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Across the Fence:  what's your "style"???  |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 07 2006 : 2:48:23 PM
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What a fun thread! Thanks gals!!
Here goes
Home: Presently a rambler, built in a energy effiecent design with passive solar heating, double insulation, arctic entrance... dream house, old farmhouse, light blue with white and cranberry trim...
Decorating: earthy, childrens art, photos, house plants, a guess a good mix of rustic and country farm-style. Alot of green, it is my favorite color..dark green, sage, etc.
Living: Laid back, natural, I like comfort in furniture, clothing, family and friends. My house is usually a mess, I have 4 kids and a house that is too small for all of our junk!! It isn't filthy or dirty, but just messy!! I am working on that one.
Personality: I have a good sense of humor, I try not to take things too seriously, I am nurturing, I try to be an advocate for those who can't speak for themselves...kids, animals, elderly etc. I am a glass half-full kind of gal. I am a survivor.
Clothing: earthy, flowy skirts, comfort is the most important thing for me...my mom says I dress like all of my clothes came from REI or a Grateful Dead head shop!! Birks, clogs, running shoes. I have my everyday Birks and my Sunday-go-to-meetin' Birks! I never wear makeup.
Garden: Drought tolerant plants, rocks, creeping thyme, a big beautiful sage brush in the front yard. Back yard has food and alot of yellow grass...here we only have culinary water and I refuse to waste it on grass!!
Attitude: Glass-half-full, I am optimistic, very laid back, probably to the point that high stress folks think I am flakey...I try to take life as it comes and see beauty in it all.
In a man: The one I've got, of course...Tall, dark, and handsome. Funny, a good provider, a hard worker, a nurturing Daddy to our 4 girls.
Hobby/Passions: reading, writing, knitting, cooking, hiking, camping... in no particular order.
How fun!!! let's hear some more
Kate
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
846 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2006 : 6:40:53 PM
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Okay, I am exhausted (see "Wish me luck" post...) but I've got to get in on this one too. Then it's bed.
HOME: Arts & Crafts, 1925 stucco with original hardwood everything, even my dream buffet in the red dining room with stained glass windows in art deco tulips above...
DECORATING: Comfortable, eclectic, you can throw yourself down in the big chair in the living room and stay for hours...
LIVING: like Frannie, "easy" - don't worry, be happy
PERSONALITY: love to laugh, love to talk, love to get people together, fun, strong, dive-in-it-won't-kill-me, dependable, practical, with a touch of a dreamer...
CLOTHING: Oh my gosh, exactly like Katiedid! And my mom says the same thing. Half of my clothes are from REI and the other half are leftovers from my hippie days in Northern Cali. I too, have everyday Birks and "nice" Birks (and about 10 other pairs of Birks that I never get around to wearing and wonder constantly why I bought them...)
GARDEN: small, practical, herbs and some wildflowers, have wildflower garden dream plan in my head...
ATTITUDE: Do unto others, the glass is half full, what can I make out of this (situation, fabric, story, garden...)?
IN A MAN: best friend, partner, soulmate. I found him.
Thanks for the fun questions! I love learning more about everyone in this way.
Catherine :)
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2006 : 8:24:48 PM
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I am surprized I never got around to doing this one...what fun!
HOME: old house (the original part over 100 years old) with peeling paint and lots of silly add ons but I love it
DECORATING: country comfortable
LIVING: laid back but busy with 4 kids still at home and three grown ones
PERSONALITY: positive, happy,klutzy, friendly and I THINK I am practical. I love people and invite people over alot,but I do need some quiet alone time everyday at some point. I don't sleep much.
CLOTHING: Jeans, tshirts and aprons or bib overalls. I have the home Birks and the dress up Birks too, and wear rubber Birk clogs for doing chores (If Mona steps on my foot in sandals it tends to hurt alot more!) I don't like to dress up but when I do it is something comfortable. I got rid of ALL shoes with heels except my cowboy boots when I turned 40. Life is too short to have foot pain!! only makeup I wear ever is mascara and eye liner pencil.
GARDEN: not as big this year..but compact and neat...LOTS of tomatoes and peppers like always and a little bit of every bit of everything else. Even okra this year..which I LOVE. flowers are herbs are all over, but a little herb garden out front too.
ATTITUDE: I think I have a positive attitude and Try to pass that along.
IN A MAN: Honesty, strength and cute...I got that in my husband. He is the best!
HOBBIES AND PASSIONS: Anything homemakerish, sewing, canning, cooking, gardening, knitting, needlework of any kind, animals, kids, I even like laundry and ironing.
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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summerbreeze
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Laura
WA
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2006 : 9:06:32 PM
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This is fun.
Home- Traditional with shingle siding and a whale weathervane on top. I live on almost an acre, would love to live on a bigger piece of property. I can't have chickens where I live, neighborhood rules are against it. A big sadness for me.
Decorating- The Paris apartment met out of africa and stopped at the bordello on the way. Anything goes in my house. I have a bunch of old family stuff. When I travel I always drag something back. I brought an old angel that was the top of a doorway home from Brussels last year. I had to bribe the airline to let me check it in as luggage, it weighed 80 pounds.
Living- very casual. I love people, am a terrible house keeper. You can only be my friend if you don't mind moving the stack of magazine yourself to sit down.
personality- most people tell me I remind them of the old I love Lucy show. I'm always into something. I have a huge heart always try to find the best in people.
Garden- a work in progress. I love it rustic and wild. Never met a flower I did not like. Like antiques, the finding is something I love. Always taking a cutting of this or saving something that is going to be taken out of someone's yard.
Attitude- Upbeat most of the time. Very easy going.
In a man -I love my husband he can laugh at my antics, he is smart, big and hairy, brings me coffee in bed in the morning.
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2006 : 01:09:04 AM
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fun fun
HOME: Four bedroom with basement, country home on 10 acres. We now only have llamas,sheep,chickens,doves. We have raised about every kind of farm animal , and some exotics too.I was a 4-H leader and girl scout leader.
DECOR: A mix of everything,antiques,new,some amish rocker and chair,stool(my son lives in Cumberland maryland , right next to amish country)I have baskets on shelves,fairies, nomes,crystals,soft doll faries hanging in bird cages from the ceiling, witches,
LIVING:casual, 2 dogs,2 cats, and DH tracking in dirt and dust bunnies must come in with them, cause when I see them I know its time to clean LOL I do have stacks of mags, and papers, where do you put those piles? Ive seen other houses who dont have piles.
PERSONALITY: fun loving, happy most of the time,there are always little times in life where ya have to be serious.:( Love going on outings with my girlfriends and laughing the whole time.
GARDEN: Now this is my fav, I love gardening , we have a veg garden and flowers all around the house, I look for the unusual plants, I dont get the common ones, I hunt far and wide for unusual kinds.
I have 3ft fairies ,glass globes,chimes,birdhouses in the yard.. We have 2 waterfall ponds and one molded one, love the sound sitting in our back yard on the deck and watching the birds and other wild critters that live here.We love the wooden arch trelles that lead into the yard. I really cant describe everything in our front and back yards, I just love flowers and gardening.I want to make a medicine wheel or laberyrith(sp) in the need future.
CLOTHING: jeans and knit tops or summer tops in summer. I have always wanted to wear the slinky gypsy, flowing out behind me kinda things. but maybe some day. I wear birks in the summer, although m,y foot dr says they are not good for "older" persons feet. Grrrr
I havent worn a dress or skirt forever, putting on a few pounds , they probably dont fit anyway lol
ATTITUDE: I also try to have a good one.
HOBBIES: I have a 28 ft Yurt that I use for my studio, mostly for making baskets, but have yarn ,fleece,pine needles,yellow cedar bark,roving,all the basket supplies there is a propane stove,refridg,futon, microwave in there, it is pretty cozy on a rainy cool day. I have been in artists co op for the last 20 years, where I sell handspun/handyed yarn,handmade things from wool, handmade soaps,
I have just quit doing it this year, so I have lots of wool yarn and etc to either us up (which would take forever) or sell at the market. I also crazyquilt,spin, weave,bead,make soft dolls, mostly
faries,needlefelt, felt reg,knitting,
My house is full of spinning wheels, fiber of all sorts,plus all my stuff in the yurt, my DH tolerates all of this stuff of mine everywhere, guess hes a OK guy. :)
well I think this is enough. right now I just love my life and all the things I do in it(well theres some I dont like ,like surgery on thursday yuck) |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2006 : 10:48:48 AM
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SHIRLEY,
Can you post some pictures for us sometime, would like to see the things you make, and any other pictures you would like to share.
Good luck with your surgery on Thursday.
NANCY JO |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Aug 08 2006 : 3:32:38 PM
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Frannie,
Judging by your eclectic clothing style, you would like hel-looks.com. It is a record of funky street fashion recorded in Helsinki, Finland. I know, that is about as far from farmgirl as you can get, but boy those kids (and some ahem, mature women) sure know how to put a funky outfit together, mostly from secondhand stuff. I look in occasionally to get inspired.
Julie |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2006 : 5:09:24 PM
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Sorry ,but I dont know how to post pictures on the puter.
I have a digital camera, but sure dont know how to do it.
sorry, it would be fun to show you some. |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Aug 08 2006 : 8:26:32 PM
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OK, here's one of Frannie's fun posts that I apparently missed! How'd THAT happen? I love reading everyone's answers...feels like I "know" you all! Thank you for sharing guys!
Here's mine...
People who meet me first and THEN see my home always seem to be surprised. I guess my home is my sanctuary...so it is homey, & old fashion. I guess I don't LOOK old fashion! LOL They expect...??? I'm not sure.
HOME & DECORATING: We live in a cape cod, big porches on front & back, twenty acres-surrounded by cornfields. It's decorated mostly in the primitive, colonial style with some funky art thrown in. Our bedroom & bath is "high victorian"...very dark, lots of florals, tassels, pillows. My studio is very light, a bit cottage. It's my alter ego space.
LIVING: We keep odd hours and there is usually loud music playing somewhere in the house. Sometimes live music-which we love. We have lots of company and lots of pets. Dogs are allowed on the furniture here. Our stuff is old, so a bump or scratch is considered "character". We like to garden, so we have fresh flowers & veggies in season. I like to cook & bake which my family of "men" loves! We all read alot & there are books in every room. We love to make big breakfasts on weekends & TALK & LAUGH!
PERSONALITY: I think most people would say I am kind and fun. I'm friendly. I DO love to visit & laugh. I can be totally silly or totally serious. I really enjoy young people, teenagers and college age "kids".
CLOTHING: I suppose I dress "younger" than I am. I lean towards t-shirts with crazy stuff on them and jeans, but I also like billowy skirts. I love crazy shoes. I can go from gypsy to punk rock momma depending on the day. I like rock star clothes and glitter!  I love fun hair and will try pretty much any style/color. I have Hello Kitty everything (mostly gifts from my youth group girlies).
GARDEN: English with prissy flowers. My husband says I am a garden snob because I don't like orange or bright yellow flowers. I'm a pink & blue girl in the garden. I LOVE herby things & pretty foliage too.
ATTITUDE: Joyful with a capital J! I speak my mind-hopefully lovingly. You never have to guess what I think. I'm very compassionate. I got that from My Mother.
IN A MAN: Brilliant, kind, gentle, giving, witty & great sense of humor, tall/dark/handsome with blue, blue eyes (oops, just described my guy!)
Rhonda
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Edited by - abbasgurl on Aug 08 2006 8:29:11 PM |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2006 : 01:20:25 AM
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To all...
I am enjoying this so much! It allows us to get to know eachother just a little bit more! Just wonderful!!
Rhonda, I loved Hello Kitty when I was a girl, and still love all their cute things. They have TONS here in Okinawa, stores that just specialize in them! You would love it!
Hugz to All!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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heathert
True Blue Farmgirl
59 Posts
Heather
Royston
GA
USA
59 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2006 : 05:23:34 AM
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My style would be the hidden artist. If I could I would take pictures all day, paint, make things,etc. My husband says people don't know that I am a natural person, I'd rather have things from scratch, or my favorite thing to do would be to sit out under the stars. I guess since I can be out going people assume I prefer to be the life of a party but I'd rather stay home than go out.
That's a glimpse of me!
"Go confidently in the directions of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."-Henry David Thoreau |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 08:19:16 AM
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BUMP!! 
We did this last year, but with so many new farmgals Jayne and I got to talking and she remembered it and we thought it would be neat to bump it up and learn more about all those that didn't get a chance the first (or second) time around. I can't wait!! And of course big hugz to Frannie who started it in the first place!!
Hugz to All!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 09:18:25 AM
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| Shabby Chic meets very happy hippie-surfer girl! I only wear flip flops! (Except crocs for gardening and running shoes for, well running...!) Fun thread! |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
2350 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 12:35:48 PM
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Well I may as well get on the band wagon here. Ha.
Home Style: right now I live in the city ; in a 1 and half story house.
We are currently planning our retirement home. I stayed home and took care of our 27 year old son.
We will have a farm house style new home a main floor with a full size basement
We will have 3 bedrooms. one down stairs and 2 on the main level
I will have a big kitchen with a dinning area with a Country Victoran fireplace.
I will have a walk-in pantry. and a wall pantry in the kitchen
I get the Master bedroom and bath myself; My hubbie snores to much and to loud. I have to go to the bathroom all night.
So between us we neighter one could get any sleep Ha.
I will have a sewing room. Or shoul I say hall. not very big.
I love to sew, quilt , crochet. cro-tat. knit, tat with a shuttle. I play the piano, write Chirstian poems. devotionals, and some short stories.
I am a in-between shy and happy to talk person
I have quite a no. of dieseas and conditions.
I am Diabetic type 2. I have IBS Have arthris everywhere. fibroyaliga. (sp) suffer from deep depression, diverticoultis , and a few other conditons.
It seems like when I go to one of my 3 doctors something is popping up.
living we live in the city as I said right now. We will soon be moving to the country.. on a family farm that is diveded int 4 brothers. one is retraed and will soon be going into a home that is for his type He will come to visit us and the other brothers at the farm occaionaly
We have a creek going throug our land and a mountain on the side of it.
Clothing: I am a causal person. I like to sew my cotton skirts to wear with t-shirts in the summer.
Becasue I am Diabetic and have arthris everywhere I wear joggling outfit in the winter. ( I couldn't jog if my life depened upon it Ha)
We don't have a garden yet. we do have some roses.
We plan on having a small vegetable garden and flower garden when we get to the farm
MY HUBBy, he is very tall, ( I am short) he is a farm boy. we will be raisng a few cows.He occasionally dose some woodwork
He loves his John Deer green tractor. ( some times I think more than me.?)Ha.
He likes to hunt, He is a homebody. we never, ever go anywheres not evn out to eat. We are bot Chrisitans. and have one son that doesn't and won't work that is a very long story in itself.
So that is about it for me. I hope I didn't bore you to death Ha.
Oh we will be decorating our home in farm country. MY kitchen will be a mixture of farm, country and country victorian.
My living room ( Small) will be what my husband will want.
My Master bedroon country vitorian, with deep vibrant hues.
I will occaionally change it. My bath
Toatally femenine, (sp ) Pinkroses ( Sheila) |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 3:18:00 PM
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| This is fun! I love to read about other interests. MY HOME: townhouse, 20 years old, ok...not my dream home, but one I could afford. DECOR: country eclectic, with a touch of contempory...cozy, warm, enjoy walking in at the end of the day. There's a lot I'd like to have done, but $$ again. Two bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths...one bedroom not in use except for storing my out of control collecting! lol! Love houseplants (when I don't kill them) and a little touch of artsy and organic. HOBBIES: Collecting is #1. Right now vintage or antique cast iron cookware, yellowware, baskets, anything folky (folk art), antique playing marbles, hooked rugs...whatever strikes my fancy. Nothing fancy or victorian, just quirky, folky and fun. Primitive country furniture..2 pie safes, primitive cupboards, antique iron and brass bed with original worn white paint. A hugh antique tower clock face that I have hanging on one wall, and other smaller one at the foot of the stairway. That's some of the things which is subject to change. I've been collecting for 27 years. STATUS: Single, but if I were looking for a man in my life, he would have to be tolerant to my moods, be intelligent, and love me for my true self. Would be nice if he had an interest in collecting also and was handy around the house. PERSONALITY: Moody, but basically happy and a little shy. Can be a little sarcastic at times, but I like where I am in my life right now. CLOTHING STYLE: Casual, casual, casual. Blue jeans, tee shirts, polo shirts, comfortable shoes..UGG boots in winter, sandles,flip flops in summer. Used to be a real clothes horse in my younger years, but now I can't be bothered. HOBBIES PART 2: I forgot to mention gardening. Even though where I live, I don't really have land, I do plant flowers in the summer. Well, that's about it...that's enough! lol |
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Sarah Blue
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Sierra Mountains
California
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 5:50:32 PM
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Yes, don't we always seem to be in a balancing act?
HOME: Rustic...red & white ranch house, cabin & barn, things that need fixing
DECORATING: things that are old or from faraway places, art made by people I know, natural objects
LIVING: within our means and trying to keep it simple
PERSONALITY: creative, generous, dedicated, reserved
CLOTHING: thrift store fashionable, clunky boots, clogs or maryjanes (casual professional at work)
GARDEN: heirloom, medicinal, unique, romantic
ATTITUDE: peaceful, persevering, optimistic
IN A MAN: patient, thoughtful, loving, hard working, handsome - I am such a lucky girl 
"i believe in god, only i spell it nature." - frank lloyd wright
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 6:11:30 PM
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OK here's mine:
Decorating: hunter greens and purples/modern-updated even though we live in the country
Living: low maintenance (no cable or cell phone)but prefer state of the art tools in the kitchen, casual, somewhat organized chaos I can live with piles of "stuff" as long at it has its home and doesn't spread all over like say a counter I clean house when I feel like it or when company is expected Living on a dirt road makes me uninspired to clean all the time i'd rather be outside
Personality: introverted but love to dance and hang out with extroverts silly I'm a nature girl and not afraid of a little dirt I love to laugh and am pretty easy going with people I am comfortable around I love to surprize people and give especially when its unexpected. I am a dog person but will alwys have a cat in the house I love to cook-especially for others
Clothing: almost too casual I'm a jeans/t-shirt and Birkenstock kind of gal but I love to have someone else do my hair/make-up and spend a night on the town (occasionally)
Garden: starts out neat and weeded and needs bushogging by summer's end due to weed control burn-out
In a man; I'm a sucker for a Marine haircut but seriously, my husband is a Christian, 4th generation farmer, fun loving,has a great sense of humor and does his best to laugh me out of a bad mood likes to assist in the kitchen, supports my canning/jelly making and chicken hobby (he blew me away last year when he volunteered to put his half of our tax return $$ towards a really nice chicken coop...then proceeded to spend 3 weekends putting it together (I helped when I could and wasn't at work) Hubby is athletic and rides a bike every day. He has ridden 100 miles multiple times and cares about what goes into his body. We both enjoy a good beer or glass of wine together
He loves hanging out with my folks and brother more than his own (my folks are world travelers;Dad has been into professional pyrotechnics for over 40 years)....it's not every day you get a big time show right in your own field and put to music no less!
After being married to a real monster 9 years ago, this man I am now 7 years happily married to is the love of my life. We work at the same place and it's a real joy jov be able to spend quiet lunches together. |
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 6:34:54 PM
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HOME: renting half a little yellow house with room for flowers out front. One day *keeping fingers crossed* hope to be in my Gram's 1830's georgian farmhouse.
DECORATING: uncluttered cottage (suits the yellow house) with quilts and white cupboards and baskets of sewing, but eventually aiming for casual english country manor with battered antiques, stacks of books and old oil paintings, jugs of flowers and wellies at the door.
LIVING: quiet and peaceful most of the time. I like to keep things tidy and neat and cosy. Sometimes we stay in bed til noon reading and eating cookies and tea. Sometimes we travel and have great adventures.
PERSONALITY: Practical romantic. Curious and creative. Old-fashioned.
CLOTHING: Skirts and sundresses, jeans and trousers. Collared shirts and cardigans. I don't own sweatshirts, sweatpants, tracksuits etc. I always like looking 'put together'. Oh!, and hats!
GARDEN: Old fashioned cottage flowers in overabundence if possible. Love the beauty of old established gardens.
ATTITUDE: positive and cheery, sometimes thoughtful and quiet.
IN A MAN: tall, kind, blonde, curious about the world, even-tempered, generous, makes me laugh, and loves me like crazy.
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
805 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 8:25:45 PM
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Thanks Talitha,
This is the one I meant (I thought you had started it, but now I remember you had started the farm one!!) I will put mine up soon, when I get a chance!
Best wishes,
Jayne |
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Across the Fence: what's your "style"??? |
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what's your "style"???
