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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Feb 20 2011 : 11:01:27 AM
Due to server space, we are not able to start a hen house. Updates will either be here or e-mailed directly. We are in the area between Findlay, Ohio and Bowling Green, Ohio.
April 9th, 2011 - Hearthside Cooking Class - CLASS IS FULL
http://www.fortmeigs.org/hearthside/
Farmgirl #800
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| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Apr 13 2012 : 04:54:14 AM
Thanks Karen. I may just keep the name the same.
The flowers sound so pretty. I am restraining myself to not buy new flowers until May. :) I did buy our seed potatoes and onions, and have them ready to plant soon. I need to till up the garden first.
The wind here has dried out my flower beds so much that I can't weed them until the next rainfall. I did however, spend most of the day cleaning off my porch and putting out the remainder of the porch. I still need to borrow a power washer and wash the house siding etc.
These hard working days outside came early this year. We missed the gym workout this week completely, but will be back there again soon. With a large family it's very hard to keep a workout routine. We seem to bounce back and forth. For example, tomorrow one daughter goes to Choir contest, where she will compete in a solo, an ensemble and more. It's an all day event one hour from home. There always seems to be something that keeps us from the gym. We may workout, then drive over after that. We aren't giving up, that's for sure.
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| missusprim |
Posted - Apr 12 2012 : 8:36:15 PM
Only thing I can come up with on ideas for chapter names might be something related to our state. But I honestly like the name of our group, it represents two aspects of my life that are dear to my heart.
I planted my dianthus along both sides of our sidewalk today - nearly two flats worth. Came across two 'presents' our local farm cat left in the flower bed. Ew! Speaking of which, know of anyone who wants a kitten? We've got two black and whites and a tiger that are just adorable.
Wanted to ask you how you're doing with your weight loss. I'm so inspired! My DD and I watched the 'Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead' documentary. We're going to try the juicing route to jump start a healthier diet and will try vegetarian. I know I've talked about it but we finally took the plunge and bought a juice extractor.
Take care and enjoy the day today/tomorrow - to be just as nice as today was but warmer.
Karen
Farmgirl Sister #2984
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." George Eliot
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Apr 11 2012 : 06:23:38 AM
Hi Karen,
Yes, we are still looking for ideas for a new name. Got any ideas?
I know what you mean about wind. Sheesh!
And the chilly weather has indeed returned. I'm still putting my laundry outside today anyway.
Have a blessed day!
Farmgirl #800
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| missusprim |
Posted - Apr 10 2012 : 11:39:03 AM
Happy spring and belated Easter wishes to everyone. Hope everyone is doing well.
Am sitting here wishing we had another good dose of the nice weather we had a few weeks ago, what a tease it was! (But no complaints as it was utterly wonderful to get outdoors.) I have my flower beds all prepped and ready to go but I think it's just too soon to plant. I have Dianthus (sp.?), Elephant Ears (a hosta), a red dogwood bush and some ornamental grass to get in. Hubby planted a blueberry bush but we have kept it covered at night.
What I could start indoors for our garden I have. We have yet to till our garden as our tiller has a bum wheel. We have a Mantis tiller but it's just too small for the job.
Windy, windy WINDY the last few days. Geesh...if it's not tied, bolted or secured it's going to fly away. Had to put our recycling bins in an outbuilding to keep them from being blown over and strewn across our yard and into the field. Too windy to even hang my clothes out as I have no real buffer from the wind.
Kristina, are you still considering renaming the chapter? Have you or anyone come up with anything?
All take care,
Karen
Farmgirl Sister #2984
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." George Eliot
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 04:06:56 AM
Upcoming Events and Activities (I have also e-mailed you all, if you did not get an e-mail, please send me your e-mail address):
Here is a link to Sauder Village's classes this year:
https://www.saudervillage.org/Creativity/ClassSchedule.asp
You can register on-line for all of their classes.
There are many classes offered this year. If I see any other classes elsewhere I will let you know.
Here are classes offered in Perrysburg, Ohio:
http://www.577foundation.org/takeaclass.asp
Here is a a link to register for a 5K to benefit Kids Camps.
http://www.bgohio.org/departments/parks-and-recreation/couch-potato-5k-1k
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Feb 10 2012 : 03:42:37 AM
Karen,
So good to hear from you.
I laugh every time I drive over those skid marks too. Cracks me up.
Our billy loves his goat shed. A few days ago, my 15 yo was walking around the fenced goats, swinging the feed bucket and looking down. All the sudden Orion runs up to her side out of no where (the billy). The ground was so wet, he pulled his tie-out right out of the ground - ha ha ha! He doesn't go far, when he does do that (thankfully).
I want to share a Couch Potato 5K that is happening in Bowling Green in April. Here is the link for it if anyone wants to participate: http://www.bgohio.org/departments/parks-and-recreation/couch-potato-5k-1k/race-day-information
I'm also looking into other classes. There is a family history informational class held at the Haye's Center in Fremont tomorrow February 11th: http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/newsroom
/display.asp?id=1215
I'm trying to locate more spinning classes and basket weaving, but have not located anything yet.
Farmgirl #800
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| missusprim |
Posted - Feb 09 2012 : 09:35:13 AM
Hi girls!
Hope this note finds everyone in good health and spirits. I wanted to touch base with everyone and see how you are doing. Kris, I hope your health issues are over. I always think of you when we pass your house on the way to my parents and will sometimes catch sight of your goat. Does he still like his new house? I smile to myself when I see those skid marks on the road - doesn't look like they're going to go away anytime soon.
It's so nice to see the sunshine today here in NW Ohio, it's getting me in the mood for spring. So many things to do!
Been looking at seed catalogs to order from (is it too late?) and fishing through Mother Earth News (I am just getting into this mag and can't get enough of it, much like MJF) for ideas on how to start them indoors. Saw a wonderful article on building tomato supports. We should be more successful this year at growing these monstrous plants w/o having them topple over from the weight. Hubby and I decided we're going to tone down the variety of plants in our garden and concentrate on a more manageable crop. Mmmmmm, I can taste the sweet corn already!
Lots of outdoor projects I'd like to do. I'd like to put a border on each side of our sidewalk leading up to the house. Only downside to this will be that we can't just mow right over the sidewalk in one continuous sweep. Plus side is that it will really add some 'purtiness' to the side yard.
I'd also like to plant a few sunflowers on either side of our barn door. It gets sun a majority of the day and would be an ideal spot against the dark red color paint. And speaking of barn, maybe dig out that piece of lattice in there and grow a vine...something that grows fast and full? Ideas?
And then there's the front of the house. We dug up some ancient shrubs last summer but couldn't decide on what to do next. So there it sits with nothing but our wrought iron bench to 'decorate' it. Am thinking a small circular planting of tall ornamental grass for starters.
And CHICKENS! Haven't given up on the idea. No, mam. Am looking into coop plans, breeds, etc.
And my list goes on and on.........
On that long winded note, may everyone stay warm and have a wonderful Valentine's Day next week.
Karen
Farmgirl Sister #2984
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." George Eliot
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 11 2012 : 10:11:38 AM
Margo,
I have not created anything with the recipes for the hope chests. I have made 3-ring binders with family recipes, and given one binder to each extended family. Cover pages for each section were drawn by the kids. I may copy them for the hope chest project.
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| Penny Wise |
Posted - Jan 11 2012 : 09:12:16 AM
did you ever decide how to do these?
"I'm considering making a recipe book to pass down family recipes to my children. These will go in their Hope Chests and help them start out when they move out. Have any of you done this? I'm contemplating how to make them - hand write them and put them in recipe boxes, in binders etc.?"
why not put them in your cereal box books which are sooooooooooooooooooo cool????????????????
Farmgirl # 2139
proud member of the Farmgirls of the Southwest Henhouse
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 11 2012 : 07:25:08 AM
Also....I'm thinking of changing our chapter name. Do any of you have suggestions?
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 11 2012 : 07:23:00 AM
Just giving you the "heads up" on the next Hearthside cooking class:
Event Information
Saturday, April 14, 2012
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Campfire
Experience life in an 1812 kitchen! Learn how to cook on an open hearth with period kitchen tools. Ms. Annett & Ms. Lynn Bristol, volunteers at Fort Meigs with over twenty years of experience in open hearth cooking, will again teach this hands-on cooking class to the first twelve registered participants.
Get hands-on experience by creating a dish from scratch!
Enjoy the fruits of your labor as you sit down to eat the meal you create at the end of class!
Take your experience home with you! All class members receive a cookbook containing the recipes they used in class.
Event details & registration forms are still being developed. Please check back later.
link: http://www.fortmeigs.org/hearthside/
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 09:51:34 AM
Holiday Open House
at
Fort Meigs
PERRYBURG, Ohio- Looking for a fun holiday outing with the family? Experience shopping, food, music and more at the Fort Meigs Holiday Open House on Sunday December 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join us in our decorated visitor center for a family friendly event filled with lots of activities for everyone.
Re-enactors portraying soldiers and civilians from the War of 1812-era will provide musket demonstrations and discuss camp life during the winter. Kids can try their hands at several activities and help decorate cookies. A favorite activity for kids of all ages in playing miniature war-gaming, and our war gaming experts will recreate a table-top battle from yesteryear.
Don’t forget to browse our museum store for unique gifts while you listen to the sounds of holiday music by the Back Porch Dulcimers. There will be several local artisans with unique items for sale. Items for purchase include hand-made purses, jewelry, pillows, baskets, pottery, and more. There is something for everyone at our Holiday Open House. Come enjoy the fun!
Activities begin at 1:00 p.m. Admission to the event is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and youth, and children five and under are free.
Fort Meigs, the largest reconstructed, wooden-walled fort in the country, is located one mile west of downtown Perrysburg on W. River Road (S.R. 65). For more information on this event or all of the other events at this National Historic Landmark, visit us on-line at www.fortmeigs.org or call 800-283-8916.
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Nov 23 2011 : 06:35:43 AM
Old-Fashioned Christmas
http://www.wcparks.org/
December 10, 2011
1890's Holiday Event (Click on link above to read about it)
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Nov 23 2011 : 06:30:18 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from the Wood County Park District
Upcoming Programs- Click here to register.
(Free Programs unless otherwise stated)
Summer Bird, Winter Bird
Thursday, December 1, 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
Park District Headquarters
Some stay, some go - see winter feeder visitors and find out where our summer nesters have gone.
Long Nights Full Moon
Thursday, December 8, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Baldwin Woods Preserve - Euler Road
Hike at night, just a few miles southwest of Bowling Green, to enjoy the near-full moon, stories, and facts.
Poinsettia Tour
Friday, December 9, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Bostdorff's Greenhouse Acres
Come out to Bostdorff's Greenhouse Acres and take a look at the new varieties of poinsettias. Two lucky people will get a chance to take one of these amazing plants home with them.
Old-fashioned Christmas
Open House
Saturday, Dec. 10, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Zimmerman School/Carter Historic Farm
Take a step back in time with the schoolmaster for some 1890's holiday activities in the one-room school. Afterwards, visit the farm and make a depression era holiday treat. See ad below for more information.
Volunteer Opportunities - Click here to register.
Seed Cleaning
Tuesday, December 6, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Reuthinger Preserve
Come help us prepare native seeds collected by volunteers to be propagated in the greenhouse or sown out in the parks. No experience needed and all the work will be done indoors in the heat!
Register here:
http://www.wcparks.org/
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Oct 01 2011 : 06:29:32 AM
Basket Weaving Class: $15.00 per person
Where: Kaubisch Memorial Public Library, Fostoria, Ohio
When: Sat. October 15, 2011, 9am-2pm
To register, visit the library for a registration form.
You can also call 419-435-2813 for any questions.
Bring a lunch and a hand towel.
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Oct 01 2011 : 06:01:28 AM
More Fall Fun Classes and Activities (including Hunter Education)
Wood County Area (Wood County Park District
To register, or view available activities, click on the link below:
http://reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org/programs/
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Oct 01 2011 : 05:52:49 AM
Lots of Classes, held in Perrysburg, Ohio
Click on the link to sign up for any class
http://www.577foundation.org/takeaclass.asp
This was in our paper yesterday, and I see that some of the knitting classes are already on a waitlist.
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Oct 01 2011 : 05:51:24 AM
Thanks Kathy. We use sorghum here, and that would be fun to attend!
Farmgirl #800
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| ckb |
Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 2:07:45 PM
Auglaize village in Defiance ohio has there johnny appleseed festival this coming weekend. They make apple butter and sorgum, also have a reenactment camp. |
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 05:24:29 AM
Next year, I would love us to all attend this event. We could change a few things for ourselves too. For example, when the kids activities are taking place (for those without kids), we could do a "Knit and Sit" or other craft together. Campsites are electric or non-electric and you can reserve a campsite on-line ahead of time. I'll keep watching for next year's date.
Also there is an Apple Butter Festival in Grand Rapids, Ohio in October. They hold it every year. They make the apple butter in large outdoor kettles and there are other activities. It gets very crowded too.
http://www.applebutterfest.org/
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 08:46:12 AM
I will have an update on the Fall Campout Event that we attended. It's not all just for kids, so next year, you may want to go. There were many activities. Check my blog for a post later on 9/25/2011
Farmgirl #800
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| ckb |
Posted - Sep 14 2011 : 7:08:11 PM
FieldsofThyme
I would like to thank you for all of the wonderful events that you post. I am from nw ohio and love watching your post waiting to see one that I can actually attend but I know it is coming. Again thank you for taking the time to do all that you do! |
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 09 2011 : 2:17:02 PM
Last Lighthouse boat cruise this season:
http://www.sandpiperboat.com/harborlight.asp
(September 11, 2011)
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 09 2011 : 04:49:41 AM
Fall Campout
Moonlight movie, rootbeer floats, canoeing, scarecrow making, hayrides, entertainment, a chili cook-off & marshmallow roast • Regular camping fees apply • For more information call 419-832-7662
When
Fri Sep 23 – Sat Sep 24, 2011
Where
Van Buren State Park - Van Buren, Ohio
I think my husband said they hold a campground potluck with tables - bring a dish to share at the chili cook-off.
We may attend this. I'll let you all know later.
Farmgirl #800
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 09 2011 : 04:42:42 AM
I am unable to attend this event, but wanted to share with all of the chapter and any farmgirl interested. Making donuts from an infirmary cookbook sounds like fun! Unfortunately, I will be going out of town to look at a dairy goat.
Mark your calendar for a GRAND EVENT at the Wood County Museum
Saturday, September 17, from 1-4 PM
I have attached a flyer to share with friends and colleagues.
In honor of Grandparents Day, BGSU Family Weekend, and “Be A Tourist in Your Own Town,” we are having an afternoon full of GRAND things to do:
Help us make donuts using a recipe from the Infirmary cookbook.
Press fresh apple cider from apples collected right here at the Museum.
Generational games from 1911 to 2011 – we are hoping to have LAWN croquet and Wii croquet too!
Tour the Museum and the site to watch demonstrations in the blacksmith shop and oil derrick. The Barn Bums and the Herb Society will also be on-hand to chat about the farm equipment and lovely herbs and plants.
Record your oral history – to preserve your stories for generations.
Special GRAND memberships allow free admission to grandparents and grandchildren who visit together.
Free Admission to the Museum on Saturday too – for everyone!
and the fun doesn’t stop there... The Infirmary Inmates Vintage Base Ball team plays a triple-header at the Ned Skeldon Stadium in Maumee – the last game of the year “under the lights!” Games are at 3:00, 5:00, and 7:00 vs. the Whiskey Island Shamrocks and the Detroit Early Risers.
We hope you’ll stop by!
Kelli M. Kling
Marketing, PR, & Special Events
Wood County Historical Center & Museum
13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
419.352.0967
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Need something new to do? Try something old instead!
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Farmgirl #800
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