| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 26 2009 : 7:09:00 PM
Well, after cruising around here for a few days and reading all of the wonderful sharing, I decided that I HAD to be part of this amazing group of women. My husband and I and our 2 teenage girls live on a little less than 2 acres and thanks to our involvement with 4-H, have a "mini-farm" with chickens, rabbits, pigs, dogs, and a cat. Who knew it would be so much fun reviving the skills (gardening, canning, sewing, etc)of my grandma? Looking forward to many exciting and interesting exchanges with the other farm girls!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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| sherone_13 |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 7:30:19 PM
Welcome to Farmgirls
Sherone
http://tinytaylorranch.etsy.com
http://taylorscountrystore.blogspot.com/
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| horsegirl |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:05:58 AM
So good to see other farmgirls in Montana! I have been looking around on here since making the bread with the starter, and haven't yet seen everything! But, it's great to talk to and get ideas from other people. I had to throw my starter away, because it had black around the rim, and was separating, and also my husband had put the A/C in the kitchen, so was going to be too cold in there. I will start it again in the fall, though. Now I'm just looking for chicken ideas, as we have just started raising chickens(and 4 turkeys and 2 ducks!).
"I will never leave you nor forsake you"
Hebrews 13:5b |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jul 01 2009 : 07:17:31 AM
Hi Theresa,
Welcome to Montana! Where was home before now?
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| farmgrlchick |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 1:57:31 PM
Hi Kelly,
We are in Columbus Mt, we are new to Mt and we love it!
Farmgirl Blessings,
Theresa
http://theresaslavenderbox.blogspot.com/ |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 08:11:35 AM
Hi Julie,
Thanks for the welcome. I think some of the best food in the world is in New Orleans!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| paradiseplantation |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 05:21:11 AM
A warm Southern welcome from one of the Louisiana farm girls. So glad you could join us, Kelly!
from the hearts of paradise... |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 10:25:02 PM
Well, the Farmer's Almanac says it's supposed to be an unseasonably cool/wet summer, so fingers crossed! I love the Bitterroot...it's such a pretty valley. We've gone down the last couple of years for the State 4-H Horse Show.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| mandymcar |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 9:56:56 PM
Welcome Kelly,
I am in Corvallis, Mt. in the Bitterroot. I find it addicting too, but luckily my toddler keeps me from sitting here all day.
Here is hoping we have no forest fires this summer...
Mandy |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:26:20 PM
Thanks Cherry! I already do love it here...unfortunately, I'm finding it a bit "addicting".
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:15:09 PM
A great big Southern welcome to you, Kelly! You're going to absolutely love it here on "the farm"!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 6:01:35 PM
Yeah, we like it here. We know a couple of folks that worked at Meadowgold, but left awhile ago. Thankfully your husband has a job, but bummer having to be so far from here. South of Kila...that's some pretty country. My family is in that area as I write...they're gathering one of many loads of firewood for the winter.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| peapicker |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 6:01:28 PM
Welcome Kelly,
This is a great place to visit and make friends. I am looking forward to getting to know you.
Sharlet |
| wild daisy |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 5:57:35 PM
Kelly, I just moved from Kalispell last June. My husband was working at the Meadow Gold Dairy and after it close was transferred down to the Billings plant. We still have our 5 acre lot just south of Kila. Yes I have been to the Polebridge parade many times and it is a real hoot. We will also be staying at our friends cabin up the North Fork on Trail Creek. It is about 6 miles south of the border. Have fun on the fourth with your family.
I might be moving back up there in about 4 years from now. My husband will be able to take an early retirement at 53 with full benefits. Yeah.... How I miss that area.
Madelynne
johnandmadelynne.blogspot.com |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 2:34:17 PM
Hi Karin,
I'm in Kalispell...actually a little ways south and west of Kalispell. You've had some great sounding adventures. My bachelors degree is in wildlife biology, so my path crossed a lot of Forest Service and Park Service folks. I've been teaching science now for 20 years, so those agency contacts have come in very handy!
I remember book mobiles! I went to a one-room country school when I was in grade school, and that's how we got library books! Do you get up as far north as Priest River?
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 2:21:42 PM
Welcome, Kelly. I really look forward to hearing more about you and your family in Montana!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 2:12:30 PM
Kelly, the last year I worked for the Forest Service was in 1984. After that I was a Smoky Bear hat wearing Park Ranger at various parks around the country (in MT, VA, SD, ID, and AZ), I gave all that up when I married my Canadian husband. We lived in the Yukon the first summer we were married, then in Kimberley, BC. I'm a Spokane native and we moved here in 1991. When my now ex got tired of being married (1991), I was thrown back into the workforce and this time tried library work. I LOVE it and now drive a 36 foot long bookmobile in northern Idaho. I just wish it paid a liveable wage or was at least fulltime.
Are you in Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls... ???
It's GREAT to have you here! Karin |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 10:44:15 AM
Hi Cindy,
What kinds of projects are your kids involved in? My two girls are so diverse, the only thing they have in common is raising hogs.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| Mother Hen |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 10:25:34 PM
Kelly, Welcome. I'm a 4 H mom also, for 4 years now. Sounds like you'll really like it here, the women are wonderful and very knowledgeable.
Cindy
FARMGIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING!!!
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalms 34:1 |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 8:44:05 PM
Hi Karin,
Yes, my husband and I are both native Montanan's. His family homesteaded here in the Flathead Valley and my great grandparent immigrated from Germany to eastern Montana. You drove right by if you went through Kalispell LOL. Do you still work for the Forest Service?
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 8:39:40 PM
[quote]Originally posted by 4HMom
<<I am in the NW corner of MT...about 45 minutes from Glacier National Park and an hour or so south of Canada. It IS a beautiful place to be.>>
Hi, Kelly! I'm in Washington State, right next to the Idaho border (I work in northern Idaho). Just last week my dd and I were in your neck of the woods. We were in Libby, Kalispell, the Bison Range, Missoula, and Garnet (a ghost town). YEARS ago, 1977, I worked for the Forest Service in Eureka and have been through Glacier many times, so know the area where you live. Really beautiful. Are you a native Montanan?
Welcome! Karin =) |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 11:33:09 AM
I would LOVE to go to the celebration over the 4th! Unfortunately the timing just isn't going to work this year. Each July a bunch of cousins meet at Priest Lake, ID and spend a fabulous week relaxing, catching up, and enjoying each other's company. We come from CT, Chicago, TX, CA, WA, MT, and ID...there are about 30 of us all told. I plan and cook the meals for our 2 cabins for the week, so I'll be up to my ears in planning about the time the 4th rolls around. Maybe next year.
Alee...yeah, I'm a ways from Laurel. I think I'm closer to Seattle than I am to you! LOL
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 10:50:18 AM
Welcome Kelly!!! 
It sounds like you will fit right in :) I know that you will love it here :) The girls here are great and always willing to lend a helping hand. I look forward to getting to know you! :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 10:01:15 AM
Oh Darn Kelly! I was hoping you were a bit closer to Laurel! Oh well! You are so close to Idaho- have you thought about going to the CDA/Oakesdale MaryJanes Farm Farm Fair for the 4th?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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| 4HMom |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 08:16:35 AM
Madelynne, the 4th of July celebration in Polebridge is a hoot! Have you been before? For a tiny little remote mountain town that only gets mail twice a week, the 4th of July at least quadrubples the population. It's been awhile since we've ventured up there....have a great time!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| ranchmama |
Posted - Jun 27 2009 : 08:14:32 AM
Hi Kelly! Welcome from another Montana farmgirl! I live near Miles City, would love to get up to Glacier and see all of that country someday.
Enjoy yourself here, all the gals are great!
Elise
Every Child Deserves Our Love &
A Bear of Their Own
http://ATeddyForKeeps.org
http://ranchmama.blogspot.com/ |
