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jorlex
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Jennifer
Northwestern
IL
USA
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 Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 11:37:26 AM
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Greetings! I found this website from the Muller Lane Farm gal! Thanks so much!
I live in the North western area of Illinois, we are currently surrounded by corn and bean fields!
We have just a little under 2 acres outside of town and we are starting to learn the comforts of country living. My husband and I are truly finding ourselves out here.
We just started chickens and are looking forward to their eggs in the fall! I spend all my spare time in my garden of weeden. I love to sew, knit, can....and any other new traits I can discover! I believe in the basics and I am working hard to teach my 2 daughters there is more to life then what our current society is offering them.
Great to be here and I can't wait to learn from you all!
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 11:45:04 AM
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Greetings to you Jennifer! Welcome to the forum. You will find all sorts of useful information here for your farmgirl life. Oh,and lots of wonderful women as well!!
Karin |
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 12:05:54 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Jen! I know you'll have lots to tell us as you and your family continue your country living experience.
Are you a Illinois native? I had a hard time thinking of corn and beanfields in the same sentence as Illinois - my family lived near Chicago in Niles, IL for one year when I was a kid, and I don't remember much of the country life back then. It was nice to read your post! Let us know how your chickens and eggs come along.
Jo |
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
846 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 12:40:36 PM
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Welcome Jen! I like how you put it: "teaching my daughters there is more to life than what our current society is offering them." That's exactly how my husband and I feel about raising our son. You've come to the right place! I know you'll have a lot of fun here.
Catherine
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theherblady
True Blue Farmgirl
510 Posts
Jan
Glasford
Illinois
USA
510 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 12:45:37 PM
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Welcome Jen~~ Glad you found us!
Jan |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 1:23:32 PM
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WElcome Jen!! Wow..we are getting so many new gals this week..I love it!!
It will be fun to get to know you..you sound like one of us already!!
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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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 1:27:38 PM
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Welcome Jen!
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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jorlex
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Jennifer
Northwestern
IL
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 2:07:46 PM
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| I am a Illinois Native and happy to be far from the city of Chicago, that's a good 2 hour drive for me. The information here is overwelming almost! It should keep me busy for a while reading through all the neat posts! So happy to find this. |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 7:43:19 PM
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Jen,
Welcome and so glad you found us!!! This is a wonderful place full of great advice and friendship! I loved your mention of your "Garden of Weedin'"! lol Gardens can seem that way at times! What kind of chickens did you all get? Best of luck with them!
I look forward to seein' you around!
Hugz!
"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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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 7:52:43 PM
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Welcome Jen, I think you will definitely enjoy the site - alot of good reading, laughing, learning and sharing. I'm in NW IL too. We share alot of the same interests. I'm sure we'll be talking. Glad to meet you!
"...a merry heart does good like a medicine, it has the power to cure." |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2006 : 09:33:16 AM
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Hi Jen,
Welcome. Glad you are here. There are so many great folks here and MJ is such an inspiration to us all.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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sugarsfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
272 Posts
Leah
Woodward
Iowa
USA
272 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2006 : 10:04:12 AM
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Hi Jen from your neighbor to the west!! Welcome to the forum!!
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
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Lavender Cottage
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Ellen
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2006 : 10:19:13 AM
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Welcome Jen! This is such a great group-jump right in and enjoy! :)
I'm love your mention of the "Garden of Weeden" too!
Ellen in MI |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 06:01:56 AM
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Hello Jen!
I'm a FarmGirl at heart -- living in a northern 'burb of Chicago. I love the northwest part of our state -- so beautiful. Welcome to the forum from another flatlander! |
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jorlex
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Jennifer
Northwestern
IL
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 06:30:56 AM
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| Thanks so much for your warm welcomes! I'm so happy to find this place! I look forward to all the shared knowledge and friendships! |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
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Kelly43
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
NJ
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 7:54:46 PM
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Hi Jen!! Glad to hear you are teaching your daughters there is more to life than I-pods and cell phones. I'm trying to do the same. Glad you are enjoying your country life, you and I have the same hobbies. You'll love it here, I do!!
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