neighbors cabin was totally destroyed, it sure was a nice place too.  He called the other day to tell me he will start rebuilding this weekend.  Yall take care, maybe SPRING is just around the corner for yall too.

Weather - Sping is in the air ------

Yep, Spring is in the air, the temperatures here this week have been running between 20 ans 22ºC daytime and around 13ºC at night, coudn't ask for nicer weather and other than some rain tomorrow, it looks like it will continue to improve.  I sure do love the SPRING TIME.

 

Cousin Donna and John Cole sent me a couple of pictures.

Cousin Donna and John Cole down by Niagara Falls sent me some pics of their snow, glad we don't have anything like that.  It was 52ºF here today and is supposed to be in the high 50's (14º+ C) tomorrow and in the 60's before the week is out.  sounds good to me.  I will probably have daffy dills blooming by next weekend.

 

Hello it looks like you folks are having a pretty rough winter.

From what I see on the ole TV, yall are having a pretty rough winter.  It has been colder than usual down here too, but not like what yall are having.  Usually our temperature is in the 50's (11ºC +) during the daytime and mid 30's (2ºC+) at night, but this year our daytime temps are in the mid to low 40's (6ºC) and at night right around 30ºF(-1ºC) and down to 25ºF(-4ºC). 

Thankfully this week has been a little warmer and it looks like the trend will continue as next week we are supposed to be in the 50's(11ºC+).  I reckon spring is just around the corner, it usually starts down here about the middle of February.  Happy Valentines to all the family.

 

Well, yall might notice the snowflakes on my webpage

The picture on top is our front yard the other is our back yard.

Yep, it snowed here last night, we had a real blizzard. I reckon we must have had almost 1/2 inch of snow. There for a while this morning it almost covered the road out front. ha ha. They closed all the schools and most everything else too. Yep, a real blizzard.

Now it is winter time down south.

Our temperatures are now in the mid 40's(7ºC) (daytime) and right around freezing or a little below at night.  Sunday night, it got down to 24ºF(-4ºC) that is awful cold to us.

 

Obituary of Paul Goodfellow, our cousin Carolyn's husband

GOODFELLOW, J. Paul Monday, 15 Jan 2007

Mission City Record Mission, BC

J. Paul Goodfellow, late of Mission, went to be with his Saviour January 15, 2007 at age 58. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Margaret Goodfellow. He is survived by his wife Carolyn, sisters Clair Goodfellow of Langley, Alison (Lonnie) Spence of Langley, and many nephews and nieces. Services to be held at New Testament Baptist Church, 5525 Gladwin Rd., Abbotsford at 2:00 pm Monday, January 22, 2007.

if anyone needs Carolyn's address, it is:
8259 Viola Place

Mission, BC V2V 5P3
phone (604) 826-1541

 

with heavy heart I must report that Paul Goodfellow has passed on.

 

I recieved this message from cousin David Barker out in BC.

 

Paul Goodfellow, husband of cousin Carolyn died on Monday Jan 15.  All I know at this point is that he had been dealing for some time with cancer, and the service will be at New Testament Baptist Church at 5525 Gladwin Road in Abbotsford, BC at 2:00pm on Monday Jan 22.  I checked the obituaries section of the local newspapers this morning, and there is no information there yet.

When I get more information I will publish it here.

Well I reckon winter is upon us.

 

 The temperature tonight is supposed to dip down to below freezing tonight and tomorrow night so I reckon it is going to be winter time for a few weeks.  Once it starts it usually lasts until about the middle of February that is when spring usually starts.  It is supposed to go down to 28ºF (-2 C) tonight.  I don't much care for winter, but I do love the spring time.

 

Hi everyone, we sure are having some nice weather for January.

 

 Hi Yall,

This sure is nice weather for January, we haven't had a night below 32º F(freezing 0º C) yet this year.  It is in the 40's at night and 55 to 65º F(13 to 18º C) during the day.  We had a nice rain last night and Mary is getting her stuff together to start on her seedlings on February 10 & 11 and 27th & 28th.  That is when she starts our tomato, pepper and some of her other seeds out in the greenhouse.  Hope yall are having great weather too.