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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
281 Posts |
 Posted - May 21 2007 : 5:38:16 PM
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Hi, I'm Peg Graham, currently living in Chesapeake,Virginia...soon to be somewhere in North Carolina (close to Duke, possibly Wake Forest area) as soon as we can sell our house here!
I have always dreamt of living on a farm, in a lovely old Farm House, with a huge farm table in the kitchen...growing pumpkins and peaches, making homemade bread and jams, growing a garden and canning. I 'might' get that chance, if I can find the Farm House in NC...and afford the price.
Anyways...I'm married to James and we have a total of 5 children, 4 living with us. James' work is in computers...he's a Systems Engineer, far from Farming, I know. Not like I want any huge farm...just enough for me to get my 'skirt in the dirt' and grow organically.
Hope to meet all of you and share ideas!
miles of smiles~
Peg |
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BackyardTreasures
True Blue Farmgirl
189 Posts
Anne
Connecticut
USA
189 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 5:40:58 PM
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Welcome Peg! Glad to have you join us here. I'm sure you will enjoy it here. I haven't been here long, but the farmgirls here are so warm and friendly and will really make you feel at home.
~~Anne
www.homesteadblogger.com/BackyardTreasures |
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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
281 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 5:48:09 PM
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Thanks for the 'welcome'.
miles of smiles~
Peg |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 6:01:04 PM
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Boy are you a kindred spirit!! You will love it here and it will be fun to get to know you here!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Reepicheep
True Blue Farmgirl
78 Posts
78 Posts |
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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
281 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 7:32:44 PM
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Jenny- I learned to can when I was about 11. We lived in New Jersey and went to a local Peach Orchard and local farmer's garden for tomatoes and green beans....canned until my elbows were red from squishing tomatoes (but they made the best spaghetti sauces). Pop made food storage shelves in the laundry room for Mom and each day we'd eat something from what we canned.
Mom also had a wheat grinder and ground her own wheat to make gluten and bread....my favorite thing was smelling fresh wheat bread, hot from the oven and putting peanut butter and honey on it! Yum!
Never had any farm animals....but when Bergy's Dairy was in full bloom, we'd visit weekly to watch the cows be milked (4:30am and 4:30pm), buy fresh milk and other farm fresh items. (I do have 3 cats though)...hehehe.
miles of smiles~
Peg |
Edited by - Peg Graham on May 21 2007 7:33:36 PM |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
1476 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 7:36:53 PM
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Welcome Peg, I'm over in the Richmond area of VA. Came from NC in 2000. My hubby is a computer guy too. We are working toward that dream of a small farm ourselves....lots in common, but I only have 3 kids, 2 at home.
Again, Welcome and I hope you get your skirt in the dirt soon!!
G
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
http://auntgeorge.etsy.com
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 7:45:56 PM
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A big warm welcome to you Peg! I hope all your dreams come true! I will keep my fingers crossed for you! Keep us posted!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
"Cherish the memories and in our hearts they shall live forever!" |
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QueenofQuiteAlot
True Blue Farmgirl
865 Posts
Dalyn
Milk 'n Honey Ranch
Central, WA
USA
865 Posts |
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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
281 Posts |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2007 : 9:59:45 PM
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Hi, there, Peg! Welcome to the 'Connection -- you sound like a farmgirl to me! I know you'll just love it here - these gals are great - and I can't wait to get to know you better - Enjoy!
XOXO, Libbie
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2007 : 02:38:06 AM
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Hi Peg, it is great to have you here! Thank-you for sharing your dream with us! We will be anxiously waiting for the "I have my farm!' message so we can all celebrate with you!
Welcome!
Angie.
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
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Runbikegrrl
True Blue Farmgirl
250 Posts
MaryAnn
Waterbury Ctr
VT
USA
250 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2007 : 04:58:36 AM
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Welcome! I am new to these forums too and having a great time. I a the daughter of VT'ers so even though I grew up in "the burbs"...I learned quite a bit...wish I had paid better attention though...I was such a tom boy out climbing trees and stuff. Never watched my grandma can or do her crewel/tatting ....things I now wish I new how to do...ha ha
So many interests so little time! |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2007 : 09:13:55 AM
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Hi Peg,
So nice to meet you. Welcome!!
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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horse
True Blue Farmgirl
371 Posts
laura
pontotoc
mississippi
USA
371 Posts |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17453 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17453 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2007 : 7:09:01 PM
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Welcome Peg,
The more you chat with the gals here the more you will learn from them, even laugh with them and share e-hugz as well.
It's a great e-farm.
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2007 : 8:24:31 PM
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Peg,
Welcome and so glad you found us! I do so hope you are able to find that perfect place to get your skirt in the dirt in NC!!! Many of us here have that and many of us here dream of one day having that, so either way, you fit right in!  I look forward to getting to know you better as I see you around! All the best with your move!
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 - May 22 2007 : 10:27:33 PM
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| Peg don't worry you will be there one day even if its in the backyard of the subburbs dirt is dirt even in a container.Sew what you plant. Go ahead live your dreams in anyway you can. See you on the boards. |
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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
281 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 5:10:06 PM
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Thanks FarmGirls.
Yes...no matter where I live, it's where my heart lives, right?
miles of smiles~
Peg |
Edited by - Peg Graham on May 23 2007 5:10:40 PM |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 09:08:22 AM
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Hi Peg!
Welcome to the forums!
Someday when I have my land and farm I too will be the one being the farmer- not my fiance. But thats okay! Us farmgirls are tough and know how to dig in and get it done!
How is the house selling going?
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 09:38:57 AM
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Hi Peg - and welcome to our farmyard!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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mkmomus
True Blue Farmgirl
248 Posts
Merle
Greensboro
NC
248 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 10:29:44 AM
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Welcome Peg! I'm in Greensboro but my son is at Duke (he's 24 in June-- any daughters close to his age???????--he just broke up with his long time girl) We'll kind of be neighbors.
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