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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9666 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 06:29:43 AM
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Carol Sue,
I don't know where those fairies are either because they have not been around here for awhile. I had to clean up my sewing area yesterday and I didn't see even a stray wing!!
I did however find my BWOB apron that is all cut out and ready to sew. Christmas is really cutting into my craft time. I sorta just pass by all my projects and stand eyeing them with desire but never seem to get the time to sit down. The only reason I cleaned up my corner a bit yesterday is because that is the room where we put our Christmas tree.
hugs,
Denise
"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands."
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 08:34:08 AM
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| And Bev has such a sweet way with things, might as well always have as pot of coffee and tea on to share a good story, but open only hours that suit her you know. |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 09:35:23 AM
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Carol Sue: Well, my room is about done...just have a bunch of projects and stuff to put away before it is clean now! It may not be all clean until next Tuesdayish...moms civil war dress along wih little sisters and grandmas all need to be done by the 12th....so if I'm not on much..its cause I'm working away on those...when those are all done, I've got to get my butt in gear and get the Christmas presents done....wish me luck!
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 09:49:10 AM
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| Go Nay GO!!!!! |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 10:22:10 AM
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Naomi, good luck on getting those presents done. I have been busy with my website sales, and with mom's sickness. It will be different around here this year.
We get a new refrigerator this Saturday. I can't wait. The other one is about 19 years old and we never liked it. The refrigerator is showing its age and we are hoping that it will hold up until the new one arrives.
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 10:48:59 AM
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Bev,
I used to supply the fresh goat's milk and my friend was a beekeeper. She'd make milk and honey soap. Couldn't keep it made fast enough!
I milked every 12 hours and bottle fed 4x day for 6 weeks then reduced it to 3 times a day..Introduced free choice hay and grain. Of course, my kids were all in the "nursery" yard away from the dams..Plus I pasteurized the milk that went to the kids as part of the CAE prevention.
You can have a blood test run but it's not failproof. My herd was CAE negative but I backed it up with the pasteurization of the kids milk...seems to be what most herds do to further insure a healthy herd.
You could milk just once a day..filter the milk and freeze it. Then once you have enough built up you can make a batch of French Chevre. My recipe starts with 5 quarts of milk and I believe that yeilded just over 2 pounds of cheese. It can be packaged (with no seasoning or additions) and will keep in the freezer up to 6 months. It's one of the easiest and tastiest cheese to begin with. It's a soft cheese and can be used in so many ways.
So the only way to get any milk is to seperate the kids from the dam and milk her and bottle feed them. You can always supplement the milk with a "Land o the Lakes" milk replacer..it's good quality or supplement with cow's milk. The cost is about the same either way. Sounds kind of weird to think about feeding a goat cow's milk but they thrive very well. Many of the milk replacers have too many fillers and cause the scours and you don't want that..LOL
Did you buy from a local breeder or have them transported to you?
Talk to you later, Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 12:21:23 PM
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We had the goats transported from a breeder in Maryland....not too far away. I know it is hard to understand having animals that don't produce....but you have to understand the OOOOoh and AAAaaahhhh appeal that these critters have for me. I just LOVE animals. We'll see what happens with the milking.
Yes, Jess, I have thought of opening up a little shop in that old log cabin that sits by the road on our property. You can see the picture of it at the top of my farm blog. It is over 200 years old and pretty sound...would make an adorable country store.....the only problem is: we are so very rural and get hardly no traffic....maybe 5 cars a day at most. Sure would be fun to have a little shop and always have a pot of tea and cookies out....socializing and shopping at a very slow and friendly pace...just like the old days.
Well, I had better get to work....tons yet to do today. I embroidered my patch this morning....
backed it with heavy interfacing and then felt and then trimmed with buttons and old lace. The embroidery was a bugger....teeny, tiny little red stitches on that old henny! Glad it is done.
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 1:03:04 PM
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Bev..thanks for posting the patch...I wondered how hard it would be to embroider that small. Love the buttons and lace! Is the patch big or is your jacket small?
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Happy Holidays to my FARMGIRL sisters!
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 2:08:34 PM
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| oh that looks good, I have not gotten my patch in the mail yet, and i cannot decide on a jacket either, I think if I do go with the jeans jacket, it will need to be a yummy flannel lined one as I get cold too easily in regular jean jackets..I am not much of a jean jacket girl, but we will see what I come up with. I am looking for a jacket pattern that I like, but have not yet found one. |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 2:11:57 PM
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oh and with your animals..i totally understand farm pets!!! Good for you Bev.
I have a friend who has a similar log cabin, he set it up as a vintage book library, and now he has this huge vintage book collection. There is another building on his property that he set up as a quaint little general store, he got all the stuff, and it is amazing. Just for his own personal smiles you know, and the library you have to hike or ride horses to and there is hitching posts out front. |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 3:29:34 PM
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Bev,
what about a seasonal.."day at the farm" event..not to where you have to keep the store open all of the time..but have planned events at certain times of the year. Maybe open up a "mini petting zoo " area for kids. Have someone on the farm take kids on hay rides at scheduled times.
And have the country store open at certain hours.
But perhaps an all day event for families.
Just an idea.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 7:31:58 PM
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| we have a couple who has a small sheep farm, with some other livestock as well, they have days where they invite the public..something to think about down the road Bev..it is hard to invite people you do not really know to nose around your farm. |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 8:35:51 PM
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Bev,
I l0ve g0ats and sure d0 miss the 0nes that we had. Nubians and th0se 2 were s0 sweet. Y0urs are s0 darn sweet.
Nay, Girl y0u are d0ing g00d getting all that y0u d0 d0ne. Ahhhh t0 be y0ung....hahahahahaha
Hey Jess are y0u still cleaning like crazy, 0r are y0u in that sewing r00m getting ready f0r Christams.....crank up that Christmas music and g0 f0r it girl.
later......
listening to the quiet moments
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 8:59:18 PM
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| cleaning and sewing all in the same day..clean a room, lock the door, sew for 1 hour, clean a room, clean a room, scrub the crapola outta the floor, lock the door, fall over from exhaustion, fold a couple loads of laundry, get up put it away....over and over and over again, but I am not makin much headway. |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
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Posted - Dec 04 2007 : 9:50:33 PM
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| Hearing the pain its everywhere but just think in the second week of Jan. its back to our time! |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2007 : 07:37:56 AM
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OMG!!! That bag is AWESOME!!! I keep thinking , "Bev has surely found her niche doing....blah blah blah" and then you start cranking out something else that's entirely fabulous! That would be like $100-150 maybe $200+ in some mountain boutique shoppe.
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2007 : 07:41:41 AM
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| oh man...Bev...that is the best one yet..I think you have found something that really works well with your creativity...that is absolutely freakin amazing! Congratulations to you Bev on such a wonderful piece of art! |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
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DeepsouthMamma
True Blue Farmgirl
1454 Posts
Autumn
Southwest Louisiana
USA
1454 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2007 : 08:51:48 AM
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OK that's it! That is the cutest bag ever!!!
I'm wanting TIME to copy everything Bev does!!!
I just love wool felt and I just can't get the time to work on it right now.
My house is on a House Tour on Friday and I have to get it cleaned up!(Don't be impressed- it's all about encouraging each other to enjoy our homes not IMPRESS everyone with how BIG or FANCY they are)
Very humbling to open up your place to others for "viewing"- at least I know most of the women on tour!~
Keep inspiring us Bev!
Blessings
Autumn
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2007 : 09:08:04 AM
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| oh autumn..i do not envy you...but great incentive to get her all clean and gussied up! |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2007 : 09:53:15 AM
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Thats really neat Autumn...how fun!! Do you serve any refreshments on the tour? Do you decorate like crazy????? How fun!
Well, it is snowing here. Just cut out 4 more reversible aprons...I think today might be a cutting day.
We are having a Christmas party Sunday afternoon....so I have to decide what food to make for that. Will do the cooking Friday and Saturday. Decorating all done...that reminds me I promised Jess picture of smallville.....coming right up!!
You can visit Maven Haven here: http://motherearthmusings.blogspot.com/
Visit my workshop at: www.beehavenmaven.blogspot.com
Visit our farm at: www.beehavenacres.blogspot.com
Aprons and other fun things for sale at: www.honeybeez.etsy.com |
Edited by - Bee Haven Maven on Dec 05 2007 10:35:20 AM |
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New Apron(and more) Sew-a-long...cont. from before
