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Across the Fence:  MaryJane's visit to Green County, KENTUCKY  |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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 Posted - Oct 13 2007 : 7:06:17 PM
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Frannie, I'm so glad you had such a wonderful time! I wished I lived closer to ya girlfriend. Maybe one day we'll meet! I saw your blog and the pics are great! You looked so happy!
 What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
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Aunt Robo
Farmgirl in Training
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Robin
Louisville
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2007 : 8:46:52 PM
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My sweet Frannie Friend.....what a wonderful day! It was a perfect autumn day and a meetin with Miss Maryjane and her beautiful family couldn't have been any more perfect! Thank you for opening your wonderful home and heart with all of us that attended. My family was so happy to meet you and put a face to a name they hear me speak of so often. You... are the one that made this happen by welcoming all into your home and always making folks feel so special. I know a day with Frannie is going to be a sweet memory. You... are the real meaning of "farmgirl" and I cherish your friendship and look forward to many more memories!
You will forever be my "Frannie Jane".
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 06:51:34 AM
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miz tammy .. i sure wish you lived closer too! now when you are lookin' to move 'from the city' ... KENTUCKY is the place to be! remember .. we moved jus' a few miles from YOUR house to where we are today! troooooooooooly when you are ready to 'make the move' .. ya'll come visit us .. i'll put you in touch with all the right people to find your dream farm!
p.s. have you gathered yet with the 'stitch an' "beee-itch" gurlz up that-a-way? xo
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Edited by - CabinCreek-Kentucky on Oct 14 2007 07:05:02 AM |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 07:03:22 AM
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oh darlin robin ... sooooo happy to see you here! i know you peek in more than you post (as do lotsa' farmgurlz) .. but it is makin' me smile real big to hear your cheery 'cyber-voice' this sunny (but wonderfully autumn) sunday morning!
thanks for all your sweet words. and let's definitely find a time to gather again with you and 'the fam' ...
i am so sorry that i didn't get a chance to sit down and talk for hours with everyone who visited. gosh! there were so many NEW friends that dropped by .. and most of them are not even on maryjane's chat room ... i guess 'good news' jus' travels really fast on the 'grapevine' down here!
it is great that maryjane's visit brought so many new friends together .. i adore our newspaper for 'shoutin' the news' .. ohhhh .. and can hardly wait t'il next week to see a 'report' of our courthouse 'shivaree'!
i met so many new kentucky friends (and some from 'off' too!) i've heard back via e-mail from lotsa' the gurlfrenz and they want to keep gathering here and runnin' the back roads! OH the adventures we will all have.
all those sweetie pie townsfolk are raving about the grande time we had 'in town' on wednesday too!
we had a 50's SOCK HOP last night (once a month .. during each summer .. we have the most wonderful MUSIC outside the courthouse .. where everyone gathers for some toe-tappin' .. geeee-tar and banjo strummin' and singin'!!) last night was 50's .. and honey hunk and i went down and 'jitterbugged' t'il i 'bout dropped! lordy! i love this place!
i'll be postin' to all my 'kentucky rambler's' list of ya-ya's about some more 'git-togethers' .. and i look forward to ya'll joining us ... BUT remember .. i also definitely want YOU and your family to come for a fun sit and sew real soon too!
big hugs to ya gurlfren! xoxo
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Edited by - CabinCreek-Kentucky on Oct 14 2007 07:09:20 AM |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 07:22:09 AM
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one of my mos' fav pictures from maryjane and family's visit to FREEDOM VALLEY FARM in Green County, KENTUCKY:
'WE ARE FAMILY'
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 08:42:27 AM
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Hey Frannie! I sure did. Met with them Friday night. They were very nice. They like to do beading, which I'm not into, but Becky was quilting and Pat was felting. I made a bead necklace with Cyndi and we talked most of the night. Toni has a beautiful home with so many country dolls (a few you made) and a beautiful craft room. she really didn't say alot, I guess that's because Cyndi never stopped talking! lol. We had diner, talked, beaded, and said our goodnights. OH, I saw a pic of you girl! You had long brown hair and a straw hat on!!Too Cute! I guess I'll go hang out next weekend and see how it goes! Take care and relax awhile!!
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 08:49:38 AM
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Frannie - thanks for having everyone over. It was a wonderful day! I left feeling so inspired and happy! MaryJane, Lucas, Meg, Katie, and Stella were all just fabulous. Your house is gorgeous, enchanting - absolutely amazing! And Hank! Hank is a dear! I just loved him!!! You got yourself a great man, Frannie! I will treasure the memories of that day forever! You were a great host and I can't thank you enough for all you did to make that day happen!
my blog: http://catholiccountrygirl.wordpress.com
my country folk art business website: http://www.backwoodsjunction.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 09:00:01 AM
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thank you sweet rachel .. it was so lovely to finally meet you! i love HUGE gatherings .. but i actually LOVE-LOVE the smaller ones even more .. where we can all sit and really get to know each other. my 'mission' on this gathering was to get as many women (and men wednesday night) as possible to meet and learn of MaryJane's FARM .. and all she has to offer!
Thanks for the sweet words about Freedom Valley Farm .. it is a FUN home .. filled with love and 'good times' .. and past history and history in the making!
Thanks for those sweet words about my honey-hunk .. ohhhhhhhhhh FER SHUR!!! i got a 'keeper'!!! I know that God in Heaven had us 'born' for each other .. and to meet at precisely the perfect time in our lives! We've been married 31 years now (July 4, 1976) .. the 'bi-centennial' of our country! (hank claims 33 .. he includes the two years we lived together before we got married!) ... and i was married for 16 years to another wonderful man (Jimmie) .. who, by the way .. is Hank's very best friend ... they met THROUGH me! So .... i have surely had an abundance of blessings!
Thank you again sweet friend .. and dooooooooooo come visit over and over and bring that 'honey hunk' of yours to visit too!!! (i shall be announcing some more 'sit and sews' .. and 'roamings of the back roads' soon! xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 09:22:08 AM
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ohhhhhhh tammy gurl .. i''m sure glad you got to meet 'the gurlz' .. i never got into the 'beading' either .. not PRIM enough for me .. but i do admire what they can do though! someday i'm gonna' try some 'primitive beads and button' jewelry-making! ha! it's on my 'list of things to do in this lifetime!'
and YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! we all say (behind her back .. cuz' she IS sensitive about it) .. that Cyndi must have been vaccinnated with a 'phonograph needle' .. the chile CAN TALK!!!! but she was my best buddy when i lived there. we always said that we were 'connected' at birth! actually, cyndi with the only surviving child of TRIPLETS .. and i think she's jus' talking for all three of them! hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .. now that i think of it .. the girls probably say the same thing about me! I CAN TALK UP A BLUE STREAK!!! guess that is evident from all my 'epistles' that i write .. but i am a GOOD LISTENER too!
hank used to listen to cyndi and me talk and couldn't for the life of him figure out how we understood each other cuz' we would both jus' be ROLLING .. not missing a beat! i told him that we women had the ability to all talk at the same time and understand every word every other woman was saying!
Pat Deal (from Australia) is one of the sweetest ladies you will ever meet! Was Deb Nees not there? she too is sweet and oh so talented! how about Donna Schramek? She is a LOVE!!!
Oh .. how about Mary Glossner? was she there? she is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo talented! (Actually made costumes for the broadway (or off-broadway .. not sure which .. but a BIGGIE) show: CATS! there is NOTHING that chile' can't make!
gosh .. someday i'm going to just SURPRIZE you all and show up at one of the friday night gatherings!
oh yes .. back then (hmmmmmm .. and i guess i still do!) .. my hair style/color changed with the seasons!
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 10:09:24 AM
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How about some photos of the farmgirls gathering, Frannnie? We are dying to see photos of the Big Day!!
I am so jealous you got to meet my dear friend Ivy before I did!! |
Edited by - Fabulous Farm Femmes on Oct 14 2007 10:10:14 AM |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 11:30:54 AM
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oh honey dooo ... go to my BLOG (see addy below) .. i posted lots of them there along with 'their stories'!!
sweet ivy said wunnerful things about you .. were your ears burnin'??? sure wish you could have made this one!
(this was ivy's second trip here .. you were to come to that first one as i remember .. then 'life' happened!!
SOMEDAY! xoxo
True Friends, Frannie
FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2007 : 8:12:03 PM
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If I got all the names right, it was...me , Toni, Cappy, Cyndi, Pat, Becky, Paula, and another girl...I can't remember her name..How bad is that??? She is tall, thin and has blonde shoulder length hair. Very pretty lady. Anywho..I had fun and I look forward to next week. I'm taking some of my stuff to do. NO BEADS! lol
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 05:37:51 AM
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the tall thing girls could have been Lauren Schramek (Donna's daughter .. but i would have thought Donna would have been there with her. Cappy is an EXTREMELY talented lady too! Gosh .. these women have been 'dollmaking/crafting' together for about 15 years now i guess! give them all hugs for me! tell 'em .. i'm waiting for another visit from them! Pat was going to come last spring .. but there just never was a mutual date .. NEXT SPRING! (COME WITH THEM!) XO
True Friends, Frannie
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FREEDOM VALLEY FARM
KENTUCKY
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 05:49:11 AM
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Alright, Frannie--
I read it all, and I'm so thrilled that you folks had such a wonderful time together. Had to keep myself SUPER busy both Wednesday and Thursday so I wouldn't think too much about not being able to come, being just a couple of hours away and all.
Looks like you did a tremendous job, and I so enjoyed seeing all the photos!!!
Jonni
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 06:37:14 AM
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well even with all those farmgurlz here ... i did miss you!! you are not so far away that you can't jus' amble on down this-a-way any 'ole time! jus' let me know when you have a free day! xo
True Friends * Frannie
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http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com
e-mail me: Freedom_Valley_Farm@windstream.net
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 07:22:04 AM
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I'll make sure to let them know you said hi and give em bigs hugs! I agree that they are all so talented. I think you're right about it being Lauren. If I heard right, Donna had to be somewhere Friday night and I'm not sure about Deb. Maybe this week I'll meet them! I'd love to come visit ya girl! Maybe one day when I can get away from the hubby and kids. HUGS Girl!
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True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 07:39:54 AM
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Thanks for the invite, Frannie--
Asked my mom for a weekend retreat at Shaker Town (as a Christmas gift) sometime in January, so I'm thinking we could head on down for a visit, if you wouldn't mind me bringin' the hubby. He would love to know the history of your place, I'm sure.
I'll let you know!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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Once upon a Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Ivy
Bartlett
TN
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 07:58:29 AM
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| Frannie I wanted to thank you for all the hospitality. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit and the shopping! I laughed when I got home and I realized I had only taken 5 pictures. It all went by so fast. I truly appreciate you inviting me to meet Mary Jane and family and to stay the night in your stranger room was a true treat. It was so special to connect with so many farmgirls and finally put faces with those names. Thank you again, you are such a treasure to me. |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
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USA
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2007 : 1:08:05 PM
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jonni .. we are a couple hours 'south' of shakertown .. would adore having you and your 'honey hunk' come for a visit! i promise a fun time!!! have you been to shakertown yet? a weekend is lovely! actually, the very first time i ever ever ever came to kentucky was to spend a week there at a 'primitive rug hooking workshop' .. AND .. i got to see and fall in love with Freedom Valley Farm that same week! i was immediately convinced that KENTUCKY was the PLACE TO BE!!!
ivy darling frined! it was precious spending time with you again .. and this time for a longer time! i know what you mean about jus' a few photos! i should have 'hired' a photographer .. and of course, i kept putting my camera down and had to go on 'searches' for it constantly! need a buzzer on it with a 'buzzer key' tied around my neck! ha! along with my keys, cell phone, insulin and palm pilot! there are still sooooooooo many places i want to take you to see! AND .. i do plan to come to that show in Tennessee next autumn for sure! we'll have to meet there for some fun and shopping! i hope to have another gathering here either this winter (honey hunk is in the planning stages for his trip to the ARCTIC or ANTARTICA .. ha! he said "POLE SCHMOLE" .. i just want to get to one of them in this lifetime! sooooooo .. when the cat's away .. the mouse will play! a winter retreat here .. hanging in a cozy cabin .. creating .. won't that be fun! soon's i know his 'dates' to be on t'other side of the world .. i'll announce it! all the gurlfrenz can stay here .. (will need to bring sleepin' blankets and probably end up on the 'hearth' for sleepin' .. but t'will still be lotsa' fun!) thank you for driving all that distance to join us. you are a True Friend. xo
lisa .. i plan ONE or TWO trips to Idaho next summer .. we will have to gather at MaryJane's Farm!!! AND .. i would adore if you came to visit on your trip to Somerset (only about an hour from us i do believe!) bring your friends along too! we'll have great fun swapping stories, creating and roamin' the back roads!
invitation is open to all you farmgirls!!! xoxoxo
True Friends * Frannie
HEAR MY STORIES
come, visit my:
"GATHERING ROOM" ..
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com
e-mail me: Freedom_Valley_Farm@windstream.net
MaryJane & Family
Green County, KENTUCKY
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 06:21:23 AM
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Thanks, Frannie. I don't know when we'll be able to get over that way yet. We've been talking about doing it for a couple years now. But when we do, you bet I'll drag my girlfriend from Somerset with me!
I know I'll be going up to Moscow sometime next year. Maybe twice. It's a 6 hour (or is it 8?) drive and we own gas pigs, if you know what I mean. My dd is planning to go to college there (waiting for acceptance letter). So, we might make a trip up in the spring to meet with Alee and check out the town and campus. And/or we'll make the trip in the fall to get her moved in.
Hopefully, the time(s) we go can coincide with when you'll be there. That would be just too much fun!
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 11:36:27 AM
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lisa .. i'll surely let you know my dates to be there soon's they are planned! xo
True Friends * Frannie
HEAR MY STORIES
come, visit my:
"GATHERING ROOM" ..
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com
e-mail me: Freedom_Valley_Farm@windstream.net
MaryJane & Family
Green County, KENTUCKY
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Across the Fence: MaryJane's visit to Green County, KENTUCKY |
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MaryJane's visit to Green County, KENTUCKY
