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| countrygal56 |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 3:50:53 PM
Hi everyone! I registered at this site today. I was lurking around for about two weeks and decided I like it here. My name is Barb, I'm married to a wonderful man, who is stepfather to my three grown sons. We moved to Tennessee, Feb 2006 from Oregon. We bought a farmhouse on 7 acres of gorgeous land. Every window in this house gives us a beautiful view. We own 5 roosters, 16 chickens, and two new baby chicks. Two Quarter horses, a mare and a gelding, plus a female Beagle/Blue Tic Hound mix (our faithful outdoor dog) plus our sweet Pomeranian, Hanna, our tabby cat Tabitha and her 3 new kittens.
Or as my husband calls it, Barbs Zoo.
I'm a LPN, I work with 2 female adults with developmental disabilities on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, in their home, with an assistant. I have four days off each week to work on our farm and do my crafts. This is the best job!
I have never been happier! I was raised a farm girl and now I'm back to country living and loving it!
Looking forward to getting to know everyone here.
Take care!
Barb |
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| lacisne88 |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 12:11:29 PM
Hello Barb! It is great to hear about your life in Tennessee! I took a trip to visit some family friends in Tennessee a few years back. I loved it there! It was so different from my home state of WA, but I loved everything about it! I hope you have a great day!
Chelsey |
| Kelly Wall |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 07:01:13 AM
Welcome Barb! Glad you decided to join this fun group! I live in TN also, Chattanooga area. Welcome again!!
Kelly
Farmgirl #238 |
| farmgirl blessings |
Posted - Jul 19 2008 : 7:42:48 PM
Hi Barb! Welcome ~ sounds like you have an absolutely lovely farm there in Dickson. I'm not far from you and get to the Dickson flea market for an afternoon of treasure hunting whenever we can. We live in the country, too, and besides our menagerie of dogs & cats , we have only one lone chicken to our name! LOL But we love it. Just found out last week it wasn't a rooster when we kept waiting for it to crow and it didn't. I'm still learning.
Blessings, Lea
www.farmhouseblessings.blogspot.com
www.farmhouseblessings.etsy.com
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 19 2008 : 12:33:35 PM
Hi Barbs:
Welcome to the site. I live in Louisiana. About 3 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, hurricane area. In 2005 hurricane Rita hit us. Scarey. Happy you joined the Farm area. Have a happy and fun day.
Marly
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| Buffalomary |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 9:19:25 PM
Howdy and Welcome from SW Idaho!
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!! |
| mandi |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 08:35:32 AM
Hi Barbara! Welcome!
My husband and I moved here to Tennessee in January '07. We live in Hendersonville (Sumner County, just north of Nashville). So we're not TOO far from you! Actually, I had hoped to make it to a fiber festival out in Dickson over this past Memorial Day weekend, but wound up not being able to go.
Sounds like you have a wonderful farm! I'm completely jealous! We're still doing the apartment-life thing and I can't wait to move into a place in the country.
Farmgirl Sister #264
http://www.mandiknits.com/farmgirl |
| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 07:30:12 AM
Hi there Barbara from Kentucky! If I'm not mistaken, you're not too far from Nashville. We go down there quite a bit to visit, in fact it's my favorite city to go to. We were just there during the big heat wave in early June.
Welcome to the board. I hope you enjoy your stay here!
~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
Be sure to visit my blog & Crafty Clipart for some of my photographs:
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 07:21:39 AM
hi barb, welcome from the last frontier! peace connie in alaska |
| 82kygal |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 05:12:59 AM
Hi Barbara, I live in Somerset KY. I like you moved accross the country, I am here from Idaho and Montana. It is a long stretch. I also work with developmenty handicapped adults and love it. Welcome to the forum.
With God, all things are possible. (Mark 10:27)
What ever you are, be a good one. (Abe Lincoln) |
| iloveprims |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 05:05:28 AM
Hello there and welcome from NE PA!
http://wantingtobeme.blogspot.com |
| melanie47601 |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 10:21:03 PM
Welcome from southern Indiana Barb!!
Melanie
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. Helen Keller "http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/ ~shop~ http://www.brokenin.ecrater.com/ |
| gracieinhollow |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 7:34:00 PM
WELCOME FROM WESTERN,KY. GLAD TO HAVE ON THE FAM SOME GREAT LADIES!!!!!!WILMA http://www.picturetrail.com:80/doubledoor http://doubledoorantiques.etsy.com |
| downbranchroad |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 7:06:49 PM
A warm welcome from Southern KY. You will love it on the site. Some wonderful gals here.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
http://downbranchroad.blogspot.com |
| handyam |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 7:02:33 PM
Welcome Barb from the neighboring state of Kentucky. Sounds like you like your life!!! That's great. Mine is pretty great too, most days anyway.
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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| Ga Girl |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 6:28:10 PM
Barb sound like you lead a busy life. Welcome from Georgia, glad you decided to join us. Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/ |
| countrygal56 |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 5:31:50 PM
Cheryl, I lived in Portland, Oregon. I do miss Mt. Hood and the coast. Especially Newport and Depot Bay.
SusieQue, making wreaths can become addicting. Now that I'm in the country, I want to make wreaths with a more country, living feel to them. Maybe bringing a small amount of the country to people who don't live in the country. Does that make sense? Also I don't take things from the country that are attached to trees, like branches or bark, unless they need some pruning, also I give back to the earth, when I pick wildflowers etc. Like when we planted 10 baby trees at the beginning of Spring. It's actually lots of fun. |
| SusieQue |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:50:16 PM
Barb, I do wreaths also - love to take trash and make into treasures. I embroidery and sew a little. I have made homemade salves out of herbs. |
| Cheryl Severeide |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:46:11 PM
Welcome Barb.... Where did you move from in Oregon?
Life situations and circumstances change quickly, often without notice... Take each challenge with a positive attitude. |
| countrygal56 |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:34:05 PM
Hi SusieQue! I lived in Georgia back in the late 70's, the northern part. What kind of crafts do you do? I design silk flower wreaths, for all occasions. Now that we are here, I'm leaning toward everlasting flower, herbal and wildflower wreaths. I just have to be careful, lots of poison ivy, so I have to be careful down by our woods. At least I think it's poison ivy... Ugh! |
| countrygal56 |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:30:01 PM
Hi Diana! We live in Dickson County. I was a country girl trapped in the city before we moved here. We lived in Portland, Oregon. So I relate. |
| SusieQue |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:29:38 PM
Welcome Barb from Georgia! You are gonna love it here. I found this site about 4 months ago and I have to get on here everyday. The gals on here are so sweet and helpful. I live on a farm also and have horses and chickens etc. I work full time and try to get in some crafting also. Have daughter (28) and two stepchildren (16 & 24) and a wonderful grandson who will be 2 next month and has stolen my heart! Hope to get to know you better and again...welcome! |
| dkelewae |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:24:14 PM
Welcome Barb! Glad to have you here with us! Sounds like you have a wonderful family and a great job. I have family in TN, they're all in Grundy County.
Diana
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
