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BuckBellHill
Farmgirl in Training
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Fern
Belfast
Tennessee
USA
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 Posted - Aug 04 2005 : 07:32:00 AM
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Has anyone read "Fifty Acres and a Poodle" by Jeanne Marie Laskas? I swear she wrote the book with all the beginning farm girls in mind. It's a fast read and quite funny and insightful at the same time.
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
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michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2005 : 07:36:08 AM
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Hi Fern, no , I havent had the pleasure of reading it. Sounds like it would be interesting and funny. I'll have to check it out, thanks. Michele
"she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands". Prov. 31:13 |
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lurban
True Blue Farmgirl
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Vermont
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Posted - Aug 04 2005 : 09:40:00 AM
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BuckBellHill
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Fern
Belfast
Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2005 : 09:45:34 AM
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Yes, there you are: "A terrifically funny, honest look at one woman's attempt to chuck her city life and take up life on the farm. With Anne Lamott-style humor, Laskas lets us know...how worthwhile all of her missteps and headaches have been. A charmer of a book, sure to cure any city girl's concrete blues."
well said!
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oddviolet
Farmgirl at Heart
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Kristin
Somerville
MA
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2005 : 05:28:50 AM
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| I loved this! |
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
402 Posts
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Posted - Sep 23 2005 : 10:54:02 AM
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| I ordered this from Alibris recently and have it all ready with a flashlight to ride out Hurricane Rita starting tonight! |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2005 : 1:16:38 PM
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I have both "Fifty Acres and a Poodle" and "Fifty Acres and A Family". They are absolutely fabulous! I highly recommend them!
Everything - from the smell of fresh corn on the cob to the smile on the face of your beloved - is a gift from God.
Colliehaven's Farmgirls - southern IN chapter |
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Lacy
True Blue Farmgirl
114 Posts
Lacy
Dallas
Texas
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Posted - Sep 23 2005 : 2:00:15 PM
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| Fifty Acres and a Family!! I didnt' know this was out! I have a poodle and am a city girl that has always dreamed of a farm, so my fiance found this book for me and it was an obvious match. I will be looking for the family one now! |
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karisue
Farmgirl at Heart
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Kari
Meridian
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 07:59:10 AM
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| I loved this book so much! Another that you all will probably really like is The Land of Milk and Omlets by Ken Kraft. I think it's out of print, but it's so good! |
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
402 Posts
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Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 08:08:31 AM
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| Thanks for this new recommendation - I'll look for The Land of Milk and Omelets! I've got one or two more chapters to go in 50 Acres and a Poodle. It has been a wonderful book! Need to look for the sequel to that, too. |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 08:42:02 AM
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I find most of my used books online at abebooks.com. I never pay more than $2 for a used book through this website! They have higher prices books too, of course, but most of it is quite cheap!
blog.myspace.com/rlph
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