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Across the Fence:  What do you do on a Rainy Day?  |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
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 Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 04:26:03 AM
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While sweating myself into oblivion outside the other day, I noticed it was thundering to the South. I kept wishing it would rain, and if it did, what I would do inside -- finish warping my loom, try out a new bread recipe I wanted to try (with fresh blueberries and cinnamon, to make a loaf for French Toast) or even just clean out that linen closet that has demons in it who enjoy tossing all my clean linens on the floor when the door closes. So, I was curious about other farm girls. If you had a rainy day, how would you spend it?
from the hearts of paradise... |
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DeepsouthMamma
True Blue Farmgirl
1454 Posts
Autumn
Southwest Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 05:02:51 AM
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Sewing...sewing....sewing... anything but clothes!! I'd finish the baby quilt and work on the wedding quilt and piece my swap blocks and....... I wait for those rainy days so I can go inside and stay!!!
Blessings,
Autumn
Farmgirl #49
http://simplytoday-autumn.blogspot.com/
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 05:52:10 AM
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well .. we've got a rainy morning this here morning ... soooooo .. i'm gonna' go root through treasures!
rain rarely stops me from doing or going .. (don't go outside if it is LIGHTENING though .. we had a HUGE lightening storm yesterday .. i was travelling the back roads .. and all i could think of as i saw the 'heaven to earth' streaks was praying that honey hunk had gotten off the lake by then! he did .. he was safely back in his truck and on the way home.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 06:10:45 AM
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Honestly? My house is so disorganized right now that I spend it cleaning and organizing. I wish I could wave a magic wand and have everything fly to it's spot and not bother me anymore! LOL
If I had my way I would spend a rainy day sewing something special, playing with Nora, and maybe doing some embroidery!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 06:38:37 AM
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When it's rainy I like to put on something that has to be slow cooked, so the house smells welcoming. Start a load of laundry - something that needs a little bleach, so the house smells clean and then put my feet up and read or write. Unfortunately, now that I have finished daydreaming, rainy days are usually pretty much like any other day. The outside chores still gotta be done, kids still run in and out ~ mud and all and dh still needs a "go-for" which is my job. :-)
Farmgirls don't have hot flashes ~ They have power surges! |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 06:53:51 AM
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It hardly ever rains here in the summer and if it does it's usually just a passing shower. Many days I'll actually stand in the rain. If it's thundering I'll stand at my front window and watch it till it passes. In the winter I like toread embroider or crochet.
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
Felt and Fabric Crafts
www.willowartist.etsy.com
www.willowtreecreek.com
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 07:01:08 AM
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It is raining today and I will take a hot bath because it is cool enough. Enjoy all the colors of my flowers after they have gotton a nice shower. Read a great book and bake something and do a pot roast or something of that nature for dinner.
Diana
Let go let GOD! |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
1175 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 07:46:50 AM
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Julie, what are you weaving? Someday I hope to have another floor loom. I had one but with the size of our house and all of the little ones it just was taking up too much space. Someone else needed it.. I have a triangle loom that I enjoy weaving on- I am almost done with Sage's shawl. I would love to get a 32" rigid heddle with stand- that way I could store it away.. I want to weave placemats, table runners etc...
On a rainy day.. We get them so rarely here.. but we love them- having lived in Oregon for so long. If the house is clean.. the littles watch a movie, the olders read, play guitar, go online.. I knit, weave, quilt.. I love the rain!
Blessings, Debra
"Your life is an occasion, Rise to it." Mr Magorium..
http://myvintagehome.com
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homemakerkate
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
Kate
Ewen
Michigan
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 08:05:37 AM
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| Rainy days...good for curling up on the couch with the kids watching movies. I try to use that time to do some cleaning too. Then unfortunately I spend alot of time wiping up the mud that the dogs bring in on those days. YUK. I love to sit on the porch at the cabin with my dh durring a good thunderstorm. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 12:20:24 PM
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I would like to sit on a wrap-around porch watching the rain, and thanking the good Lord for providing the beauty of it all.
Marly |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 12:21:56 PM
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Autumn:
Where in SW LA are you? I am thirty minutes south of Lafayette.
Have a great and happy day.
Marly |
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 1:09:05 PM
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I like to put on an old movie and curl up on the couch with my blanky! Ahhhh...I wish it would rain!
Samantha
www.elphie0503.blogspot.com
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 1:15:32 PM
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you girls are missing out on the best part of a rainy day! get outside go puddle jumping and get soaking wet. that's what i do every chance i get. i've always loved the rain.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
http://quilandneedle.blogspot.com/
http://musingandmuttering.blogspot.com |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 2:04:34 PM
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LOL! I do that too Corrine- then come inside get a nice warm towel and rub myself dry. Then I get dressed in warm cuddly clothes and curl up with a book! Or at least I did that pre-Nora...Now I have to get her warm and dry before I can be warm and dry! LOL
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 7:15:09 PM
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Rainy days and I are no longer good friends, my arthritis misbehaves when the rain really comes down. Tonight we are having a really nice thunderstorm and I hope it will water the garden AND clear the air. I love the way things smell after a nice soaking, and everything looks slightly refreshed, we need more rain I think. I planned to do some hand sewing tonight but my hands are saying that I can barely type so I think it is off to bed for me....
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
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