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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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 Posted - Sep 06 2006 : 4:23:46 PM
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I swear being a farmgirl can make you certifiable...
So my daughter and I take off early this morning to take her car in and to go to the chiro. We come home and as we pull into the driveway we have customers here. Great, don't even get a chance to change (should have known it would go downhill from there). So I go to help them, and in the meantime Christie comes in the house to get ready for work and lets out a very "excited that her people are home" Lily (our young lab). So I take these snotty people down to the greenhouse to get tomatoes and eggplants and lo and behold the chickens have gotten out...not a couple, oh no...all fifty of 'em. To Lily... yeehaw...party time with the chickens! So I politely excuse myself and with as much dignity as I can muster, grab Lily and put her in the other side of the barn...where she proceeds to complain like her hind leg is cut off.
It gets better...
So I get rid of these people and head down to the field to gather up chickens and let Lily out of the barn. BUT, I have the presence of mind to grab Lily's collar and leash first. So down I go and put Lily's collar on her and tie her to the hitch on the dumpcart and proceed to catch chickens. So I'm chasing chickens around and the sweat is dripping off my forehead. Lily has decided to help and charges after chickens with dumpcart in tow. Now the big black monster (dumpcart) is going to eat her so she makes a beeline around the other side of the pool where she knocks over the ladder and sends a lawn chair flying and hides in the rhubarb with the dumpcart now on it's side. Meantime I have managed to catch two chickens... one under my arm and one dangling by it's feet...and what do ya know...there is a lady standing there watching the fiasco. In a very soothing voice she asks if she could just have a bouquet of flowers.
So now this has struck me as hilarious and I can't stop laughing. The lady left, bouquet in hand, but I doubt I'll see her again.
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2006 : 5:37:45 PM
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I am sorry to tell you that I am splitting my sides laughing. Oh my gosh, when it rains it pours on you, doesn't it? Hope you were able to catch ALL of the runaways! 
Here's to a better tomorrow.
Karin |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
846 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2006 : 7:01:30 PM
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Ohmygosh, that was a good one! I can totally picture this flower lady asking for the bouquet but not quite sure what to make of the scene...what a riot! Glad you were able to laugh about it, I'm also laughing out loud!!
Catherine
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2006 : 9:45:32 PM
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diane .. you had me giggling as i flittered and skittered down memory lane of how our olde english sheepdogs LOVED to chase chickens .. when we lived in colorado .. and i'd have to try and beat them to the ladies .. less they turn into 'chicken chow'!
i'll jus' bet you the 'bouquet' lady WILL be back to enjoy the show again sometime!
xo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2006 : 1:17:12 PM
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Diane,
So funny!!! Sorry, but that story is a gem. Lily is a hoot.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Sep 07 2006 : 1:27:38 PM
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Now hear this Ms. Daisy Farm...you had a "colorful" adventure and the next time you see that flower lady charge her double because now she knows how hard you work! I bet she comes back too. I would; just to see what other "antics" you get up to! You deserve a big bouquet yourself !
with a happy heart |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2006 : 8:24:09 PM
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Diane - you had me laughing out loud at this one - I can only imagine... I'm with bramble - I'll bet that lady returns just to see what's happening next at your farm!!!
XOXO, Libbie
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 11:27:42 AM
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Thanks for sharing that story. I got a kick out of it, too!
Make sure you record THAT in your journal; 30 years from now it will still be funny!
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Lovin Life
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Lisa
New Hampshire
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Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 7:06:06 PM
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Diane,
She's probably wishing her life was as exciting as yours I know at times like that, even though it's crazy...I wouldn't want it any other way. Life would be boring if everything worked out perfectly. Your dog sounds like she keeps you hopping!
I'd rather live my life with a "full plate" than an empty one. Life is not a rehearsal... eat up! |
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