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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 11:32:13 AM
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LIBBY suggested this author. Elinore Pruitt Steward. So I ordered two of her books, one of them came today. I posted a picture. I love the cover on the book. So I will start reading this later today. Hope the other one comes soon.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 11:39:46 AM
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Is that a work of fiction? Let us know how you like it, Nancy Jo. You find the best books! :)
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 11:46:31 AM
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Janice- No, they are real letters from Mrs. Steward as she and her family homesteaded in Southern Wyoming. Let me tell you, that is not the most hospitable place! I have been there! It is an amazing collection and very honest and down to earth! I love her books!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog:
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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knewslady
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Kathy
Russellville
KY
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 3:46:03 PM
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Nancy Jo, I am presently reading that book now and am enjoying every page of it.
Kathy
Will always be a farmgirl at heart
Visit my online shop at http://KentuckyBackwoods.etsy.com
or shop my Ebay items by doing a search for winniewiggins
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Georgia Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
212 Posts
Denise
Atlanta
GA
USA
212 Posts |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2008 : 11:09:24 AM
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I just finished reading it, and LOVED it! Her style of writing is so creative and comical at times.
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
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michgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
148 Posts
Mary
Glendale
WI
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2011 : 06:26:06 AM
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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
249 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 10:08:36 AM
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Nancy, your blog is gone! I can't get it anymore. This sounds like a great book. I remember watching a movie about a family somewhere out there and the wind blew all the time and the woman was going crazy sweeping the dirt out of their house all day long. It did not end well at all. I hope this book does.
Kris
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1407 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1407 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 10:11:10 AM
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I have the same complaint about not reaching Nancy's blog. It said something about not posting since 2007. Would like to see the picture.
Betty in Pasco |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
7339 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
7339 Posts |
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coaloha
True Blue Farmgirl
502 Posts
Pam
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2011 : 08:16:19 AM
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I read this book a few years ago and I enjoyed it very much. At the time I was living on the high plains of Colorado and the book seemed very close to home and after reading it I could imagine the lives of the women who homesteaded the area where I was living.
Pam Barnes-Palty
Phoenix, AZ
Farmgirl #1075
Happy member of the Southwest Henhouse
Be distracted by joy |
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SunnyJam
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
Jamie
Seattle
WA
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2011 : 1:05:02 PM
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Thanks to all of you farmgirl sisters for mentioning this book! After waiting about a month I finally received it from the library and enjoyed it a lot. I really admired Elinore's spirit and storytelling abilities. And what a cast of characters she encountered! She was very matter-of-fact about her life without descending into, "Woe is me, life is hard!" Wouldn't you love to receive letters like that? Heck, I wish I could write letters like that!
Farmgirl Sister #2504 |
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