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farmfilly
Farmgirl in Training
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Jackie
Gilmer
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 10:14:53 PM
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Hello farmgirls!
I've been waiting for just the right time to drop in and visit with you gals. I've lurked a bit and tried to read as many old posts as possible, and it became apparent I'd need to get ahold of Mary Janes book or some of the mags before I could keep up with the conversation here.
So, I ordered the book and 2 of the oldest mags available. And then I waited. And I waited. And I waited. I figured out how to check on my order. It was on its way. Yeah! Then I waited some more, my order was delayed. Then it was left on the loading dock not 40 miles from its new home. Then it was a weekend. Then it was a holiday. Just when I was about to give up, I heard that big brown truck turn into our sandy lane. (Funny how you can tell its brown just from the sound! ) It was here! I ran outside to get my box and hug Mr brown (not really!).
I ripped into that box so fast, tape flew everywhere. What a book! I love it, it just like a visit from an old friend or a chat with my dearly departed Granny. I could tell right away this would be a 'cover-to-cover' read, but it'd have to wait since I had a pot of chili on that needed stirring and my sweet hubby (I'll ya about him in a minute) was going get home before dark for once. He'd already called and claimed he could smell that homemade chili over the phone , so I sure didn't want to forget it while I got lost in a book.
So now, the chili dishes are all cleaned up and hubby's asleep for over an hour already. I've looked at the mags and Mary Janes book some more and thought I'd better jump right in and tell you all about me and mine....
My name is Jackie, and I'm as the French say 'a woman of a certain age'. I chose farmfilly as my moniker because I have no biological children and heck, its sounds better than old grey mare! Some days I'm as young as can be and some days not.
I'm married just 2 1/2 years to the sweetest big old teddy bear of a man you ever met. His name is Jerry. He's not perfect, mind you, but he's a close facimile. This is a second marriage for both of us after being single for years, me 7 and him 10 yrs. Most days we think we are pretty lucky. (Some days we are old and cranky!)
We live on 16 acres and have a couple of calves and a flock of chickens right now. In fact, I wouldn't agree to marry the teddy bear until he built a coop for my baby chicks. I figured that was a true measure of committment!
We also have 3 dogs, all rescue. A boxer JoJo, a mutt Susie, and my little house companion, Kaspar, who is a mini schnauzer. We call him Tooter most of the time, and he is a toot!
We recently bought another place on 5 acres and are remodleing the house to move into. I hope it big enough for all our stuff, so we can have our place instead of my house and his house.
I love to quilt and sew. I used to do stained glass work, but don't have a space for that yet or for my oil painting. I'm a big reader, not much of a tv watcher and love music. I love chickens, have eggs in the incubator now and some babies ordered for spring. I hope to get a few hair sheep when we get settled in the new place. I used to have and ride horses, but those days are over according to my bad knees. Maybe someday I'll get a driving rig and another horse. A doctors buggy would be fun to take to town.
Anyway, that's a little about me. I can talk a lot or be pretty quiet. You got me on a talkative night. (Oh yeah, I'm something of an insomniac, menapause I guess, so I can be posting at any hour! )
Can't wait to get to know everyone.
Jackie
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 10:29:24 PM
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Welcome Jackie!!! Boy...you sound great!! I am an insomniac and cow watcher right now so I am up at all hours too..You sure like alot of the same things as most of us and we will all love having you around!!
Everytime Mr. Brown goes down our road I say under my breath (and the kids have picked up on it and do it too) "please stop please stop please stop". Even if I am not expecting anything..but especially if I am. Arn't the magazines and books great?? Be sure to check out some of the older posts when you have the time..we talk about most anything...
I am glad we caught you on a talkative night!! Welcome!!
Jenny in Utah
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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lonestargal
True Blue Farmgirl
607 Posts
Kristi
Texas
607 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 06:04:56 AM
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| Welcome Jackie!!! Sounds like you have a wonderful place and a wonderful DH . I wish I could get mine to build me a chicken coop, he says that's all we need is more animals. Oh well, maybe someday. Glad your here Jackie!! |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 07:06:29 AM
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hey miz jackie .. welcome welcome! so glad that 'talkative' spirit moved you! what fun stories and i LOVE that you go on and on and on .. a great way to really get to know someone. now be sure to amble over to the Reading Room for Maryjane's Magazine and start discussing stuff there .. lots of prizes to someone who posts .. there will be a drawing from a basket from all the gurlfrenz hopping into that discussion .. makin' a little pile of prizes for someone!
also .. check out maryjane's products thread where .. everytime someone purchases a little sumpthin' or other from maryjane's farm .. you get you name in a basket .. will have a $20. gift certificate for maryjane products 'drawing' on march 1 from everyone who is getting her great products!
keep tellin 'those stories ... wanna' hear more of your life and of that man of yourn!
xo
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farmfilly
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Jackie
Gilmer
Texas
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 09:01:04 AM
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Good morning ladies, and thanks so much for the warm welcome! You girls sure make a gal feel at home. That was one of the things I liked about this place as soon as I found it. It felt like a sisterhood, with its main goal just to have fun and encourage one another! I figure there's plenty enough fussin' going on in this old world without me finding another place to listen to it, so I sure was glad to find you gals!
Aunt Jenny, I've been watching your thread about Mona. In fact, I can't believe I checked this thread before going there to check on her first. What fun its been so far, and I can't wait for the new one to get here.
lonestargal, don't get too envious about the coop building, I'll probably be building the next one myself! Himself thinks I'm a little too particular (my Dad was a carpenter, as well as my ex), and I think trim carpentry is not done with a chainsaw! I have to confess, I do 'mess' with him just a bit when we are working on projects. He's not real patient and he gets too serious when he's working on something. I know I shouldn't, but I like to wait till he's really nearly finished and then announce thats not what I wanted. He just gets this look that cracks me up, and then I start laughing. He didn't laugh much the first time (the engagement coop)but he does now when he realizes I'm kidding. I'm not sure why it still works everytime, except he just aims to please. He told me he considered it his job to spoil me, and he's doing good so far!
Hi Miz Frannie. Thanks for the welcome. You know its funny you'd call me Miz Jackie, half our friends call me that, even my neighbors say Miz Jackie. Back where I was raised and lived for the 1st forty years a huge amount of people say Miz Jackie or Aunt Lynne (My Dad is Jackie too, so family use my middle name). I raised one of my great nieces for 3 yrs and all her little friends said Aunt Lynne. They still do even though all those kids are nearly grown now and I met them when they were in kindergarten.
Well, sisters, I'm starting to get long winded again, and I haven't even checked on Mona this morning. I need to scoot along!
Thanks again for the welcome!
Jackie
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 12:27:59 PM
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Welcome Jackie, sure you will like it here , always something going on and someone to talk to. and of couse our miss frannie keeps everything stired up. I just ordered some of the dolls Frannie makes, you can see them on the cabin fever site if you missed them. i didn't take the class and make my own, I just bought the ones Frannie was making, at the moment I have about a zillion things going, didn't want to be brave and take on another project. Anyway see you around the site. its hard to stay away from!!
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 4:35:58 PM
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Hey Jackie!!
Glad to have ya' here. You will be a certain must read for me every time I see your name posted...you're a good story teller. You're a quilter and sewer.....hhhhmmmm, we just might be in a future project together!
Okay, that looks awful....sewer....let's change that to seamstress!! I sure didn't mean to insult a fella' farmgal!!!
Blessings
Catherine
P.S. I'm in the Houston area....where is Gilmer? And, I think there is another farmgal from Gilmer.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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farmfilly
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Jackie
Gilmer
Texas
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 9:25:14 PM
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Thanks Nancy Jo for the warm welcome. I feel a real kinship to you already, I don't know many people that enjoy ironing like me!
Catherine, its nice to see another Texas gal on here. I was born in Conroe, just north of Houston, but not raised there, except for a 2 year stint during gradeschool when we lived in Houston. I have family still in the Harden/ Liberty area and some in Conroe to. My hubby is from Cut and Shoot. We were born in the same hospital.
Don't worry, I've been called worse than a 'sewer', but seamtress does look better, huh? I think I'll be joining your holiday group for the easter/passover exchange. Looking forward to that.
Oh, I forgot to say Gilmer is on HWY 271 north of Tyler and Longview and south of Mt Pleasant.
Later ladies!
Jackie
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 05:52:29 AM
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Hey Jackie!!
Ya' don't get to meet many people from Cut and Shoot. Did hubby play football? My hubby is a Texas highschool football fanatic. I'm sure he'll ask me that question as soon as I tell him where y'all are from. He can quote scores and names of players for the last 20 years. I'm so amazed when he gets to talkin' with someone and they banter back and forth about plays and players.
We head up to Tyler once a year for a family reunion....we just might have to take a little side trip to Gilmer!!
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Rose
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 07:36:07 AM
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Welcome home Jackie, sounds like you got your self a good man and cute doggies too! Can't wait to chat, Rose
Remember what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. |
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farmfilly
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Jackie
Gilmer
Texas
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 10:14:36 PM
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Catherine my hubby said yes, he played football - about 40 yrs ago!
He grew up just a walk from the Harris'of boxing fame. He was in the class with one of the Harris girls, and he said it was a big deal to get to box out in old man Harris's ring. I wish you could see him tell about it, he's so cute when he raises one eyebrow and those eyes start twinkling. He says it was quite a badge of honor to sport a black eye or scuffed cheek to school on Monday. All the high school girls knew you'd been boxing and were very impressed!
Thank you Rose for the warm welcome. I sure like this neighborhood!
Jackie
Life happens, I'm just glad to participate! |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Feb 24 2006 : 5:09:12 PM
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Jackie, my hunkman is gonna love those details!! Boxing...that's another thing mine loves, too. He gets all cute when he tells about his time boxing with the Golden Gloves. He may have been a teenager, but by golly, that counts! (in his mind!! ha ha)
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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