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Niamh
True Blue Farmgirl
140 Posts
Idaho
140 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 3:00:40 PM
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Hi! I've been reading on this site for over a month and thought I should say hello and start posting. I already feel like I know many of you, yet none of you know I exist!
I found out about MaryJane by chance-on a WalMart magazine rack. I saw her magazine, had some extra dollars, and picked it up on a whim. Now I'm devoted, LOL.
I'm an Oklahoma girl married to a Star Valley, Wyoming boy, living in Rupert, Idaho where my husband manages at an organic dairy.
We have a little 6 acre place with a bunkhouse (the original homestead), lots of trees, a few Boer goats, Suffolk sheep,some mutt sheep, a few horses, and I just purchased a few milk goats! They should freshen in April, and I'm terrified and excited about that! I also have two dogs, a border collie and a lab.
The best things in my life are my two daughters, 2 1/2 and 2 months.
So that's me!
I just wanted to say hello so that I could jump in and start posting. |
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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
989 Posts
Beth
MJF
Farmgirl
989 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 3:31:55 PM
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Welcome welcome Niamh. Glad you introduced yourself. Sounds like you have a great place with much going on. 2 beautiful daughters- how blessed you are. Keep posting and tell us more about your farm. I have 6 acres as well but no farm animals yet. Hopefully this spring i will get some goats and chickens.
I "happened" upon maryjane one day as well and it has been a true blessing in my life. Glad to have you here!
blessings
beth
Dreaming of Friday Night Lights
http://blissnblossomfarm.etsy.com
http://bethsblissnblossomfarm.blogspot.com
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 5:38:07 PM
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Welcome to the group,niamh. Hop in any time you want.
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
2044 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 5:44:38 PM
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Hi Niamh! Welcome to the group, you'll like it here, we do have fun!
Glad you decided to join in, let us know about yourself and where you live. You have an unusual name, is it Irish? Be well, keep posting!
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Edited by - bramble on Dec 03 2006 5:45:25 PM |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 6:36:55 PM
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Welcome to the group. You say you know most of us so it sounds like you have been a fly on the wall for a little bit. it is always good to get the feeling of a place to see if you will be comfortable. I am sure you will fit right in tell us a little more about yourself. take care sunshine
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe my blog http://sunshinescreations.blogspot.com
my web stores www.sunshines.etsy.com and http://vintagethreads.etsy.com
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vintagechica
True Blue Farmgirl
438 Posts
Eren
Poolville
TX
USA
438 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 6:46:48 PM
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Niamh, Welcome! I lived in OK for a long time. Where are you from? I lived in Perry, Ardmore, Elk City, graduated HS from Claremore, went to OSU (Go Pokes!) and then ended up in Norman. Now Im married with 3 boys and living in Wisconsin. Glad to have you here and cant wait to get to know you.
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A sure way to avoid housework...live outdoors.
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Cindy Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
510 Posts
Cindy
Sparks
Nevada
USA
510 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 7:31:27 PM
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OOOOH, your place sounds WONDERFUL! I was born in McCall, now live in Reno. I miss Idaho, maybe I'll come visit you. HaHa! Welcome......Cindy
If life gives you scraps, make quilts! |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 8:40:22 PM
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welcome to the group!
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2006 : 9:26:53 PM
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Welcome to the group..I love your name! Your place sounds just perfect!
I am glad you found us. I originally stumbled onto an MJ magazine..the art of the egg issue...at a Barnes and Noble up north quite some time ago. I think alot of us found our way here that way!!
Hey Cindy!! I used to live in McCall!! It was about 20 years ago and I lived there only for a year but I sure loved it! I waitressed at the Woodsman Cafe and it was a wonderful place to live. Unfortunatly my ex had a "moving chip" that helped us not stay anywhere for long. EX!!! I loved Idaho alot.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Niamh
True Blue Farmgirl
140 Posts
Idaho
140 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2006 : 5:58:21 PM
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What lovely welcomes, thank you! I'll try and see if I can remember all the questions and answer them...
I'm from Ponca City, Oklahoma. About as far north as you can get without being in Kansas. It's a good place to be from. I miss Oklahoma, but not Ponca City.
My handle (Niamh) is Irish-it's pronounced Neve. When I lived in Ireland, I was not used to Gaelic names, so when I was doing roll call at the riding class one day, I asked if Neeamh was there-the girls were cracking up at the crazy American that couldn't even pronounce a name correctly.
I just recently moved to Idaho from Utah. My husband was doing research on all sorts of diseases at Utah State. SARS was nerve-racking, but when they told him they might be getting bird-flu in to work on, we decided it was time for him to find a job closer to his real enjoyments. So he did a 180, career-wise, and has never been happier. It's nice to have a husband who likes his job.
My dad lives in Cascade near McCall. I love it up there. We're visiting for their ice festival this year. My older dd will love it.
I'm hoping to get chickens this spring. We have some old silos on our place and I've heard that you can convert them into chicken coops pretty easily.
As for me, I'm constantly surprising myself as I grow. Becoming a mother has really awakened my true self, and lo and behold, I'm a farmgirl! Cracks my husband up-he says I'm becoming Amish. I am getting more and more granola all the time.
I'm so excited about a bigger garden this spring. I sew and knit. I am seriously thinking about starting a cooking business. I herd with my border collie. I do some work online to cover odd and end costs around the house. Hmmm...what else?
Thank you for the lovely, warm welcome. I love it here. |
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beckels
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
becky
warrington
pa
USA
237 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2006 : 6:22:39 PM
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 Welcome to the group,Niamh! - you sound like you live in a beautiful area (with a beautiful family)
Beckels |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2006 : 11:07:59 AM
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Hi Niamh,
Welcome from up north! Glad to meet you. I know how you feel about growing and all of a sudden discovering a name to put to what you've become. We are farmgirls! Yeah.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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koolaidqueen
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
Julie
Sherwood
Michigan
25 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2006 : 11:19:01 AM
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This is so neat to read about "finding" yourself, as I have felt that way recently. I truly feel I am a farmgirl! I have lived on a 3.5 acre spot for several years, but now feel it is my hobby farm. I live at home with my mom and stepfather and my mom supports all the farm activities. I always have a "5 year plan" and that will continue as long as we have the farm. Always something to do...
Oh, and a warm welcome to Niamh!!
Julie...Official Farmgirl, Gardener, Stitcher, County Fair girl, and lots of other stuff!!
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vintagechica
True Blue Farmgirl
438 Posts
Eren
Poolville
TX
USA
438 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2006 : 12:42:51 PM
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Naimh, too funny! What a small world. While I went to OSU, my parents lived in Ponca City. For only about 2 years. But my mother managed the JCPenney store there. Then she too early retirement and moved back into the old farmhouse that my dad grew up in in TX. So, I made many a drive from Stillwater to Ponca. Again, welcome!
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A sure way to avoid housework...live outdoors.
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GRITSgal
Farmgirl in Training
44 Posts
Jamie
Cave Spring
Georgia
44 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 3:37:06 PM
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Welcome to here!! your name is cute and I might consider for my 3rd baby coming in May if you don't mind that.
Give
Live
Love
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 3:47:08 PM
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Hello and welcome!
Bonnie
...she is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.
Prov 31:10
www.beequilting.blogspot.com |
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 8:33:33 PM
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Hello and welcome! I try to always be open to learning new things about myself. If there is one thing I have learned, it is to "never say never!"
Sandy in Missouri |
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