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BarnChickCecily
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
Cecily
Corydon
IN
USA
673 Posts |
 Posted - May 11 2008 : 08:32:15 AM
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| Welcome Angie and Mildred!!! |
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ErinW
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Erin
Corbeil
ON
Canada
17 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 1:44:34 PM
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| Joanie, I would have the same answer, only make it 150 or 200 years :) |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 2:31:42 PM
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Nice to see another Wisconsin Farmgirl in the group. For being a farming state their is not many of us Farmgirls at MJF. A big Welcome to all of the new Farmgirls looking forward to visiting with all of you. Happy Mothers Day!!!!!!! 
http://www.bboopster.blogspot.com
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it!
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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GiGi58
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Gayle
Billings
Montana
USA
71 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 4:56:21 PM
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I am new here, also. I have posted on a couple of the other forums, but thought I should formally introduce myself, so I am Gayle (aka GiGi) and I live in the greater metropolitan Phoenix, AZ area in a suburb called Gilbert. It is a huge city here with approximately 7 1/2 million people, so I am like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. I am originally from Montana and small-town rural America, so this is a huge culture change for me. The goal is to go back to Montana (Billings, in particular) and help my aging mother and it needs to happen soon as I got a call today that she got put in the hospital with congestive heart failure. I am staying by my telephone and waiting for any changes or news. I talked to her this morning and she sounded good, so I feel somewhat relieved, but still need to be close to her.
I was not raised on a farm, but I was raised in the era where everything was recycled and we girls were taught to sew, cook, can, garden, crochet, even work on cars and learned how to fix things. Believe it or not, I miss that and want to get back to my roots. I work for a large mortgage company in the foreclosure end of the business and it is quite intense right now. I have been off work, now, for almost 3 months after having some major surgery done to have my right foot rebuilt, but will be going back to work soon. "heavy sigh".
I am a mom to 5 lovely daughters and a grandmon to 11 little munchkins with one more on the way. What a glorious blessing they all are to me! I love to crochet, scrapbook, do amateur photography, sew, make homemade soap and dabble a little bit in making beaded jewelry and lots of other things, too, so I feel like I have come home here a MJF.
And, I can get a little more than "wordy", so will close this now. I have joined the sisterhood and am working on getting a Chapter started since there is no one here in Arizona that seems to have an active one going -- YIKES! This is a huge leap of faith for me.
I wish you all a wonderful day and a hope all of you mothers in all ways are having a terrific Mother's Day!
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain" |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 5:30:27 PM
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welcome aboard Gigi.
I started this thread because for me it is easier to just say "howdy" to everyone at once..without leaving anyone out by mistake.
So..again I say..a warm welcome to all you new gals.
you will all love it here.Mary Jane provides us the absolute best place on the web(in my opinion) to learn...to share...and much more.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com |
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live.simply
Farmgirl at Heart
2 Posts
Anne
Duluth
MN
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Posted - May 11 2008 : 8:41:37 PM
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Hello from Minnesota!
I am new here. I am a college student in Duluth, MN. I was introduced to Mary Jane's farm when I received her ideabook/cookbook/lifebook upon my high school graduation. I took an environmental studies course this semester, and have since decided to major in business and minor in environmental studies, after being inspired by Mary Jane and an amazing professor I had. I've never lived on a farm, but I am a farmgirl at heart! I enjoy reading, writing, making mosaics, pottery, and really anything handmade. My most recent project is learning how to crochet plastic grocery bags into tote bags. Someday I hope to learn how to quilt, and am going to learn how to garden and can this summer!
I look forward to getting to know you all! |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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BarnChickCecily
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
Cecily
Corydon
IN
USA
673 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2008 : 04:49:32 AM
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| So good to have you on the farm Anne! I'd love to know how to crochet plastic bags into totes! I crochet, but I only know a few patterns. Would it be too much to ask if you could explain it in an email???? Also, if you like to write letters, we have a 'Pen-pals thru Snail-mail' topic under the "Across the Fence" forum. |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2008 : 08:00:37 AM
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Hi GiGi and Anne!
I know how it is to move far away from what you love - can be SO hard! Starting to get used to Tulsa.
By the way my name is Amanda - my dog's name is Mildred! |
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joanieh
Farmgirl in Training
29 Posts
Joan
Brinnon
WA
USA
29 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2008 : 08:46:55 AM
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Pardon me Amanda, I am mortified. So, what kind of dog is Mildred? We have two dogs. Cisco is a giant male black lab mix, and Pepsi, our smaller female, is part redbone coon hound and maybe pitbull. We got Pepsi shortly after our old man dog Scotty died last Spring. Cisco and Pepsi love each other very much. They each lick inside the other's mouth all the time, a kind of dog-kissing, I think!
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ErinW
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Erin
Corbeil
ON
Canada
17 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2008 : 6:25:28 PM
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Hi Anne,
I'm glad to see another new farmgirl-at-heart around my age. It also makes me happy to hear you want to learn to quilt - in my opinion, it's the most rewarding craft there is. And the beautiful thing is, the simplest patterns can still be absolutely stunning. I've been quilting since I was eleven, but I only just picked up crochet. I agree - the grocery-bags-into-totes idea sounds brilliant. |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2008 : 7:09:21 PM
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| I'm just joining you all from Rosalia,Washington - little town not too far from Moscow,ID. I've checked out the website periodically but never posted anything but am feeling a need for making connections. Right now I'm anxiously awaiting the beginning of gardening season - it has been a very long winter here and I am way behind my normal schedule. I'm trying to fill the time with sewing - I just found a new fabric shop in Spokane and I'm learning to sew on my mom's old 1953 Singer. I'm looking forward to "meeting" all of you |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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annefannie
True Blue Farmgirl
60 Posts
Ann
Corona
California
USA
60 Posts |
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BarnChickCecily
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
Cecily
Corydon
IN
USA
673 Posts |
Posted - May 14 2008 : 6:47:46 PM
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joanieh
Farmgirl in Training
29 Posts
Joan
Brinnon
WA
USA
29 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2008 : 6:40:32 PM
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Welcome, Amy,
You live in a very sweet part of our state. I live on the "Coast" now, but my family has roots in Colfax and Waterville. You will love your Mom's Singer. My mom and aunt both got similar machines when they graduated from college, and I inherited my aunt's when she passed away. They have very strong motors. I used to sew moccasins from deer hide for my kids on mine. I've also sewn lots of packs and denim. They sure don't make them like they used to! |
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