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Across the Fence:  If You Could Meet Anybody  |
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mulegirl
True Blue Farmgirl
184 Posts
rosemary
cottonwood pass
co
USA
184 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 10:25:12 AM
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From the past or present, a great great grandmother, George or Martha washington, movie star, whoever, who would it be?
I would pick Matiessse or Picasso, maybe Georgia Okeef... or maybe Butch or Sundance. hmmm
smile, follow your heart and don't look back
http://web.mac.com/rosemaryart |
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 10:39:03 AM
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Ooooo....
This is a HARD one! I would need some time to think it over.... I guess I would like to meet my Great Grandfather. There are some many bits of stories about him that we don't know the answers to. He was born in the Ukraine, but was considered German yet fought in the Russian army during WWI. He came over to the US with my Great-Aunt who was quite young, and worked as a farmer. But I want DETAILS! :) My Great Grandma would tell me stories but I was young and she had such a heavy accent I only picked up about half of what she said! Which I regret now of course!
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 10:40:56 AM
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| thomas jefferson would be interesting to talk to....love to know what he would think of the current interpretation of the constitution.... and our current (and leading up to) government and how screwed up he thinks they are?! but there are so many ideas.... including the "white star line" executives......would love to send back one of the top honchos to insist on extra life boats on the titanic!! |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 12:01:43 PM
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Both sets of great grandparents on moms side.
My father, I never knew him.
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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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 1:11:41 PM
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In my family, it would be my great grandmother who died in childbirth (the existing children were adopted).
I would also love to have met Helen & Scott Nearing. They were my constant inspiration and I feel we could learn so much from them and their lifestyle.
Di |
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RuralSuburbia
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Leslie
Northern CA
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 1:29:26 PM
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I'd really like to meet my real father. He left when I was 9, and I have quite a few questions for him.
I'd also like to meet Jesus. I think it would have been incredible to have met Him during His time on earth, but meeting Him in Heaven will be just as amazing. I hope ;-)
*I've got stars in my eyes and exactly $1 in my pocket!* |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 1:35:58 PM
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In my family, it would be my great grandmother...from the stories, she was a pistol and ahead of her times.
I agree with Jesus, not just for WHO he is but to really understand what it is all about...ya know???
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 1:37:52 PM
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It would be Jesus and also my mother's blood mother. Mom was only 7 when her mother died and I've always wondered what she was like.
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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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 1:51:11 PM
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My Great Grandma Turner. She died a few years before I was born. I have been told alot of times that I am alot like her. She was a true farmgirl...mom of 12 kids (my grandma was the oldest) and I would love to spend some time with her!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 2:00:23 PM
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Can we pick more than one? From my family, both sets of grandparents. My dad's dad had already passed on when I was born and I had only met my other grandparents when I was very young so don't have strong memories.
I would love to have conversations with Jesus (if I could time-travel) of course I'll meet him in Heaven, Dr. Jane Goodall, Dr. David Suzuki, Pope John Paul II, the Dali Lama just to name a few.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 3:37:19 PM
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My dad's mom, she died when he was little and the family was split up into other familys. I heard she played the piano for the slient movies, and that she made everything she needed with her hands.
I would also like to meet Susan Boyle.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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vermont v
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 4:17:04 PM
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I would love to meet Abraham Lincoln, Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Nicola Tesla, and Chief Joseph. This would make an interesting group to have at a dinner party! |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 8:39:09 PM
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I would love to meet my gggggGrandfather Edward Polly who is a Revolutionary War Veteran. I would love to meet him and my gggggGrandmother and to hear their stories. And all of the generations before them.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
"Courage is being scared to death... but saddling up anyway" ***John Wayne
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/iloveyoumom
http://burningmeadowsprings.blogspot.com/
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 05:12:39 AM
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I'd like to meet Elvis! Am I silly? Can you imagine hearing him sing just for me??? wow!
Linda
in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71 |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 05:13:44 AM
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and then there is our own MaryJane.....that is even a possibility!
Linda
in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71 |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
4427 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 06:12:08 AM
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Linda, I SEE ELVIS EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY!!!
lol. my kitten Elvis that is, 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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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 06:35:01 AM
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I had always wanted to meet Katherine Hepburn. I had always seen her as the epitomy of strength in women. She was strong minded, strong willed and had a strong character. She spoke her mind, said what she meant and meant what she said. I really like that in a person.
If I hadn't already met MaryJane, she would be listed here, too. She also has great strength of character, strong beliefs in herself and her abilities as well as the abilities of others. She is a very strong and inspiring teacher/role model/farmgirl and I feel priviledged to call her sister and friend!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog:
http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My apron website:
http://lisamariesaprons.bravehost.com |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 06:40:36 AM
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Lisa...you are so lucky to have met MaryJane
Dutchy you are funny! I'd like to meet YOU someday!
Linda
in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71 |
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 07:07:09 AM
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Let's see, my grandfather first off. I feel a kindred spirit connection with him and would love to talk with him. I love to meet Maya Angelou, Abraham Lincoln,Oprah, not as a celebrity as the person she is inside,Martin Luther King,Tasha Tudor,and Thomas Jefferson what a fascinating man. Jesus, not to ask any earth shattering questions, just to sit and talk and listen to his sweet gentleness. That is way more than one and there are so many others,but that's a good sampling!
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 08:26:40 AM
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Thomas Jefferson without question. He and I have so much in common. Gardening, books and music. Some of my favorite people that I would not turn away would be Carol Burnet, Ronald Regan, Will Rogers and would give anything to see my Daddy again.
Marian, I see Elvis everyday too. He is a hosta plant named Elvis Lives. And he is alive and well again this year! |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 08:39:07 AM
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Tasha Tudor, actress Emma Thompson (I just find her brilliant), Louisa May Alcott (a kindred spirit), Frank Lloyd Wright, and my great great grandmother Eleanora Wilkins, and Justin's Uncle, "Father Kenneth Of the Heart of Jesus", a Passionist priest, and the most decorated (religious) soldier in WWII who served in Patton's army--I would love to speak to him about his photo album and all that he saw in Bastogne. I am sure there are more, but this is the list that pops into my mind most often.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 08:44:34 AM
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Okay, I'm a weirdo here.... I'd love to meet JOhn Lennon.... and Ty Pennington. Um.... I'd love to have met my 2 uncles Vernon and Robert Sears. Vernon lost his life in Korea and Robert in California during Vietnam. He was trying to save 13 cubscouts from a bridge that was collapsing during a flood. He saved them and his body has never been found. There is a memorial at a Naval base somewhere out there for him. Vernon's body was never found either. I'd also like to meet Elvis, Mama Cass, and Dolly Parton, Marilyn Monroe and.... and.... and.....
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
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Edited by - deeredawn on Apr 24 2009 09:36:41 AM |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 08:46:00 AM
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Why on earth would meeting John Lennon be strange? He's on one of my lists, but only if Yoko has another conflicting appointment :P
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2009 : 12:50:15 PM
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This has been fun reading everyone's lists of people. Very interesting. I would have to say my dad's father and mother. My mom says I am alot like my grandmother. And I am a little honored to be. She was the wife of a minister & missionary and had to be a farmer, teacher and raised 5 great kids. Taught them all how to sing and they all played instruments and went to college. She kept scrapbooks of all 5 kids whole lives til she died in '75. So I actually met my grandmother but she had several strokes and really didn't know who we all were. My grandfather died in '57 before my brother was born so we never knew him. I do have scrapbooks of alot of his work. He wrote for a newspaper in Nebraska and the stories are so interesting to me.
Oopppss. Didn't mean to go on and on.
Kris
Life is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be. |
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