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Keeping in Touch:  I feel most like a farmgirl when  |
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pnickols
True Blue Farmgirl
808 Posts
Patricia
Parma
Ohio
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 Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 5:55:30 PM
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i feel like a farmgirl when I am
baking from scratch using handed down family recipes
preparing a good home cooked meal for my husband and kids
quilting or embroidering beautiful things for my home
being thrifty, reusing and not wasting just like we did when I was a child on the farm
sitting on the balcony watching the sun slowly set and the night settle in. such peace
even though I am an apartment dweller right now I will always be a farmgirl in my heart |
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biker farm girl
Farmgirl at Heart
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Patty
Mtn. View
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 9:30:47 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when...
My husband and I are cutting hay off the same field that I hauled the hay from when I was a girl
when I go out early and milk the goats before heading off to my job
when I call the horses in from the pasture for their "supper", just like when I was 11
When I drive up my driveway and see my house... That my great grandfather built in 1928
When I help move the combines,trucks and fuel wagons for wheat harvest |
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MissLiss
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
322 Posts
Melissa
Corona
CA
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 10:29:29 PM
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I feel most like a Farmgirl when:
1. I wear an apron I made myself.
2. I tuck my little girl in at night under a quilt I made for her with my own two hands.
3. I see a big basket of blueberries and my first thought is "Pie!"
4. I would rather be knitting than watching T.V.
5. My 4 year old helps me garden by pointing out the weeds and letting me pick them so she won't "ruin my pretty pink nail polish".
6. I sit down at the end of the day with a nice cup of tea to count my blessings.
Melissa ~ Farmgirl #724
Mother Hen to The Knitty Gritty Farmgirls of the Inland Empire
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 05:58:25 AM
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DvilleMama
True Blue Farmgirl
159 Posts
Lyn
Small Town
MI
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 9:10:03 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when:
~ I'm hanging my clothes out on the line in the sunshine
~ I'm picking mulberries off the tree so my son can eat them with breakfast
~ I have strings of herbs hanging to dry from my kitchen curtain rod, whether they came from my herb garden or I bought them from the farmer's market
~ I'm re-purposing bottles and jars from the store to put homemade lotions & potions into
~ I get together with friends so we can practice shooting our guns or go fishing
~ It's my turn to go pick up our raw milk from the dairy farmer or my food order from the co-op
~ I make my own bread, jam, yogurt, ice cream, butter and cookies
~ I'm driving down a country road and I see the beauty in the corn stalks blowing in the wind or the wheat turning brown and in my head sing, "...for amber waves of grain..."
Lyn
Farmgirl Sister #1574
Mid-Michigan Farmgirl Chapter
http://simplelifeseeker.blogspot.com |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 11:57:57 PM
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Sarah,
You go girl! Come talk to us when you need a shoulder. Go to Our Virtual Porch site and come rest with us! You are strong to be doing it so hold your head up and remember why you're doing it.
Blessings,
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 3:02:24 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when I get up on my own early in the morning and take my cup of coffee out to the garden to see how much it has grown during the night. Just mother nature sounds or a far off sound of the neighbor's tractor.
When I go out to the garden and get everything I need for a meal.
When I go to the feed store and haul a pickup load of feed home for the animals or when sweat is dripping while we are haying and putting by for the cold winter months.
When I balance my check book and about all of my check went for vet supplies, fencing, and animal feed and salt and mineral.
When I tip my 5 gal bucket upside down and sit down on it in the sheep pasture and soon become surrounded by ewes and lambs to be petted. It is very easy to watch the sun go down or come up and say my prayers and give praise for my many blessings and this way of life. I feel so blessed and closer to The Lord living out here away from the hustle and bustle.
Many blessings to you
Sarita
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 6:11:44 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when I sit on the porch with a glass of tea in the early morning and think of all the old-fashioned things I've done since 1942. Did'net have indoor plumbing until I was 14; cooked on a wood stove; ate only food fresh from the farm; didn't have television until I was 15. Made my own fun by watching the wildlife in the field and went to town by horseback and farmed with percherons. I alsways hung my wash out after it was done by hand and seemed an apron and I were inseprable. Now its a memory life with precious farmgirls talking to each other about what we do. Ah.......celebrate! Thanks Mary Jane and all you girls. Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 04:04:18 AM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when:
I look in my pantry and see dozens of jars full of the bounty from my garden.
I look out my window over my sink and see my garden flourishing and my scare-crownie Sally waving in the breeze.
I get really excited when I find an old pair of overalls at the Goodwill store.
After a long day, I relax with my latest crochet or sewing project while my DH reads and my dog, Molly snuggles at my feet.
I lay out in my hammock under two tall pine trees and stare up through the branches and just breathe.
I find an old camper and work on restoring her with my DH and dreaming of future glamping adventures.
I snuggle under my sheets that have been hung on my clothesline and smell the freshness.
I meet so many wonderful new farmgirl friends through the sisterhood.
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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Lida
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Lida
Rochester
NY
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 04:09:31 AM
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This is a wonderful thread! I get misty-eyed reading all of the responses! I am a farmgirl in the middle of the ity; I feel like a farmgirl when:
1. I wander through my garden with a steaming mug of coffee early in the morning while wearing my pjs and mud boots
2. I sit and watch the laundry drying on the line, especially if that day's laundry included any quilts or aprons I have made
3. When I hear the sealing ping of freshly canned produce
4. When I am picking cucumbers and don't see them all, just like my mother when she picked cukes from her huge farm garden
5. When I bring homemade bread to my neighbors
6. When my granddaughter helps me tend the garden and we have marvelous conversations
7. When my apartment dwelling daughter asks for a hanging basket of petunias for a mother's day gift
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Scottsville Farm Girl
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Karen
Scottsville
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2010 : 5:33:57 PM
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What a fun topic!
I feel most like a farm girl when I:
- pick vegetables right from the garden, bring them in, and make a nice meal
- make pin cushions with recycled fabric and felt
- dig in the dirt
- am very close to bees and butterflies
- make bread
- am thrifty
- take part in FarmGirl Swaps : )
Karen
Scottsvill Farm Girl
www.oatkacreekstudio.etsy.com |
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Lida
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Lida
Rochester
NY
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 10:36:15 AM
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Hello to Farm Girl Karen- We are practically neighbors! The Oatka Trail Road is my all time favorite road to bicycle on. Welcome to Mary Jane's Farm. I sent you an e-mail message introducing myself.
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hsmommel
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Melissa
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Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 1:42:01 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when:
1. I'm walking through my yard barefoot...nothing but grass and earth beneath my feet
2. I'm hanging laundry on the clothesline
3. I'm baking anything!
4. I'm sewing, crafting, mending
5. I'm disecting all of my oldest sons favortie shirts from when he was a small child to make into a memory quilt for him for his 18th birthday in Jan.
6. I'm reusing anything.
7. All of our animals (4 cats, 2 guninea pigs and 1 dog) start begging for breakfast and I have to prod my children to feed them
8. we are eating an all homemade dinner without anything in it that my middle son can't have (artifical colors -- yuck)
9. I'm dreaming of the day the Lord blesses us with an 'upgrade' to some acerage so we can have chicken, lambs, etc....meanwhile, enjoying the contentment of what I have already been blessed with. :-D
What a beautiful thread -- I have enjoyed everyone's favorite moments.
Melissa
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dandelionhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
205 Posts
Debbie
Plymouth
Mass
USA
205 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 6:09:20 PM
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This is just a great thread...so I'll go ahead and join in too!
I feel most like a farmgirl when:
1. When I go out to greet my garden barefoot with hot coffee in hand. I love to just say hello to all the glories in my garden.
2.When I feel the excitement ( that only farmgirls do) when I try something new for the first time, like baking a pie from scratch, or growing a new vegetable in my garden.
3. When I approach life with a can do attitude knowing I can accomplish anything I set my mind to.
4. When I go out to check the chickens, and have a little chat while I fill the feeder...
5.When we visit our little summer place ( all solar ) where we hang thing to dry on the clothes line, shower out side, and watch the sunset on the porch.
6. When I hear the motor of my sewing machine humming along while I work on various home decorating projects.
7. When I make meals that are creative and healthy for my family.
8. When I make do with something I have in a new way like hand painting furniture or finding a new use for fabric.
9. Last but certainly not least, when I smell like a horse... this is my all time favorite feeling as a farmgirl...nothing beats it.... plain and simple!
I have loved reading all the " farmgirl feelings"...
You are all so inspiring!
farmgirl sister #1199
Deb~
www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.com
" home is where we all craft the life of our dreams." |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 7:25:14 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when I am at the county fair, checking out the livestock, 4-H and open class exhibits, feeling like old home week seeing people I haven't in ages.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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dandelionhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
205 Posts
Debbie
Plymouth
Mass
USA
205 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 8:00:31 PM
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Hi Cindy Lou!
From one Lou to another...My nic name as a girl was Debbie Lou... I was born in Texas and one of my Uncles has always called me that. I think I owe him a call!
ps. I love your quote...!
Debbie Lou
farmgirl sister #1199
Deb~
www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.com
" home is where we all craft the life of our dreams." |
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 8:50:34 PM
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I feel most like a farm girl when....
I'm full of dirt from my veggie or flower garden and I get into my outside clawfoot tub and wash off before I go in to take a shower.
I get into my other outside clawfoot tub with my beagle to cool her off and we just stay in the water and chill out until we feel like getting out.
I'm already planning for a bigger garden for next year.
I recycle the water from my tubs to water my plants.
I find a bargain...58 plants for less than a dollar each. Lavender, shasta daisies, russian sage, astillbie, coneflowers, blanket flowers and then I'm in my glory planting them.
I'm reaping what I sowed. Thank you Lord for your Blessings!
Farmgirl Sister #1922
Darlene
I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me. |
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2010 : 08:29:07 AM
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When I'm reading my latest issue of MJ Farm magazine and taking notes about all the projects I'm going to try!!
Carrie
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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pasofino
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Claudia
Stony Creek
New York
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 04:37:16 AM
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I always feel like a farm girl, because that's what I am. With a name like "Claudia Jean Wheeler", I was destined to be, no matter where life has taken me, now I'm living out my destiny, in the Adirondack mountains. Horses, chickens, rabbits, land...bear, mountain lion, moose....The awe of this part of the country is breathtaking, yet so rugged. I'm in farm girl heaven on earth.
Happy Trails,Claudia
Sisterhood #328
wwwwolfpondstables.com
www.friendsofwolfpond.blogspot.com |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13640 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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jill skane
True Blue Farmgirl
853 Posts
jill lillian
stacyville
maine
USA
853 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 05:51:04 AM
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I am a part time farmgirl, 13 acrea farm in Maine, my husband bought a DR and said u can use it to do the fields when I am using the bush hog, I said oh really. Little did I know I enjoy getting out in the field to cut them with MY DR. Spent the week in maine, just got back to Ma and miss the farm already. This is our retirement home and I can not wait.
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iamacountrygirl
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Kathy
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 12:30:29 PM
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lots of touching moments..I'm so glad I found you guys...I thought I was wierd for not minding a little dirt LOL
I feel like a farmgirl when
..my horse comes out to the gate to meet me
..when I rest my head on his shoulder while he's eating and he just stands there, content
..I head outside in shorts and hiking boots
..I realize that all my jeans have manure stains along the hems
..I mow around a batch of milkweed because the butterflies feed on it (my neighbors hate that!)
..I empty a canner full of tomato juice and feel very proud of my efforts
..I'm carrying two buckets full of water from the house to the barn..twice a day for 10 years now
..the swallows dive bomb me as I mow the yard
..I talk to the rabbits out in the pasture, and they stop to listen
..I realize I don't care if the house smells a little horsey!
and when I was younger:
..when I'd be out in the middle of a field on a tractor, and all the noise of traffic and people dissapears and you smell the earth...and it's so peaceful...
Some of my best friends are horses and dogs.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 4:47:30 PM
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I feel most like a farmgirl when I wear my apron, I've worn them since I was really little. Also when I mend, make pies, bake bread, take time to teach others the farmgirl skills. I'm having a class in simple apron making this fall. If you live in the Minneapolis, MN area give me a jingle.
Also feel like a farmgirl when I make butter from real cream and quilt quilts by hand. So soothing. Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 5:50:32 PM
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Yesterday I really felt "farmgirl" because I did lots of weeding, gardening, and trimming, seeing field mice, butterflies, hummingbirds, snakes, dragonflies, and deer. Then I baked a squash casserole with squash from my garden, and baked a from-scratch raspberry pie with raspberries picked from my yard (and a homemade crust, to boot). :)
It was a great day.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Keeping in Touch: I feel most like a farmgirl when |
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I feel most like a farmgirl when
