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| Motholelis Mom |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 1:05:12 PM
Hi all you beautiful farmgirls! I am brand spanking new at this but I am so excited to find your forum. For the past few years I have had these ridiculous yearnings to be a farmgirl. Ridiculous! Or so I thought. Then I found my very first MaryJanes Farm magazine last month and flipped! There are other suburbanite professional women like me out there who are true farmgirls at heart! Well, now, I am a REAL true farmgirl. Last week, I was presented with this beautiful opportunity to join this tiny little dairy goat co-op at a small community farm just a few miles from home and work. I am trading two acupuncture sessions (which is what I do for a living) for my very own, five month old, sweet little Nigerian Dwarf goat. I named her Motholeli after the little girl in the Alexander McCall Smith books, Number One Ladies Detective novels set in Botswana, which is not so very far from Nigeria. She is black and white with gorgeous blue eyes, and in only one week, I imagine that she has learned to recognize me! So much to learn about goats in general, and reading lots about the eventual kidding and milking, etc. In a world of too much virtual this and automatic that, I sit in the shade watching these lovely creatures, and it brings me back to my real, true self.
Blessings,
Deborah
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| nana5 |
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 4:32:17 PM
Welcome Deborah! I live in Michigan and know nothing about goats, so I look forward to reading more of your adventures and maybe seeing a picture or two!
Rebecca
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| Motholelis Mom |
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 4:24:48 PM
Hi girls, I have missed you! Judy, We say Lewis-ville here too! The little goats are getting bigger and are no longer suspicious of eveything we offer them. They were raised on cheetos and cherios before they came to live with us! But now they devour whatever "health food" we offer. Right now I am giving them lots of grape vines I have trimmed from the lawn,.. and the fence... and the trees... and the clothesline! They love them! Time just slows way down when I am hanging with Motholeli and her goat friends.
Have a beautiful week, farmgirls!
Deborah
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
-- Margaret B. Runbeck
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| herblady55 |
Posted - Jun 15 2010 : 11:10:53 PM
Welcome Deborah from Louisville, Ohio.... Only, we pronounce ours Lewis-ville. Go figure! lol Glad you joined us.
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
| Lin |
Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 6:59:37 PM
Welcome from Iowa, Deborah!! Your new baby sounds absolutely precious!!!! So happy you've joined this awesome group of gals!! You'll love it!! Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
| TeaPriestess |
Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 6:05:56 PM
Another hello from Georgia Deborah! I'm new too! I can't wait to hear about your experiences being a goat mommy! That sounds really cool!
"Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world."
- Tien Yiheng |
| Mama Jewel |
Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 1:47:23 PM
We had a whole bunch of rain the last few weeks, but now it's sunny! Think our Oregon rains went east your way. Your garden will love all the rain & rest assured, sun's coming your way soon :-)
Love...always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor 13:7
Farm Girl Sister #1683 Living Simply & Naturally
http://www.piecemama.etsy.com |
| KathleenL |
Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 1:31:14 PM
Deborah,
I thought I sent you a welcome last week but I don't see it so...
Welcome! I live about an hour south of you in Littleton. It's not actually Littleton but the Ken Caryl area if you're familiar with this side of town.
And yea, this rain is crazy! I remember this happening last year too because my tomato plants got fungus gnats from all of the moisture. This year I moved the pots under the porch overhang to try and keep them dry.
Good luck with your sweet little goat, Motholeli.
Kathy |
| Motholelis Mom |
Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 10:44:18 AM
It has been raining here for days and days, and if you know anything about Colorado, you know how unusual it is to go very long without seeing the sunshine. But I have my very own sunshine from all of you here on the "chat-porch". Who can be down in the dumps when their farmgirl friends are around? Have a wonderful Monday, everybody!
Blessings,
Deborah
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
-- Margaret B. Runbeck
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| wellswillow |
Posted - Jun 09 2010 : 05:06:09 AM
Welcome from upstate NY! Enjoy your little goat! What an opportunity!!!
Marcie
I enjoy chatting with my friends.
Sisterhood Member 1114 |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Jun 08 2010 : 10:01:35 PM
Welcome Deborah!!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
| TeresaJ25 |
Posted - Jun 08 2010 : 4:56:13 PM
Sending you a big, warm welcome from beautiful Long Island, NY. Deborah, I know that you will just love it here, and I look forward to future "chats" with you!
~Teresa
Farmgirl Sister #1348
*Anyone can criticize and complain and predict doom and gloom.
Be the person who fills the room with sunshine! |
| Motholelis Mom |
Posted - Jun 08 2010 : 2:53:16 PM
Hi and thanks for such a warm welcome! Everybody here is so friendly, I feel like I want to be a better, happier, friendlier person than I think I am already! I love the "forum decorum" of supporting each other and the "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" expectation here. Thanks MaryJane!
Ilene, I have not read those other series from McCall Smith, but I have defintely put them on my reading list. Thanks for the recommendation!
Beautiful spring day to all. :-)
Deborah
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
-- Margaret B. Runbeck
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| ilene |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 9:28:11 PM
A big hello from another Colorado farmgirl. Your new baby sounds like a treasure. I love the name you chose. I am a big fan of Alexander McCall Smith. Do you read his Scottish or English series as well? His books are pure escape. I happen to really love Scotland and his books kind of take you there. Do you know any farmgirls who would like to live on a farm near Burlington, CO?
Hugs,
Ilene, farmgirl 1547 |
| Mama Jewel |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 8:07:08 PM
*waving Hi from Oregon* That sounds like a really cool co-op that you're a part of!! I'm a "suburban farmer" too :-) Give your goat a hug from me! mj (mama jewel) :-) xoxo
Love...always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor 13:7
Living Simply & Naturally
http://www.piecemama.etsy.com |
| Heather B |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 5:04:53 PM
Welcome Deborah from your neighbor to the north in Longmont!
Congratulations on the goat and I'm glad you found Maryjanes! This is a wonderful place with many talented and caring women. I love it here and I'm sure you will to!
Heather
http://homesteadincity.blogspot.com/
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
Farm Girl Sister #662 |
| Ga Girl |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 3:08:27 PM
A big Georgia welcome goes out to ya too! So glad you joined us. Looking forward to hearing more stories about your little Motholelis. Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
Farmgirl sister #1156
www.KKJD1.etsy.com
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 2:32:31 PM
A big Wisconsin hay dare to ya Deborah! We are so glad you joined us! I just love Nigerian Dwarfs, that is the kind of goats we are going to have when we find our land. There are many friendly, talented and helpful farmgirls here for you.
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
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| Lessie Louise |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 2:12:06 PM
A big Missouri Welcome to you Deborah. Carol
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
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| Annika |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 1:31:54 PM
Deborah, a big warm farmgirl welcome from the lovely Palouse in North Idaho =)
I know that you'll just love it here! Congratulations on becoming a goat mama!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 1:10:10 PM
Deborah - welcome, so glad to have you here!! I just finished the No. 1 Ladies series (aside from the very brand new one) and just loved it. I hope you enjoy the forum.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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