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number9
Farmgirl at Heart

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Anita
Floral City FL
USA
2 Posts

Posted - May 27 2006 :  3:13:23 PM  Show Profile
Hi, I just posted earlier about traveling through AR this summer. I neglected to say anything informative about myself or even interesting. Maybe I can correct that to some degree. I live in the country of Florida,(yes,there actually is some left) it's not all Mickey Mouse and Shamu. We live in W.Central FL where there are still a lot of cow pastures and open, green undeveoped areas left. We only have a little over 4 acres but it is plenty to keep up when the rains start back up. We live in a barn that we remodeled into a pretty neat home, all of our "city" friend love it. I still grow a garden with some vegi's and lots of flowers however, I feel a little guilty watering things when we don't know how long it will be this dry.
I grew up #9 out of 10 kids 6 of them boys on a buffalo ranch in northern MN. We had huge gardens, lots of flowers and no small amount of fun and foolishness always.
I now am a natural soapmaker, using only a slight variation on the recipe that my parents used when we were kids.
I am about to open a soap shop in our area. I'm scared to death but life's for living so I'm living my dream. take care Anita

sonflowergurl
True Blue Farmgirl

349 Posts

Katee
Tampa 'Burbs FL
USA
349 Posts

Posted - May 27 2006 :  4:42:28 PM  Show Profile  Send sonflowergurl an AOL message
Hey Anita! I got your email and would love to get to know you more! I know you're new to the "forum style" of friends, so you might want to repost your introduction under Welcome Wagon (I was looking for you there after I read your email and stumbled on your post here.) I can't wait to get to know you better and I'm sure you'll love it here, getting to know everyone.

Katee

The end will justify the pain it took to get us here.
"Looking Toward the Son"---- http://sonflowergirl731.blogspot.com

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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl

11381 Posts

Jenny
middle of Utah
USA
11381 Posts

Posted - May 27 2006 :  5:08:43 PM  Show Profile
Welcome Anita!! You sound great! Lots of soapmakers here..you will fit right in. I used to live in N Minnesota..sort of between Bemidji and Grand rapids..on Sand Lake years and years ago..loved it there! What a wonderful place to grow up. I moved when my oldest two boys were still little back to CAlif where i had more family.
Congrats on opening your own shop..it will be fun to hear about it..I love that you are getting your dream..everyone should!! I am glad you found us!

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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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl

1323 Posts

Debbie
in the Pandhandle of Idaho
USA
1323 Posts

Posted - May 30 2006 :  11:28:53 AM  Show Profile
Hi Anita,

Nice to meet you. Good luck with the soap shop. Tell us more.

"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl

2900 Posts

Anna
Seagrove NC
USA
2900 Posts

Posted - Oct 21 2006 :  5:04:03 PM  Show Profile
Hi Anita,

Glad to know there are still some rural spots in FLA. My brother lives an Jacksonville, and I actually used to work for "The Mouse". Talk about surreal!! I'm now living my dream in Rural NC and married to a local farmboy.

I stumbled on this forum about a year ago and have really come to look forward to chatting and sharing ideas and thoughts w/ everyone.

I'm not a soap maker, but we all share a common bond.

Welcome and enjoy!

Anna
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl

22941 Posts

Alee
Worland Wy
USA
22941 Posts

Posted - Oct 21 2006 :  6:06:16 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
Hi Anita!

You four acres sound great! Welcome to the forums. Alot of us here like to make soap also and I hope all goes well for your shop! Since there are so many tourists in Florida maybe that will give you a good seasonal customer base.

Cheers!

Alee
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl

1862 Posts

melanie
living on Anne of Green Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts

Posted - Oct 22 2006 :  10:03:15 AM  Show Profile
Hi Anita....welcome from Canada's smallest province!!!

mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly"
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