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| happymama58 |
Posted - Feb 18 2006 : 4:10:29 PM
I mentioned to dh about my attending the Farm Fair this summer, and he reminded me that Idaho is really far away. YOu see, I'm geography-challenged  and had no idea. I used mapquest to see how long it would take me to drive -- 29 hours!!!!
What about you? How long would it take you to drive to MJF? We could plan a gigantic caravan of carpooling farmgirls, stopping at points along the way to pick folks up. I can see us now! 
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| Krisathome |
Posted - Mar 02 2006 : 12:32:48 PM
21 super long hours. Don't think my little 1969 Mallard Duckling camper would want to travel that far. Pooh! |
| pioneerspiritlady |
Posted - Feb 27 2006 : 09:06:29 AM
Ok, I'm facinated. Can someone tell me exactly what is the Farm Fair???
Smiles
Teri
'If you are standing next to a rattle snake, you do not have an obligation to wait until it bites you before you decide it’s dangerous.'" Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| primjillie |
Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 11:39:39 AM
I have a couple questions for those of you who have attended the Farm Fair before and/or live near Moscow. Do you go to the Farm Fair both days? What time does it open and close? Are there any reasonable yet nice hotels nearby? We are thinking of driving up from Sacramento, CA and I have questions. Thanks! |
| sugarsfarm |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 9:24:47 PM
im 23hrs and 19 min...
my boyfriend and i would like to go out to washington this summer, maybe i can swing by! That would be wonderful! |
| farmgrlchick |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 4:57:26 PM
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Originally posted by Aunt Jenny
Hey Mellissa..you ARE coming to farm fair, right?? I just have to tell you that I use the little self portrait card you sent me awhile back in mail art for a bookmark in my MJ book and my kids always think it is the cutest. I look forward to meeting so many of you gals!!
And Theresa..depending on where you are in Nevada you are welcome to come up through Utah, stay with me and ride with us Utah gals to the farm fair. If you are in northern Nevada I guess it wouldn't work..but just a thought.
Jenny in Utah
Hey Jenny ! I am in Norther Nevada, BUMMER!!! You all are going to have a blast! Can't wait to hear all about it.
Theresa
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 4:44:03 PM
33 hours, 8 minutes - 2238 miles. What is really scary is that I tried it first in Google and it said "could not calculate directions"! I didn't realize it would take so long!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| sqrl |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 08:22:58 AM
Aunt Jenny, I want to real bad. I think we're going to be able to make it. I wasn't sure because DH was going to have to take a class during the summer but now that's not going to happen so we're planning on coming. You see I can't wait til next year because I may not be living this close to Idaho again, so we got a do it this year. I'd love to be a vendor, but I don't I can get it together in time.
Also I'm trying to decide whether to wear my favorite apron which is not fancy or pretty at all, it's my painting apron, but it's my favorite and DH thinks I should wear my favorite. Or...Do I make a new pretty one?! Hum....What do ya think?
Blessed Be
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| owwlady |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 08:07:57 AM
26hrs and 20 min...gosh, that's depressing... |
| Celticheart |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 7:40:38 PM
I'm close.....one hour and 15 mintues south of Moscow. Actually a nice drive in most weather...very pretty. And I was at Farm Fair last year.
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 4:49:26 PM
Hey Mellissa..you ARE coming to farm fair, right?? I just have to tell you that I use the little self portrait card you sent me awhile back in mail art for a bookmark in my MJ book and my kids always think it is the cutest. I look forward to meeting so many of you gals!!
And Theresa..depending on where you are in Nevada you are welcome to come up through Utah, stay with me and ride with us Utah gals to the farm fair. If you are in northern Nevada I guess it wouldn't work..but just a thought.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| sqrl |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 12:35:24 PM
Julie, hey thanks for the link I'll be looking for place around our little globe to stay. It looks like we may be going to India next year to teach at a bording school. Through this site we find some other places to stay. Thanks.
Blessed Be
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| sqrl |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 12:31:09 PM
I'm about 14 hours 27 mins, that's what Google Maps says. Seems like I should be closer, but it'll be nice ride, never been to Idaho.
Blessed Be
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| farmgrlchick |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 09:54:25 AM
Ok farmgirls, I am 13 hours and 30 minutes, 699.59 miles. Whew! It would be a FUN road trip! Maybe someday, it's on my longterm list of things 'to do'.
I love driving, it's one of my favorite things to do. It is so relaxing to me. So going to MaryJane's would be a dream come true.
Theresa |
| julia hayes |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 08:40:57 AM
I'm 2 1/2 hours away driving along the most glorious highway...I feel for you gals and hope to see many of you at Farm Fair this year. julia hayes
being simple to simply be |
| Bridge |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 08:25:09 AM
31hrs 54 min, 2176.37 Miles.........
I doubt I will make it, but it is on my list of "somedays"
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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| westernhorse51 |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 07:55:30 AM
it is alot further then I'd like it to be! I really envy you girls out on the west coast. We just came back from Florida, disney included & I doubt I can make it but..... Michele
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 4:42:46 PM
way, way too far. Probably four days drive. :(
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 3:17:12 PM
Julie, that was me that's a teacher, and I really appreciate the info on globalfreeloaders. I'd never heard of that. What I'd really like to do is have a teardrop camper by then. I could pull one with my Tracker and just stop at campgrounds along the way. I may even see if I can talk my dd into going with me. She's not much for this type of thing, plus she's been invited to a 5-week college program for high school students that she may go to, so I'm not sure what will happen with that.
My dh is seriously thinking of building a teardrop for me, but we're also looking for a decent, *cheap* one for sale. But I'm going to check out the site you mentioned.
Some people search for happiness; others create it. |
| theherblady |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 2:36:26 PM
I am 27 hours and 15 minutes away from MJF..I really wanted to be at the farm this July~~Just didnt work out this year~~But I'm planning way ahead for next year~~!
Jan |
| Juliekay |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 2:08:38 PM
I was lurking and I noticed that someone said they were a teacher off for the summer, and couldn't afford the hotels. One option for traveling anywhere in the world is http://globalfreeloaders.com. It is a network of people who are willing to host other people from other countries or their own, without knowing them or expecting any compensation. They just do it to get to know people from other countries. Of course, to stay at someone's house, you need to be willing to host. But you can turn people down if it doesn't fit in your schedule etc. I have hosted a couple driving from Arizona to North Carolina when they stopped in Oklahoma City area for the night. We are planning on using it when we travel abroad next time, as it will cut down on some expenses. Just wanted to let you all in on that. Hope it helps.
Julie |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 1:22:52 PM
CHILE' .. that depends on how many ANTIQUES shoppes are in my path! i s'pose i could make it in a coupla' days straight drivin' .. with NO pee breaks! but then .. that would only happen if honey hunk were driving and put those horse BLINDERS on me .. so i could only see the road in front of me .. and honey! that ain't happenin'!!!! i'm talkin' to the man about a trip to idaho this summer .. but what with his big trip to nepal and mt. everest and two weeks after he comes home .. i'm draggin' his frost-bitten-butt to disneyworld for a week with the kids .. and i know he plans a big 'rugby' reunion in colorado during june .. so .. unless i can entice him with some white-water rafting on the salmon river in idaho .. i might have to be hoppin' a plane headin' to the farm by myself .. however, i am talking to my daughter about goin' with me and maybe doin' the pay dirt school .. IF .. that umbilical cord she still has attached to that little precious son of hers will reach that far! and .. she doesn't know her 'trial' schedule yet this summer. (she's a lawyer in ohio .. and sometimes her vacations are dictated by her work schedule). but she reads maryjane's book every evening and is pining to go!
True Friends, Frannie |
| Alee |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 12:35:45 PM
I am about 15 minutes away- I live in Moscow ID :) |
| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 12:21:44 PM
Anybody who wants to fly into SLC can bunk with Stuie and me. I think Jenny still has a couple of seats left in her van.
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| sleepless reader |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 10:51:35 AM
1519.4 miles, 23 hours, 22 minutes. Don't think I can afford it this summer, plus my husband turns 50 (June 28) and wants the big "Yea Me" party thing. Our son graduates HS the first weekend in June and I suggested splitting the difference and throwing a double party, but no. Next summer I'm planning to do a covered wagon trip and don't know if I can do both...Oh well, a great part of being a farmgirl is having a dream, right?
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
| Luzy |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 09:59:43 AM
Wow! It's farther than I thought....1313.23 miles or 19hrs from Colo. Luzy
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