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| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 7:55:52 PM
I know, I'm shouting...
I am right in the middle of the book "Letters of a Woman Homesteader" by Elinore Pruitt Stewart and I just can't get enough. You all MUST find it - library or otherwise - and check it out. She is amazing. Her letters are incredible...
It was given to me for Christmas by a lovely woman whom I had lost touch with - she is such a kindred spirit...
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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| Libbie |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 5:12:27 PM
Oh, Lorie, please do! I live my life on short notice!!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| lmillward |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 4:10:05 PM
Hey Libbie-
I pass through that way quite often. I'll give you a holler next time I'm coming through! It may be short notice, though- sometimes I have to go for work and leave with little notice.
Long live the weeds and the wildflowers! ~John Muir |
| sewgirlie |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 2:01:12 PM
I just got this book today, plus a few others mentioned on another thread! Thanks!
My new blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
| Libbie |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 1:24:13 PM
That is SO interesting - lucky you and lucky her! That all sounds SO interesting - someday when I'm up closer to you, I'd love to chat with you about things like that - or, when and if you head down South, let me know! I'd love to have you stop by. I'm just outside of Richfield...
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| lmillward |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 12:23:25 PM
Thanks, Libbie! Terry and I have been friends for years. She mentored me when I was first trying to make a living as a naturalist. I have since taken her place at the Museum and she has influenced me heavily.
Long live the weeds and the wildflowers! ~John Muir |
| Libbie |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 12:04:30 PM
Oh, Lorie - that one IS wonderful. I bought it years ago to read what Terry Tempest Williams wrote in it and really ended up loving the whole thing. Great idea!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| lmillward |
Posted - Jan 01 2008 : 11:41:48 AM
If you liked that you should definitely try Sisters of the Earth by Lorraine Anderson. It is a compilation of womens writing s on nature, how it heals us and how women have a unique and intimate relationship with it.
Long live the weeds and the wildflowers! ~John Muir |
| sewgirlie |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 4:23:05 PM
I'll have to get this one too! Thanks for sharing the title.
My new blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
| Phils Ann |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 08:31:52 AM
Libbie, thank you! I've got it ordered. Funny to "hear" you so excited... I KNOW this will be good!
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
| Beach Girl |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 08:21:10 AM
First, you're welcome for the online link! 
I have run a search and have not found a FREE Elk Hunt on line:I'll keep looking though.
Vanessa |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 08:11:49 AM
WOW, Nancy Jo - I'm off to check alibris right now!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 08:08:00 AM
I ordered her first one, and I just ordered this one, got it for 1.99 on ALBRIS used. I get a lot of books from this site.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 07:22:08 AM
Sure thing, Elaine! Now, if anyone finds the "Letters on an Elk Hunt" online, I would just LOVE that link, too...
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| Lainey |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 06:52:13 AM
I'm reading it online now. I see what you mean Libbie, it's very interesting. Thanks for suggesting it and thanks Vanessa for the link to read it online.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
| Alee |
Posted - Dec 30 2007 : 07:09:13 AM
My mom recommended this to me- there is a companion book of her letters written during an Elk Hunt as well. I love her books and it is amazing to see how "real" people lived during that time period.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog: http://FarmgirlAlee.blogspot.com |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 30 2007 : 05:51:00 AM
IT'S ONLINE?!?!?!? Oh, Vanessa - that is just too cool --- THANK YOU for letting me/us know!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| Beach Girl |
Posted - Dec 30 2007 : 05:24:16 AM
And if you live in a place with a library smaller than your house and you can't afford to order it, go to:
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/SteHome.html
Here you can read it online.
I am a living historian, so this truly is my kind of reading, a primary, first person source. It's these sources that bring my programs to life!
Vanessa |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 30 2007 : 05:04:42 AM
Heather and Nancy - I just know you're going to love it - I realize I sound really "over-the-top" about this one, but I'm just enthralled! I want to be her!!! Sort of...
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Dec 30 2007 : 02:15:42 AM
Just ordered it, looks like a good one. Thanks for the suggestion.
Nancy Jo
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| HeathersHeartfeltStitches |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 9:27:49 PM
Thanks for the heads up, I'll look for it at the library
http://heathersheartfeltstitches.blogspot.com/ |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 8:44:26 PM
Julie - you are just going to love it! I KNOW it!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 8:35:06 PM
oh it sounds amazing. I'll look for it on Monday.
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
Felt and Fabric Crafts
www.willowartist.etsy.com
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| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 8:22:09 PM
Jenny, I should have known you'd read it!!! Isn't it wonderful - I just don't want it to end, so I'm trying to pace myself...
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 8:17:37 PM
I LOVE this one! I bought it used when someone else mentioned it once. It is a great book! We have the same taste in books Libbie!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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