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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
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 Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 4:50:39 PM
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Welcome Sweet jay.. So great to know you!!!!
I have a daughter that ALSO goes by the Name Jay!!
Which is always a surprise in a Job interview isn't it? they usually expect a man to walk in.. & in her case.. In walks this 5'8" Blonde girl! not what they expect!! But then the name says it.. Doesn't it Dear Heart!! Strong Girls!!!
I live just outside Tampa ..
So we are sort of neighbors from your old Home!!
You take care of yourself Please!!
& know you have SO many Aunties here thinking of you!!
Lot's of love,
Kathie
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 5:09:23 PM
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 5:40:10 PM
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Welcome, Jay! Glad you found us. :) Thank you for your selfless service on our behalf. You will be in our prayers.
Karin
Wherever you go, there you are.
Come visit me at:
www.madrekarin.etsy.com
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katiem
Farmgirl in Training
25 Posts
kate
memphis
tennessee
USA
25 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 6:59:40 PM
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Welcome to our little piece of heaven.
Youll enjoy this Mary Jane chat place and there's something of interest for everyone here.
so glad you had time to post a intro.
We will all love to keep up with you. Let us know how you are and know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
THANK YOU is not even close to enough to express how much I appreciate your willingness to serve.
My son was in the army - served a while back in Bosnia.
All my best.
Also draft horses are cool. My sister and her husband used to raise Belgians. The are truly gentle giants.
Let us know how we can help with any answers to questions about farm life.
Kate
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 11:24:55 PM
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Welcome!! So very glad to have you!! Please do stay safe and I wish for you a safe return home! I also enjoy the things you love, as do many of us here!! So you have found a farm to belong to right here with us! I look forward to getting to know you better!
With prayers for your safety,
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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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 11:29:57 PM
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Welcome Jay! It's so nice to meet you! You will love it her, the ladies are all wonderful!! Please stay safe and I hope you all get to come home soon. Thank you for everything you do! Many hugs..... |
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Cheryl
True Blue Farmgirl
919 Posts
Cheryl
Magalia
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 05:57:32 AM
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Welcome Jay, So nice to meet you. This is a wonderful forum and I know you will just love it here. Thank you for all you do and God bless you.
Cheryl
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 |
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Kelly43
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
NJ
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 07:23:08 AM
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Big farmgirl welcome to you Jay!! We all thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your bravery and what you are doing for our country!! I'm really interested in homesteading too and I love draft horses. We live by a living history farm and there is a big plowing contest there on labor day weekend. Teams come from all over the east coast. You and all your buddies over there stay safe. We'll be praying for you. Just let us know if there is anything we can do for all of ya!!!
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NightCrawler
Farmgirl at Heart
2 Posts
Junette
Al Asad
N/A
Iraq
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:00:41 AM
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Wow! FarmGirls from all over the world, newbies and salties! How amazing and comforting to know that there are women out there whose hearts still cling to the tried-and-true principles and honors of being a FarmGirl! I'm warmed by your farmgirl welcomes; I truly appreciate it! I'll try to answer a few of the questions y'all had:
1. I found out about MaryJane while I was stationed in North Carolina looking for an Organic Farm to volunteer on. MaryJane's PayDirt School came up as one of the first few options on Google and the rest is history!
2. I can't post my address on a public forum like this, but I do appreciate all the offers for sending me stuff out here. It's all good, 'cause I'm leaving this place pretty soon anyhow.
3. Yes, as soon as I get the money saved up to purchase the land cash (half-way there), I'm going to start homesteading when I leave the service. While I'm enlisted, though, I'm gonna work on securing those skills that a homesteader needs to know: cooking, carpentry, canning, cheese/icecream/yogurt-making, pickling, midwifin', first aid, knitting, sewing, crocheting, animal care, driving draft horses, plowin', harrowin', plantin'... the whole she-bang. I'm probably just going to start out with a garden with chickens, rabbits, a pig, and a milk cow, though. We'll see!
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 11:37:45 AM
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Well, kiddo, those ambitions will keep you busy for a while!! You sound like a resourceful young woman who knows where she's going and how to get there. It brings my faith in today's youth to a higher level. It's hard to look around and see all the violence and nonsense. then there are young people like you. God bless.
When will you be leaving Iraq? we can get your address through the email system here at the post. We can just email you and you can email us back with the address. If you want. As you said, it's all good. Farmgirls like to share especially with other farmgirls.
love,
Patricia
check out my etsy site http://ThePlayfulFarmgirl.etsy.com
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 5:58:25 PM
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Welcome aboard, Jay. You're off to a great start - lofty ambitions and the willingness to go after them. And this is truely the right place for you. We hope to hear more about your life over there as well as your plans for your homestead. You sound very resourceful. There is so much here at MJF that you'll be able to use in the future and there are a lot of us who will be willing to answer any questions you have.
And as the others have said, I too appreciate your service to our country and salute you with pride in doing a second tour of duty. I bless you and send thoughts of prayers for your safe and swift return. God bless.
Peace and love,
Annie |
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