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Norskema
True Blue Farmgirl
98 Posts
Candace
Central Indiana Area
USA
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 Posted - Sep 11 2006 : 5:24:01 PM
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Hi there,
I found this site by accident and I'm so happy I did! I am from Indiana, just west of Indianapolis. My husband and I are in the process of trying to buy a small farm place. Oy! It has been such a headache. We have discovered that, despite being in our 50's we are very green, indeed! The purchase process has been ladened with complications, half-truths, etc. Only God knows how this is going to turn out at this point! If it all works out we have a major renovation ahead of us for not only the house but a wonderful old barn. We both have ideas about what we'd like to do with the place but almost don't dare go too far into those dreams until we know what is going to happen. I am the mother of 5, nearly all of whom are grown now. We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. I'm trying to wrangle another dog into the house. I'm pretty sure my husband will notice if one just appears! Anyway, I'm so glad to have found this website and look forward to learning more from such a richly talented group!
Candace
Every way of a man seems right to himself but the Lord is the tester of hearts. Proverbs 21:2 |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2006 : 7:18:33 PM
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Welcome Candace!!! I am one of those always wanting another dog too..we have three and a cow who thinks she is a dog..haha. I am glad you found us..you sound great!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2006 : 8:42:52 PM
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welcome to the gathering Candace! Here is wishing you the best of luck towards your farm dreams.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 05:17:19 AM
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Welcome Candace! I hope that you will achieve your goal and get your farm! What's worthwhile is definitely worth waiting for! I laughed at your trying to sneak a new dog into your family- I try things like that all the time. My friend and I are about to spring the news on our husbands that we want to raise chickens for a little egg business! They will be at her house because she has more land, but I want at least 2 here with me. Hmmmm, where can I hide them??
Good luck with your farm.
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 05:34:07 AM
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| Hi Candace! Glad to have you here. You could maybe disguise the dog as something else -- a cat? (and Karin could disguise her two chickens as -- dogs?) Or with Halloween coming up, maybe you could use a goblin disguise for the new dog. Just a thought! |
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
950 Posts
Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
950 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 06:14:08 AM
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| From one newbie to another, welcome Candace! It sounds like you and your husband are in the thick of it with your farm purchase, I wish you good luck with making it happen. How big is the farm? |
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 08:47:23 AM
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Hi Candace! I was born and raised a Hoosier, and spent some of my happiest years in the Bloomington area. Hubby's from West Lafayette. You're in some nice country!
I look forward to hearing about your doin's! I'm about the same age as you, and we've been doing this for pushing 30 years. I can't imagine any other life.
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 10:06:56 AM
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Hello Candace!!
I am from Southern Indiana!!
You sound just like my kinda gal!! I was trying to convince my mom to let her newly found dog into the house this morning!! It would have been successful, If the dog wasn't soaking wet!!
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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Jaime
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 1:33:30 PM
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Hi Candace!
I'm just south of Indy in Franklin, IN. Glad to have you here! Now that there are a few of us in Indiana, maybe we can form our own Farmgirl group! 
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Kelly43
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
NJ
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 7:08:34 PM
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Welcome Candace!! Good luck with your farm dream. Hang in there and enjoy the ride. You are in the right place to share your goals, dreams, successes and best of all your failures. These gals can always find the silver lining and just knowing they are here for you can make anything better.
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
805 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 8:42:25 PM
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Welcome Candace and good luck with your farm purchase. Keep us all posted on how you are doing.
Best wishes,
Jayne |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2006 : 9:22:28 PM
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Welcome Candace, from a fellow Hoosier! I am in NW Indiana but have been through Plainfield many times. I sure hope you farm dream happens-sounds lovely! I think you'll find many kindred spirits here. :)
Blessings,
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 12:39:09 AM
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Welcome!! I am so glad you found us!This is a wonderful place! And I sure hope things work out with the place you are hoping to make your own! I look forward to getting to know you better!
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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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
582 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 11:44:14 AM
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Hi Candace! I'm a newbie from NW Indiana too. Didn't know there were so many of us Hoosiers here! Welcome!
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 5:13:36 PM
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Welcome, Candace! So good to "meet" you! I hope the rest of the farm purchase goes smoothly - I know how frustrating that stuff can be, but it sounds like a great place! Keep us posted!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Norskema
True Blue Farmgirl
98 Posts
Candace
Central Indiana Area
USA
98 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 8:08:12 PM
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Thanks for such a warm welcome!! We had some promising news about the farm we're working to buy. We need to have a well that the health department will approve. There are two wells on the property and one of them looks like it will be okay. The other one is spring fed which apparently is on the same level as a high crime if you want to use one. I'm so glad our ancestors were hearty enough to endure things like primitive wells. On the other hand, they didn't have to deal with all the chemicals we have put into our soils either so I guess it's good someone is paying attention to those things.
Every way of a man seems right to himself but the Lord is the tester of hearts. Proverbs 21:2 |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 09:31:49 AM
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Hi Candace,
Welcome to the forum!! I hope the farm purchase is going better. Sounds so exciting.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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simplypixy
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Sheli
Muncie
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 08:37:17 AM
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Hello fellow Indianaians! I'm in Muncie, you know, Ball State? Jaime said something about forming a Farmgirl chapter, I started one, but have very few members-interested? email me: simplypixy@aol.com.
sheli |
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