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Across the Fence:  Connecting with other farm spouses/girlfriends  |
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pnwchica
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Suzy
WA
USA
46 Posts |
 Posted - May 18 2005 : 9:52:10 PM
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I've been very fortunate to be accepted into a small community where my beau's family has farmed since 1867. Many of the wives (I'm the 'friend') invite me to scrapbooking parties, crops, to have coffee, etc. I'm going to an all night scrapbooking crop in Pullman beginning Friday evening until Saturday night. I only know the one girl who invited me, but I look forward to making new friends. We share not the enjoyment of recording memories, but we share stories of what it is like being a farmer/rancher's. We share recipes, canning tips, and the wonderment of keeping our families traditions going.
Bless,
Suzy
Looking for new beef recipes, frugal & gardening tips, farmhouse remodeling & ez home recipes. |
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shepherdess
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Robin
Eatonville
Washington
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2005 : 11:44:54 PM
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How fun . What a great idea
Robin In western wshington
" From sheep to handspun " |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2005 : 09:22:26 AM
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Sounds like a place to invite others to join in the farmgirl chapter out your way!
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2005 : 4:04:00 PM
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Suzy
You may have HUGE chapter!
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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Nicol
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Nicol
200 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2005 : 09:23:44 AM
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| How was the crop? |
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Nana Naomi
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Mary
Tyler, Texas
TX
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 07:21:26 AM
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Howdy!
I need help ! Tyler, Texas is a strange middlin' sized town. Luckily, there several smaller towns closeby. People here are a little too proud to even consider being called Farmgirls. How can I reach the outer areas to start a chapter? Any suggestions?
Actually, proud may not be the word. Tyler is a bit of the old south that got left behind. The first question that newcomers are asked is " Honey, what does your Daddy do?" I think that being connected to farming is a little too close to the family skeletons. |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 07:24:15 AM
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| Nana- you live in Tyler? That is where my husband is from. He loved it there. Maybe it takes some getting used too. |
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Nana Naomi
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Mary
Tyler, Texas
TX
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 07:25:32 AM
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Howdy, again!
I am so thrilled to find so many ladies who aren't afraid to swim upstream in this "modern" society!! I teach at a junior college and have to remind some students that "redneck" isn't a totally negative term. After all , necks get red from working outside! Nothin' wrong with that! |
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Nana Naomi
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Mary
Tyler, Texas
TX
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 07:29:03 AM
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Howdy Catscharm!
I've only been here 15 years! I may never break into the upper crust, but that's not where I want to be anyway. I firmly believe in lighting candles! It's finny, but Jr. college seems to be my little bit of Heaven on Earth! |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 07:37:16 AM
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Hi, Mary! Welcome! I have a red neck right now and a good start on my Farmers Tan from being in the boat!!!
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 8:03:34 PM
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Where I live in North Florida, I have often been asked "And honey, who are your people?". It is a southern thing, but endearing in its own way. I love southerners.
jpbluesky
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.
from "A Passing Glimpse" by Robert Frost |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 8:41:34 PM
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I love that JP...
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2005 : 11:37:33 PM
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| I've always liked, "who are your people." I haven't heard that in a long time. It suggests more than belonging to a group, it suggests that there is a whole group of people that belong to you, which is a nice feeling. |
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