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| PrairieIslander |
Posted - Oct 16 2015 : 7:45:12 PM
Hi all. One of the most important bits of advice I got when I first became a new parent (10 years ago now) was that to keep sane I really needed a "herd." This meant a group of kindred spirits or like-minded friends that I could turn to or chat with or just laugh with. I moved across the country, literally off an Island onto the middle of the Canadian prairies.
It's different. I need a new herd. I'm into gardening, not-very-skilled craftiness, writing, a lot of reading, and frugal living. I am restarting a blog that used to make me very happy. I work at a library and an animal shelter. I like variety in my life.
I am happy to be here.
http://theminddoeswander.wordpress.com |
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| guineahen |
Posted - Oct 18 2015 : 03:29:55 AM
Happy you are here! |
| ClaireSky |
Posted - Oct 18 2015 : 12:22:17 AM
Hello Steph! A Big Welcome from Wisconsin! You are a very interesting person, I can't wait to hear more!
Julie
Farmgirl #399
May 2010 Farmgirl of the Month
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
| TexasWildflower |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 11:54:46 PM
Steph - Real letters are not yet a thing of the past. I think you will find many hear who still write them. It's just IN some of us, I guess. It's always been a special thing among my relatives, and my friend of 52 years and I have written at least once a month for 50 of those years. Hang in there and encourage your friends. :)
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
www.wandasturrock.com
'The Simply Lived Life' blog http://www.wandasturrock.com/website/blog/ |
| PrairieIslander |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 9:20:28 PM
And thank you to all for such a kind welcome. I look forward to this new experience!
Oh, and I am already thrilled , just because someone mentioned real letters, in the mail and all. Such a rare thing to find people who still write letters but there really is nothing to compare to getting a juicy letter in the mail.
Steph |
| PrairieIslander |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 9:16:49 PM
Thanks, Clare. It is nice to hear another person use the term "landlubber"! I am from Prince Edward Island, just like Anne of Green Gables. But we also lived on Cape Breton Island, which is part of Nova Scotia, one of our fave places on earth. We actually have some friends from there who are sailing all the way down the eastern seaboard which would be so amazing.
I think if you lived on a sailboat you should write a book about that :)
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Originally posted by boatmama
Hi Steph,
I'm new here, too. What island did you move from? We normally live on a sail boat, but have been landlubbers for two years in New Hampshire where we have been very lonely. Finding Farm girls has changed so much for me. I have already received 3 handwritten letters from Farm Girls, which has meant more to me than they can know. Next year we plan to move back on the sail boat and head up to Nova Scotia, so I wondered if you were from one of the islands. I hope that being a Farm girl will help you feel more confident with your crafty skills. Try making the jubilee apron. If you go to a thrift store and look out for a narrow curtain with a channel for a curtain rod, all you'll have to do is fold up the bottom to make the pockets and thread some tape through the rod channel and voila!! an apron.
Clare
6654
Adventure is a state of mind
Steph |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 5:34:04 PM
Steph, glad you're part of our herd. You're a very good writer. Love to hear more. Welcome from Minnesota.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| MaryJane |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 3:15:43 PM
Sage advice indeed, Steph. Welcome to our herd of Sisters!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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| boatmama |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 2:41:17 PM
And Winnie wrote the other two!! Thank you Winnie for the cups of tea. I'm going to need them as it's got even colder now in New England, but those leaves!! It's like driving through a Cathedral of stained glass.
So Steph, here's proof on this one page of the friendship you will get from Farm Girls!
Clare
Adventure is a state of mind |
| boatmama |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 2:36:18 PM
Oh My goodness,
I just realized Sara above is the one who just wrote me one of those letters!!! Hi Sara! I just wrote you a huge fat letter that you should get in the mail next week!!
Clare
6654
Adventure is a state of mind |
| boatmama |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 2:34:21 PM
Hi Steph,
I'm new here, too. What island did you move from? We normally live on a sail boat, but have been landlubbers for two years in New Hampshire where we have been very lonely. Finding Farm girls has changed so much for me. I have already received 3 handwritten letters from Farm Girls, which has meant more to me than they can know. Next year we plan to move back on the sail boat and head up to Nova Scotia, so I wondered if you were from one of the islands. I hope that being a Farm girl will help you feel more confident with your crafty skills. Try making the jubilee apron. If you go to a thrift store and look out for a narrow curtain with a channel for a curtain rod, all you'll have to do is fold up the bottom to make the pockets and thread some tape through the rod channel and voila!! an apron.
Clare
6654
Adventure is a state of mind |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 07:24:56 AM
Welcome Steph from northeast Texas. We're all FarmGirls at heart.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 06:59:10 AM
Welcome Steph to the MJF "Herd"!! I am excited to learn more about what happens up in your neck of the woods. I am way down here in Florida so your part of the world is totally different. There are a few other Farmgirls from Canada so it is great to have another join from our northern neighbor of Canada. Keep us posted on what is happening on your Farmgirl project list. I would love to hear more!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - Oct 16 2015 : 10:36:27 PM
"Herds" are delightful, and we are so glad you decided to join us here on the Farm! I am not sure I ever have heard of the necessity of a herd,but it completely makes sense! Being a part of this herd has been a blessing for me, and I pray the same may be true for you!
~ Shannon
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
| TexasWildflower |
Posted - Oct 16 2015 : 8:00:46 PM
Welcome, Steph! Bless your heart, except for the fact that you live wa-a-a-ay above me, we have an awful lot in common. Looking forward to hearing more about your 'variety' and, I think you've found your "herd."
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
www.wandasturrock.com
'The Simply Lived Life' blog http://www.wandasturrock.com/website/blog/ |
