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crawford72
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Lynn
Talbott
TN
USA
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 Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 03:33:34 AM
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| AS A YOUNG GIRL I GREW UP IN THE CITY, BE IT A SMALL CITY, BUT I WAS THERE ANYWAY. I WAS NEVER CONTENT. 2 YEARS AGO I RESCUED A HORSE AND AM HAVING TO BOARD HER. SHE IS DOING FINE, BUT THE TIME I GET TO SPEND WITH HER IS VERY LIMITED. I WORK FULL TIME & GO TO SCHOOL PART TIME, BUT I AM A WANT TO BE FARM GIRL ALL THE TIME. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FARM HOUSE WITH LAND, BUT THE SEARCH SEEMS NEVER ENDING. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS, I AM CONSUMED BY NEGATIVITY, I AM QUITE THE CONTRARY. I BELEIVE THAT ALL THINGS WORTH HAVING ARE WORTH WORKING FOR. THAT IS WHY I JOINED THE CLUB, FOR SUPPORRT, INCOURAGEMENT, GUIDENCE, AND A FEW HELPFUL HINTS, ON HOW TO GET THERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF A GROWING SISTERHOOD. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. |
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LivingWell4You
True Blue Farmgirl
1411 Posts
Karen
Hillsboro
MO
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 05:14:35 AM
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You've got support here, Lynn, by the bushel - make that the truckload. You will find a way to get your farm. And when it happens it will seem like everything just fell in place. That's because of all the diligence you're putting toward it now. It's like an iceberg - we see 10%, the other 90% is under water. You're dealing with the supporting 90% now. I can't wait til the day we can celebrate with you when your dream comes true.
God bless -
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 06:19:15 AM
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Welcome Lynn! Glad to have you here with us. I too am hoping to get a place in the country someday. Being a real estate agent, I scour MLS every day for property! Of course I've found some beautiful places, but right now it's not financially feasible to buy any of them. What I've done is to print off pictures of the ones I like best so that it inspire me to save up money for a dream farm ;)
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 08:05:28 AM
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Welcome to the Farm Lynn! I know you will find the perfect place soon! You should look into the USDA Rural Development program. They can help you find and buy up to 5 acres with or without a house! If it is without a house they can help you buy or build a house to put on it!
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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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 08:54:11 AM
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Hey Lynn Welcome,yu'll find the right place in the right moment I just know it... We are certainly glad that you found us!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
"Despite the gardener's best intentions, Nature will improvise. ~Michael P. Garafalo
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 11:10:17 AM
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Lyn:
You are certainly at the right place to find support and help and words of advice, all for free!!!!!!!!!!!
Stay positive!! Good luck with your dreams. Dreams do come true.
Marly |
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marblecreek
Farmgirl in Training
10 Posts
Vickie
Nicholasville
KY
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 11:18:03 AM
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Hi Lynn and welcome. Don't ever give up. I am from the country but have lived in town since I got married (33 yrs ago). I have been trying to get back to the country but for some reason it hasn't happened. But the good news is I am working on getting a small cabin (just one room) to put on a piece of land that I grew up on.
Hang in there and it will happen.
Good luck and stay positive.
Vickie |
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 1:08:09 PM
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Hi Lynn! Welcome to our forum - we're very glad to meet you! Just a quick note about using caps - we would really like everyone on our forum to use upper and lower case when you're typing both your titles and your messages. Caps are hard to read in big chunks and have the feeling of "shouting" when used on the web. We will sometimes use caps for our titles that we want you to notice, and would like to reserve the use of caps for those things alone.
Thanks so much!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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bushelnpeck
True Blue Farmgirl
262 Posts
Debbie
Sparks
Nv
USA
262 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 3:00:54 PM
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hello Lynn,welcome to this great place...never give up on a dream,just keep on looking and it will find you when the time is right. meantime share with us, be encouraged along the way and you are going to meet some great girls here who are looking just like you...Debbie
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all
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iloveprims
True Blue Farmgirl
154 Posts
TRACY
Phillipsburg
NJ
USA
154 Posts |
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mrsmorgen
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
morgen
coudersport
pa
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 04:58:27 AM
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Keep dreaming and planning. I have found so much support here and I love every visit! Glad you joined!
Morgen
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all..
laura ingalls wilder
www.laubers.blogspot.com |
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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 9:29:56 PM
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Hang onto your dream... Someday you will find the perfect place for you and your family.
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
Please visit me at my blog: http://buffalomaryscorner.blogspot.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 10:25:55 PM
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hi lynn .. welcome! hey honey .. try looking for a farm in kentucky if you can. land is so inexpensive here compared to so much of the rest of the country. jobs aren't plentiful .. that's for sure .. at least that is what i hear constantly .. but if there is something you can 'do from home' .. or perhaps if you are in the health industry .. or maybe a teacher ... but i know women waiting in line for those jobs too.
someday .. you will truly realize your dream.
i do hope you will stay here on the forum and keep joining in on conversations that you find of interest to you. xo
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
448 Posts
Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2008 : 5:06:07 PM
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Hi Lynne
Do't give up...keep your vision before you...one step at a time. I also was born, raised and spent most of my life inthe city, yearning to live in the country. I am finally here on my little farmette....it is worth it. Frannie is right about land here. It is very affordable and if you are willing to rehab an old house all the better. Love and faith....
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2008 : 1:06:03 PM
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Lynne I agree with Luna. I was a city girl, well a town girl, there are no real big cities in Wyoming, but I always knew I was really a farm/ranch girl. Sometimes I get discouraged, but you have to just keep your dream alive. Keep it fueled, subscribe to homesteader magazines and great forums like this one. You'll get there. Farmgirls always persevere.
Warmly,
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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