A Selle Valley Treat

Yesterday provided a paranoic's dream here in the Selle Valley.  Heck, reports of five black helicopters flying over to the north.  Long-term power outages in the afternoon and intermittent loud blasts, like bombs going off,  throughout the evening.

Bill's explanation for the latter----everything weatherwise seems earlier this year.  So are the Fourth of July fireworks. 

Anyway, all that unexplained drama did not deter students, staff and volunteers at the Selle Valley Carden School.  The bake sale, complete with lemonade refreshers, went on as planned, and nicely too. 

I did not know about the bake sale until after a morning of horse-related activities at my sisters' and here at the Lovestead, as Mr. Lefty received his first set of shoes for the summer. 

After John Fuller went on his way, I sat down for the first time to check my Facebook news, and within seconds, I saw the information about the bake sale.  So, Facebook had to wait.  

I grabbed some money and drove the mile or so down to the adorable little school in a country setting.  The kids have even put together an attractive garden to welcome visitors.  

Their enthusiastic promotion for yesterday's event was both impressive, fun and colorful. Students standing alongside adults and holding up catchy signage were stationed at strategic spots along the roadside.  

One couldn't miss this event, and one would not have wanted to miss it.  I'm told by students that their efforts in this and an upcoming fundraiser (Family Fun Event at Wood's V BAR X Ranch barn off HWY 95, Friday, July 19 from 3-8 p.m.) will bring in money to purchase new equipment at the school.

There were bargains aplenty at yesterday's sale----delicious home-baked cookies/pound cake slices for 15 cents apiece and lemonade for 25 cents. 

Tickets for the July 19 fundraiser, which includes a BBQ, games, auctions and activities for all ages, are selling for $10 apiece or $40 a book.  And, I'm guessing anyone who'd like to purchase these tickets could simply stop by the school on Selle Road.

I saw a few former students of my own----Jacque who spent three years as a Ponderette, Penny, who's part of the Wood family and one of Leonard Wood's three daughters.  They run the school, and I'll tell you I'm impressed, having watched it develop over the past several years. 

I also met Natasha from Russia.  She was holding signs and promoting with gusto.  Natasha told me she loves the school and this area because she wants her children to enjoy a childhood similar to hers, which involved collecting fresh eggs and other rural activities.

My mail deliverer came by and purchased some items---and gave me my mail.  A biker came by, lamenting that she had no money.  A few minutes later, she returned with a handful of buttercups as an offering to the students. 

Turns out she was Karlen, a good family friend and devoted nurse who helps care for my mother.  Karlen has a heart of gold, and it was evident with her bouquet picked for the students. 

That's when she found out that the students were offering lemonade for all bikers.  

In spite of the other paranoic events unfolding throughout the day in our peaceful little rural nook, Selle Valley Carden School provided reassurance that all is well and that young people are learning some wonderful lessons both inside and outside their charming school. 

Yay, Selle Valley Carden School!  I want the recipe for those chocolate cookies.  Pretty yummy as were the apricot thumb prints.