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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1165 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1165 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 12:50:02 PM
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Hi all!
I have been on the forum, lurking for a bit, but as of the other day, I bought my FarmGirl membership and started a Chapter. yay! I already have 3 girls who are interested.
My husband and I own a 15.43 acre farm in East Texas. We have chickens, guineas, ducks, geese, rabbits and I have some parrots and 3 dogs. We are all about going back to the land and homesteading. We have only been here since October of '08, but we've made a lot of progress, and I started a blog about the whole shebang in December '08. I have been selling eggs to locals and now am working on selling fruits and veggies. I love to garden, draw, craft, sew, cook, can, and learn anything new! Just the other day, I actually butchered my first turkeys! It was a whole new experience for me, but I was so proud to have grown my own meat. (and it's deeeeeelicious, may I add?) Anyway, I love life on my farm and everyday is like a dream here.
I also just wanted to say how much I really enjoy this forum. Everyone seems so very polite and helpful here, whereas on some other forums, people can be downright rude and snippy.
Thank you for making me feel so welcome!
Adventures in Homesteading!
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 1:43:50 PM
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Hi Amanda! Welcome from Iowa!! So glad you are with us!!
Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
1406 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 6:36:34 PM
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Hi Amanda. Welcome!
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
Farmgirl #680! |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 6:36:41 PM
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Welcome Amanda - glad to have you join the conversation. Have fun with your chapter!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 7:07:28 PM
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Welcome Amanda!!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 9:01:15 PM
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Welcome Amanda.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 04:25:42 AM
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Glad you joined us. 
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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Catherine
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Catherine Ann
Temple
TX
USA
166 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 08:42:50 AM
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Welcome from another former lurker, Amanda LOL!
Blessings,
Catherine :)
http://lovelivingsimply.blogspot.com/
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 10:34:02 AM
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Howdy from southeast Texas. I live on the eastside of Houston.
You will love it here!! I haven't been a member long, but I love it.
Have a wonderful day. I also put your blog in my favorites.
www.mrsrooster.blogspot.com
Farmgirl #1259
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solilly
True Blue Farmgirl
726 Posts
Lillian
Williamsburg
Virginia
USA
726 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 10:46:05 AM
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Welcome Amanda you will love it here and the girls. Lilly here in Virginia 
learning the life I always wanted. |
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sw80689
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Sharon
Papillion
Nebraska
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 11:48:43 AM
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Welcome from Nebraska, Amanda. That is great you have started a chapter! You will love all the wisdom and inspiration from all your new farmgirl sisters! I am new, too. So glad to have you join us.
Have a great weekend.
Blessings,
Sharon
*We are all angels with one wing, the only way to fly, therefore is to embrace one another* |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 5:18:05 PM
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Welcome Amanda! Wow! Three ladies in you group already. I envy... Good Luck with your chapter.
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
West-Central WI Farmgirls
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog...Charles F. Doran |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 6:14:03 PM
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Hi Amanda, welcome from Ga.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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beadbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
148 Posts
Therese
Valencia
California
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 08:51:28 AM
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Welcome Amanda! Your farm sounds wonderful!
Therese
Farmgirl Sister #1217
If you ask me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud. ~Emile Zola |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1165 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1165 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 3:35:18 PM
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Thanks everyone! I know I will love it here. I have another interested 'girl' now! As it turns out, a lot of women are wanting to know how to do things that our grandmothers could do :0) Plus, couldn't we all use some 'sister' time, anyway?
And, thanks to everyone who has taken the time to stop and read my blog. I have read a lot of your blogs, too. :0D
a
Adventures in Homesteading!
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 5:15:36 PM
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Welcome Amanda. Your blog cracked me up. I could just picture you and the chicken staring each other down .And your explanation of store eggs vs. fresh farm eggs...Egg-cellent! You are a real go-getter. Good for you. Sounds like you have a really nice place to be proud of! You Go Farmgirl!
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1165 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1165 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 12:17:53 PM
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Thank you, Judy! Yes, me and the Little Red Hen had it out that day, let me tell you! I've never cussed a chicken until that day, lol.
I love my farm, Judy, it is heaven on earth!!!!
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a
Adventures in Homesteading!
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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homsteddinmom
True Blue Farmgirl
441 Posts
Brandee
bullard
tx
USA
441 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2010 : 08:04:14 AM
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Welcome Amanda! dont get to the welcome wagon much so a little late on the welcome!Let me know when you are gonna have a meeting!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
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