Barb Newell and Onalee enjoyed doing work together on our adjoining properties. We were both strong, vigorous, and focused workers, so we called each other Moose 1 and Moose 2. Although, sometimes we had to wait for our husbands to come home to finish moving the really heavy stuff.
I still love finding "moose" items to share with Barb - even after we moved away. Think about "Moose Track" ice cream as one delicious find. Wyoming gas stops have lots of moose theme gifts.
Stacy reminded me that Barb was helping us sort and pack when we moved out 1981. She was working so long and hard that when we were packing up the basement, I even gave her permission to have a smoke in the basement while we worked. I certainly needed her loving help. We frequently stop and visit her and Tom in Pennington on our travels. Sad to realize we're moving so far away this time.
I can remember being in our garage attic with Barb, sorting out the boxes of clothes and fabrics and toys stored up there. We opened a window and took the boxes of discards and tossed them out the window - easier than carrying them down the narrow retractable attic staircase. A few years later, Stacy found the word "defenestrate", which means the act of throwing it out the window. We've enjoyed connecting that to Barb + Onalee defenestrating the garage stuff efficiently.
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