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Canadian Cowgirl
Farmgirl at Heart
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Tova
Grafton
Ontario
Canada
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 Posted - Aug 16 2005 : 12:31:00 PM
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Hello sisters. I was so excited to find this site after I picked up a copy of Maryjanes Farm from our local bookstore. My husband and I have 127 acres in Grafton, Ontario which is one hour east of Toronto. We have Black Angus cattle, quarterhorses, a mini donkey and a menagerie of cats and dogs. No kids yet. We live a double life of working in the city (to pay for the farm - silly isn't it?) and enjoying our little piece of paradise. It took us a while to get the operations of the farm down pat but we now have housesitters that live on the property, care for the animals and do odd jobs. I have just left an executive HR job to start consulting with the hope of spending more time on the farm and in my garden. I would love to chat with other city/country mice who are struggling with this balance. I have also recently gotten into Team Penning with my horse Cino and am looking to find out more about it. It's a great sport and there is a whole underground circut in Ontario. I look forward to hearing from ya'll
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countrymamma
True Blue Farmgirl
78 Posts
Rural Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Aug 16 2005 : 2:35:10 PM
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Hi and welcome from another Canadian. Glad to have you here.
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
666 Posts
Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2005 : 3:37:04 PM
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Tova,
Welcome!
Nice to have another one of our neighbors to the north join us!
Sounds like you have your little piece of heaven on earth already!
Enjoy the forum!
KarenP
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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Posted - Oct 11 2005 : 06:11:26 AM
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Hello there Tova!!
I too was once a city girl (dowtown TO) no I live in a sleepy little town(?) in PEI on a dairy farm. We have one black Angus and her name is Big Mama. Do you name your animals? SOme of the old timers here tell me not to name my "food"
Anyhoo, welcome to the site from a fellow Ontarian Cheers! Mella
"I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2005 : 09:28:35 AM
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Welcome Tova! Glad to have you on board! Love your name too. See you around the forum.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2005 : 3:02:57 PM
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Welcome, Tova! I love Canada, especially "T'ronto". Used to go there a few times a month when I lived in NY. Again, Welcome, you'll love these ladies.
Patricia
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Kay in Kentucky
Farmgirl in Training
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Kay
Dunnville
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2005 : 4:42:59 PM
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Welcome TOVA!
My Mother was Canadian, she was from St. John's Newfoundland and imigrated with her parents to Boston MA. My Grandparents always spoke of home and the folks there as though they had just left. I have visited a few times and wish I could have stayed longer. Very nice people there especialy the rural folks. Dairy farms are a lot of work, but if you like cows your in your realm.
Kay
My blog;
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