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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 06:38:56 AM
Hi everyone! I'm Diane and live in a beautiful rural part of New Jersey. I'm an empty nester and now I have time to spend on my favorite things. I have a kitchen and herb garden that I love to work in, especially in cooler weather. I'm going to experiment this winter with a raised bed covered in heavy duty plastic to extend the season. Maybe I'll have kale at Christmas! I love to paint, sew, crochet and quilt. Guess I'm an old-fashioned girl. Here is a picture of our beautiful fall weekend. Trees are almost at peak! Looking forward to meeting new friends!
Blessings~Diane
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| Debra jean |
Posted - Nov 11 2013 : 10:13:08 AM
Hello again, I make laundry soap now I'm working on bar soap and yes I agree lye scared me too but I took a class and feel I can do this!!!! Hope so. What is gardener's soap? Sounds really cute. I'v never heard of tunnel gardening, see I'm already learning so much!! Do you have snow and or cold winters there? The only gardening we do here is in the house durning the winter. Good luck on your gardening, let me know how it turns out.
Debra jean
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Nov 10 2013 : 10:52:42 AM
Debra, I've tried making soap but working with lye scares me a little. I made little gardener's soaps that I molded in mini clay flower pots and packaged them that way tied with raffia. Family and friends thought they were cute. I'm going to try small tunnel gardening this winter and see how that goes. We try to pack too many veggies into our small garden during the summer. Next year we'll plant less and hopefully have healthier plants. I wish you lots of luck with your soap project, sounds like fun!
Blessings~Diane 
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| Debra jean |
Posted - Nov 09 2013 : 6:09:53 PM
Thank you for the welcome. I don't sell my soap on line yet, working on that. I have been just doing it in sales and shops. How long can you garden in your state? Ares is over here too cold!!! But I love gardening. What do you grow? God Bless debra jean
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Nov 06 2013 : 05:55:40 AM
Hi Debra! Welcome to you too! Snowing in Minnesota already? We have'nt had any snow yet in Jersey just a little frost. Those aren't quilts hanging on my clothsline they are vintage tablecloths. I just love them and like to collect them. Oooh it was so windy that day and I thought they would make a pretty picture. The dog is my pup Kira. You quilt too? I do too but my last quilt took me years to finish. LOL!
Blessings~Diane
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Nov 06 2013 : 05:48:04 AM
Gee, you're so lucky to live on a park reserve, it must be awsome! Didn't know Denise was your mom, how nice!
Blessings~Diane
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| Debra jean |
Posted - Nov 05 2013 : 7:11:02 PM
Hello and welcome. I too am a new farm girl.I'm from Minnesota. I have never been to New Jersey, are those some quilts you made on the line? I like to quilt also. It's snowing here today so pretty to watch. Welcome, Debra jean
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Nov 05 2013 : 4:43:48 PM
Well I'm a woodsy farmgirl. LOL! I live on a state park reserve in South Jersey. :) I dont have a real farm yet, but a farmgirl heart. :D
I see you've *met* my Mom, Levisgrammy. :D Jersey gals
hugsJessie
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Nov 05 2013 : 07:05:44 AM
Thanks for the welcome Denise. It's great to meet another new farmgirl!
Blessings~Diane
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Nov 05 2013 : 07:03:57 AM
Hi Jessie! Goodness, another 'Jersey Girl'! Are you a city girl or country girl? New Jersey is so diverse. We even have the Jersey shore (the beach, not the TV show lol).
Blessings~Diane
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Nov 05 2013 : 06:59:27 AM
Hi Luanne. No kidding, yep you are really close. I live about a mile from the Delaware river in Harmony. I do love this area too. I'm not so crazy about the winters though. Hubby wants to relocate to No. Carolina when he retires...milder winters.
Blessings~Diane
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| Denise Ann |
Posted - Nov 05 2013 : 04:41:08 AM
Hi Diane!!
Welcome!! I'm new too but have met many sweet and friendly people!!
Take care
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Nov 04 2013 : 4:00:21 PM
Hi Cathy!
Welcome to the Farm! I am in Jersey also! Hope you enjoy and have a blast here! I always do!
hugs
Jessie
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - Nov 04 2013 : 09:41:26 AM
Hi Diane!
We're neighbors - sort of. I live in Northeast PA, across the border from you near Stroudsburg.
Hope you enjoy it here as much as I do!
Luanne
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Oct 31 2013 : 4:34:51 PM
Greetings from Colorado Diane and welcome to the farm.
Hugs,
Debbie
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Oct 30 2013 : 10:35:12 AM
Oh Teresa, we are both lucky! We weren't hit badly either. Lost power for a week so we were 'glamping' in our house for that week lol! Not hit nearly as bad as the shore area. Thanks a bunch for peeking at my new website! I've been creating farmstyle pretties for many years but decided to do a website just recently.:)
Blessings~Diane
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| TeresaJ25 |
Posted - Oct 30 2013 : 03:09:03 AM
Diane, I can see myself now, putting on snow boots to go out and harvesting some baby greens! I love it!
Thankfully, my home completely survived Sandy. The schools were closed for a week, due mostly to downed trees. My town is nestled in between the Great South Bay and Long Island Sound, so those communities closer to the water were hit harder--especially the North Shore. How about you?
I took a peek at your website~~ Beautiful~~
How long have you been creating such lovelies?
~Teresa
Farmgirl Sister #1348
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 5:29:03 PM
Wow! Thanks for the sweet welcome Sherone and Connie. Farmgirls are from all parts of the good old USA!!
Blessings~Diane
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| Killarney |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 4:27:41 PM
A Warm Tennessee Welcome! Diane!
Connie
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| sherone_13 |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 3:58:39 PM
Welcome, Welcome. We are so glad you have joined us.
Sherone
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 08:17:38 AM
Nice to meet you Teresa! Winters in our neck of the woods seem really long! Wouldn't it be great to pick some veggies in January? How did you survive Sandy?
Blessings~Diane
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| TeresaJ25 |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 03:03:14 AM
A big, warm welcome from Long Island, New York!
Good Luck with your raised bed... I am hoping to extend my growing season as well this fall/winter!
~Teresa
Farmgirl Sister #1348
Little Henhouse on the Island
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 5:32:18 PM
We are in the Delaware Bay in south Jersey.  Well technically it is considered the Delaware Bay.
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
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| Chatty Wren |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 2:17:36 PM
Thanks for the welcome! You're a friendly bunch! Denise, I'm happy to meet another Jersey Girl. My town borders the Delaware river in north Jersey. So great to meet you, Marie and Janet. I would love to look into the dish cloth swap. Sounds like fun!
Blessings~Diane
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| churunga |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 11:08:21 AM
Welcome Diane. I live in the largest city in Minneapolis and love to meet new people and have learned that many are too busy to meet in person so this is as good as it gets for me. I would like to invite you to look at the monthly dish cloth swap. We like more and merry.
Marie, Sister #5142
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| jan49829 |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 08:19:03 AM
Welcome Diane!!! Looking forward to getting to know you. I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Janet
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