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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 03 2009 : 10:42:41 PM
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We are just finishing up a GREAT evening of farmgirl fun at the MaryJanesFarm Store in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. Farmgirls galore! What a BLAST! Big Band Music, Three bite burgers, Plum cobbler, and MaryJane. The fun continues in the morning as we meet at Rockford, WA at 10:00 am and buggy down the Palouse. We will post pictures soon.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/RFBlog/
www.twitter.com/RuralFarmgirl
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2009 : 11:06:57 PM
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I know being insanely jealous is not nice. But I am. Have fun gals!
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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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jul 03 2009 : 11:17:15 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Aunt Jenny
I know being insanely jealous is not nice. But I am. Have fun gals!
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
Yeah, me too 
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 - Jul 03 2009 : 11:20:30 PM
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Me three!
Hope you all have a blast and come home with some wonderful memories. |
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
1022 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 03:48:43 AM
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| Can't wait to hear more! Wish I were there! |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 05:38:16 AM
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It is 5:30 AM here on the Palouse~ it is supose to be HOT as a fire cracker on the Ole' Palouse today~ I am preparing to head to Oakesdale to assist the vendor's setting up. Mill tours will be going on today at the Old mill... and yesterday, I stopped and visited with the different communities and stop along the route. BOY everyone is so excited and so READY for today... What fun!!! I have my camera and will snap alot of pictures. Wish you were all here.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/RFBlog/
www.twitter.com/RuralFarmgirl
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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RubyJunes
True Blue Farmgirl
246 Posts
June
Greenwich
Ohio
USA
246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 05:47:03 AM
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I'm with you jealous gals...
Looking forward to seeing all the pics, hearing all the fun stories!
--June
Farmgirl #545
www.RubyJunes.com |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9092 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9092 Posts |
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bevibrant
Farmgirl in Training
43 Posts
Kayla
Potlatch
IDAHO
USA
43 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 09:10:38 AM
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So, what happens when you get to Palouse? What time do you think you'll be there?
Kayla Howard
Farmgirl Sister #588
www.bevibrant.us |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 09:28:36 AM
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I hope everyone who was fortunate enough to attend has a wonderful time and that you all take LOTS of pictures to share with us!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city!
http://farmgirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 12:34:38 PM
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Have fun everyone. We're staying inside today...it is my hubby's birthday and he gets to pick what we do...he wanted to stay at home and do Nothin! We didn't even go to the parade, which is a tradition.
But at least we will not be sweatin' or brains out!
Lookin' forward to the pics.
http://homesteadmercantile.blogspot.com/ (my personal blog)
www.thomstravel.com (to book your travel & save)
www.ytb.com/thomstravel (own your travel store & travel as an insider) |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 6:28:40 PM
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The Mill tour was great! So beautiful in the photos, but to crane my neck up to see the light falling through the windows onto the soft old wood inside, to see the vintage machinery while MJ's husband, Nick, narrated the tour...pinch me! On the top level, the acoustics of the roofline funnelled the music from the band outside, and the footsteps on the wood floor. It really is an absolute gem and I'm so glad MaryJane and Nick are preserving and sharing this really special "bygone" mill. Mr. Baron made a great choice. It was magic.
It was hot, but I was happy! So many great people to meet and chat with. I didn't take pics, but I know the gals who did will soon be heading home, happy and tired, and they will certainly share their adventures with photos.
And the fabric! Not to rub it in, and I'm so sorry, it was fabulous! And, there were teaser samples of more patterns to be released in the fall! I am so glad MJ is branching into fabric and wish her all the very, very best success as she makes so many of us happy with sharing her ideas and gracious personality. Ah, she is a treasure!
We make a difference. http://huckleberrywine.blogspot.com |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 6:46:20 PM
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She IS a treasure.
And all that she has done for all of us
She is terrifically special!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2009 : 8:11:16 PM
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It was a wonderful day - so fun to see so many people out and about in our small palouse towns!! The mill is a beautiful structure - I loved the room where the fabric was with the old wallpaper and stains on the ceiling, a true sense of history there; I am so glad it is being preserved. The fabric is fabulous too - can't wait for fall.
Good music, good fun, good people, kids having fun - Thank you so much Mary Jane for putting this together, hopefully it will be the start of something big.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
1022 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 04:38:08 AM
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Tell us more! Don't miss a detail! Inquiring minds (those of us at home who couldn't come)want to know!
What did you see? Who did you meet? What did you do? What did you buy or sell? What did you wear? What did you think and how did you feel?
Tell us more....please? |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 07:11:48 AM
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| Any chance that the preview fabrics you saw have more of a North Woods/outdoor theme? JoAnn |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 07:29:53 AM
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Hmm, not to spoil the suspense...it was themed something like "Grandma had a wild side" and featured greens, purples, blacks, and a pink I think. Lots of chickens. I was drooling.
Walking about the Mill vendors was a darling girl, Robin I think, who was just a postcard! Leading a goat or sheep, straw hat, long beautiful hair, prairie dress. The sweetest gem of some mother's heart. I just know one of MJ's photographers (who are so good, not at all the obnoxious kind-quite the opposite!) captured her image and we'll soon be seeing it somewhere.
We make a difference. http://huckleberrywine.blogspot.com |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 07:36:30 AM
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Oh, another precious memory of the day: As we were touring the mill, there was a giggle from somewhere, and as I came around the side of a wall, there was MaryJane standing in a doorway or arch, the light coming in just so, and just happy as can be. What a surprise! She steps so softly I didn't hear her come, she just appeared and beamed.
We make a difference. http://huckleberrywine.blogspot.com |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 07:40:24 AM
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Oh, and at the store Friday evening, I have to tell you, they were serving the most amazing things, but what stood out most to me was a cheese. It was rubbed with espresso and lavendar. Delish! I really, really hope the MJ crew will let us know where it was made. I'm sure they would take on-line orders. It was not-to-be-missed. I have learned this weekend to always keep a notebook in my pocket to write things down (and thanks to Katmom I've got a cute one now!) There are so many tips/connections/inspirational goodies that spring up at meetings like this with so many creative people. I wish I'd written that name down...
We make a difference. http://huckleberrywine.blogspot.com |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 07:44:37 AM
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Oh Michelle! Robin is my landlady's daughter, isn't she precious? I just love her and she is so very sweet. I've known her since she was born =) I hope that some one got some good photos of her, my camera was being fussy yesterday.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 09:19:20 AM
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oh my gosh Michelle - you must have had "barely buzzed" cheese it's a farmstead cheese from Beehive Creamery in Utah. isn't it fabulous? You can tell I'm a fromagophile no? I had that one in Seattle and then the Moscow Coop had it last time i was there, I love love love that cheese!!
Hope everyone has a good time at Settler's Creek today - I'm heading the opposite direction to visit my grandma in Seattle.
It was also great fun watching little kids in the balloon toss, having such a good time playing old fashioned fun games.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 5:23:28 PM
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Hello Miss HuckleberryWine from Rosalia--
Wasn't yesterday just glorious?? I could not have asked for nicer weather--hot and dry and not a bit like it was in NY! I sweated out an hour or so in the fabric room to get some and can't wait to sew it up. We'll start a thread so everyone can post their MJ fabric creations...a sort of farmgirl, virtual fashion show!
It was sooooo nice to meet you and the other sisters! Today at Settler's Creek was just perfect...it rained a little early on but dried up and got gloriously sunny. The food was perfect and the fellowship sweet! We finished the afternoon with a little line dancing...learned 2 new ones and got to "shake my bootie" with MaryJane and Rene...how PERFECT is that?!?!?!
See you round the forum...
Carrie M
PS...I'm awfully sorry I missed that cheese. I work with a cheesemaker and she's always looking for new ideas to make and take to the Farmer's Market. That sounds like one she'd like to experiment with.
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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Amy Warwick
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Amy
Oakesdale
WA
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 5:34:11 PM
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Rene,
Sorry I didn't get to line dane with you at Settler's Creek, looked like a lot of fun. Can you place my name on your dance card for the next go around? The whole event was fabulous and I want to thank you myself from the town of Oakesdale!
Amy
please visit amywarwick.com for more information on Amy's writings and upcoming events. |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2009 : 5:59:10 PM
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FarmFair was magical. I cannot believe I had the chance to be there and meet my Maven Sisters, shop, junk, and eat. Our special rendevous was the icing on the cake. I loved the Co-op, MJ is breathtakingly beautiful. And so personable. Its like you've been friends for years.... I loved joking around with Carol and Brian. Rene', you are AMAZING. Wearing so many hats and making it look effortless.... This is definitely a trip to remember.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
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**News from MaryJanesFarm: Farm Fair underway!!! |
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