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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 01 2014 : 4:24:57 PM
Good evening Farmgirls. I'm a 72 year old Farmgirl at heart though I haven't lived on a farm since I was 7 years old. My daddy raised watermelons on a dirt farm in Dallas County. In the late 1940s TP&L hadn't strung their lines that far so we used oil lamps. Also we had a pump at the kitchen door and path to the little house out back.
Now some 60 years later I collect all things farmhouse country. My old things, such as rub board and wringer hang in my laundry room to remind me of how hard women had it in days gone by.
For you that are wondering what I meant by 'dirt farm', well, to me it's a farm that never made money and all you have to show for your troubles is a whole lot of Texas dirt.
I now live in a small house, with a small yard, on a city street. I'm into container gardening; especially herbs which I use in cooking, vinegars, oils, and teas for winter colds.
On a personal note: I'm divorced, mother of one son, no grandbabies, and a great-great aunt to 9 month old triplets.
I have published several personal stories and a gardening article; working on a cozy mystery series and a Bible study 'Women of Proverbs'. From time to time I write poetry.
I am looking forward to reading all your posts and when I can add to the conversation I will join in.
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 27 2014 : 12:49:28 PM
CeeJay, thanks for the welcome. I always enjoy your posts.
Sara
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Aug 27 2014 : 12:40:00 PM
Hi Sara,
I think I missed welcoming you to the Connection!
It's a WONDERFUL place to be!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 23 2014 : 3:39:53 PM
Thanks, for the welcome Winnie. I enjoy reading what you have to say.
Hugs, Sara
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Live with Joy. |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 23 2014 : 3:05:36 PM
Welcome Sara! So nice to meet you at the "Farm". We have lots of fun here and I look forward to hearing more from you!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 22 2014 : 5:30:10 PM
Nini, thanks for the warm welcome. I'm glad to meet you too.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Aug 22 2014 : 5:19:40 PM
Welcome, Sara! Welcome! So glad to meet you! And so glad you're here! 'Looking forward to getting to know you better! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 19 2014 : 06:50:29 AM
Thanks Patty for such a warm & friendly welcome. I've only been on the farm for less than a month but I feel right at home here.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
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| thebyrdhaus |
Posted - Aug 19 2014 : 06:43:47 AM
Welcome to the farm Sarah. You belong here for sure. :)
Patty #1840
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When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”
-Jesus in John 6:12 NIV Bible |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 18 2014 : 4:24:57 PM
Mel, I hope you and Sarah enjoyed your visit.
I have visited the porch and found all the ladies friendly and enjoyed hearing what they had to say. I read more than I post - maybe I should join in more.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| Kirksmom71 |
Posted - Aug 18 2014 : 3:42:21 PM
Welcome Sara.....my granddaughter (Sarah) visited me last year and we visited Paris......I didn't want her to say she had never seen Paris!! LOL We took pictures at the Eiffel Tower! :)
Glad you found MJF....it's fun and informative....and many have made lifetime friends! Come visit the Over 50 Farmgirls and The Virtual Porch threads!
My best to all,
Mel
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| Killarney |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 6:55:19 PM
Oh Sara!~ Your right! those would be some wonderful stories! So we are kindred Spirits! When I was a little girl I loved to listen to my Granny and Great Aunt Mattie talking as they sat in the porch swing, while I was playing! with my dolls, or if it was one of those Hot, humid Tn. Summer nights, I would be running around the backyard with a Mason jar catching Fireflies! The good ole days!
Hugs! Connie
Imagine....#3392
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 11:59:22 AM
Connie, thanks for the welcome. I have roots in Tennessee. My mother's daddy came from there. Come to think of it Texas was mostly settled by pioneers from Tennessee.
My great-grand daddy was a preacher and doctor who rode the circuit in the hills of Tennessee just a preaching & a healing. Wished I had known him. Don't you know he had great stories to tell.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| Killarney |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 11:02:28 AM
A Warm, and I do mean Warm! Welcome ! from Tennessee! Sara!! We have a Paris, In Tennessee too! It has a replica of the Eiffel Tower! Not as tall! LOL!! Welcome to Farm Girl everything!!
Hugs! Connie
Imagine....#3392
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 10:14:21 AM
Hi Debbie, thanks for the welcome. I do like being on the farm and listening to what all the ladies have to say.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 09:59:05 AM
Welcome to the farm Sara, this is such a wonderful place to be. Have lots of fun.
Hugs,
Debbie
"BE KIND TO PEOPLE BECAUSE EVERYBODY YOU KNOW IS ENGAGED IN REALLY TOUGH BATTLES."
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 09:57:06 AM
Catherine, that's funny. Paris is way up north of you in Lamar County along the Red River - 100 miles east of Hwy 75.
We have our own Eiffel Tower with a red cowboy hat on top.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| cajungal |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 09:46:52 AM
Hi, Sara. I saw you were from Paris, TX. I looked at my husband and asked, "Where is Paris, TX?" My daughter chimed in and said, "It's on the way to Beaumont." We laughed and said, "No, that's China,TX"
It's so funny that Texas has so many names of other countries/cities.... Nome, Egypt,Iraan, Atlanta, Moscow, etc....
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 06 2014 : 09:24:08 AM
Sarah, so good to hear from you and that you enjoyed reading what I had to share.
Sharon, I'm glad you enjoyed my introduction. Prov. 31 is wonderful and I do use the traits of a virtuous woman in my bible study.
I have gone through Prov. and written down all the verses that relate to women. Then I match those traits whether good or bad ones up with women in both the Old & New Testaments. Most women have more than one trait.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Aug 06 2014 : 07:47:38 AM
Welcome Sara!!! 
I enjoyed reading your introduction. I was wondering what 'dirt' farming was? :) We have some dry farming in our area. The Bible study sounds very interesting, is it based on Proverbs 31? I wholeheartedly agree that words can build up or tear down. I look forward to getting to know you :)
Farmgirl Sister #5392
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
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| mrssarahhall |
Posted - Aug 06 2014 : 06:40:21 AM
Hi Sara,
Welcome to the farm! I so enjoyed reading your post. Your container gardening and farm country collection sound wonderful and I enjoyed hearing about your childhood on the farm.
<3
Sarah
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Audrey Hepburn
All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 05 2014 : 1:35:19 PM
Jenny, what a wonderful thing to say to someone - "I like you already". Right back at you.
Jenny, allow me to express what I think about words. Words can bless or hurt us. Jenny's words are a good example of the blessing kind.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| auntjenny |
Posted - Aug 05 2014 : 11:58:17 AM
Hi Sara I like you already, it will be fun to get to know you more! |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 05 2014 : 11:54:52 AM
Good to hear from you, Marly, and welcomed back to Texas. My son has lived in the Austin area for years.
I will look for your post; looking forward to reading them.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 05 2014 : 11:31:28 AM
Welcome Sara! Last year my husband and I moved to the Texas Hill Country. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 02 2014 : 4:35:46 PM
Frannie, thanks for the welcome. We're practically neighbors.
I will be in Paris 3 years in Nov. Before that 32 years I lived on 1/2 acre, in a 100 year old farm house, in Howe, Grayson County, 10 miles south of Sherman on Hy 75.
Before I moved here Bonham was where my sisters and I met up for a day of antiquing. Are the antique shops still opened?
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
