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Across the Fence:  Frannieville, Kentucky  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 16 2008 : 6:02:36 PM
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OH HONEY .. WHILE YOU'RE 'CORRECTING' .. I CAN SEND YOU A BETTER PICTURE OF 'ME' .. (REMEMBER OUR PACT ... delete that sucker!!!!)
lordy! i sure miss you gurlz already ... i'm going to move our 'grateful heart' rocks close to the treehouse .. where honey-man won't run over them with the lawn-mowere. i so wish you gurlz had been here for our 'circle of friendship'. xoxo
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 16 2008 : 6:04:34 PM
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Originally posted by CabinCreek-Kentucky[/i]
lunaaaaaaaaaaa .. i was in town TODAY! had an eye doc appointment .. eyes are great .. jus' my 6-month regular 'glaucoma' check-up .. i've tested 'borderline' for about 20 years! all is FINE .. NO signs whatsoever of diabetic retinopothy .. thank you good lord! kathy called me while i was there .. she's packing up for one of her big OHIO shows this coming weekend! soon's i'm all fit as a fiddle .. we'll all 'do lunch' ..and mayhaps a 'chick flick'! and good luck with that upcoming trip 'back home' .. you'll be in my prayers!
Girl, it is a wonder i don't run into you more often in Etown! I was just through doing some errands today again too. Glad to hear your eye check was good and all is fine. Well, I do not know when things will settle down for any of us but we will do that lunch and chick flick with Kathy again soon. I may have to run by you a few minutes before then to pick up the journey loom, though. I have all this ribbon and yarn from the Gathering that i need to put on it before it is sucked into the mass of stuff accumulating in my teeny tiny, ever shrinkin, studio room!
Thank you for your kind prayers on my upcoming 'thang' in NJ! You will be in mine as well on that 'auspicious' day!
ohhhhh CHRIS .. how wonderous is your beautiful farm .. LOVE the window!!!! can hardly wait t'il you live here full-time .. we'll do lots of 'road-runnin' and 'creatin'!!!
I would have to second that Chris!
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 16 2008 : 7:15:09 PM
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Karin
Love your narrative of the gathering on your beautiful blog. Alas, I have absolutely no pictures of any of it! I would love to get copies of the ones you may have of my place. I need to put something on my blog soon and have no visuals. I may just put a link to all the beautiful entries on everyone else's blogs. Can I do that?
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 01:40:57 AM
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ha! i think i've made some of uz 'paranoid' (including ME) about the 'bi-otchin' thang' ... i guess that is not a 'bad' thing 'in the beginning' to sensitize us to our words .. but i do believe it is the INTENT .. and i'm thinking you were jus' 'alas-ing' and i don't think that counts! i'm getting ready to post some 'pretty pictures' of your charming place in a minute .. right here in frannieville .. keep a-watchin' ... AND .. i'll send them all to the ya-ya's (in a larger size) too.
WHAT AM I DOING UP AT 4 A.M.???? my insulin pump went 'dry' (empty) and it kept buzzin' and bingin' me! so UP i am .. love the silence and the dark! 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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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 01:57:52 AM
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OHHH! what an Autumn Wonderland greeted us as we all drove up to Luna and Alan's beautiful Sheep Farm and gorgeous olde Farmhouse!
The 'ladies' and 'gentlemen' sheep are absolutely darling! And i'll share photos of them soon too! The Harvest Stew was absolutely DEVINE! That Alan is like a European Chef! Everything he conjures up is 'magic in your mouth'. and home-baked breads that took you back to your momma's own kitchen of your childhood!!!
It was so beautiful in every direction you looked .. autumn vignettes .. pumpkins, haystacks, hay bales, gourds, mums, bittersweet and a resident 'scarecrow' .. ohhh .. and the "tree stars" (leaves) dancing to the ground when the wind would blow her gentle breath. the weather could not have been more PERFECT! all the gods and nature opened their arms wide and created a bounteous evening for us all! gurlfrenz here and gurlfrenz there .. all walking about .. creating .. dining together and sitting and chatting. laughing and yes, some crying and hugging too as some of the women shared their stories with each other. be watching for MORE stories and pictures soon .. but for now .. just listen to the music in your heart as you enjoy the 'magic' of this beautiful place in kentucky:
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 02:03:12 AM
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and here is that lovely Harvest Stew recipe!
HARVEST STEW
Add and subtract to this wholesome soup by using what's available—it's the MaryJane way.
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup sliced leeks
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
14 cups 1-inch pieces harvest vegetables and fruits, such as peeled sweet potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled butternut squash, peeled beets, Granny Smith apples, and/or peeled parsnips
8 cups chicken broth
1 cup pitted green olives, chopped
2 Tbsp. finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. sweet paprika
1 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
3 strips orange peel, white pith removed
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup snipped fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup snipped fresh mint
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts, toasted
In a large kettle, cook chicken, onion, leeks and garlic in hot oil until brown. Stir in harvest vegetables and fruits, broth, olives, ginger, cumin, paprika, pepper, salt, cardamom, peel, and bay leaves. Bring stew to boiling. Boil, uncovered, 5 minutes. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove and discard bay leaves. Stir in parsley, mint, almonds, and pistachio nuts just before serving. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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homemom1fl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Chris
Palm Harbor
FL
USA
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 4:19:07 PM
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oh chris .. it was truly DEVINE wan't it .. and how incredibly sweet of luna and alan to go to so much to provide it for us! i miss you kids! xo
oh .. i'll TRY to upload the rest of the photos i took at luna's farm .. of our learning all about 'sheep and wool' .. and spinning .. our wunnerful 'felted' pumpkin class ... and our delicious dinnertime together!
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 4:31:43 PM
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miz luna and i met up in SONORA today (brenda .. i couldn't find an e-mail addy for you!!!) be sure to e-mail me with it!! sure wish you'd been with us today!
we met at one of the great little antiques shoppes .. luna had a big box filled and i was pleased to find a very dear 'child's vintage apron' for my collection. and what a sweetheart of a man who owned the shoppe .. i'll tell you what he did for us a little later!
then we went to JAXSOAPS .. and what a dear Jackie is!!! miz brenda .. i told her that YOU sent us to her! well .. we both got hand-made soaps and candles (i'll take pictures of all my treasures tomorrow to show ya'!) she even had one that i think was called Kentucky Moon Rain ('er sumpthin' like that!) well, you know that luna and i both got those too! ohhhh! and i bought a bar of soap that was covered with 'felted wool' (luna has made these too!) jackie said you 'leave the wool on them' and wash with the bar of soap! it's almost toooo pretty to actually USE! and what very reasonable soaps and candles .. i got bunches as 'gifts' .. i adore giving 'kentucky hand-crafted' treasures to friends! we loved meeting jackie and will include her in our future 'roamings'! (she moved here from California this year!)
THEN .. that sweet man i told you about above .. made a phone call to the historic 'tea room' and 'guest house' in town .. and told the owner he was sending some friends to see him .. and by the time we walked the two blocks (country blocks) in crunchy fall leaves ... we were smilin' real big!
he invited us in .. and i do believe we were there for well over an hour .. as he toured us through his beautiful home and tea room. there is much construction going on .. and their plans for expansion is awesome! I WILL go back with a camera .. and oh my gosh! he does a 'cajun shrimp/potato/corn-on-the-cob' boil dinner .. we're gonna' get a bunch of friends and all go there soon! the tea room is open by appointment only now and for 'groups' .. but that will be easy enuff to do .. gather some local friends for 'tea and shrimp' .. O.K. ... NOT together! i plan on taking our Green County Arts Council there sometime soon! (i'll tell you lots more about JAXSOAPS and this wonderful historic home soon too!)
by the time we ambled back to our cars parked by the antiques shoppes .. we decided to stop at the darling little 'cafe' that brenda suggested .. had yummy home-made meatloaf/mashed 'taters/green beans/cole slaw and HO CAKES!
then on our way back to our car .. the other antiques shoppe was open. luna got a HUGE metal bucket and i got an AWESOME grey enamel HUGE coffee pot .. vinatage .. in FABULOUS useable condition!! for only $35.
THEN .. luna had a hair appointment in e-town and i decided to check out her fav salon .. AND .. got my hair washed and 'blow dried' .. it looks GREAT!!!!!!! LOVE having someone else massage my scalp and fiddle with my hair! i'll be goin' there every week or two from now on me-thinks! OH .. and luna's hairdresser has short black hair and had just put in HOT PINK frosting .. OHHHHHHHHHH .. i'm goin' back for some of that come springtime when the pink tulips bloom!
They showed me some fun and very COLORFUL hair STREAKS you can buy and just clip in your hair! i got TWO in 'autumn orange'!
i left luna still sittin' in the chair to rush off to find some treasures for my grandchildren .. (i send all of them a 'monthly little' sumpthin'-sumpthin' giftie from their 'grandes' .. got them each a book .. and wednesday is having her first KNITTING class at a cute shoppe in toledo tomorrow .. sooo i found a wonderful 'beginner' knitting book for her!
oh what a wonderous day .. i do so love KENTUCKY and spending these 'freedom' years here!
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 4:54:37 PM
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a few of these are 'sideways' . i jus' can't seem to be able to flip them! xoxo
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some of the gurlz started gathering around luna to learn all about how she cleans/picks/cards/the wool from her sheep .. how awesome is this .. nature all around us!
whooops .. here come some more 'sheep'!!!
i do believe we had close to 40 of us there!
loved this doorway with it's bucket and barrel full of autumn!
BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL!
HOW CUTE CAN YOU GET!!!
OH MY! THE LOOK ON LUNA AND MARY'S FACE
MADE ME THINK THEY FOUND THE 'CAT' IN THERE!
FAIRIE TREE
SWEET ALAN ASSISTS!
A HUNKA' HUNKA' WOOL .. ISN'T IT YUMMY!
LOOK HOW IT 'PUFFS' UP WHEN CLEANED AND PICKED!
MIZ LUNA TWISTIN' AND TURNIN'!!!
SHE HAS HER OWN SPECIAL TECHNIQUES THAT SHE
EXPLAINED TO US ..
HERE SHE TAKES IT OFF 'LA MACHINE'!
PULLING THE 'ROVING' .. LUNA MIXED SEVERAL
DIFFERENT KINDS OF WOOL TOGETHER.
I JUS' LOVE HER 'FAIRIE TREE'!!!!
OH! WHEW! THERE'S THE CAT!!!!!!
NOW .. FOR SOME 'CARDING' ...
LOVELY WOOL THAT LUNA HAS SPUN!
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN!
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... NEXT .. OUR CLASS PHOTOS!
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 5:18:46 PM
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LOOKS LIKE SOME DANCIN' IS ABOUT TO COMMENCE!!
CATHY .. LUNA .. MILLIE .. ADA MAE .. CHRIS
ALAN IS 'BRINGING IN THE SHEEP'
WHAT A TREAT TO WATCH 'THE GURLZ' FOLLOW ALAN 'LIKE SHEEP' ..
OHHHHH .. THAT'S RIGHT .. THEY 'ARE' SHEEP!!!
KNEELIN' IN PRAYER!!!
TOOK A FEW 'SNAPS' HERE AND THERE .. WE'RE ALL STARTING TO
AMBLE TOWARD THE LOVELY TABLE AND CHAIRS LUNA HAD SET OUT
... FOR OUR 'SPINNING' DEMONSTRATION!
ADA MAE AND CATHY .. BACKSIDE OF THE TABLE
MIMI AND JEANNIE .. FRONT SIDE
MARY STANDING WITH WOOL IN HER HAND
SWEET LAVONE .. WHO'S HUSBAND BROUGHT HER TO OUR DINNER .. AND
DROVE HER ALL THE WAY TO FREEDOM VALLEY SO SHE COULD BE WITH US
THE NEXT DAY!
TUCKED AT THE FAR TABLE ARE KARIN AND SISTER DAYLA (O.K. .. IT'S REEEEEELY 'DAYNA!)
FRONT TABLE .. BRENDA IN ORANGE .. PAM IN STRIPES .. ROBIN IN BLACK AND GLOW IN TAN (WITH BACK TO US)
THAT ADORABLE LITTLE GREEN-ROOFED 'BOOTH' WAS FULL OF LUNA'S HAND-DID TREASURES!
ELLEN GETTING MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE 'GURLZ'!
AWESOME .. CHECK OUT THOSE GORGEOUS EYES!
ROSY (WITH CANE) .. DIDN'T GET TO SIT AND TALK WITH HER .. SHE
IS A NEIGHBOR OF LUNA'S .. HOPING TO MEET HER AGAIN AND INVITE
HER TO OUR WONDERFUL 'CIRCLE OF FRIENDS'.
LUNAS IS SHOWING HOW TO SPIN AND WIND YARN! GOSH! WE NEVER DID
THINK TO GET A 'GROUP' PHOTO AT KATHY OR LUNA'S .. NEVER COULD GET
EVERYONE IN ONE SPOT AT THE SAME TIME .. JUS' HAVIN' TOOOOO MUCH FUN!
LUNA WINDING YARN .. CHECK OUT THAT BUTT!
NOW WOULDN'T WE ALL JUST GIVE A MILLION
DOLLARS TO HAVE ONE LIKE LUNA'S!!!!
MILLIE HELPING LUNA
METHINKS MILLIE'S 'GOT IT'!!!
MISS MARY KNOWS HER STUFF! THERE ISN'T 'ANYTHING' THAT
MARY CAN'T DO!!!!
LUNA DEMONSTRATES 'DROP SPINDLE' SPINNING!
WILMA .. KATHY SUGARBUCKET .. LAVONE AND HER HONEY-MAN
'SET A SPELL' ON THE PORCH!
we'll end our day at luna's with these three beauties!
(these are the BOYZ!)
"ya'll come back .. you heah?"
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 5:24:29 PM
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Frannie, you have been all over the place of late. The pictures have all been so much fun to look at, and your little world looks so pretty. Do you plant your Mums in the ground for the next year?
NANCY JO
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 5:40:08 PM
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hi nancy jo! i do indeed plant them .. but cathy warned me that they might not be 'hardy enough' to withstand our winter ... we shall see! you must plan to join us at our spring-time gathering gurlfren! ohhhhh .. i think we might try to add a trip to SONORA on that one! xoxo
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 5:42:01 PM
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breath-taking!!!!!! KENTUCKY MOON
GLO/ROBIN AND PAM PULL OUT THE WOOL FROM THEIR KITS
dayLA/Karin and betty jo havin' a goooooood time!
ha! jo .. marty .. mary and cyndi ... lookin' like 'this is serious stuff'! (actually .. this table full of ladies had very heart-warming talks this evening) .. the stuff that deepens friendships. you can read more about this on High Button Shoe's (Pat Byer's website) .. i'll get that addy and post it!
Ilona and Debbie - isn't the dusky sky just beautiful!
amy, chris and brenda .. contemplate their 'pumpkin' kits!
a TROLL!!!!!! luna has made a TROLL!!!!
felting procedure! the sponges so we didn't stab ourselves silly!
the 'topper' ...
jab! jab! jab!
and more jabs!
the white is the 'center' you felt the orange over it!
you can tell when someone is really 'gittin' into it! our tongues tend to stick out!
ellen is workin' it baby!
miz debbie!
cute candy-corn necklace!!
go amy go!
sweet adorable marty .. i've always loved her smile!
mizzy mary in the background.
jeannie gittin' down to biznezz too!!!
luna demonstrates the pumpkin 'stem'
OUCH! our first official OWIE!!
someone is almost finished!
DO IT MARY!!!!
WHAT A LOVELY LOVELY DAY! i discovered i didn't take any
'eatin' photos .. wuz too bizzy EATIN'!
a wonderful end to a wonderful day .. thanks so much to kathy and luna and all who joined us and all who helped. i will be forever grateful for this day!
AND ... we still have lots of stories and photos from our SUNDAY at Freedom Valley Farm too!
keep a-watchin'! xoxo
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 6:01:18 PM
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OHHHHHH GURLZ! i almost forgot to share that i had to THWACK me twice today. Luna said that the first 'complaint' really wasn't a 'complaint' .. we saw a plumber's truck at the wonderful historic home we visited .. luna commented that that was HER plumber too. i responded .. 'perhaps i should get his name .. we've spent over a thousand dollars on our septic and having two new potties installed and one of them STILL stops up! HA! just ask betty jo!!!!!!
but i had already changed that band to my t'other wrist and 'thwacked' me! (so i'm thinkin' i get a 'freebie' complaint??)
o.k. .. the second one i deserved! we were talking about New Jersey with one of the antiques shop-owners .. and luna mentioned the county she was from .. i told her that i had worked for Congresswoman Dwyer who represented her county .. and THEN .. i gossipped!!! i told her a 'secret' .. so i THWACKED me real hard! (i'm using my rubber banded diabetes bracelet .. but it has a 'metal plate' .. and i'm here to tell you .. i won't be thawacking my wrist with THAT part of the band ever again! i almost 'cussed' .. and would have had to THWACK it again!
how'd you gurlz do in th grouching/gossipin' department today? 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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Lodi
Farmgirl at Heart
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Brenda
Upton
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2008 : 7:56:41 PM
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| Hi Frannie...so glad you and Luna got to browse around Sonora. There is'nt much, they are trying to put some life back in the little tiny town. Ken from Ken's Odds and Ends (I belive it is called, the shop next to Jaxsoaps) is a sweetie...I found he is from Ohio as well, and I love rambling through his place. I guess I am more of a rumage-or, junk and thrift store kinda gal, than the fancier Antique Stores. I LOVE JUNK...teheee. I am very sorry I missed you and Luna, (boo hoo) I was out your way, checking on my property in Edmonton. Next time....oh and my email is:lostacreslady@yahoo.com Glad you had a Fun Day! Brenda |
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 04:51:14 AM
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Hi Brenda
Sorry we missed you. It was fun and we did do a lot of rammaging. Ken is a sweetie. I've spent some time in his place a time or two before. He is pretty talented too in re-purposing some of his olde junque. And the gentleman across the street is just a charmer. I had met his wife before who is also a sweetie. They have a great collection of more what i would call vintage stuff which i do love. And JAXSoap is and Jackie is another sweetheart. Really enjoyed meeting her. Really nice soaps, candles and teas and even felted soap which i have not seen anywhere else areound here. Then the tea room, wow, so it really was a good day's worth of stuff to play around with.
And it was a LITTLE box!
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 07:34:38 AM
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good saturday morning ya's! can't decide whether or not to head for glendale .. have quite a few things to do here at the farm today! i'll figger it out by noon!
anyhoo .. last night i started reading my newest book purchase: AS A MAN THINKETH by James Allen .. he wrote this in 1902 .. and this is a slightly 'updated' version so the 'language' flows a little smoother .. and still .. you have to pay CLOSE attention .. and sometimes read a sentence several times to 'grasp' it.
i'll quote a few things from this book from time to time .. and while i don't expect everyone to ascribe to his philosophy (there are some passages that i am still pondering!!) ... the 'concepts' of most of what he writes rings very true for ME! jus' wanted to share them with you. (take 'em or leave 'em sweeties) .. and .. if you wish to discuss something .. i would adore that .. as long as it is in a kind and loving spirit!!! as THAT is the spirit in which i share them with you. xoxo
his book starts out thusly:
"The Book of Proverbs (23:7) proclaims, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." This adage reaches out to every condition and circumstance of human endeavor. Each of us is literally WHAT WE THINK, our character being the complete sum of all our thoughts".
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 07:37:14 AM
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James Allen goes on to say: "As the plant springs from and could not be without the seed, so every one of our acts springs from the hidden seeds of thught and could not have appeared without them. This appllies equally to those acts called spontaneous and unpremediated as to those that are deliberately executed.
(yep! had to read THAT sentence about three times!) ... and he continues:
"Action is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus do we garner in the sweet and bitter harvest of our own plantings. We are what we think we think we are."
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 07:51:12 AM
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Sticking your tongue out ensures that you will not poke yourself with a sharp, barbed needle!! lol I love that quote by James Allen. My dad has an old copy of that book on his shelf in his office. I may have to grab it and read it. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 09:24:15 AM
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ohhhhhhhhh .. jus' a few more pictures of this 'n that!
luna and i traded .. i got this wonderful pin-cushion from her .. she got some dishes (it was fun to see them used at our gathering harvest stew dinner!) I got the best end of the bargain though!
i got this magnificent olde wooden pitchfork from JO!
and this darling 'annie' dolly AND the little chair she sits in .. from JO too. this is the 'annie' that jo taught .. along with a crow, santa and angel too .. pics of those coming soon!
isn't this jus' tooooooooo adorable! a very small child size tennis racket .. vintage!
yummy honey from sally's farm .. i'll share a jar with both luna and kathy.
beautiful wool from luna's sheep!
prim crow and yo-yo picture cyndi gifted to me .. she knows i love crows! and her 'signature" is: Crowe (c for cyndie .. rowe for her last name .. how cooooooool!
wonderful 'porridge' and flour from karin and dayLa
karin made this sweet jar and filled it with olde buttons
and this darling thread spool 'pin cushion' too!
these dear treasures were in that wonderful autumn basket of goodies from karin and dayLa -- thanks sweet friends!
hand-baked yummies the gurlz brought (there were MOUNTAINS of these!)
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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Edited by - CabinCreek-Kentucky on Oct 18 2008 09:35:02 AM |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 09:33:39 AM
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here's my wonderful LARGE (fantastic insides!) vintage grey enamel coffee pot that i got yesterday in sonora!
COME FOR COFFEE GURLFRENZ!
while i was clickin' that camera .. i took a picture of my SUNBONNET baby tray .. there is a mos' MAGNIFICENT story behind it .. (come visit and i'll tell you!) got it in DENVER in the 1970's . .and it was about 70 year's old THEN!
a dear dolly made by GAIL WILSON (my dolly guru!!!) check her website out at gailwilsondesigns.com she is PHENOMENAL .. i have WONDERFUL Gail Wilson stories to share .. come visit me!
another of my sweetie little dollies!
oh! oh! and look at this precious collection of early dolly shoes sent to me BY Gail Wilson ... be still my heart! and they came in the most wonderful early blue painted cabinet too!
a few more of my 'pin cushions'
and this wonderful one was made by another phenomenal doll artist and absolute FAV ... shari lutz!
LIZZIE in ohio made my dear little mammy dolly!
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 09:40:18 AM
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my precious friends, brad and cindy simmons sent this to me yesterday ... it is a beautiful bracelet with a different colored bead to represent the different kinds of cancer ... all proceeds from the sales of these benefit RELAY FOR LIFE.
the powder blue one represents the 'thyroid'.
i will treasure this dear gift and the simmons family forever and always!
remember gurlz .. this coming THURSDAY, October 23 .. early in the morning is my little "o" .. i so appreciate your healing thoughts and prayers and energy for me. i know i AM and WILL BE jus' ... PERFECT! XOXO, frannie
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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Edited by - CabinCreek-Kentucky on Oct 18 2008 09:40:50 AM |
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