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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 07:50:24 AM
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hi sweetie .. i only wish that YOU had been with us! my (what i'm calling): "little o" is on thursday. we will go to louisville on wednesday .. spend a fun day .. and be joined by our darling daughter, wednesday, frankie and baby iszabel (THAT will surely bring a smile to my heart!) wednesday evening for a 'light dinner' (no eating after midnight) .. have to be at the hospital (JEWISH in Louisville) thursday morning at 6 a.m.!!! "o" is soon thereafter.
i can stay in the hospital thursday night when they kick me to the curb to go back home.
your thoughts, prayers, good vibes, energy, healing thoughts are all precious to me! 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 20 2008 : 08:46:06 AM
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more info on the Thurman-Hillips Historical Home and Claudia's Tea Room where luna and i visited this past weekend.
The darling Tea Room is located in a beautifully renovated home next door to the magnificent The Thurman-Hillips Historical Home -- both are owned and run by the Thurman family.
"Designed and built in 1897 by Josiah Phillips, Jr., The Thurman-Hillips Home is both a family and historical treasures. The current owners, the Thurman Family, recently restored this magnificent, Victorian-era home, which is included ont he national Historic Register. The original red-brick walkways, beneath substantial maple shade trees, lead you up to and through the front door, into another time and place. Once inside, you'll marvel a tthe family's original turn-of-the-centry furnishihgs and personal artifacts, including a large antiquarian libray collection. As you conotinue your stroll through this grand seven-bedroom home, with its lofty 10 foot ceilings throughout, you'll see olde photos, listen to ppoignant family stories and gaze through original wavy-glass windows .. a truly warm, delightful and memorable view of the past.
ome tours and overnight accommodations are available by reservation only in conjunction with scheudeld catered events at th eThurman-Phillips Historical HOme and Claudia's Tea Room. Call 270-949-1897 to request more information.
CLAUDIA'S TEA ROOM provides a perfect blend of ingredients for an exciting and unique culinary retreat. Relax and sip a cup of one of our many delicious specialty teas as we serve you a leisurely 0-course feast of exquisite sweet and savory finger foods. Our menu changes monthly, so treat yourself to frequent visits. Tea Parties are arranged by appointment for your group. Call 270-949-1800 to make your reservation.
OH .. a sample Afternoon Tea menus: Toasted Pecans, Parmesan and Cheddar Cheese Puffs, Spicy Egg Salad Sandwich, Curried Spinach Roll, Savory Herb and Cheese Tartlet, Irish Potato Cookies, Irish Soda Bread Scoones with Clotted Cream, Tipsy Squire Trifles, Lime Sorbet ... OHHHH YUMMMMMMMM!
NOW GURLFRENZ .. ya'll jus' KNOW .. i will be plannin' some fun trips to the Tea Room and for several of their special DINNERS!
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 |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 09:06:36 AM
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how are we all doin' in the 'no-complain' department? sure makes us happier to be around and a happier person too! i swanee .. if i live forever .. i don't think i'll ever understand why people complain so much! (i do have some 'theories' though!) can hardly wait to get Rev. Bowen's book and share some of his 'insight'. xoxo
hey! that was not a COMPLAINT! jus' a hope and a prayer for a kinder, less-stress free world of ours .. it all begins with US! 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 20 2008 : 10:04:03 AM
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Sunny Sunday afternoon and we all started gathering here and there .. some around the big table on our back porch to take our Sunday Classes.
First, was Cyndi .. who taught the most delightful primitive PUMPKIN TWIGGY TREE
Cyndi had neat little piles of supplies for each of us.
Darla and Becky take some time out to jus' sit and have some 'gurlfren talk'
photos of some of the gurlz 'gittin' down to it!
sweet Betty Jo from wis-CON-sin!
my darlin kathy sugarbucket!
dear little PAT from Maryland
serious jeanne .. (ha! wait t'il you see her HANDS!)
princess luna
precious-pie cathy cobblestone
two sweeties .. JO and JOY
Jeanne's paintin' hands!
and Cathy's paintin' hands!
some of the gurlfrenz sittin' and jus' relaxin' and talkin' and laughin'
primitive pumpkins
Cyndi's pattern for the twiggy tree
Joy's beautiful daughter, ANGE
Sweet Cathy with her finished Twiggy Pumpkin Tree
aren't these just DEAR! Cyndi created this pattern just for our Kentucky Gurlfrenz Gathering! THANK YOU CINDY! YOU ARE AWESOME!
AUTUMN'S BOUNTY
this beautiful box of goodies was gifted to me from Cathy Cobblestone and Ada Mae. Thank you sweet friends!!! 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 20 2008 : 10:19:03 AM
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JO's dolly class ...
jo brought wonderful antique wooden bobbins .. and vintage linens, laces and quilts for creating our choice of a SANTA, RAGGEDY ANN, ANGEL or CROW
now .. i mus' admit that i was runnin' around and socializing during much of this class .. and didn't get too many photos 'in process'.. but i got back to the back porch in time to snap some of these wonderfully fun dolls at and nearing completion! OH WHAT FUN dollies jo does make .. there is 'whimsey' in their souls! THANK YOU sweet jo for driving all the way from North Carolina to be with us .. to bless us with your presence and to teach this dear dollie!
I hope to have you back again and again as i start conjuring up some local dolly classes!
i'll jus' let these cute photos speak for themselves!
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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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
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Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 10:31:46 AM
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Frannie~Your 'no complain' mantra reminded me of my Pop and something he used to say. As a child, I really couldn't comprehend it, but now as an adult I can appreciate it. Whenever someone would ask him how he was he would ALWAYS say "better." One day I asked him what he meant, b/c he was never, ever sick, and he replied that rather than tell what was ailing him, he would say better, because to him any kind of living was "better" than not living at all.
Samantha
www.myspace.com/elphie0503
I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.~~Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 10:58:51 AM
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oh samantha .. that reminds me of a saying my own dear daddy would say as each of his birthday's was near:
When he was asked: "Daddy .. what do you want for your birthday? He'd smile .. and say ANOTHER BIRTHDAY!" xo
aren't dad's just precious! 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 20 2008 : 11:59:09 AM
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how precious is this dear little 'felted; pumpkin miz dayLa is holding!
and guess who's cute TOOTSIE's these are!!!!
YEP .. sweet cathy cobblestone .. who graciously passed out to all of us a wonderful 'pumpkin' ornament she had made for each of us
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 20 2008 : 12:24:59 PM
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now .. for our PUMPKIN BOWLING ... this was such fun! i placed a big pumpkin about half-way down the hill . .and we ROLLED 'gourds' at it .. one shot per person! whoever HIT the pumpkin was the winner .. we actually had THREE HITS .. then a big-toss off for the winner .. well .. read on gurlfrenz!
(you're gonna' love some of the 'stances' we got ourselves into!)
Cathy is first up!
then mary!
now Chris!
Beulah (Robin) is our 'gourd-catcher'! (and bringer back up the hill-er) ... she did this for us at our frying pan fling on saturday too .. she got to choose TWO vintage aprons for her 'duties' done so well!
joy has a fling!
then glo!
Clotilde ... (pat) .. ha! i forget why .. but we gave her a 'do-over'!
betty jo
lavone
and who's BACKSIDE might this be???
a-ha! miz robin!
PAM
looks like little PAT is gonna' roll it all the way down the hill!
ha! we all watched and laughed when our turns were over!
Marty
Jeanne
Miz Millie
and here's FRANNIE .. attempting to roll HERSELF down the hill to hit that pumpkin ... i all but ended up in the woods!
AND THE WINNER IZ:
PRINCESS LUNA!
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 20 2008 1:14:59 PM |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 1:10:47 PM
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Ya-Ya's .. as all wonderful chapters in our book of life must come to a close (for awhile) .. and characters we have met therein .. walk into our lives and leave their smiles in our hearts .. some for just awhile .. some to return over and over again .. our lovely Gurlfrenz Gathering in Kentucky was closed as the twilight was approaching. I am so sorry that because of travel plans that not everyone was able to stay to the very end .. but you were all there in spirit .. and those of you who could not attend and be a part of our gathering this time .. we thought of you too and also held you in our hearts.
This time was the 'holiest of all holy' moments for me (and i do believe for everyone) as we gathered and brought our 'poems/proverbs/songs to share. We each took turns in the circle telling each other what this weekend meant to us. We laughed, we cried, we hugged, we shared our souls .. we created TRUE forever friendships. I won't say more as i share our 'circle' with you .. because words can never express the feelings we all felt in our Circle of Friendship.
Just before all getting up to give hugs, Chris sweetly asked that we all encircle me and lay their hands upon me and send me their powerful healing energy and prayers for my upcoming operation .. and she said the most beautiful prayer for me .. we included our darling friend DEENA and all others who are in our thoughts and prayers and hearts.
The little poem that has always been very precious to me that i shared follows .. and it is for all of you who touch my life with your love:
The Arrow and the Song
(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak,
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
When we began our weekend together, we all searched for a special ROCK .. and we kept it close to us . and from time to time, we touched it .. held it in our hands and whispered to the heavens something we were grateful for. At the closing of our circle, we all stepped forward and created a GRATEFUL HEART with our rocks as we each whispered what we were grateful for.
I am grateful for dear,precious friends. xo, 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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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 2:46:09 PM
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This is not a complaint ~ more of a comment!
I notice there are not many pics of you, Miss Frannie, with the exception of your fingers holding on to something....so how about letting somebody else hold the camera for a pic or two?
About Thursday, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 2:49:40 PM
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In an email, I mentioned this to you.....and I finally found it! It is such a sweet thought, Enjoy!
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Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her "beauty tips."
"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone."
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Edited by - Shi-anne on Oct 20 2008 2:53:42 PM |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Maryjane
CA
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 3:45:47 PM
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I so wish Dayna and I could have stayed for the circle. My heart was full, as we traveled home, with fondness for each of the women who gathered together.
This would have been my poem for the reading in the circle, Hope Is The Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson. It is one of my favorites.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chilliest land
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
My Gratitude Rock is on a shelf in my dining room. Whenever I go out to tend the hens, I look at it and remember how grateful I am for being able to spend time with such incredible women.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 4:47:56 PM
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Karin - that post is beautiful. I was not there or part of your Frannieville experience, but I love everything you have said about it and I am so glad you and your sister got to go! Plus I LOVE poetry.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2008 : 04:29:54 AM
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Karin
Thanks for sharing that beautiful poem. We would have been in tears again. You and Dana were definitely in everyone's thoughts in the circle. Your energy was with us as in the whole weekend.
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2008 : 07:42:39 AM
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FOR ALL MY PRECIOUS TRUE FRIENDS:
The Arrow and the Song
(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak,
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
True Friends * KENTUCKY FRANNIE
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 21 2008 : 11:35:47 AM
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((((((((((Frannie))))))))))
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
http://princess-of-pink-creations.blogspot.com/
my new BLOG.
I have added "new" creations, take a look :)
And also some pictures of my village, come for a visit
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 3:58:26 PM
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Just thought I'd slip in here to "Frannieville" and see if we need to dust, pick up, feed the dog, whatever while Frannie is away ~
For sure, it is just too quiet! Sure ain't the same when Frannie skips out for a while.
I'll be up early tomorrow (Thursday) to ask that the doctor's hands be guided by our Heavenly Father and that Frannie would come away from this surgery stronger, healthier, and with boundless energy. May angels encamp round about the hospital room and may the love she shares with each of us, be returned to her ten times over.
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cathy cobblestone
True Blue Farmgirl
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cathy
greensburg
ky
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 8:27:40 PM
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You'll be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow Frannie. I know everything is going to be alright! Love ya bushels. Cathy Cobblestone
www.cobblestonefarms.blogspot.com
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 05:18:26 AM
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Frannie, just said a special prayer for your surgery. I'm sure things will be just fine. Can't wait to hear from you. Lots of love, Ada Mae
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
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Joy
Southern
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 05:29:11 AM
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Frannie,
Earnest prayer sent up for you this morning.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
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Frannieville, Kentucky
