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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 3:55:55 PM
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| Hi my name is Sheri and I live on a Farmstead in North Eastern Washington. I have a small spinners flock of Shetland Sheep, two dozen chickens and a large garden which is on it's last hurrah. I have ten acres and a house that we built out of logs off of this land plus lumber gleaned from a barn that we tore down out of a farmers field. I have been growing organic vegies and canning them for almost 29 years now and I try to raise as much of the food that we consume as possible. I love to spin (which I am new at), knit, sew - especially heirloom type clothing - and am trying to find a way to market my marquetry art (inlaid wood veneer). I thought it would be fun to expand my horizons by meeting some like-minded gals. |
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lilyblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
416 Posts
Donna
Evansville
IN
USA
416 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 7:12:00 PM
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Hi Sheri, sending you a big farmgirl welcome from southwest Indiana. Sounds like you keep busy on your farm. All the girls here are great. Can't wait to hear more about your farm, critters and other adventures.
Donna...true blue KY farmgirl, farmgirl #86 |
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berryhill
True Blue Farmgirl
132 Posts
Linda
Troy
TN
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 8:11:33 PM
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Hi Sheri,
Welcome to the farm! It becomes addictive quickly! Would love to hear more about your life.
Linda from Tennessee |
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 9:26:59 PM
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Hi Sheri,
Welcome from Michigan! Looking forward to hearing more! I'm new here also and it's been a great place to be!
Missy
Farmgirl Sister #360
Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain! |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 9:54:11 PM
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Hey Sherri,
Yea another Washington Farmgirl, welcome.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Mae West
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 10:44:33 PM
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Welcome to the forum Sheri and would love to see pics of your marquetry art. I bet your home is just lovely too. I am so jealous..sigh. Nice to meet you!
Happy farmgirl sister #353
Look for rainbows instead of mud puddles 
http://tapestrysimaginings.blogspot.com/ |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 05:01:09 AM
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Welcome Sheri from Georgia. Glad your here. Your work and home sound lovely cant wait to here more. Blessings, Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/ |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 06:31:30 AM
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Welcome Sheri! I too am an organic gardener and we also try to produce our food to last through the year. You will find there are many people to connect with here, glad you finally made it.
Lillian |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 06:31:54 AM
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Welcome Sheri from Missouri! Glad to have you here with us :) I'm a beginning spinner also, and love to knit.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 07:35:27 AM
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Hey Sheri, a fellow sheep lady from Washington says howdy and welcome. Hope you enjoy your time here. Will look forward to getting to know you better.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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Kris Sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
131 Posts
Kris
Chickamauga
Ga.
USA
131 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 09:42:35 AM
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Welcome, Sheri, from N. Ga.
It sounds like you keep busy there. I do wish I could sew. I have knitted and want to do more. I crochet, though.
I also have my great-grandmother's spinning wheel and would love to learn to spin. Wish you were closer!
Kris |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 3:22:01 PM
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Hello Sheri! I am from Lake Stevens, WA just north of Seattle! I live to knit as well and really want to learn to spin yarn! My dream is to own an alpaca farm and to spin there wool!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
http://farmgirlpleasures.blogspot.com/ |
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Georgiann
True Blue Farmgirl
109 Posts
Georgiann
Seymour
IN
USA
109 Posts |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 8:44:39 PM
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Sheri, welcome from Arizona! You have definitely come to the right place!! All of you Washington girls make me miss it very much! I used to live in Kennewick and I sure wish I had known about MJF back then! There is only one other Arizona farmgirl that I know of! Anyway, Sheri you are going to love it here!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 10:59:34 AM
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Welcome Sheri.. I used to live in eastern Washington. Born & raised many years ago in Yakima..I moved from Fort Mohave Arizona this summer and joined this fabulous fargirl connection. You are gonna Love it here. Hope to learn more about you.
Cheryl #309
Farm girl sister
Keep life simple, to Simply live. Life is too short to worry about it. |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 11:01:00 AM
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Monica.. I used to near oatman. Fort Mohave.. wow what a small world!
Cheryl #309
Farm girl sister
Keep life simple, to Simply live. Life is too short to worry about it. |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2008 : 12:59:19 PM
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Hi Everyone. I am going to try the photo posting here and hope I figured it out...anyway if I have this right there should be pics of my art.
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theknottysheep
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Kary
knitting in the sea on an island
RI
USA
90 Posts |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2008 : 01:08:34 AM
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Your marquetry is very beautiful Sheri. These had to take a great deal of time to make. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Happy farmgirl sister #353
Look for rainbows instead of mud puddles
http://tapestrysimaginings.blogspot.com/ |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
494 Posts |
Posted - Oct 07 2008 : 07:03:32 AM
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Hi Sheri, welcome to the group. I am in southern Idaho and have started weaving. Spinning seems like a natural to learn next.....
Kim
Farmgirl Sister # 302 |
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theknottysheep
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Kary
knitting in the sea on an island
RI
USA
90 Posts |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Oct 07 2008 : 09:12:29 AM
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A big southern welcome, Sheri, from one of the Louisiana farmgirls. So glad to have you -- and, I'm excited to know there's another spinner on the forum! I'm wanting to learn to spin, and a lady here raises alpacas and llamas and sells her fleece. Now, if I can just get those lessons, maybe I can get busy!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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goddessphx
Farmgirl at Heart
9 Posts
Hannah
Goodyear
AZ
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2008 : 2:20:42 PM
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Sheri - you are living my dream. We hope to build a Craftsman cottage and have it as Green as possible including a wind turbine and solar. I want to raise Romney for wool and have an Alpaca guard llama. I have never raised anything - offered a home to 3 cats but they can't be "raised" so I hope sheep are easy. Some day I hope to have a hen house and fresh eggs but that's about all I can see me being able to do. I love that you made your house out of logs from your land and reused lumber from an old barn. Recycled barn wood for foors is out of this world expensive and you got it for "free". I may use you as a mentor when I actually get to Selah and have my farm.
~ Hannah
Sister 318
always...dreaming in colors
http://dreamingcolors.blogspot.com
http://dreamingincolors.etsy.com
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2008 : 3:13:40 PM
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Welcome, it sounds wonderful, your farm, your sheep, and marquetry too I can hardlly wait to see some pictures. You are going to love this forum...
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
http://domesticnonsense.etsy.com |
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