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Project Discussions:  Fireside chat - December 2015  |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1277 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 14 2015 : 06:36:41 AM
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| Linda I love the Christmas quilts you made, and so glad you enjoyed your cruise. Been a couple of years since Mark and I went on one. Glad your home safe. |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9600 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9600 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2015 : 07:04:16 AM
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Thanks Winnie! Always enjoy our time with the little ones. Though it can be tiring.
Linda,
Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Nice to have you back again.
Have never been on a cruise. JT won one once from a radio contest but we couldn't make it so we gave it to my sister. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
1229 Posts
Julie
medina
ND
USA
1229 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 06:51:33 AM
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| Well I really do need the fire this morning. It was a balmy 0.2 when I got up. I have been putting off chicken chores, but will have to bundle up soon and go out there. Maddy went with grandpa to pick-up our bountiful baskets order and Kylee is still sleeping. We have had a busy week working on thier Christmas gifts. Their parents will be home tonight and although I love having them I am looking forward to everyone being home. The news on Oliver was not what we hoped, his colon is not working at all, so they have some difficult decisions to make as to what surgical path they will be taking. For now I can't wait for hugs and kisses from my boy. Today we will finish up our projects and get everything wrapped up, than I think it will be a cookie making session. I do have to make Oliver some bread, he can't have anything processed so we make all his food from scratch, including whole wheat bread and sugar cookies. Have a wonderful day everyone. |
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
Edited by - treelady on Dec 19 2015 06:52:13 AM |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
2087 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 08:10:26 AM
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Hello everyone,
Always a pleasure catching up. Nothing new going on in my little corner of this world. Pumpkin is coming home on the 23 of December and will be with us until the end of January. I'm looking forward to spending time with her.
Last Sunday I visited with my mum in Montreal and we made a traditional French Canadian holiday dish - Tourtière (meat pie). We use my grandmother's recipe, which always makes it special.
The weather here has been unusually warm. We did get a thin blanket of snow. It does make my backyard look prettier in December. Wish it would snow!
Take care everyone. Cheers! |
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
Edited by - ceridwen on Dec 19 2015 08:11:32 AM |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3535 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3535 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 11:33:13 AM
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| Your backyard is beautiful with that dusting of snow! And those meat pies look fabulous! What are the ingredients? |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 12:07:58 PM
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Carole those look scrumptious!! Our weather man predicted a high of 70 here for Christmas Day! No Snow for Us!.png?v 58872995)
Farmgirl Hugs! Connie
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
1846 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 2:15:16 PM
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Carole - any way I can get your recipe? we are suppose to be studying Canada this upcoming week!
Hope everyone enjoys Christmas <3 It is a true blessing to be part of this hen house! |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349
Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9600 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9600 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 4:32:10 PM
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Julie, will keep Oliver and all the decisions to be made in my prayers. Made 7 dozen sugar cookies made with my 10 yr granddaughter, Victoria, today. We only frosted a couple dozen sofar. Going to work on the rest later.
Finished getting everything ready for Christmas. We always do a seafood night on Christmas eve. So I got those things today as well as the odds and ends I needed for Christmas dinner.
Our friend of ours from church passed away night before last in his sleep. He used to teach sign language and did it for any who needed it for the services at church. His funeral is Tuesday. JT is going to see if he can change his work schedule so we can go. His wife is a sweet lady and it will be very hard for her. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4752 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4752 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2015 : 7:42:20 PM
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| Yummy looking pies, Carole. ENJOY! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
2087 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2015 : 07:37:13 AM
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Hello everyone,
Winnie, the ingredients are ground beef, veal and pork. We eat it with ketchup. Would you believe that it's the only time I use ketchup? lol
Shannon, not sure what you mean by recipe. lol There are no tablespoon of this and that. I guess you can say we eye ball it, that is taste until we find it just right. My mum puts onion salt, powdered onion, ground cloves, cinnamon and salt and pepper to taste. We just do it by taste. You don't want the clove to over power. It is more cinnamon than clove.
You can use chopped up onions if you'd like, but I would mince it so that you don't have huge chunks. It is the same quantity of beef, pork and veal. Traditionally, it is done with pork, but my mum likes to use the three meats.
approximatly 1 pound of meat per pie (of course depending on the size of your pie plate), bake at 350 for 35 minutes. |
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4752 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4752 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2015 : 08:17:50 AM
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Sounds yummy
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Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2015 : 6:27:38 PM
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| Carol, those pies are really good. Here is a French Canadian church here that makes them for sale every Christmas. We've been to dinner at the church too. Have a wonderful celebration. |
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2015 : 08:40:27 AM
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Morning Everyone, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a good one. The granddaughter had the best, it's so much fun just watching her. She was so excited to open her gifts and then everyone elses. It was a fun day, lots of visiting with family. Some we don't see very often so always good to see them.
Hope everyone is getting the much needed rest today. Enjoy your day. Thinking of you all.
Suppose to start raining here today and a lot tomorrow, so I guess its time to start cleaning. |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4752 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4752 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2015 : 10:31:31 AM
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| Sprinkling here too sherry. Glad your Christmas was good. Ours was too. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2015 : 2:14:27 PM
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| Little ones are such fun at Christmas. Even though our grand girls are older it is so much fun to surprise them. My DIL really got into the Christmas spirit this year. She surprised everyone of us with a special gift. Hadlee received a James Avery charm and her sister received vintage Winnie the Pooh stuffed critters. She cried. She has loved Pooh all of her 18 years. Enjoy these early years but take lots of photos and write down the cute things they say and do. Date each thing you write. When they are older they will not remember the great adventures you had with them, but you can show photos and read about their antics, to them as you walk down memory lane. |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2015 : 8:14:14 PM
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| Linda are you ok tonight??? Where you close to the tornado this evening? Thinking of you |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215 |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2015 : 8:32:14 PM
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| Sherry, Linda was ok when I asked earlier. That storm was awful. One of my former students (from my first year of teaching in 1969) lives in Rowlett, and had very heavy damage to his home. In fact all 15 homes on their street were torn up. I had sent him a face book message to check on him, then there he was on tv. I was so happy to see him alive. All of my relatives in Wylie and Garland are ok. Are you and your family ok? |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4752 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4752 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2015 : 10:38:47 PM
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| Thanks Sherry and Marilyn for thinking about me. I hope you both safe and away from all the storms, too. Ed and I were up in Fairview when all the warnings started. We drove back home on 380 which goes right through Princeton and Farmersville. We arrived home safe and sound, and it wasn't until after we got home, there was a possible tornado in Farmersville area. Where I live there was hardly any rain. The cars that were blown/swept off US30 onto the frontage road was only abut 45 miles from here. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 01:37:39 AM
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| So glad you are all ok. We had a dusting of snow on Christmas then more snow the day after. Now it's about 19. |
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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mbenton16
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
Maryellen
Denver
North Carolina
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 02:16:36 AM
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| The first thing I thought of this morning when I watched the weather were you Texas girls. I pray that you are safe. The weather looks treacherous. Please stay safe. Hugs, Maryellen |
Maryellen Benton |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 04:26:29 AM
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| Linda, I am glad you made it home safe. It was unnerving to keep hearing that man's voice coming through my phone, telling me we were in a tornado warning. Thankfully, we only had the strong winds and heavy rain. That was awful where those vehicles were blown off I 30 in Garland. I felt so bad for the first responders and those who stopped to help, as well as those in the vehicles. |
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
729 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
729 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 06:04:50 AM
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Hello dear sisters and Happy belated Christmas! December's was a whirlwind for me (beyond the usual holiday bustle! I was called to help a long-time friend conducting Handel's Messiah who desperately needed voices for her alto section, not the part I usually sing. Bunch of work but oh the joy of singing that great work with a full orchestra (and a handy little stipend, too!)! My choir did our concert on Dec. 23, then there was helping my mom get comfortable with her new companion (she's amazing), a broken cell phone and busted computer, dead car battery, four abandoned kittens which we took in and finally found homes for, an illogical but wonderful trip to NYC the weekend before Christmas . . . And a partridge in a pear tree!
I've missed you all so much, and am so happy to be back in touch! Thanks to everyone for your lovely cards and gifts! Denise, I'm so sorry about your fur baby, they are such important members of our family. Linda, stay safe, I'm glad you weren't hit by the really bad weather. Carole, glad you had a visit with your mom. Darlene, can't wait to see you as an elf! Julie, I'll continue to pray for sweet little Oliver. And to all of you, a belated Merry Christmas, and big, big BIG hugs! Here's a photo of my Christmas angel
P.S. I'll be starting up the recipe swap again for January . . . with a slight modification to make it easier on the very busy and overwhelmed! Also, I'll get the Book club discussion started soon :) |
Happy Day!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 06:41:21 AM
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| She is a doll. |
Texasgran |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 06:58:36 AM
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Morning, Linda and Marilyn so glad you are okay. That was just scary last night. Our weather will be here in a couple of hours. They are saying 5 to 10 inches of rain today. We will see, just a storm line coming through, but hopfully it will bring some cooler temps. Ready for a little cooler weather, it was 80 here yesterday.
Everybody stay safe and have a great day today. |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215 |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2015 : 06:59:41 AM
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| Amy, you have been very busy. Looking forward to the recipe swap. And what a cutie. |
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215 |
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Project Discussions: Fireside chat - December 2015 |
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Fireside chat - December 2015
