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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Apr 25 2005 : 3:32:20 PM
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Curious creature that I am...I read the farmgirl chapter news on the chatroom homepage and have some questions...What if there are no other farmgirls posting in my state? Is there a handbook or guidebook to get one started? I am excited about this for sure...but am afraid I will be the only chapter in Kansas. Are we recruting others about MJ's food ect.?
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 25 2005 : 4:03:40 PM
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E-mail CindyLou, she has info on it and will be mailing it the 1st week in May. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get another girls involved, but then I'll be my own chapter until then!!! :)
farmgirl@heart
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2005 : 4:51:25 PM
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Thanks Kim!! I emailed Cindy Lou.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2005 : 7:21:06 PM
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oops, I started a new topic before I looked at this one! Sorry, guys, for the redundancy!
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2005 : 1:22:57 PM
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I saw conversation on the New Home Page thread about the Farmgirl Chapters and how much fun this new farmgirl excursion is going to be. I could not agree more.
Today my daughter agreed to be a farmgirl in the chapter I am starting! Final choice for the name - North Florida Farmgirls. It is easy to say!
I had been pondering many names, but one day as I was driving, I asked for a sign as to the name I should choose. Corny, huh? In the next few seconds, I saw a sign that said North. Yes, I know, many road signs have that word, but I knew in my heart that my request had been granted, and so North Florida Farmgirls it is.
Anyway, if we all are going to come up with ideas for projects, etc. I have an idea to toss out. Here it is. The diocese of our church has a camp in the country, outside of Live Oak, Florida. It is a beautiful and wonderful place. The camp put out a call to all the churches to design and sew a 22 x 22 inch quilt square that represented their church. All of the squares are going to be quilted together to make one large hanging for the dining hall wall. So all of the churches of the diocese will be represented in a colorful quilt.
How about each Farmgirl Chapter, when we all have designs that represent ourselves, doing the same? The finished quilt could then reside at MaryJane's Farm for all to see when folks visit. Also, this project could be the source of lots of newsletter information as it progresses, and an article when the quilt is finished and photographed.
jpbluesky
O, cease to heed the glamour that blinds your foolish eyes,
Look upward to the glitter of stars in God's clear skies.
from God's Garden by Robert Frost |
Edited by - jpbluesky on May 10 2005 1:25:05 PM |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - May 10 2005 : 1:55:11 PM
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What a creative idea, Jeannie! And I like the name for your chapter. I'm thinking about naming "mine" the Cascade Bluesky Chapter. Cascade for the mountains here, and bluesky because we usually always have blue skies; however, it's been pouring down rain the last week.. but that's okay, because we sorely needed it. So, farmgirls in Eastern WA state, particularly in the North Central region, how does that sound? (if there are any of you "out there"!)
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - May 10 2005 : 1:59:33 PM
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Jeannie-- What a great idea! Sign the Garden State chapter up for a square! Even if it's just me for awhile, I will gladly do that! Let me know when this gets off the ground . A very cool idea!
with a happy heart |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2005 : 3:42:57 PM
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Jp-I already have a design in mind for the Kansas chapter! Sign me up for a square also! This is a neat idea and so much fun and creativity!
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2005 : 3:46:53 PM
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I have this visual of all of us gathered at MJF next summer sitting in the sunshine and cool breeze quiting all of the squares together, drinking fresh tea and eating strawberries from her garden! Heaven!
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2005 : 4:46:50 PM
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For sure put the Sanpete Farmgirls from Utah down for a square. I think I would put a beehive and bees on it (we are the beehive state) that would be fun..I LOVE the idea of us doing a quilt!! I bet MaryJane herself would think it was a good idea too!!
Jenny in Utah
Bloom where you are planted! |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2005 : 6:34:29 PM
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"The Olympic Sunshine Gals" here, I think. So far that is the only name I can come up with. We farm all the valleys of the Olympic mountains around here and any place on the slopes we can get something to grow. I think our logo will be a simple line drawing of a farm house on the side of a hilly pasture with Llamas, sheep and goats grazing and the ever present Eagle flying overhead. How does that sound?
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2005 : 8:19:15 PM
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This quilt is appearing in my mind. I can see beehives, a farmhouse on a hillside, even perhaps a pair of red ruby slippers...just guessing, Meadowlark! :)
When the time is right, I hope Cindylou and MJF and all at the farm will be open to this idea!
jpbluesky
O, cease to heed the glamour that blinds your foolish eyes,
Look upward to the glitter of stars in God's clear skies.
from God's Garden by Robert Frost |
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snowberryfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
132 Posts
Michelle
Central Wa
WA
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2005 : 12:10:38 AM
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| Clare, Your chapter name sounds great, I do agree, as another eastern washington resident that we usually do have blue skies. Yesterday we had a very rare tornado warning here, and I haven't seen this much rain in years. I am looking forward to seeing how these chapters develop. Keep me posted!!! |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2005 : 05:11:26 AM
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You are real close JP...Yes there is a pair of ruby slippers and they are filled with sunflowers and wheat against a sky blue background.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2005 : 06:03:28 AM
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Meadowlark, that is so cool! You guys and your blue skies! Personally, I love blue skies!
Eileen - If you are still trying to come up with a variety of choices for your name (although I like the one you mentioned above), I remember your nearby town is Quilcene. What does that word mean and where does it come from? Is it Indian? It has such a beautiful sound to it.
jpbluesky
O, cease to heed the glamour that blinds your foolish eyes,
Look upward to the glitter of stars in God's clear skies.
from God's Garden by Robert Frost |
Edited by - jpbluesky on May 11 2005 06:06:28 AM |
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Cindylou
Farmgirl at Heart
243 Posts
Cindylou
Moscow
Idaho
243 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2005 : 12:55:39 PM
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Hello to all of you absolutely amazing farmgirls!!
I just knew that the Farmgirl Chapters would be oodles of fun and that the leaders would be brimming with creativity and ideas galore.
Your enthusiasm for making quilt squares with your individual chapter "theme" is fabulous! And then in true blue farmgirl fashion you want to consider sending it to the farm - I'm speechless.
Perhaps it could be sent around to the chapters when it is completed, so you all could see the fruit of your labors.
It will be interesting to see what unfolds ~~
I am sure Eileen will enjoy staying here at the B & B alternative experience - that's what I call it. Love to all! Cindylou
MaryJane's Left-Hand Farmgirl
Cindylou
cindylou@maryjanesfarm.org |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2005 : 3:35:05 PM
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Sign me up for an Illinois Prairie Chapter square!!
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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TheSoapMaven
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Susan
LA
USA
691 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2005 : 05:46:35 AM
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I am a chapter of one at this point! But I am seriously considering the name Steel Magnolias. I live 30 minutes from the town the movie is set in (and filmed in) I personally know and love Weezer! My daughter lives there, I am a member of the Green Market there...in any event sign me up for a quilt square...send me the info!
Blessings & Bliss!.· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-
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Wife, Mother, Natural Woman, Savonnière, Writer, Baker, Gardener.
Soulmate to Jerry for 30 years
Mom to Zach, Gesikah, Nathan, Hannah, Rachel and Benjamin
Yetta to Sam
"It's no bad thing to celebrate a simple life" ~ Bilbo Baggins
If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you need to seriously re-examine your life. |
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pnwchica
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Suzy
WA
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2005 : 06:38:51 AM
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Good Morning Y'all,
Thought I'd have my cup of coffee and read the happenings @ MJs. I'm still a chapter of one ... waiting for someothers to decide. We definitely have blue skies in Eastern Washington and Thank God!!! we've had lots of rain. I'm mulling around a couple ideas for group names. I'm finishing up a quilt for my beau and it represents the blue skies of the Palaouse that seem to always be filled with stars, his wheat fields, red barn, and work shirts (that worn plaid look that he favors). I'm just about done with that. It'll be fun to put a square together. I'm already thinking either thinking something to do with the grain raised in the Palouse or if I get my friend to join, her husband is a shoer to we might do something with horsehoes and my beaus cattle! There is no limit to our creativity. Well I'm off to work!
Looking for new beef recipes, frugal & gardening tips, farmhouse remodeling & ez home recipes. |
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Nicol
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Nicol
200 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2005 : 11:33:42 AM
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| Clare: I am in Eastern WA near the Idaho border! I'd love to be a part of the Cascade chapter. Wish we were closer though! |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
2173 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2005 : 11:34:57 AM
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Nichol, I'll email you... let's discuss the possibilities!
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
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pnwchica
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Suzy
WA
USA
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Posted - May 18 2005 : 9:37:02 PM
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Nichol,
So far I'm a chapter of one. I'm in Eastern Washington, work in Spokane and live in Rosalia. I spend alot of time in Colfax. If you'd like to join up we could start our chapter; I've already received the paperwork. Please feel free to email me.
Bless,
Suzy
Looking for new beef recipes, frugal & gardening tips, farmhouse remodeling & ez home recipes. |
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
497 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2005 : 4:23:46 PM
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I too am a "chapter of one" and thinking of a name...unfortunately I don't have a lot of girlfriends locally - worked for over 25 years with mostly men! Most women I know are not "into" this type of lifestyle...sometimes I wonder what they do all day, it's not cooking, sewing, gardening, reading and all of our other interests.
Cecelia
ce's farm
"Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery" Victor Hugo |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2005 : 05:32:20 AM
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Cecelia - Have you come up with your name yet? Do not worry about being a chapter of one. MAny of us are here, and we are all one big group on this site as we share things anyway.
I think I may have my daughter to join with me, so we will be a chpater of two!
jpbluesky |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2005 : 2:48:11 PM
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| OK I am slow- how do I find if there is a chapter in my area?? Thanks for the help or rather pointing me in the right direction. |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
2044 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2005 : 3:33:08 PM
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YOU ARE JUST AT THE START OF THE CHAPTERS BEGINNING. YOU CAN REQUEST A PACKET FROM CINDYLOU ON THE OPENING PAGE OF THE CHAT FORUM OR YOU CAN JUST ASK WHO IS IN YOUR AREA THINKING OF STARTING ONE. RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST RECEIVING PACKETS AND INFO AND LEARNING ABOUT THE WHOLE IDEA SO YOU HAVE JOINED AT A GREAT TIME , NONE OF US HAVE GOTTEN TOO FAR AHEAD YET!
with a happy heart |
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