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| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 07 2010 : 10:17:52 AM
Good morning, I am brand new to the forum, I love MaryJane's books and magazines so much, I decided to join in. I am a country girl at heart, spent many childhood vacation weeks at my grandparent's working farm in northern Indiana in Amish country. I learned alot about canning, gardening and the farmgirl life from them and from my Mom too.
This morning I was out in our woods and along the ponds picking blackberries. We have had very hot weather and no rain for a month now, so the nice berries are here and there. I did pick enough to make up a batch of jam and for eating fresh.
I live in the woods here in the ozarks of Missouri-our retirement home. I enjoy hanging my wash on the line and listening to all the song birds, learning to garden in large pots since the land and weather is so harsh here. I am building a rock shower for our bathroom, and just enjoying this gorgeous country,and finding my creative farmgirl self again.Kathy (Kathyinozarks)
I am a retired country girl, living in our woods in the ozarks |
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| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 7:00:43 PM
I just visited your blog Sarita-I love your sheep!-great photos-do you weave too?
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl, living in the woods of Missouri Ozarks
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http://www.etsy.com/shop/kathyinozarks |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 6:56:13 PM
thanks Sarita
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl, living in the woods of Missouri Ozarks
http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kathyinozarks |
| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 4:19:10 PM
Welcome kathy from North Central/east Missouri. Your enjoy the friendships that you make here, and there will be so many with the same interest as you. Happy retirement to you!
Sarita
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
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| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 1:46:41 PM
thanks all
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl, living in the woods of Missouri Ozarks
http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kathyinozarks |
| AliciaNak |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 09:50:16 AM
Welcome Kathy!
Your place sounds lovely. You'll love the other farmgirls and the ideas and tips!
Alicia
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.~Ralph Waldo Emmerson
www.blondenak.blogspot.com
www.artfire.com/users/BlondeNakCreations |
| Cherime |
Posted - Aug 09 2010 : 12:27:28 PM
30 years ago when my husband and I bought our piece of land in Alaska, we were in the country. Has that changed. But it still is a great place to be 9 months of winter not with standing. We are having a very rainy summer this year and that is effecting the community garden adversely. Lots of stuff just not making it. A lot of us who have been here for years are really truly farm girls. Make it, make do, do without.
CMF |
| Scottsville Farm Girl |
Posted - Jul 19 2010 : 5:23:37 PM
Welcome, Kathy!
I'm kinda new here too, but everyone is super nice and I've completed some really great swaps......have fun!
Karen
Scottsvill Farm Girl
www.oatkacreekstudio.etsy.com |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 5:12:40 PM
thank you
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| Kirksmom71 |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 4:49:25 PM
Welcome Kathy from North Texas. Love your blog!
My best to all,
Mel
Sassy City Girl with Farmgirl Fantasies! |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 2:28:25 PM
lol--I will see if our little library has that book-would like to read it
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| textilelover |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 2:17:32 PM
Me again...Want to hear something funny? I just read the back of the Sue Hubbell book while waiting for my reply to post and read that she was a 50 year old retired, divorced librarian when she wrote A Country Year. I think I read the book in my 20s because I remember thinking she was old! Well, I'm not retired or divorced, but I turned 50 this year and, gee, I'm not old! LOL...Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
| textilelover |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 2:13:15 PM
Welcome, Kathy, from Dianne in the Hudson Valley in NY. One of my favorite authors, who wrote the book that set me on the farmgirl path many years before I knew about MJF, is Sue Hubbell of A Country Year: Living the Questions. She wrote about retiring to and living in the Missouri Ozarks. It sounds heavenly. Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 12:21:41 AM
thank you Deb, mmm I love wild blackberries too-yesterday I made some jam
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| dandelionhouse |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 6:43:10 PM
Welcome Kathy!
Nice to meet you! You'll love it here! I just learned to bake blackberrie pie last year with fresh picked berries! Nothing quite as yummy or satisfying as doin it myself, farmgirl style!
Enjoy the forum ! 
farmgirl sister #1199
Deb~
www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.com
" home is where we all craft the life of our dreams." |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 4:40:09 PM
whoo hooo-I just got my farmgirl sister number 1849--I love this number cause I was born in 1949 and me and my hubby are really into the 1800s-me I love the 1830s thru the civil war
Farmgirl Sister 1849
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 4:35:17 PM
Hello, Oggie-thanks for the welcome-I love it here so far
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| Oggie |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 4:25:29 PM
Hi Kathy! I'm new here too but so far I love it. It fits into my life quite well at the moment and the women seem so wonderful! I'm glad I'm not the only person who likes to do a little construction! |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 3:56:08 PM
thanks for stopping by my blog Boisesue, I was just taking a break from working on my quilt-yes I will post photos as I progress on my blog-and make a note here-thanks again
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| Boisesue |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 2:11:25 PM
Hello Kathy, Welcome...I went to your website and looked at your pictures. Love the rock shower. You are so lucky to have those quilt blocks that were made for you. Your quilt will be wonderful. I love that you are hand quilting it. Hope you post pictures of the quilt and the shower when you're done.
Boisesue
Farmgirl #1731 |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 09:09:59 AM
Hi Cynthia, thank you for the welcome, and yes I look forward to my magazine and read it cover to cover in the first few days-so one of the reasons I decided to join
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 09:08:27 AM
CJ, I am looking forward to the fun with the mailart. I have made several quilted postcards which I have enjoyed making and giving for holidays and birthdays
A retired country girl,living in our woods in the ozarks http://kathyinozarks.multiply.com/ |
| CCChristen |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 07:39:21 AM
Hi Kathy,
Welcome to the sisterhood, Im sure you will enjoy all the extra info being a part of the sisterhood that you will get that you can't get in the magazine. Its so much fun.
Welcome and enjoy,
Line Shack Farmgirl #1570
(Cynthia)
Happy Traild |
| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 06:40:28 AM
oops I was trying to make my signature line smaller, and must have done something wrong-off to change it
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| kathyinozarks |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 06:37:05 AM
Howdy back to you both, we lived on the Wisconin-Illinois border, on the Illinois side near Lake Geneva for about 25 years before retiring to Missouri, also went a couple years to college long long time ago up at Stout State-so I am a big Packer fan-lol and I have a love for Colorado too-lived there a couple years outside of Denver-loved it. I am off to check my canner-made some wild blackberry and mango jam this morning
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 05:46:24 AM
A HUGE HOWDY from SW Colorado!!!
And, it's great to have you join in on the MAIL ART project too!!!
You'll have a great time here with the Farmgirls!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
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From my Hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
