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Merit Badge Chit Chat:  Just a bit of merit badge chit chat  |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
8056 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
8056 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 29 2025 : 2:03:49 PM
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Hilary, that looks wonderful! Congratulations on completing your beginner crochet badge!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1689 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1689 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2025 : 4:34:57 PM
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Hilary I love those colors in your lap blanket, it is beautiful!!
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1978 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2025 : 8:11:00 PM
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Great job, Hillary!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Tchr66
True Blue Farmgirl
537 Posts
Terri
Clarington
Ohio
USA
537 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2025 : 12:59:12 PM
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I just applied for the intermediate level of Leave It Better Than You Found It. Expert level may need to wait til Spring as Fall weather is not optimum in getting folks out to pick up litter. We will see. Plus, I am not great at recruiting folks. But maybe I can do that on line here and on face book. Thanks for the forum to think out loud.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord
Joshua 24:15
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
8056 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
8056 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2025 : 12:43:10 PM
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Way to go Terri on completing your badge! Good luck with your expert level!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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Tchr66
True Blue Farmgirl
537 Posts
Terri
Clarington
Ohio
USA
537 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2025 : 4:17:21 PM
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Thanks Krista. I will do my best.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord
Joshua 24:15
Farm Girl #8042 |
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KnyttWytch
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Hilary
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
95 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2025 : 12:02:36 PM
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Well done Terri!
#6958 Hilary, disabled knitter and stitcher (lover of real food!) |
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Tchr66
True Blue Farmgirl
537 Posts
Terri
Clarington
Ohio
USA
537 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 7:12:29 PM
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Thank you, Hilary.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord
Joshua 24:15
Farm Girl #8042 |
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shennandoah
True Blue Farmgirl
151 Posts
Shennandoah
La Vernia
TX
USA
151 Posts |
Posted - Nov 10 2025 : 9:13:19 PM
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Howdy folks! I’ve been radio silent but plugging along on my badges. I scored a ton of free lumber, metal, and cardboard which I’ve been using to build needs for my garden (ones easier on my back). I planted tons of brassicas and carrots and set up permanent hoops with bird netting. Will be easier to toss on poly covers for winter and shade cloth for summer.
I also took Krista’s advice and found a couple of simple kits for my beginner macrame badge. Still getting the hang on the tension but having fun!
Making memories, building connections, and adding color and magic to every day life |
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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl
475 Posts
Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
475 Posts |
Posted - Nov 11 2025 : 2:01:16 PM
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Great job on the garden beds, Shennandoah! Your back will love you for it! Your macrame is so cute, too! where did you find those kits? My Granddaughter and I would like to try something like that.
Happy gardening and crafting!!
Nancy 8352
FGOTM Oct 2024 |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
8056 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
8056 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2025 : 1:49:13 PM
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Shennandoah, I love your macrame! Those gnomes are so sticking cute! I want to make one of those now. Your garden looks great and I bet you are going to absolutely love using it now.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
8056 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
8056 Posts |
Posted - Nov 24 2025 : 1:10:49 PM
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How is everyone's merit badges coming along? I am still working on my expert macrame lol! I am so close to finishing it! I just need to sit down and complete it. Once I finish my macrame badge I will apply for all the merit badges I have finished this year. I am going to make that a big priority for my week.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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AussieChick
Sharpshooter
411 Posts
Cindy
Esk
Queensland
Australia
411 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2025 : 4:56:40 PM
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In order to achieve my intermediate community service merit badge, I went on another mission trip to Guatemala with Health Talents International which was my chosen organization from my beginner badge. I joined the October Surgical Team again which means I was able to reconnect with friends that I had made from last year’s trip. This time, our focus was on gynaecological & general surgeries (with a particular focus on hernia repairs, cholecystectomies, and fistula repairs). We performed 47 surgeries over the course of the week at Clinica Ezell, volunteering 8 hour shifts each day. We had some paediatric patients this time which was extra special. The children are understandably apprehensive coming in to this unfamiliar environment, but to see them leave with a smile on their face is so rewarding.
I journaled each day as a way to remember my patients & the impact that we are making not only on their physical lives but, as our goal outlines, on the whole person (mind, spirit, body & social relationships).
During last years trip, I learnt more about another aspect of the work that HTI does in the rural Mayan communities of Guatemala. It’s called the ABC program. HTI sponsors an adopt-a-child program that aids poverty-stricken families of the Church of Christ in Guatemala. Sponsors provide $40/month per child to provide food, clothing, school supplies, and bi-annual medical and dental check-ups. There are over seven hundred children from forty-seven congregations currently enrolled in this program. Again, the beauty of the program is that it focuses on the 'whole' child by providing food and clothing plus activities to encourage individual growth in multiple areas -spiritually, educationally, and socially. Each year the children see our medical and dental providers for well-child check-ups, dental cleanings and may even be referred to a surgical clinic to care for any of their surgical needs. I signed up to be a sponsor after last year’s trip & was connected with a 7-year-old girl called, Heidy. She & I had written letters to each other over the past 12 months & I had the absolute pleasure of meeting her while on this mission trip. She came to the clinic with her mother & little sister, so we were able to play frisbee together, do some colouring-in, and share lunch together. She is such a sweetie & I was so blessed to have the opportunity to meet her in person. The ABC program has since added another component to their program called the ABC Prenatal program, an effort to address infant mortality, growth and developmental stunting associated with chronic malnutrition and poor prenatal care.
This community service opportunity was once again so incredibly fulfilling. My patients are so grateful & affectionate, and to have added another element of child sponsorship means that I have another special connection to this community.
Farmgirl #6058
Farmgirl Sister of the Year 2021
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have". |
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KnyttWytch
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Hilary
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
95 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2025 : 6:22:52 PM
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Okay the onion Ninja are out in force tonight!
#6958 Hilary, disabled knitter and stitcher (lover of real food!) |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
7452 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
7452 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2025 : 7:02:32 PM
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Oh Cindy I love reading about your journey in Guatemala with Health Talents International . I can hear in the words you write the love your work and the community you help means to you. Your Sister Heidi is a doll and I know how much she and her family enjoyed meeting you. Congratulations on earning your badge and thank you for sharing another year with you and the organization you are a part of.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022, August 2025
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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Edited by - Blessed in Colorado on Dec 17 2025 11:43:50 AM |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
8056 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
8056 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2025 : 11:31:17 AM
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Cindy, you are amazing! I loved reading your story and hearing about all the things you did. It sounds like such a fulfilling experience and you made such a huge difference in so many peoples lives. Your little girl is adorable!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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Merit Badge Chit Chat: Just a bit of merit badge chit chat |
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Just a bit of merit badge chit chat
