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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 3:18:47 PM
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Hi All!
I'm Kathie i live in Florida..
It stays pretty hot & miserable here most of the time..
i really .. really wish i were elsewhere more often then not..
no Season chnges.. you know what i mean? But here I am..
Right now We're on about 2 acres.. no livestock just a few dogs.. some cats that are squaters & some chickens that moved in too..
We HAVE had a rather large horse farm in the past..But i was pretty sick for a few years..& since i was the main one running that show.. we decided to put it all behind us.. sold off all the stock..& have drasticly downsized..But..i've been in great shape now..( well.. alright..I FEEL good ok.. we won't discuss my shape girls!) & i am SOOO missing the smell of the barn! if you have a barn..you know what i'm talking about ! i need that smell! & those stupid yard chickens just aint getting it for me right now..
ok..Enough whinning..
i love to garden.. which i do as often as i can.. & i work full time..
My three children are all grown & on their own.. so my next goal in life aside from some sort of barn again, is to become a Granny! although yes.. i know that my goal should not have to include the actions of another person.. but this is it..
& i'll be a very happy woman..a grumpy pony or two.. an old horse perhaps..maybe a cow to feed..a couple of geese stir things up & of course a goat to keep things busy! THEN a few grandkids..
Not asking for too much, right?
Well.. Thats me..
So nice to know that i can always pop in on all of you & sit & hear the girls talking.. Just like sitting around the kitchen table at home with my Mom her Sisters when i was young.. & now my Sisters & i as an adult difference is i don't have to wait to go see one of them out of state..or call one of them on the phone..I know someones always here with something good to talk about or listen to!
You all take care!
Kathie |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 3:39:54 PM
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Welcome kathie!! You sound just great! I am so glad you joined us!!! It will be so fun to get to know you! It IS fun to know that there is always a girlfriend to talk to when you come here!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 3:51:28 PM
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You know those are great ideas..
& i would have a great time.. The trouble is..
i'm just too dang bossy for that! at least i know my faults.. right?)
We do still have alot of great friends in the industry..& when i need a horse fix.. i can always go over to their places..
I think my problem is i really miss it ALL..
my own barn.. the business.. running everything..
Having it jusyt out my own back yard.. or driving to MY OWN PLACE..
Where i know people will be showing up that morning to see MY horses..
Just something i know i'll have to get over..
( & yes.. part of getting older too... YUCK!)
But.. i still think that a wee barn out back would make me feel a whole lot better!!!..
Until then.. i'll go boss other people around at my friends barns!
make them muck out stalls..
& maybe if I'm REAL lucky.. I can give a horse a bath!!! ahhhhh.. |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 4:18:11 PM
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welcome to the group Kathie.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 5:11:01 PM
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Welcome Kathie - so you are in the Tampa area? I live in North Florida - Tallahassee. Glad to have you and nice to have another Floridian!
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 5:59:52 PM
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Welcome Kathie...glad you joined us. I know what you mean about the smell of a barn. People who are not horse people just don't understand that whole thing about how a horse smells. I get it. I can't say hi to a horse without getting my nose close and smelling it. Hope you find a way to get closer to what you love. Anyways glad to meet you...also awaiting granny-hood....
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Bee Haven Acres
http://beehavenacres.blogspot.com/
http://beehavenmaven.blogspot.com/ |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 8:33:53 PM
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Hi Kathie-
There are quite a few horse lovers here too! I am certainly one of them so I know exactly what you mean by that barn smell! I just love going out to see horses and coming home smelling like one! There is just something about horses that you can't quite replicate with any other animal.
Welcome to the Forums!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17453 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17453 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 9:22:45 PM
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Hey Kathie,
Welcome to MJF fourm...this is such a great place to get your horse,craft, garden etc & friendship fix. You will love the ladies here.
So jump in & have fun!,,,
tata-4-now
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom. |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 11:31:51 PM
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Welcome Kathie! Looking forward to getting to know you!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
A House Is A Home Where Love Dwells |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 05:42:46 AM
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Kathie,
Welcome and so glad to have you! ...I don't think it smells like a barn here  but welcome to the farm!!! It will be fun to hear about plans and rejoice with you when they come true! I wish you all the best! See ya 'round!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 06:44:35 AM
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| Hi Kathie I got some winter stuff I could send you! LOL A big welcome to you. |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 06:49:42 AM
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Hi Kathie! Welcome from a Kentucky girl. We've got LOTS of horses here. Especially at this time of year, with the Ky Derby only weeks away. I pass the barns on the backside of Churchill Downs every day on my way to work. If only they could bottle that smell, I'd sure send you some! :D
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 3:50:57 PM
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i wanted to thank you all so much for all your sincere welcomes & hello's!
I really is so nice to know your here..
You all have to know how great you all are.. & how happy you can make someone with the simplest acts of kindness that you show.. or words you express..
i am so happy to have found you..
I actually found MJ a few years ago.. & have been reading in & out for ever now.. laughing & crying withb all of you..
Finally decided to jump in just recently as i think Marybeth said..
Life isn't always as easy as we want it to be.. or even as fair as it should be.. but knowing your not stumbling through it alone helps.. & having sisters out there to bounce things off of.. or cry to.. or even take things out on sometimes.. just knowing they are there.. maybe all we need to keep plugging at it..
I'm glad your all there.
I REALLY would love some snow Carrie! just a smidge though..
Janice, if you drive by real slow with an open jar.. then seal it up quikly.. i'm wondering if we can bottle up that scent?
Think of the lableing on THAT potpourri!!
Yes.. Jp.. I live just outside Tampa.. actualy in the same county.. So.. we're 'sort' of neighbors..
I know i haven't mentioned all of your names that said hello to me just yet.. But you know how happy i am to hear from you all..
Aunt Jenny.. I love you to pieces!
Thanks again girls..
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2007 : 07:55:08 AM
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Hi, there, Kathie!!! I'm so glad that you found us here - AND, anytime you get a hankerin', you just head yourself right down here to Utah and you can sure help me with my farm!!! I can use all the experience I can get my head and hands around!!!!! I can only think of one, not so appealing, way of bottling the scent of a barn....... but I think it might be classified as hazardous waste and not "shippable!" Welcome, welcome, fellow farmgirl!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar..." - Helen Hayes |
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