Aug from JeanR - fire tower lookout

I love these colors and will label this steal worthy. I even have some envelopes like those. The hard part will be finding the right stamps. I don't think the coffee stamps are available.

And how did she do that note card?

If you are reading this, JeanR, please let me know.

As we all know, the topics on the blog meander. We had that fun topic about how many different careers there were amongst our little tribe. I mentioned forest fire lookout - and I might have mentioned that JeanR was the one who spent time in a lookout tower. I think I even said that I would schedule a meetup with JeanR to find out more about what all was involved.

I wish I had taken notes during our conversation because there were more than these two things - but these are the ones that really stuck in my head. Her first experience was her honeymoon. I think it was 2 months. Doesn't that sound like a fun honeymoon - assuming both people liked the rustic ambiance.

Then, at the other end of the spectrum - I asked her what ages her kids were when the family spent time in the lookout tower. I think she said that one summer she had a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old and she was pregnant. OK - that sounds like way more challenge than the average mom would like. Although, I think the two kids were boys - so the part of me that had 2 boys can picture taking two boys to a forest for a couple months because they could entertain themselves endlessly. I can picture girls who like the forest - but my daughter would not have been a happy camper. She did embrace the wilderness later in life. And to be honest, my family did enough camping when I was a kid that I have never, ever had any inkling to camp.

The forest where Jean and family were stationed was in Idaho and the area was very rocky. I think Jean said that there was little danger of them being caught in any kind of fire. I welcome any corrections or additions that Jean cares to add.