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| Mistydawn |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 1:10:45 PM
Hi!
I'm so glad I found this forum....seems to be alot of ladies like me! My name is Lisa. I'm a 35 year old SAHM, married for 17 years. My boys are 7 and 3 years old. We live on a farm in southern Ohio outside a little town called Ripley. It sits on the Ohio River. It's very pretty here. Our house is over 160 years old and I spend ALOT of time fixing and decorating and such. I love to garden and I raise chickens and rabbits. I am also a book nut. I love to read, especially mysteries and history. On the weekends I hit the flea markets and yard sales....treasure hunting is what I like to call it. 
I hope to make some friends here
Have a good day
Lisa |
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| Meg |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 10:43:44 AM
Welcome Lisa!! What a marvelous life you lead! You will certainly fit right in around here! We are so glad you've joined us.
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| lonestargal |
Posted - Nov 18 2005 : 8:30:46 PM
Hi Lisa and welcome. Your place sounds almost like heaven  !! Old houses like that have such character and beauty. Houses aren't built like they were back then anymore. Again welcome to the forums!!! |
| Judes |
Posted - Nov 17 2005 : 9:23:53 PM
Welcome, Ohioan! I'm in Cleveland, which I realize is nowhere near you, but we have the state in common. Ripley sounds beautiful! I would love to be closer to flea market country. But thrift stores will do for now! Your home sounds wonderful. I'm sure you'll feel at home here.
Judes
PS My husband loves the smell of cows!
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| Mistydawn |
Posted - Nov 17 2005 : 12:02:53 PM
Thanks for all the welcomes!
In the beginning the farm was an Ohio land grant of 500 acres. It now is just the house, barns, and 5 acres. That's why I keep 'little' critters. It's plenty enough room to grow as big of a vegetable garden as I like. Our neighbor is a big cattle farmer and he has 600 acres and we have the run of it so it's almost as good as owning the land. His farm is just out back so we wake up with cows every morning. It's lovely....if you like cows. When my Mom visits she complains of the cow poop smell. But I've lived on a pig farm before and the cows are sweet smellin' compared to that! lol!
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| quiltedess |
Posted - Nov 17 2005 : 08:13:16 AM
Welcome Lisa, your home sound like a dream!
Nancy
http://quiltedprairie.blogspot.com/ |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 5:01:47 PM
welcome miss lisa! you'll find lots of 'kindred hearts' here at maryjanes! not sure where ripley is .. i travel up 71 to toledo about once a month or so .. to visit our darling daughter and family. some fun places on the kentucky side of the fence to visit. i haven't roamed into cinci YET! someday! i do love going over to columbus from time to time to the 'folk art gift market' though! true friends, frannie |
| Julia |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 4:04:52 PM
Welcome Lisa from the Sunny Oregon Coast, at least today! HOw big is your farm? I so want chickens,but my hubby is like the other Julia's hubby. Glad to have yo with us! Julia V.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| mollymae |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 07:41:54 AM
Welcome Lisa!
Molly
http://mollymaequilts.tripod.com
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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| Lavender Cottage |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 05:22:41 AM
Welcome Lisa-your place sounds wonderful-feel free to go on and on and on-I love reading about it-especially your farm house history. I'm new here too-enjoy! |
| Mistydawn |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 1:51:31 PM
Our house is said to be built in 1840 but I just found some info that puts the family here in 1808. They are registered at the little Red Oak church up the street as being members in 1808. We do know that the original part of the house was the boat that they floated down the river on. So I believe they may have lived in that until 1840...that's when the big part was added. I tell you it's BIG! I have 24 windows in this old house! I spend alot of time cleaning but I do love it here. I'm originally from Cincinnati. I moved out here to the country when I married my hubby 17 years ago. I wouldn't move back to the city for nothing. Like I said, it is soooo pretty here. Our house sits just up top the Ohio River valley. You can see Kentucky when you look out the back. But I can go on and on....I've a passion for this old place! |
| Fabulous Farm Femmes |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 1:33:36 PM
Hello Lisa, can I move in? Sounds wonderful. Welcome to the Forum...I am 47,my house is new, my kids grown, but I like everything you like except I am a sewing kind of gal.
I grew up in a farmhouse built in 1863, what year was yours built? |
| BlueApple |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 1:30:37 PM
Hi Lisa! You will fit right in here! I also love to read, we have rabbits and I'm yet to convince hubby we need chickens but he's softening! Welcome to the forum!
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
