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| paradiseplantation |
Posted - Sep 29 2009 : 04:35:38 AM
I guess Alee (and Nora!) and I started something a while back with sitting out on my porch. No, I don't have one yet, but it is my dream. The porch thing recently got picked back up in my post on needing to be flogged, and several others have since joined us. So, I thought I would offer an invitation to all you farmgirls to come sit and relax on my virtual porch, visit, and just let all your cares and worries slide off your shoulders. Anyone else want to join us? So far, we have Alee and Nora napping in rocking chairs; Melody June is the one who has her feet propped up and listening to Jolie Blond (some GREAT Cajun Music!); Audry brought that tray of the gorgeous cucumber sandwiches; Diane brought sweet tea and vodka; Toni brought apple and cherry pies and is sitting on the porch keeping the dogs down (and we made a pitcher of unsweet tea just for her, but I'll bet she'll share!) Ladies, all are welcome, and there are still plenty of rockers and porch swings left. And I'll bet Toni will move over a bit and let you share her step! Come join us! Hey, Alee! Wanna wake up long enough to get a bite of this cherry pie? Ooh! It is so delicious!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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| Cherime |
Posted - May 20 2013 : 10:20:46 AM
Bunny I truly do know that I live in AK. I just do not like setting the latest ever snowfall records ;( Bums me out. Bunny on the tea. I am good with most anything except chilli tea. Sorry to hear that you were sick. Praying for the other. Blessings girl.
CMF |
| Bearclover |
Posted - May 20 2013 : 08:28:53 AM
Ok, posse dragging me in... I have been busy working and doing homework. Last week I didn't feel well. I have been dizzy all week and had a hard time thinking straight. I did a terrible job with on of my classes. I didn't get the job at the Christian school but I'm ok with it. It wasn't enough to do much good anyway. I'm almost afraid to talk about it, but I have a line on a very good job back home in California. A friend of mine's daughter is moving to the corporate office and her position is available. The logistics of it are a little daunting but if God is in charge, all will work out. Please pray for me! Not just to get the job, but only if it is one I can do. My friend says her daughter makes about $60,000.00 a year with bonuses. It is in the area I just left and my older son says he would share a house with me. But I know stuff like this has come my way before and didn't materialize. So I'm not getting my hopes up. (At least trying not to)
The weather has been wonderful. Aside from the dizziness, my fibro hasn't shown up at all. I think it is more weather related. That means moving back to California to the mountains will probably help too.
So that's what I have been up to. Please pray for God's will to be the same as mine. I have learned not to pray for something just because I want it. I have to add all the small print too. Lol
Peggy, I don't blame mommy to be for wanting to wait. The first month is really hard on new parents. The little guy will be here before you know it.
Cherime, I hate to say this....but you do live in Alaska! Sorry you are not getting a break from the snow. It seems every year lately has been different. I think it won't be business as usual with the weather for a long time. At least you can write. You just need a best seller! Good luck with the doctors appointment.
Anyway, schoolwork is waiting. Later everyone!
Oh, and I know next month is my tea month. Hate so say it but I just haven't had much time for making anything fun for tuck-ins. I'm still trying to decide on a tea. So I'm taking a vote. Do you want something fruity, unique and different, a blend of something typical ( like earl grey with lavender) or exotic. Let me know!
Bnny
Farmgirl number 3738
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| Cherime |
Posted - May 20 2013 : 05:08:34 AM
Peggy, babies tend to come at the most awkward times.
As for spring, it has been cancelled up here due to a late late snowstorm. I have never see the like since 1976 and I think that dratted thing may have set a record. Regardless of the reason for it the weather pattern has changed. If it doesn't warm up I am going to have to buy a tank of fuel oil which is not possible at this moment as I used fuel money to pay a couple of back due bills off. Ah well.
Writing is going well. The one I am working on now is about a divorced man and woman trying to put together a new life and new family. Since it is impossible to do anything out side stayed in and wrote. Got 3 chapters done yesterday.
Granddaughter is going in for a brain test tomorrow.
Blessings all.
CMF |
| LadyInRed |
Posted - May 19 2013 : 11:48:57 PM
Well My Porchies...are you all hiding???? At least I know four of us are here.
Still no baby this weekend. Goodness...this child is just like his parents...always late. LOL
No, not really his due date is Wed. the 22nd. I'm just on pins and needles though waiting for him
to come join the Family in person. It is funny because for 8 months it just seemed to fly by...
then this last month has been tortuously slow. These grandmama arms just can't wait to hold him.
Daddy is getting a bit antsy too...but mom keeps saying...No, I'm not ready yet!
Didn't do much today. Went to a new coffee shop and had some study time with the Lord and visiting with
my hubby. We were both in great moods and had fun bantering back and forth. Sharing scripture and just
teasing each other.
Terri...hope you are feeling better. Cantaloupe huh? Wow, that sounds scary!
Cherime...are you getting warmer weather and more sunshine now??
CJ6...hope you are getting better too. Nothing worse that being down and sick.
I'm praying for everyone on the Eastern Side of the Country with all the tornadoes. Have seen
some devastating news reports already.
Well, girls...I have my first zucchini growing now. Oh, it is early but I am so Happy! Will fit right in with
my new diet. Tomatoes are blossoming. The squirrels keep going into my planters and kicking all the new soil out
onto the ground. The little rascals. They maybe cute but they are a big nuisance if you ask me.
I started a really good Christian Fiction Book today called "The Hidden Son"...it is a riveting read. Written by
Dianna T. Benson. I was able to borrow it for free on my Kindle because I have Prime. It is a Cayman Island Mystery.
Well, that is about all that is new with me over the Weekend.
More chitter-chatter tomorrow girls.
Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
| HemetGardener |
Posted - May 19 2013 : 2:48:44 PM
CJ,
Thanks for the info. The cephalexin (keflex) is kicking this thing. Finally.
I will check out the D-mannose though for preventative measures.
I am feeling much better. This may have started from bacteria in a cantaloupe if you can believe that.
Thanks for all your concerns,
Terri |
| Cherime |
Posted - May 17 2013 : 2:43:34 PM
Bummer Terri and CJ. praying.
Shanda, I recall how proud all of us were of DD when she graduated. Big Snoopy dance
Peg. blessings.
CMF |
| cj6 |
Posted - May 17 2013 : 2:02:24 PM
Terri,I have been fighting this one since last weekend...bleah! I have been doing blueberry juice,lemon and water,cranberry capsules and a whole body detox.
I learned that blueberries are better than cranberries,though both are good. That the juice you drink to fight a uti or kidney infection,must be 100% blueberry or cranberry juice...no sugar no other juices to sweeten and staying away from white flour and white rice because our body turns them into sugar.Lemon and water will detox the kidneys and D-mannose is a good homeopathic for fighting a uti also. I just went and got some D-Mannose yesterday.
Terri,I hope you feel better soon. |
| HemetGardener |
Posted - May 17 2013 : 12:03:53 PM
Hi CJ,
I have been fighting a UTI for 9 days. I used AZO which is over the counter and will stop symptoms, but when I stopped taking it the symptoms came right back. I had to break down and go to the doc today.
Cranberry juice, grapefruit juice and lots of water help.
Terri |
| LadyInRed |
Posted - May 17 2013 : 11:07:15 AM
CJ6...took me a minute to figure out what a uti was. Duh, Peggy!
You both have my prayers. Hope you both have a lovely weekend despite the yucks!
Maybe some special Mother/Daughter time despite how you both feel.
Love, Hugs, and Prayers,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
| cj6 |
Posted - May 17 2013 : 01:34:34 AM
Sorry to not stop in the past few days...I'm fighting a uti and determined to win and then my daughter became sick. It is hard when they are sick but,more so when they are so miserable. Please,may I ask for prayers for healing for her? |
| LadyInRed |
Posted - May 17 2013 : 12:25:43 AM
Hi My Porchies...
Shanda...Oh Congrats
On the College Grad.!
Proud Mama I can tell and rightly so!!! That is just such an accomplishment and you did it with no debt...that is almost unheard of. Quite a feet there let me tell you! Enjoy your time with your boy home...it doesn't sound like he'll be there long. Feed him good and love on him lots! Praise the Lord for Skype...non of us have to be cut off from our loved ones no matter where they journey off to.
Becky...I hoped you shared with your husband about the "womb bleeding" from the cat scratch. It really was funny. Crazy how when we are tired words don't come out of our mouths right sometimes. BUT Hey, it makes for some amusing reading for the rest of us. LOL
RFM Tammy...wow becareful...sounds like that WalMart Job could be hazardous to your body. You did a lot in one shift...whew girl. Sounds like work to me. I'm use to being LAZY...and found that I quite like it. If I had known Retirement was so much fun...I would have done it earlier in life. LOL
Well, darling Sadie is starting to have backaches and not feeling good. I hope baby Elijah joins the family this weekend.
That would be awesome!!!
Had Birthday Night at Bible Study tonight. Which is just really one big two hour party!!! It was so much fun! And I loved that my new Diet allows you 2 free meals aweek...so you can partake of family & friend gathering nights without feeling guilty that you indulged in a piece of birthday cake. We had 4 girls having birthday's this month. ~ Now Bible Study is out for the Summer and some of us gather each week for a crafting group. Which is just one fun night a week of working on your favorite craft and chatting up a storm. It is so much fun.
Well...off to read tonight. I am reading a Michael
Connolly Murder Mystery for my Book Group. It is good...and is called
Blood Work.
Nightie Night My Sweet Ladies,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
| Rosefairiemom |
Posted - May 16 2013 : 8:51:23 PM
Evening ladies. Wanted to pop in and let you know I'm doing well. Sore, but doing well. I did an 8 hour orientation at Walm*rts yesterday and then worked the floor today. I started the day by unloading hanging plants from huge racks and having to hang them on poles above my head so my shoulders are screaming. Fortunately they put me on the register for the rest of the day or it would have been a lot worse. Took a nice hot bath and will apply some muscle rub before bed. I was surprised because they've given me full time hours (40 hours per week) and as much as I wanted full time I wasn't expecting it. Now to get moved from temp to permanent would be even better. I applied last week for a position with the State of ND, it just said the job was in ND but not where. I got an email today informing me that my resume qualified me for the position and they would contact me for more information if they needed it for the next phase. It also mentioned that it's with the state hospital here in town. I still have that HUGE black mark with being terminated but hopefully if this hospital job is meant to be they will really investigate my past working experience.
Judy - You're description of my reaction to the winds really made me laugh. I did plenty of research before we moved here last year to know it would be windy and after the winds we had over the winter this really didn't phase me much lol It's life living on the prairie :O) I did live in Norfolk, VA, when I was in the Navy and went through several hurricanes both on land and at sea. I remember when the east coast got hit last year and the news kept going on and on about how they'd gotten winds up to 40 mph and all I could think was "so what, we get winds like that on a regular basis and nobody thinks it's newsworthy". Crazy I know.
Rebecca - Be really careful with that cat scratch. Matt got scratched a couple years ago before we started dating by his cat and ended up with sepsis from it and nearly died. Cat scratches are nothing to play with.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/
Jamestown, ND |
| Ladybek9756 |
Posted - May 16 2013 : 6:21:28 PM
Hello girls,
Well hubby off to work so I am free, Yeah!.
Judy, I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I never had one so I can't imagine what that would be like. I have been a CNA for 5 years and have taken care of many people and have lost a few. There was one lady who was like a grandmother to me. I took care of her until she passed away at the age of 100 1/2. I am sure that your mother will be okay and I have her in my prayers and you as well.
Peggy Ann, I am glad that your DH surgery went well. I know what it is like to be at the hospital more than home. When my husband had his accident, I felt that I should take stock out of the hospitals and doctors offices we visit that 18 months. I think I spent more time there than home. Oh by the way, my arm is healing well. I read your post about my "womb" bleeding. My only excuse like you said is the paint fumes, overly tired, wounded, loss of blood and a nervous wreck of a husband all in a 24 hour period. I wasn't thinking straight. It was funny and when you read it one way and someone else reads it another makes you think.
Tammy, those are some pretty strong winds. I have gone through enough of those wind speeds that like you it is nothing, but still pretty close.
Christen, welcome to the friendliest porch you will ever find.
Tammy, glad you survived school. Now it is party time and a nice break from the monsters.
Shanda, congrats on your son's graduation. My daughter played too much this year and failed this semester, so she will have to repeat and hopefully this taught her a lesson and she will buckle down and graduation next year.
Well as for me, I have quite a few bruises where Charlie tried to get away from me. The slash on my arm is healing nicely and hubby has finally released me back to work. I am so close to having this house done that I do not want to lose the ground. Like I said earlier I just have the kitchen left to paint and the cabinets in there. I have completed including a intense cleaning the bedroom, the rec room and my office/craft room. I still have the living room to clean but for the moment it is the catch all for everything as we complete the other rooms. I have one bathroom painted, but it is in need of a complete overhaul cleaning as that is where I bathed the animals. I wished my cats were as easy as my dog is. Angel's lets me do anything to her almost. We still are fighting with the fleas, but are getting them under control (at least I hope so). I do have chemicals but have been trying to do in the natural way. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated at this moment. I am so tired of fleas that I am ready to burn the house down and rebuild a new one. Good news for us, we now have a place to have a good size garden. Our next door neighbor has a good size backyard and I asked him today if I could use it for a garden and would give him some of the bounty and he agreed. Hubby and I are so excited that he couldn't sleep today before he had to go to work tonight. This will be my first time having a real garden on my own as an adult. HELP!!!!!
I'm tired tonight and think that I will finally pull a book off of my shelf and read for once. The house can wait until tomorrow. Have a lovely evening and will be back soon. Hugs to you all.
May the stars carry your sadness away. May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, and may hope forever wipe away your tears. Becky #4932 |
| shanda |
Posted - May 16 2013 : 1:36:46 PM
Quick hello! My son is coming home today from college...A Grad! woohoo! And we got him thru college with no debt! Even bigger WOOHOO! So I am cooking up a storm for a celebration dinner. He'll be home with me for one week, then he moves to Texas. (yes, heart is hurting...but in a good way, it's time for him to fly on his own!)
Also, today during schooling, my daughter needed to sharpen her pencil, so what did she do? She went out on the porch, pulled out het pocket knife and sharpened her pencil! Who needs a pencil sharpener in the country! HA!
Blessings to all...off to cook. (I'll share the menu and receipts when I can slow down.)
Shanda
Farmgirl #4233 |
| LadyInRed |
Posted - May 16 2013 : 12:00:35 AM
Yeah...Teacher Tammy...SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!!!! Let us celebrate on The Porch with a cuppa Chocolate Tea!! Here Here!
It is definitely cooler here on The Virtual Porch than 107. That is
some serious weather from hell. LOL
Terri...The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Judy...we cannot allow any giggles to go away in your family...because the world would be less than less... with out your
Families Giggles & French Hugs & Squeezles. Praying for Mama and all of you. If Mama ain't Happy ain't nobody Happy!
Shanda...Oooohhhh, I Love English Gardens! Someday...your dreams will become reality...I know they will. ~ DH and I are doing
better today but still exhausted. It is funny how going to the Hospital can take so much out of you. I keep telling God...that
I shouldn't have to ever go to Hospitals for me...because I have already put in Over-time while going with DH. (and I'm punching
the time card to prove it). LOL
Bunny...you and your can of Whoop _______! You are right though...they better NOT MESS WITH US FARMGIRLS!!! See, Judy already has her hands on her hips and we're ALL fixen to join her.
Becky...Hope your cat scratch heals up...it sounds really deep but I seriously hope it didn't make your "Womb" bleed. LOL
*pick self up off the floor* Still laughing though! Can't help it...that was too stinking funny! I know it's late and
you're tired. You needed a little rest from all that painting. The fumes must have gotten to your brain. Hee Hee!
OK...Ladies...I did nothing fun today except do laundry. So, nothing to share tonight.
Love Ya All...
Sweet Dreams...
Don't Feed the Nightmares,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
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