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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 12:03:55 AM
Been thinkin about this for a couple of days how important it is for
woman to connect with each other. That when my grandmother was young, they had potlucks, quilting bees, hands on helping each other.
So here we are in this day and age doing the same thing just a bit differently. We use the technology that we have to have quilting, stitching, across the fence on the internet. Yet it is still women connecting with women that is needed. Sharing our ups and downs, where our hearts are at and asking questions like our grandmothers did. Wish mine was still around to share this with, she would have loved it.
I appreciate every one of you and the things that you share, they enrich my life and make it better. Just thought I should let y'all know.
Carol Sue
Enjoying the moments. |
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| Firemama |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 10:49:21 AM
Teresa I VOLUNTEER!! lol. I have a feeling as to why you might need a co leader. ;) but gotta wait til I get there, Come on Late August!!
Mommy to 2
Your FreckleFaced Farm Girl!!
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 09:57:25 AM
Corinne, what time zone are you in? HA! I seem to sleep when all the good getting is going on in the barter forum, and post when alot of the gals are sleeping or at work! But isn't it fun to look back and see who was "on the farm" earlier in our day? You said it best; it is homey and comfy here, and inspiring, too, such wonderful women, all. Couldn't ask for more. Nance |
| ILoveBaskets14 |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 08:49:01 AM
Is there any girls from West Virginia ?
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| Corinnelouise |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 07:45:40 AM
There is comfort in a women's group because we all go through the very same things in life and we are the support troup for our husbands and kids around. But sometimes we need strenght, we need to vent out sorrow or frustrations, and it is why I joined this place. It feels homy, somebody is always baking or knitting or quilting something, a few topics are rolling around, and it is soothing.
I have to thank you all, because living so far from home or my adopted country, I find here a family of way of life that makes my day, every single day of my life.
Hey Nancy, seems I am posting right after you on a few topics today, how fun.
Corinne |
| Nance in France |
Posted - Jul 05 2007 : 01:55:35 AM
Ditto to all the above posts! There truly is "strength in numbers". When I joined this website last summer, you all were, and continue to be my support system, and what helps keeps my sanity in place! Feeling like I had been dropped onto another planet, albeit a very picturesque planet, where English is rarely spoken, and my French was not anywhere as fluent as it is now. It is much easier now to converse in the marketplace or elsewhere, but it is extremely difficult to cultivate real friendships. Isolation is hard to bear, whether it is on a mountaintop 50 miles from town, or a foreign country, and I am so thankful we all have this place to pop in and nurture each other and be nurtured in return. Farmgal hugs to all! Nance |
| cinnamongirl |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 10:38:19 PM
Lean on me and I will lean on you! Thats what its all about! Hugs to you Carol Sue |
| MariaAZ |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 4:30:28 PM
I have been thinking for the past few years, since I started working from home, that I really need to get out and meet up with other women. I remember, as a child, my mother used to participate in "cafe klatches" with other women in the neighborhood. Most of the regulars were mothers of similar age children. Since we don't have children, and are now more senior members of the neighborhood, we don't really share a lot in common with our neighbors. I think back on my mother's social circle and think how neat it would be to have something like that. Although I'm quite happy to be employed from the home, the isolation is sometimes irritating to say the least.
I never considered that this community is the same thing! When I think about it, I feel as close to the wonderful girls on this forum as my mother did with her cafe klatch :)
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| Lavendar fields dreamer |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 3:35:16 PM
ok so it will be the chapter of togetherness, area does not matter all welcome. hmmm.... will have plenty of get togethers but for the really long distance members we could have a once a year retreat or campout. this is going to be so much fun and i will start it up but how about in september girls when i dont have the kiddos home all the time and am able to get organized and think without interuption. i will need a co-leader though( hey firemama wannna volunteer, by the way i dont think you know but we are the same age. i saw your age from a different posting) I will have news soon as of why i will really need a co-leader.
lavendar girl |
| Annie S |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 3:15:06 PM
I agree. What a wonderful post. Such a beautiful sentiment and very true. This is our backyard picket fence where we go to talk to a good neighbor about everyday life. We are so blessed to able to be a part of this FarmGirl connection. Warm hugs to all of you.
Peace and love.
Annie |
| laluna |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 2:26:43 PM
What a lovely post, CS! And while I tend to be a rather infrequent poster, I do stop by here nearly every day to see what's new and how everyone is doing; it reaffirms much of what I do, believe in, and think, in a time when our "farmgirl" way of being can seem rather scarce or a bit lost in the shuffle.  to you all!  |
| junebug |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 1:32:18 PM
Good post Carol Sue, we are all sisters with farmgirl spirit, isn't it a GREAT feeling to connect with so many women each day!
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 08:31:08 AM
Well if you are even more SE than Michelle- then you are even closer to us Moscow Farmgirls! :)
I would join an Inland Empire Farmgirl Chapter! It would be fun I think! Can Nora be a member too? :)
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora! |
| Firemama |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 10:50:55 PM
I cant wait to get there!!
Mommy to 2
Your FreckleFaced Farm Girl!!
Help when you can, Pray when you can't. |
| Celticheart |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 10:48:02 PM
An Inland Empire Chapter would be good! I'm all alone down here in the corner:(
Marcia(that would be a little farther SE than Michelle)
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 6:09:51 PM
Like Alee suggested somewhere else, we should do an inland empire chapter. Hmmmmm, tooo much on plate right now.
ladies, you all make my day, daily, yes sitting here reading made me teary eyed. That is a good thing. Love my farmgirls.
Enjoying the moments. |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 4:15:56 PM
I think there is a Spokane, or Spokane Valley chapter... Good luck with the Geiger Field chapter.
We make a difference. |
| Lavendar fields dreamer |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 2:42:08 PM
ok i will start a geiger field area chapter when firemama gets into town, i have to get organized first
lavendar girl |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 12:29:23 PM
Yes I would miss you all if my computer blew up, you pop into my head everyday and I have never met you. I too miss the small town I grew up in, you knew everyone, and people were always stopping by the farm. I have more friends now then I have had in a while, but nothing like small town connections.
I think this is my small town connection with women, I mean who else would care what I got at the thrift, or that my first pair of knitted socks was a big deal?
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 11:52:20 AM
Teresa-
It sounds like great idea! You all should start a Farmgirl Chapter for the Spokane area!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tpying, one hand to hold Nora! |
| Lavendar fields dreamer |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 11:34:48 AM
ok so i am officially saying that we shall start a potluck club in the spokane area as soon as firemama gets up here. since grace will already be here. of course women only and the kiddos are welcome, i would love to sit around an old quilt frame and hand stitch a quilt together with several of you. i think it would be a lot of fun. by the end of our several potlucks i think we could all have a quilt top handstiched by eachother. Just an Idea!!!!!
lavendar girl |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 11:05:50 AM
I agree Susan..you all are my friends..just scattered about. But still my friends.:0)
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 11:01:25 AM
Amen to all the above and what will be written below my name. How blessed I am to wake up each morning to all of you! I do have the dear, caring friends like my Mother had in her day...all of you, my Farmgirl friends! As I have said before, my life has changed forever because of you! Thank You!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~
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| Firemama |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 09:56:20 AM
When I came here Carol Sue that is exactly what I was looking for. A group of kind gentle-spirited women, who were nonjudging and have the same values as me. I am young(27) but have always felt beyond my years like I was born in the wrong time frame. I always craved to be with other women but never fit in anywhere. I really feel like I have found friends here. I have never met any of you in person( will today though Hi Kristy!!)but feel somewhat bonded to you all. I dont really have any "girlfriends" Cause all my friends are still very young at heart and drama filled. I wear aprons and cook and bake ALOT. Infact they all call me BettyCrocker. My Aunt is the one person here besides dh that I can confide in. (I am gonna miss her like hell when we move). So anyway I can relate I think it is important for women to get together and have just them time, to do nothing or everything they could want to do. I always thought I dont need anyone but me, but I am begining to think that I was wrong, women need women to grow and to reach their potential. We give each other inspiration, so many of you here have given that to me in just the short time I have been here and I hope to someday have contact with all of you!
Mommy to 2
Your FreckleFaced Farm Girl!!
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 09:42:37 AM
One of my friends from Wyoming recently came out to visit me and to meet Nora. We were talking about this exact same thing! I think it was easier for women in years past to make and keep friends. You were raised and lived in a certain community your whole life. Now in our modern society, we grow up in one (or many) place and go to school in another, then live our adult life in another. We might make friends at each place, but when we move, those friendships are weakened and lose a lot of their power. Even through email- it just isn't the same as sharing so much of your life with someone in person.
So I really appreciate this forum. We share so much of our day here together- I feel like this is a community in of itself. And the great thing is- no matter how many times I move or where I go- You ladies are still here! *hugs!*
Thanks for the great topic Carol Sue!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tpying, one hand to hold Nora! |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 09:33:55 AM
It really is great to have such ready access to a visit given how hectic it is balancing my load (job, mom, wife, farmer). It has brought me so much peace and happiness to sit with a cuppa and "chat" like we all should do, like women used to do. Big hug to all of you.
We make a difference. |
