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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
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tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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 Posted - Dec 17 2005 : 10:40:32 PM
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Well, I suppose it is time that I introduce myself since I have devouring myself in your farmchick ramblings for the past day.
My name is Tiffany Carnal AKA "Twigs," I am a farmgirl at heart, nestled in a big ole farmhouse, surrounded by cows, horses, sheep and other farm critters as to which I get to enjoy but not have to fuss over, for they aren't mine. Our home is the in rolling hills of Kentucky, in the rural county of Henry, as to where my husband and I are raising our 4 children & 1 niece to live by Gods Golden rules.
I have a passion for creating things with my hands. I dabble in stitching, dolly making, rug hooking, needle punching, needle felting, wool applique, tinsmith, candles & wood working, rubber-stamping, along with graphics and every once in a while I'll toss in a meal or two, ha ha I love bringing things of old back to life and recently restored an 1800s general store for me to be shop keeper, to peddle my own primitive wares.
I enjoy designing and am a licensed designer for a couple companies designing linens, textiles, rug hooked items, houseware decor to fill our homes with wonderful treasures. I love to dabble in writing and am editor & writer of a wonderful primitive magazine called Mercantile Gatherings as to which we share things of old, wonderful stories, home decor pictures, primitive shops and other crafters lives & patterns who have a passion for primitives.
I am fascinated by the Amish and their way of living and have become friends with our local Amish family, and have them from time to time work with me. I love spending the day with them and learning of their ways. I journal my learning's down (before the blog days) and have called them Twigs Amish Adventures and would gladly share my learning's with anyone who is interested, just email me and I'll send them to you.
I have to admit I have never heard of THE Mary Jane before (please don't toss me out with the dish water), but I am thrilled to learn of her and her farmyard adventures and glad she is something other than a name for a pair of shoes.
I learned of her just recently by my dear sweet friend Frannie who came to my yearly pajama party and she brought with her the magnificent Mary Jane Farm Book, otherwise referred to as Frannies New Bible, hee hee. I literally eeewwwed and aaawwwed and drooled over it until she swiped it from my hands as to which I have to find a way to get my hands on my own copy of this magnificent book.
Currently my DH and I are redoing the old homestead that belonged to the old general store we purchased, with the help of the Amish we have begun gutting her down to the bare studs and are dreaming of bringing her back to life with a primitive colonial look. With visions of my old style home and expanding our store to include a fabric quilt shop, gathering room, and a primitive tea room. along with an Amish Market, nesteled amongst herb gardens and flower beds with bees and birds buzzing and chirping around, well as you can see I stay busy day dreaming building dreams but hope to make them reality soon.
I spent the day reading up on Ms. Mary Jane and am thrilled to learn of her life and her adventures. I think it is grand to help others out and especially farmers, our farmers here in KY are trying to find something to do now that tobacco has been bought out. there are a few organic farms and vineyards opening up which I think is fantastic.
After doing a search and reading up about you, (Mary Jane) I am so glad that Frannie introduced me to your world. Kindred Spirits I do say we share, the love of fellowship, companionship, hospitality, gathering, gabbing eating and sharing is what its all about.
I do hope to get time to live and learn from your wonderful farm girls, I hope to visit and share life mishaps with you all from time to time and hope you all will from time to time share yours with me as well.
Twigs
btw: just found your magnificant book online and have it being sent by snail mail to me soon oh i cant wait.
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 02:04:41 AM
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Welcome Tiffany!
Is there something in the water down there that makes you all so energetic? Frannie certainly is a bundle of energy, and so it seems are you! What ever it is, bottle it and send me some!
You sound busy, happy, and very interesting too. I hope you will post photos of your store & home as time goes by! A general store used to be my dream, I will live vicariously through yours.And if i ever get down that way, I'll pop in, but for now, welcome aboard! |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 05:07:59 AM
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Welcome Tiffany! I'm a fellow Kentuckian but am stuck up in Louisville. I don't think Henry County is that far from Louisville though, is it? My husband is from Marion County and I love visiting down there because it is truly beautiful! You will find that these women on this forum are all brilliant and fabulous!
My blog: mycountryhome.blogspot.com |
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Debs
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Debs
Wellington
New Zealand
100 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 06:13:21 AM
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Hey Twigs!
Welcome to the forum, I hope to head down Kentucky way next year to visit some farmgirls from this forum (Frannie and RachelLeigh included!) - and I definitely want to stop by your store! I am also fascinated by the Amish way of living - I never knew of these people before a few months ago as they are unheard of back home in New Zealand or in the UK. All the best for bringing your dreams to reality - do keep us updated on the progress! Oh, and you're gonna love MaryJane's book!
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verbina
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
randi
n.j
USA
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Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 12:33:44 PM
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| welcome tiffiany, i hear great things about ky and the amish. we are in new jersey looking to move. tell me about yourself and how you like ky. randi from jersey |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 6:34:45 PM
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Diane,
well hon i dont know about something in the water per say, seems ky is high on the cancer rate charts from the water so i dont think you want me sending you any of that, ha ha....but we are good hard working down to earth, country loving, sharing caring waving hand friendly folks.......
you can view my store and my house by going to my website here ill try to post links.
store pics: http://twigs-n-sprigs.safeshopper.com/333/cat333.htm?816
current house we live in pics:
http://twigs-n-sprigs.safeshopper.com/285/cat285.htm?816
the homestead we are redoing pics
http://twigs-n-sprigs.safeshopper.com/421/cat421.htm?816
oh tell me about your dreams of a store, you wont believe it but we paid $10,000 bucks for my store, and it was a blessing from the Lord i tell ya. its exciting but lots of hard work i do say.
where abouts are you? a nawthern girl i say?
thanks for the welcome and im sure ill be around when and if i can from time to time
twigs |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 6:37:21 PM
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Rachel,
oh hon you arent far from me at all, alot of my clientel is from louisville. i go to tensil town and gene snider all the time along with the st. mathews mall, how far from there are you? im about 30-40 mins.
twigs |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 6:40:05 PM
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oh debby,
if you have not met frannie and been to her cabins OH MY GOSH IT IS TO DIE FOR.....she is so whimsical and magical and oh just so free spirit i adore her, she is truly one of my most treasured friends that i so am thankful for. i know she has shared her age she is 65 and let me tell you, she acts 25 and looks 40, hee hee. you have to go to her place, i try to get my frannie fix as much as i can for i just lover the atmosphere she creates, truly magical.
email me and i will send you my amish adventures you will love them.
twigs
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 6:45:36 PM
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Randi,
oh hon i adore the land that i was born in and treasure the state i am from. Ky is a blessed state i do declare.
My husband had served 20 yrs in the United States Marine Corps & it was time to retire & choose a place to call our forever home. We packed our possessions and 3 girls & headed to the hills of Kentucky, & began re-doing an old 1800’s farmhouse in the small farming town of Port Royal.
We immediately fell in love with this community & the ‘salt of the earth’ folks who would help anyone out, even strangers. Most people just read about fresh-baked cookies & breads being delivered to your home, homegrown produce left on your doorstep by kind neighbors, & folks coming out of the tobacco fields to lend a hand. You know, Mayberry, TV for some folks, but for us it was reality. Port Royal is a place of true kinship & hospitality, a place we are proud to call home.
and you will find that in most rural places in ky. folks wave and say hello and smile, i just love it here.
now if you want to read my amish adventures just email me and ill send them to you.
twigs |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 7:06:48 PM
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Tiffany, I live about 5 miles from Tinseltown and about a mile and a half from Mall St. Matthews. I was there today, in fact (not a good idea a week before Christmas!) Our location is convenient but the one bedroom apartment really doesn't help my desire for the country! And I love the Amish lifestyle. You can send me your adventures if you'd like! I highly recommend the book "House Calls and Hitching Posts." It's about a doctor to the Amish living in Ohio - Fantastic read!
My blog: mycountryhome.blogspot.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 7:32:34 PM
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oh Twigs! welcome! welcome! you will love the girls and the girls will adore you! I have learned so many wonderful lessons of living the rural country life from you. And when you took me to an Amish family's home and introduced me .. it was just a highlight of my life here in Kentucky.
Farmgirls .. Twigs has so much to offer .. i've not met a kinder, more genuinely spiritual woman ever. I am blessed to have her in my life .. and you, too, will find her to be such a gentle spirit and positive, enthusiastic life force. xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie |
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CountryGirl85
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Laura
Oswego
IL
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 9:41:56 PM
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Oh Twigs, you sound just wonderful! Your shop looks like such a charming place and you are so very talented! If ever I'm down in Kentucky, I'll be sure to stop by! I would love to read of your Amish adventures - an e-mail's on the way! Welcome!
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 10:04:25 PM
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awww thanks laura, come on down and visit me in the hills, were just over the river and through the woods and its a wonderful time i guarantee.
just got your email and i sent them off so you will be reading a while im sure
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 10:06:45 PM
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aww frannie your such a sweet friend, but it is i who is honored and thrilled to have you in my book of friendships.......you just dont know how happy i am that you moved to the bluegrass, after all those years of gabbin on the net.....im gonna head your way soon, whens the calendar clear and are you decorated for CHRISTmas?
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2005 : 11:42:23 PM
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Tiffany,
Your home and store are lovely, so much fun everywhere you look!
I live near Seattle in Washington state.True blue yankee.
I used to dream when my girls got grown, I would harness my talents and have a shop. Well,the Lord had other plans, namely one daughter who is a single mother with three children, and another who has an illness that needs constant monitoring and care. Motherhood is never over!And I guess being a momma is what I was always best at anyway.
I do sell some wares on eBay, so that is fun and brings in some pin money.Too bad shipping is so expensive, I'd send you some to sell! |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 09:26:18 AM
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oh hon being a mother is he best job in the world, a blessing from God so you have hte best job on earth.
now what is it that you sell on ebay? got any pics?
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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Lavender Cottage
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Ellen
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 09:49:09 AM
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Welcome Twigs-I love your house-so beautiful and I took a quick peek at your store and will take another look here soon.
Your family is just beautiful.
Glad to have you with us. :)
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 11:16:22 AM
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Twigs,
WOW! I visited your shop and I absolutely love it! We are so glad to have you here. You do beautiful work and the shop looks so great. That's my kind of place. It's so good to have you here. I've already put your shop in my "favorites" so I can shop when I have more time. You and Frannie are so lucky to have found each other. Welcome.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 12:02:03 PM
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Twigs, Welcome! I'm so glad that Frannie told you about all of us! I just ordered a magazine from your website. I had to have the one with the story about Frannie and her log cabin! I didn't even realize it was your site until I started looking around from the links you posted. I really like your stitchery patterns! You are very talented.
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 12:32:51 PM
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oooohhhhhhhhhhhh! and the "Kindred Christmas" issue of Mercantile Gatherings JUST arrived!!!!!! some silly stories of my first winter 'down on the farm' .. and Twig's mom's (Judy) memories of 'The Perfect Christmas' on her childhood farm .. and the nostalgic gifts received ..
As with most small-town farm families .. Judy's was "large and poor" ... her story is filled with the childhood 'dreams' of a beautiful, large, farrmhouse with two stories, 12 foot high ceilings, a fireplace burning in every room with the light from the fire dancing on the ceiling". As in a far-away dream, Judy talks of a "long, curving, mahogany staircase decorated with emerald pine branches and romantic misletoe. And of splendid gifts that Santa would bring for her brothers and sisters that included 'electric trains with elaborate villages, and life-like dolls with dresses as magnificent as any queen would wear."
Judy goes on to tell that 'in reality' ... she and her brothers and sisters would go into the forest and find a small cedar tree and they would decorate it with hand-made ornaments, popcorn strings and lights that 'mostly' didn't work. "In reality" Judy tells of the tiny toys of cars, marbles, nail polish, knives and small dolls with eyes that opened and closed'. and .. a huge peppermint stick, oranges, bananas, grapes and apples.
Judy looks back over the years with love and knows that her family did, indeed, have the "Perfect Christmas" .. surrounded with love .. having a mother and father who loved their children more than life itself.
OH MY! and her ending parapgraph in her stories .. tugs at your heartstrings and ... well .. you will just HAVE to get the magazine to hear the ending!
This issue is filled with featured shops, homes, designers and LOTS of free patterns .. i think my most favorite this time .. is the "Colonial Snow Biscuits"! (hint: the only 'melting' they will do .. is of your heart!) xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
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tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 4:45:30 PM
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Ellen,
thanks so much for the wonderful compliments, our farmhouse is big and jammed full, but when we move into our other farmhouse i am going very sparse and really primitive, i cant wait, ill for sure post pics for you all as well.
do yo have a site or a farm?
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 4:56:22 PM
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Debbie,
thanks so much for the kind welcome, if and when you are ever in ky please stop on bye, we'd love to have you.
and oh yes frannie is a treasure freind for sure
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 4:59:15 PM
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Well thanks hon , im so glad she shared you all with me too. frannie will be a regular writer so i suggest you get a subscription it is cheaper that way just 18.95 an issue.
im heading to read your blog now so thanks for the reply
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 5:03:55 PM
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oh frannie i just love this issue, i think it just keeps getting better and better the more fay and i learn what we are doing, hee hee this issue is a hoot of you and your ramblings i just loved sharing yo with our viewers....
and arent her christmas cookies beautiful, and those you cant burn, hee hee
twigs
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Once upon a Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Ivy
Bartlett
TN
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 5:19:51 PM
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Hi Twigs. Welcome to the Farmgirl Connection. You have a such darling home and store.
I have ordered your fall issue of Mercantile Gatherings but I guess I need to get a subscription. I can't get enough of Frannie's ramblin's.
My dh and I are planning a trip to KY in the spring. I plan to meet Frannie and do some antique shopping. I will definitely find your store when we come.
Good luck with your new home and keep us posted on how it comes along.
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
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tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Dec 19 2005 : 6:03:47 PM
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OH IVY where bouts are you? ky is beautiful and frannies place is heaven on earth on i tell ya, cant wait to meet ya this spring
twigs
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