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yarncrazy102
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
Diane
Lewiston
ID
USA
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 Posted - Oct 08 2008 : 6:45:58 PM
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I guess you could say I'm "new" but I'm really not at all THAT new.  I have always had a farmgirl hidden deep inside me - even while growing up on the "Mistake on the Lake". Somehow, I ended up in Idaho in 1998 leasing land just shy of 2 acres and raising Jacob sheep and a few culled ewes (they make great babies), goats (Pygmy and Alpine Swiss), some piggies, chickens, and loving a donkey named Sally. Now we live up in "the Orchards" which isn't all that great but we still aren't in the "big" city. I have some unusual views on simplicity, "organic" stuff, animals, and life. I still can't figure out why no one likes my "proof of need" concept for owning a truck.  And, I'm one of those people that believes you don't use food to decorate. Food is food. You eat it. AAAHHH . . .the country has changed me so.
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2008 : 6:59:28 PM
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Hello there! Welcome to the forum! What's the "proof of need" thing ( I kinda sorta think I may have the same view, but ya know)
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way, you're right." Henry Ford |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2008 : 7:15:17 PM
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Welcome .. waving from Klamath Falls Oregon....
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Cheryl #309
Farm girl sister
Keep life simple, to Simply live. Life is too short to worry about it. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 06:25:27 AM
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Welcome Diane from Missouri! Glad to have you here with us!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city!
http://farmgirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 07:45:46 AM
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Welcome from the bluegrass of Kentucky, Diane!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 08:10:53 AM
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Hey Diane. Welcome and thanks for sharing a bit about yourself. I raise sheep too so we have that in common. Also the proof of need thing I think I understood...if you don't need it, don't buy/have it? Loved the Mistake on the Lake comment. Too funny how clarity comes along and bites us in the behind on some of the choices we've made but...gotta try things before you know!
I too drive a pickup (my ex who is a trucker tells me pickups are NOT "trucks" )...still love it and hope it lasts another 147,500 miles.
Look forward to getting to know you better. Like your name. Me too on the crazy and the yarn but I'm not yet 102...getting there though. 
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 09:04:40 AM
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Diane, welcome from Georgia! Got a truck, too. Can't afford to drive it, though!! It might get 3 miles to the gallon. It's one of those that whenever you get near a station, you better pull in. We use it to haul hay and grain and critters.
Kris
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1404 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1404 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 09:10:05 AM
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I own a truck and I live in the city. I wanted a truck for hauling stuff and the fact that it sits up high enough so that I am not looking at lug nuts while at stoplights. It is a small truck, but has 4WD and I still love it, not necessarily the gas mileage. I'm going to try to wait this gas thing out before I get a car, so maybe I can have both. HEE HEE.
Betty in Pasco |
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 11:23:10 AM
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Welcome Diane. Ha, my fil was a trucker and he also said pickups were not trucks! Everyone calls them that tho, so oh well,lol You have to have a truck to haul all that farmgirl stuff!
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4745 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4745 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 11:34:49 AM
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Hey Diane, I like your attitude! You'll fit right in here with the rest of us! Glad you joined up, have fun looking around here.
Dawn in IL |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 1:45:22 PM
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Hi Diane and welcome from Wisconsin! Nice to meet you and I hope you love this site. I've only been here a bit over a month and just love it. MANY times I've wished I had a pick up, although my Blazer and Minivan do pretty well in a pinch. I've shoved a sofa in the back of the minivan...laffin'. Welcome aboard!
Happy farmgirl sister #353
Look for rainbows instead of mud puddles
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2008 : 09:05:56 AM
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Cheryl, I've hauled lambs in the back of my previous vehicle mini-SUV! What a clean-up that was! You make-do as a farmgirl no matter what you drive.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2008 : 1:16:10 PM
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Welcome Diane from another newbie. I also raise sheep and I don't think you should decorate with food either. As to the truck - I never could understand having one in the middle of Seattle or LA unless you are a landscaper or construction person - a lot of wasted gas for making a statement. I have one used to haul hay or wood but drive my mini-van for everything else.
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
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lilyblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
416 Posts
Donna
Evansville
IN
USA
416 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2008 : 07:02:43 AM
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Hi Diane, sending you a big farmgirl welcome from southwest Indiana.
Donna...true blue KY farmgirl, farmgirl #86 |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2008 : 5:50:23 PM
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Diane welcome you and a I are only 45 mins away from each other. I live in Orofino.
Welcome to the gang.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2008 : 07:33:06 AM
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| Of all the cities I've lived in, Cleveland is my favorite! My "mistake" was leaving there! But, like you, I'm SO happy to be out in the country now. |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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LunaTheFarmLady
True Blue Farmgirl
448 Posts
Luna
Rineyville
KY
USA
448 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2008 : 3:19:55 PM
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Diane
Another sheep lady says hello and welcome. Love that proof of need idea on the truck. I keep a small pick up for hauling only what won't fit in the Hyndai Santa Fe. Cheers!
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
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