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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary
Sweet Home
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USA
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 Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 09:26:48 AM
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Yup the house we purchased this year as posted before used to be a school. It has large windows and has its original hard wood floors. It was built in 1920. The original sign for the school is upstairs. Very cool! Anyway We are considering naming our home. The school was called "Rocky Point School" the road we live on is called Calapooia.
Anyway were not sure what to name our farm? We will be raising chickens. We get alot of wildlife. Anyway Any suggestions?
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 09:38:13 AM
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I would say,"ROCKY POINT FARM" THEN YOU COULD STILL USE THAT SCHOOL SIGN.
NANCY JO
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 09:58:32 AM
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I would keep the sign as is, kinda like where learning and living come together, especially if you are into organics or the environment.
Cheers,
Heather
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 10:00:38 AM
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Because the name Calapooia makes me laugh (a lot), I don't think I'd go with that. I like Nancy's idea of utilizing Rocky Point in the name, since that's what it's been known as for a long time.
Rocky Point Ranch
Rocky Point Farm
Rocky Point Homestead
Something like that :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Mary
Sweet Home
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USA
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 7:04:18 PM
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Yeah, but CALAPOOIA sticks out doesn't it? Something like Calapooia Point or Calapooia Rock Farm? If you are going to market anything, it would grab the attention of passersby.
Yes, I'd be part of the funkier bunch of us all. ;)
Heehee, that reminds me of something...
Once, when my husband and I were traveling through North Carolina, we crossed over a river called "Nottaway". I started giggling. (it was a long trip and I get like that). Anyway, I said to him..."You know how most rivers are named with the Native American name for them, if Angelisized version?" He goes..Well, yeah? Then why is this one named Nottoway?" I said, "Because when the English came here and asked if the river led to riches, the chief said " Not a way!"
FarmGirl Sister #123
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 7:11:41 PM
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 08:49:23 AM
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You know, I just like the name "Rocky Point." I lived in a house called "Quail Crossing" during most of middle school and high school, and I just loved it. It was in the city, but on a couple of acres in the middle of a block. I really like named houses and farms...
I agree - now that I even KNOW the word Calapooia, I can't stop thinking about it, however!
XOXO, Libbie
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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Mary
Sweet Home
OR
USA
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 09:56:36 AM
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I love heathers comments above.. good one!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 1:23:23 PM
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That's just such a great house, Mary!!! And that old sign is WAY cool! Maybe you could utilize the district number is someway...
All of the houses I lived in over in England had names, even the smallest thatched roof cottage. The last house I lived in was Trehane Farm, and before that, it was Dovecoat cottage.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Mary
Sweet Home
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USA
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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary
Sweet Home
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2008 : 12:03:08 PM
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Congratulations on the blog, Mary! Can't wait to see what goes up in the next days (and weeks). Your home is lovely and I like the name you've picked...a nice combination of things!!!
J
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Apr 25 2008 : 12:20:10 PM
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I'm glad you kept the original name in there; and you've made that old schoolhouse into a beautiful home!
Jo
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
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Posted - Apr 29 2008 : 09:49:48 AM
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Yep, aside from it being "The little red schoolhouse" I'm glad you kept the name. It's a charming place!
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom" |
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iloveprims
True Blue Farmgirl
154 Posts
TRACY
Phillipsburg
NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2008 : 3:22:32 PM
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I love the windows, they are to die for and the house is beautiful inside and out. Glad you kept Rocky Point in the name.
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