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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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 Posted - Oct 21 2014 : 08:02:20 AM
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I know it's only the middle of Fall...but I think it's time for us to start sharing our thoughts about Christmas and Winter Holidays! Always so much fun to share what we are doing for the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year"!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2014 : 08:26:44 AM
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Christmas is most assuredly quickly approaching. We will spend all of December focusing our school on Christmas. I'm not sure how we are going to do it this year - last year was focusing on how different countries celebrate it! We will start decorating the day after Thanksgiving - that is how we "celebrate" Black Friday :)
~ Shannon
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2014 : 12:25:36 PM
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Shannon...Thanks for sharing...please let us know more about your plans as time goes on:):):)
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2014 : 2:08:31 PM
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Judy, this will be a fun place to visit. Must confess the cutest 2' stand up stuffed moose followed me home the other week from Dollar General.
I know just where he will go. Next to the Santa Clause chair cover on a small chair. I put red running pants on the front legs of the chair & up on the seat. Put each front leg of the chair into child's cowboy boots to finish the look. Santa holds my two cloth dolls, Pearl & DustaRose. Santa sits in my sitting - I don't put up a tree so Santa & now Moosie the moose will be the holiday focal point in that room.
I have a habit of naming all dolls, scarecrows, and stuff animals.
Sara
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 06:01:02 AM
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Judy, the big holiday season will be here faster than the blink of an eye! Last year we did a lot of sharing here on the forum and it was just lovely and inspiring. I am looking forward to doing the same this year, but FIRST, I am not going to miss one day of Fall! We are finally getting cooler and drier weather. At last there is the feeling of fall down here and I am not ready to even think about anything else. Plus, I happen to just love November and the Thanksgiving Holiday. There is something so comforting about how the days get shorter and colder, the oak trees turn deep red and burnt orange, and the time is perfect for long cooking soups and stews. Thanksgiving is a true American holiday since the Pilgrims were against celebrations like Christmas. I like to think about ways to make the special day of feasting more colonial in nature with recipes that would have been possible back in 1620s. The weekend after Thanksgiving, I like to just enjoy leftovers and be outside in the cooler weather. I love the enjoying the last vestiges of Fall before the Christmas rush gets in full gear!
Winnie #3109
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 06:26:25 AM
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Sarah...your plans sound so sweet...I too sometimes name my little sweeties:):):)Winnie...I am still enjoying as much of Fall as I can...Hard to believe I started the post about Fall all the way back in July...so many wonderful posts and pictures have been shared...here in Kentucky it has been a beautiful Fall season...the leaves and temperatures have been perfect...next week is supposed to be a farm girls dream...sunny with temps in the mid 70's...ooh la la!!!Fall is definitely my favorite time of year for family get togethers...seems as if everything is at a slower pace for Autumn Holidays...I love Thanksgiving:):):)and decorating for the season in all the beautiful colors...but after Thanksgiving time just flies into Christmas...I must say I have already been into my Christmas decorations to see what all I have...just so much fun looking ahead!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 06:36:46 AM
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Winnie - colonial type dishes for Thanksgiving sounds fabulous. Care to share? I am hoping we get to the First Thanksgiving in our history prior to Thanksgiving, though I kinda doubt it is going to happen. We just studied the Jamestown Settlement last week... I so cannot imagine being so hungry that I would turn to cannibalism, though I really do not know how I would have handled not having food for my family! It amazes me what I learn as I teach my children! We are using "The Mystery of History Volume 3 this year - the 2nd half - which is so neat in that it is world history and combines the Biblical history with the secular history in the first few volumes. I enjoy seeing things in chronological order rather than just geographical!
~ Shannon
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 08:30:55 AM
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Earlier this year I bought a cookbook 'The Virginia Housewife' by Mrs. Mary Randolph - first published in 1860. It was the first cookbook published in Virginia; up to then all recipes were handed down or passed around woman to woman.
I do enjoy thumbing through the book and learning how they cooked in the 1800s. Wouldn't think cooking changed much from the first Thanksgiving. A few measurements are given but for the most part it's just ingredients and how far to place the pot or pan from the open fire in the fireplace.
Measurements are often a wine glass of this, a handful of that, or as big as an egg.
It does give different vinegar recipes and all kinds of sauces.
I ordered it from Amazon.
Sara
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 3:29:23 PM
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Sara...sounds so interesting...I love learning how things were done in days of old!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
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USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 5:15:28 PM
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Sara, I have the same cookbook by Mary Randolph and it is fascinating to read. I can't imagine cooking over a wood fire and having things turn out perfectly. It would be fun to learn and try!!
Shannon, I have not found any exact replicas of the original Thanksgiving dinner but Indians did grow and eat pumpkins and ground corn into meal and make a sort of flat bread over the fire. I am not sure about the pumpkin but my guess is that it was roasted and then the meat was eaten cooked. I actually like roasted pumpkin because it tastes very much like a mix between sweet potato and butternut squash. You could try cutting a pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds and roast in the oven till soft and then eat it with some butter and a pinch of salt. This summer, when I was in Glacier Park, we had a Black Foot Indian guide and he talked about how cranberries were used with venison or buffalo to make a sort of dried meat mixture for the winter. MaryJane offers a delicious vegetarian version of this in her Ideasbook on page 297. It was called Pemmican. Hers has lots of dried fruits and nuts and is absolutely delicious and healthy. Her recipe does not have cranberries but you could substitute cranberries for one of the other dried fruits used. The meats would be easy to replicate with roasted venison or wild turkey if you have a source of those available. I think you could find a corn tortilla recipe for replicating a corn flatbread. Plymouth would have had access to clams, oysters and other fish as well which would have been roasted over the open fire. Most of the versions of pumpkin, corn, and turkey dishes we have all come to love and enjoy on Thanksgiving are not anything like what was actually eaten. I try and find recipes that are devoid of sugar and seasonings because most of those products were not available to the colonists and unheard of by the Indians. The history of Jamestown is truly a story of struggle and hard times. If you ever get a chance to take the children, it is a wonderful historical site to visit.
Winnie #3109
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2014 : 9:19:54 PM
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Judy,
While I completely understand the need for hanging on to as much fall as possible (especially those in the states that don't have such defined seasons), I am with you on feeling Christmas! Christmas is something that I feel at random moments throughout the whole year! The Nutcracker Suite, making ornaments year round, planning presents to give, baking cookies, the smell of it, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year!
Erin
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2014 : 07:23:52 AM
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Erin...Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the most magical holiday of the year:):):)The topic came to life because the song kept going through my head!!!I absolutely love the picture!!!It is beautiful...please please share more:):):)
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 24 2014 : 10:19:15 AM
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Erin that picture belongs on a Christmas card! So pretty!
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 25 2014 : 11:13:43 AM
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Stephanie...I agree!!!The picture is beautiful!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 26 2014 : 6:17:39 PM
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Love the picture Erin. Judy, just love the thought of Christmas. I did spruce up the house back in September for Fall hoping to get Fall here in TX. We finally have cool nights and wonderful days. I have decided to use small Christmas trees throughout the house. Instead of one large one. I have been sewing Christmas gifts and have 90% of my shopping done. Christmas will be here very soon.
"Smile and be yourself everyday"
Country girl at heart
Laurie
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 27 2014 : 5:36:53 PM
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Laurie...I love the idea of small Christmas trees:):):)Temperatures are supposed to be in the mid 20's at night time here in Kentucky by this weekend. Hard to believe that it's less than 2 months until Christmas Day...I am already shopping too...seems as there is never enough time though no matter how early we start...Christmas is such a blessed and joyful season!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2014 : 2:45:13 PM
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It is Cold here! Finally! High of only 60 Tomorrow and maybe the first freeze tomorrow night! it is hard to believe Christmas is only 2 months away!!!
Hugs! Connie
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2014 : 7:14:37 PM
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Ms. Connie...We are supposed to have our first snow this weekend...so excited:):):)and the wind chill temperature is supposed to be an unbelievable 19 degrees!!! The mountains of West Virginia are under a Winter Storm Warning!!! I love love love the picture!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
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wildflower17
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Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Nov 01 2014 : 3:50:09 PM
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Our first snow was beautiful today!!!Sure puts one in the Christmas Spirit!!!
Hugs!
~Judy~
"Autumn~The year's last, loveliest smile."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 01 2014 : 5:42:59 PM
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Judy! Wow!!! Snow!!!!! I so love reading all the comments!
Winnie, I am starving after reading yours! So Interesting!! LOL!!
Hugs! Connie
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2014 : 10:57:45 AM
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Tonight I am going home to cook and freeze some pie pumpkins and butternut squash, while they are baking, I'm going to start shaping my twig tree that goes in the kitchen. It seems to take the longest to shape and get looking nice. But, everyone comments on how cute it is in the corner of my kitchen.
Lori
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2014 : 05:45:50 AM
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Making cookies is one of my favorite parts of Christmas time. I have a cookie exchange with some friends of mine every year on the first Saturday in December.
I'm going to print out this picture and make it into a little ornament with glitter!
Erin
Farmgirl #3762
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Ninibini
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2014 : 09:12:47 AM
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Oh, girls... It's starting to snow outside... I'm hearing Bing Crosby singing, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas..." I know Thanksgiving is next week, but today, I'm longing to put up some lights, greenery and bows! :) Just a little while longer... Just a liiiiiittle while longer... Such a dark, blustery day out there... I think I may just keep the kitchen Christmas-cozy and bake instead. :)
Erin, I really do love that picture, too! :) A cookie exchange sounds heavenly right about now!
'Hope you're all safe and warm today! Looks like most of us are in for quite a snowy, icy-cold ride!
Hugs -
Nini
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2014 : 09:28:53 AM
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If you look out our window right now, you would expect to see snow falling and the wind cutting through you. The dark clouds are looming overhead; the trees swaying back and forth. And yet, my windows are open! We are suppose to be in the mid-70s today! And only in the 40s tomorrow! CRAZY weather we are experiencing!
Nini - I too am ready to hang my lights, put up my tree and decorate with gusto! I look forward to warm cups of hot chocolate as my children and I sit together each day reading a Christmas book, followed by a craft and often times a snack or meal that fits in as well! I must admit, I have already started playing Christmas music... though it is rather amusing, that my children follow up the CDs with Easter songs :) Love my kiddos!!! They truly are blessings!
~ Shannon
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 24 2014 : 08:44:35 AM
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Erin, I adore that picture!!! I am going to try and copy this for my front porch!
Hugs! Connie
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