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Linengal
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
ERIKA
Lanexa
VA
USA
12 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 3:17:47 PM
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Hi, everyone! I have just received my Farmgirl packet in the mail, and I am so excited! I printed out the merit badge manual and have already picked some to start with.
I live in a rural area between Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia. We have about 9 acres with 5 dogs and a barn that currently holds a car! My dream is to keep bees and help the honeybees that have been devastated by colony collapse disorder. We have planted some native plants and flowers, and I love the idea that the bees will use them for nectar. I chatted with a Richmond beekeeper recently, and he said that eating local honey has completely taken care of his seasonal allergies!
My passion is hand needlework: cross stitch on linen and all counted thread work. I also love sewing, crafting, you name it! I am in heaven with needle and thread!
Thanks for having the Welcome Wagon section...I feel like I belong already. |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
2428 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 4:59:24 PM
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Welcome Erika!!!! You will love it here and find many ideas, support, love and compassion, etc. I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I love to knit, crochet, sew, craft, garden, cook, bake, can, you name it, I am sure I love it. Hope to get to know you better.
Janet
Farmgirl Sister #3340
http://hardatworkcrafts.blogspot.com
http://Jan49829.etsy.com
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marlee
True Blue Farmgirl
1650 Posts
Marlene
DeRidder
Louisiana
1650 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 5:25:33 PM
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Welcome to the Farm Erika! You'll love it here!
Marlee
God is the painter, he paints the picture. And his son builds it, for he is the Master Carpenter! |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 7:53:42 PM
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Welcome, Erika! You will love it here! I enjoy needlework also. Mostly, embroidery now that the eyes are getting older. We used to raise bees: but, have not since they swarmed years ago. Started planting butterfly and bee perennials about 3years ago, and can see the bees are coming back. Yay!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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alissa
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
alissa
mcalester
Oklahoma
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 05:58:02 AM
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Hi and welcome Erika. you will love it here
alissa |
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Annette Kath
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Annette
Carlock
IL
USA
198 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 06:05:46 AM
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Hello Erika,
Welcome to the farm! I love needlework too, especially quilting! Hope you enjoy your time with us!
Annette |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 06:27:36 AM
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| Welcome Erika, I too planted a lot of plants for the bees, and love all types of hand work, I seem to get stuck on knitting, but have just started quilts for my grandsons. Your going to love it here, everyone is so friendly and helpful!! Roxanna |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 08:15:16 AM
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Welcome Erika! Enjoy your time with us.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 09:06:42 AM
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| Hi, Erika (what a pretty name!) -- I'm up near Warrenton VA, a little too far from you to invite you over for coffee right this very minute, but if you ever plan to be up this way, drop me a note :) |
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
1874 Posts |
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Linengal
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
ERIKA
Lanexa
VA
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2012 : 8:04:15 PM
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| Thank you, all of you, for your warm, wonderful welcome! What a great group! My heart is full... |
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