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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 27 2009 : 09:07:44 AM
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For me it was MaryJane's Ideabook. It made me realize why I have been so unhappy for the last 16 years, living in a subdivision and trying to fit in. I realized that the reason I couldn't fit in with the soccer mom's is because I am a farmgirl at heart. I have been finding ways to be around horses for years but didn't realize my desire went further than that.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Dec 27 2009 : 7:18:43 PM
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The best book I've read this year is "A Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold. I also finished reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver but I started it last year so does it count? Both are very good.
Cindy
"Dog is my co-pilot"
Visit my blog at http://www.farmerinthebelle.blogspot.com/ |
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RuralSuburbia
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Leslie
Northern CA
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2009 : 4:34:45 PM
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My fav has been The Love Dare. It was featured along with the Christian movie Fireproof.
I'm going through some tough marital issues and The Love Dare has really helped me THINK and ACT better. Hubby won't read it, but it's a good read if you're interested in changing some relationship habits.
*I've got stars in my eyes and exactly $1 in my pocket!* |
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Cowgirl Cocinera
True Blue Farmgirl
105 Posts
Dana
Chelsea
OK
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2009 : 8:50:54 PM
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I think the best book for me this year was The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Very entertaining and interesting with a comical turn now and then.
Cowgirl cookin' makes you good lookin' |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Dec 29 2009 : 6:23:36 PM
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Dana - I loved that book, definitely on my top 10 list for the year!!
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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MotherLodeBeth
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Beth
Calaveras County
California
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2010 : 10:57:43 PM
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The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, by Douglas Brinkley. We are an outdoors clan and love backpacking and Teddy Roosevelt was a man ahead of his time.
~MotherLodebeth- I was born in the wrong era~ |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
935 Posts |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2010 : 10:46:03 AM
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Dana, someone lent that book to me and I haven't read it yet. I need to get on it!!!
Best novel I read, "Water for Elephants" absolutely fantastic!!!
It's a toss up on other types of books. I was re-introduced to the Foxfire books and my dad bought me a copy of Backyard Homstead which I also loved and gave me great ideas.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan
Deeperrootsfarm.etsy.com |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2010 : 11:28:07 AM
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I have a hard time picking one since I read so much and love books so much - Guernsey Literary etc. is definitely on my list. I just read all the Mitford books this year and really loved them. Hmmm, will probably have to keep adding:D
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 - Jan 11 2010 : 12:09:39 PM
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I also loved "The Geurnsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Society".... though it is an awfully long name and difficult to recommend to others because of it !!
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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Cowgirl Cocinera
True Blue Farmgirl
105 Posts
Dana
Chelsea
OK
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2010 : 2:56:59 PM
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I know, I always have to think twice about it when I'm telling someone about the book. If you can get the book on tape at your library it really makes the difference. Being able to hear the different accents and tones of voices really added to the book.
Cowgirl cookin' makes you good lookin' |
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donna rae
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
Donna Rae
Virginia Beach
VA
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 4:06:00 PM
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HANDS DOWN... "At Home on Ladybug Farm" by Donna Ball (9780425229781, published in October)! I loved the first book, and this second one was a treat as well. These ladies face all the joys and challenges of rural life and farm renovation with determination, laughter, and a glass of good wine! This second book not only continues the story of the ladies work on the farm, but also intermingles chapters that unfold the history of the house and the women in it through generations. Delightful read.
Donna Rae
Farmgirl Sister # 593
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2010 : 4:38:26 PM
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I continue to re-read my favorite two books; "These Is My Words", and "The Egg and I". Love them.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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