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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
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 Posted - Jan 27 2009 : 5:40:46 PM
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Good evening, I wanted to pop in and say hi before I go back to clinging to my fireplace.
My name's Liz. I'm in Kentucky. I've read MJ for a while, but ended up registering because of my friend Lisa (tribalcime). Ummm. Yeah I really suck at the welcome wagon thing. So here goes! I'm a really nerdy chick. I taught myself to knit... backwards... and am quite good at it! I'm a computer geek, blogger, and closet sewer. I'm a severe dyslexic, and an accidental kitchen scientist. (No really... I set a quarter of an acre of our back yard on fire when I was a kid on accident. We had to let the water out of the swimming pool to put it out.) I'm an animal lover and have ended up with my own petting zoo at home... over half of them being rescue animals. Annnnnnnnd I think that'll wrap up my intro. Hi!  |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2009 : 5:54:40 PM
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You sound like a woman after my own heart! :) I don't have a lot of animals, but the fire setting thing definitly sounds like me. I have so many scorched cookbooks and blackened pot holders..grr...lol
Welcome to the farm!!
hugs
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
Life should NOT be a jounrey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming. "WOOHOO, what a ride!"
Stop by my blog for a visit www.messiejessie2.blogspot.com |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2009 : 6:25:53 PM
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HAH! Speaking of blackened pot holders... Normally I let the bf do the cooking, but the past few months I've been doing my fair share of it with new nifty recipes and such. Well I accidentally left the pot holder on the eye of the stove... underneath the cast iron pan's lid. The bf didn't see it, dried the cast iron pan out on the neighboring burner... set the pot holder on fire. LOL! Needless to say there's 2 fire extinguishers handy in the kitchen. He 'bout killed me that day.
And K-Falls Farmgirl, if you can make it through the roads, come on down! I've got plenty of fireplace to share :D |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2009 : 7:17:05 PM
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Welcome from Georgia, Liz. It was very warm here today. I cannot imagine ice. I am so wanting spring to come early!
You've got to tell what your screen name means.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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Mother Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
604 Posts
Cindy
Peck
ID
USA
604 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2009 : 11:31:13 PM
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Welcome Liz. There are a great bunch of women here, you will like it.
Cindy
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalms 34:1 |
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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 05:44:39 AM
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Hehe. Obventions is in the unbridged dictionary, and it's kinda just stuck as my screen name ever since.
Ob`ven´tion
n. 1. The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.
Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great persons, and other casualities and obventions.
- Fuller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
Kris... I'm so jealous. Send your warmth upwards! Actually, it has started to thaw out here a bit. Several trees down in the city and some places don't have power. But I made it to work in one piece! |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 06:28:44 AM
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Hi Liz! Welcome to MJF! I'm a knitter and also own a home petting zoo...3 cats, dog, 2 rabbits, degu, and a betta fish(who's really not into be petted)
Looking forward to getting to know you better!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city!
http://farmgirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 08:02:48 AM
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Thanks :D
Our current zoo count is 1 puppy, 2 ferrets (maybe a 3rd today if the roads are clear enough to drive,) 2 rabbits, 1 hedgehog, 3 ball pythons, 1 albino burmese python, and 1 rainbow boa. And eep, almost ended up with a prengnant degu, so who knows how many I would have ended up with LOL!
Nice to meet you all :D |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 08:05:59 AM
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Hi Liz,
Welcome! Welcome! You are going to love it here!
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 2:55:14 PM
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Liz, thanks for the info on your name/ I would never have thought to look in the dictionarey.
And I spoke way too soon about the warm day yesterday. It's freezing today and looks like snow. Darn! I am tired of this already!! I know ya'll are. I'm glad you're melting up there.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 7:18:01 PM
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| Slowly but surely. Some of the ice melted... but now is covered in snow. Makes for icky driving. |
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 09:22:31 AM
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Hi Liz and welcome to MaryJane's. I hope you have the fire dept on speed dial!! I always thought KY is warm. You can see I don't get around much. I think it's above 0 here today so it's almost tropical!! When you get too cold, give all the critters a big hug. Looking forward to hearing more from you.
visit my blog at http://lifeatspiritfarm.blogspot.com |
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janiee
True Blue Farmgirl
820 Posts
Janie
Shawnee
Oklahoma
USA
820 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:45:51 AM
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Hi Liz! welcome to MJ's! Glad you came on by! I taught myself to crochet backwards so we could be kin.. and I barely sew (but getting more inspired) hope it gets warmer there! I haven't set anything on fire in the kitchen but I have tried to cut off a finger or two...my poor dh had to learn to cook very quickly...you will love it here and I like your friend Lisa a lot too..
janiee
farmgirl #390 |
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Meadowflower
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
Lisa
Harrisburg
Pa
USA
25 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 5:50:43 PM
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Hello fellow computer geek! :) Welcome! We have a layer of ice over snow, which is really pretty much ice now too. Lots of ice in Pa :D
*~Lisa~*
My farmish blog: http://meadowflowerfarm.blogspot.com/ |
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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2009 : 07:48:28 AM
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| Haha. I haven't tried to cut my fingers off yet LOL! Annnd it's snowing again. I'm working on knitting a pair of mittens. The fingerless gloves just aren't doing it for me (I don't like wearing gloves cause of arthritis.) BRRRRR!! |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2009 : 09:23:19 AM
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Liz-I never got the point of fingerless gloves myself. I'm a mitten girl all the way!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city!
http://farmgirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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farmmom22
True Blue Farmgirl
616 Posts
Tammy
Scottsville
KY
USA
616 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 3:31:26 PM
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Liz, I think you will fit right in with all the farmgirls! I also am from KY and have a small zoo at my house. All the dogs and cats are rescue animals and I love them like they were prized show animals. Welcome! Tammy
Best farm wishes |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 10:33:01 AM
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Welcome Liz, it's nice to meet you here! I'm in Waco, just southeast of you. We were iced in for a while too, but got our power back on Saturday night. My husband and I are animal lovers too and consider them family, we've adopted several from the animal shelter here in Madison Co.. I'm looking forward to getting to know you.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
4427 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 10:03:35 PM
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Hi Liz, nice to meet you. I am living on the other side of the big BIG ocean. I am in the Netherlands. I only have a kitten, well he is 9 months now is that still a kitten?? He sure acts like one, lol
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 07:54:15 AM
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Welcome from bbrrrr cold Michigan! I'm planted in front of my wood stove! Good place to stay for the day!
Melissa
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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obventions
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Liz
Lexington
KY
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 08:01:08 AM
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Marian-- I have family in the Netherlands! I have no idea what part... They used to come to the states from time to time to see my great grandmother. I haven't seen them in many years though. :(
Melissa-- Yes yes it is. I'm sure my fireplace has seen more use in the past 2 months than it has in the past 3 years. LOL!
Lisa-- It's about time you said hi to me! hmph! :D |
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