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**Welcome Wagon:  Hello from Alaska!(Interior region)  |
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
106 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 4:26:35 PM
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I am a wife of 19 years to my dh and a SAHM and homeschooling mom of 4(18,12,8, and almost 1)We live in the country. We just moved into our home about 7 months ago. We live on an acre. We are looking forward to the temps warming up so we can plant some flowers and get some produce growing,too.My dh is thinking of putting in a horseshoe pit,too.Today it is 50 degrees and sunny. It was only 20 degrees when I got up this morning.
I enjoy cooking,baking(especially), cardmaking, paper crafts, cross-stitching,reading, country crafts and decorating.I have a sewing machine so I would like to do something crafty in that area and I would also like to learn crochet. I also sell Longaberger products although I am not focused on this too much.
Are there any farmgirl chapters up my way?
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Please check out my blog,too. I have some goodies on there.
Blessings,
~Tina
My food blog~
http://mysimplenorthernkitchen.blogspot.com
Psalm 62:5~ Find rest, O my soul, In God alone; my hope comes from him.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 5:13:41 PM
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Welcome to the forum from Eastern WA. I am sure you'll find a lot of kindred spirits here.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 5:14:05 PM
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Why Welcome Tina! You are going to fit right in here. The ladies are to friendly, talented, and knowledgeable. Enjoy!
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
11303 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 6:16:17 PM
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Welcomeing you from Georgia!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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solilly
True Blue Farmgirl
726 Posts
Lillian
Williamsburg
Virginia
USA
726 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 6:28:47 PM
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A very big Welcome from Virginia. I have not seen any girls from Alaska but if you check around if there are any you will find them. However one does not need to be close to talk and to learn or teach. My dh and I are doing a cross country trip this summer starting May 13. From Virginia to PA, to Washington state on to Alaska before we head back home. We will be going to Fairbanks as well as the national parks. It is very possible to set up some time to meet and enjoy some time together. Lilly 
learning the life I always wanted. |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 6:30:20 PM
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Hi Tina From Washington!!! I am so happy to meet another homeschooling mom! My mom homeschooles me and my brothers and sister too. :) I know their are other wonderful homeschooling moms too so jump right in!!!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 7:11:25 PM
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Welcome Tina - some time ago there were a couple of Alaska farmgirls but I haven't seen anything from either for a while - maybe you will provide some inspiration!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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peafarm
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Penny
South Dakota
182 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 8:35:04 PM
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I don't know Tina, if we can let you get away such a small introduction. Alaska is one of those mysterious places that so intrigues me. Can you tell us more what the "Interior Region" of Alaska is like? I'm sure it's just like they picture on the cable shows like "Ice Roads".
Penny
www.peafarm.weebly.com |
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 8:39:37 PM
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Hello from indiana. I homeschool as well. I don't know much about alaska, did see a garden show that featured a guy from alaska. I think you'll find it doesn't matter where your from around here. 'Farmgirl' is a state of mind and you seem to have it. You'll enjoy it here.
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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theprimitivepilgrim
True Blue Farmgirl
217 Posts
Michelle
Baggs
Wyoming
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 9:01:29 PM
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Welcome Tina~ We are in southern Wyoming, and also homeschool our 14 yr old son. It also sounds like we have about the same weather. So glad you've joined us You'll meet many wonderful ladies here~
~Michelle |
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 07:41:27 AM
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Tina, Welcome from Michigan. You sound like one busy lady. Glad you joined us.
Judy
farm sister 932
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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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 08:07:59 AM
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A big Wisconsin hay dare to ya Tina! We are so glad you joined us. My DH (that is dear husband) is going to be in Alaska for a couple of weeks in August with the Air Force. He can't wait to see the last frontier.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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beadbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
148 Posts
Therese
Valencia
California
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 08:45:55 AM
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I'd wish you a warm Southern California welcome, but it's drizzeling here this morning!
15 years ago my husband and I traveled through Alaska on the AlCan, and the a cruise up the inside passage 4 years ago. It is one of the most beautiful states, I think. We want to return someday and eat salmon in Tok again!
One thing that really impressed me, was the stacks and stacks of canning jars I saw in the grocery stores.
Glad to have you with us here!
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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sw80689
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Sharon
Papillion
Nebraska
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 10:36:42 AM
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Welcome from Nebraska, Tina! I looked at your food blog, yummy recipes! I will try a couple, always looking for new recipes, my sons love brownies. So glad you joined us. I want to learn to croquet, too. You will have fun here, enjoy. Looking forward to chatting with you.
Blessings,
Sharon
*We are all angels with one wing, the only way to fly, therefore is to embrace one another* |
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 1:28:29 PM
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Howdy from south Texas.
You will love it here. Everyone is so nice.
I visited your blog. Great recipes.
Have a wonderful day. Hope to see you around.
www.mrsrooster.blogspot.com
Farmgirl #1259
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 5:48:36 PM
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A Big Farmgirl (((Hug))) from NE Ohio! Glad you joined us.Enjoy!
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
106 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 8:06:52 PM
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Thank you for the wonderful welcome!
The interior region is beautiful(as is most of the state from what I've seen so far).The mountains are just gorgeous. On the way to Denali park, you feel like you are engulfed by mountains and it is almost surreal. We get temps as low as -60 below zero in the winter along with 4 hours of daylight.We wear T-shirts in 40 degrees and long-sleeves(no coat)at 30 degrees. It is not as bitter as you may think because of low humidity. Then in the summer we have 22 hours of daylight and temps usually in the 60's-70's. It reaches 80 maybe a couple of times. Alaskans grow big and beautiful produce here because of all the sunlight. People are really into hiking, walking and biking here.
Things are a bit pricey. To get a decent single family home, your looking at about $180,000-250,000. If you want to rent a decent 3 bdr apartment, it is about 1000-2,000 a month. Most homes are heated using fuel oil and that is about $2.69 a gallon. At the grocery store, cheap bread is 2.49, milk is 2.99,dozen eggs over 2.00.Believe it or not, sometimes the store has organic fruits and veggies cheaper than the non-organic so that's a plus!
My dh and oldest ds like to hunt so we have lots of moose and caribou in our freezer. I prefer the caribou. We just had caribou burgers on the grill the other night when it was only 40 degrees!When the calendar says Spring, we don't mess around. I am hoping that they will get some salmon this year.I prefer fish over meat.
Gas for your vehicle is over 3.50 a gallon.It takes $70-75 for us to fill up from empty.
You might also be surprised to find out that we have alot of the big stores here,too like Wal-mart(biggest one anywhere, we don't shop there much though because of all the imports,prices and poor customer service), Lowes, Home Depot, Barnes and Noble and more.
Of all the places I've lived this is my absolute favorite.Even though we don't have family here, we still absolutely love it! If anyone has anymore questions, ask away and I'll try to answer.
Blessings!
~Tina
My food blog~
http://mysimplenorthernkitchen.blogspot.com
Psalm 62:5~ Find rest, O my soul, In God alone; my hope comes from him.
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 08:34:29 AM
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Welcome from Iowa, Tina!! Your area of the world sounds so beautiful! Thank you for sharing all the information! Hugs, Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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YiberryYadeeKarin
True Blue Farmgirl
343 Posts
Karin
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 4:17:00 PM
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Howdy, Tina!
My now ex-dh and I spent our "honeymoon" in the Yukon in 1989. He worked as a RN at the hospital in Whitehorse. He'd work eight days and have eight off and we took every single road in the Yukon (Dempster, Canol, Nahanni, etc.) except for the one that goes to Atlin, BC. We were there July through September and before we came back south we spent a week visiting Alaska. Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage... We camped near Portage Lake one night and I sure wish we'd had more time to see that part of Alaska! Someday, in my dreams.....
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solilly
True Blue Farmgirl
726 Posts
Lillian
Williamsburg
Virginia
USA
726 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 6:22:03 PM
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Thanks for the info Tina my dh and did a cruise in 1996 and he loved it so much that he said his dream would be to make the drive. Well we retired last year bought an rv and are setting out May 13 this year on the drive. Maybe we can run in to you. Lilly
learning the life I always wanted. |
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Chives
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Victoria
Shelton
Washington
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 7:58:37 PM
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2010 : 7:04:04 PM
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Welcome from New Jersey!
hugs
jessie
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2010 : 7:19:22 PM
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Welcome from Kansas
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
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AliciaNak
True Blue Farmgirl
405 Posts
Alicia
Elko
Nevada
USA
405 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 08:24:20 AM
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Hi Tina! Welcome from Nevada, but I was born an Alaska girl.
I was born in Anchorage and we lived in Wasilla. Most of my extended family still lives up there, mainly in Anchorage. We try to go every few years to visit with family. My family moved to NV when I was 6.
I remember tin foil on our windows in the summer so we could sleep, moose stealing veggies from the garden (my mom thought it was the neighbors until we actually saw the moose doing it), and plenty of great seafood! My uncle lived in Fairbanks for a long time, it's one of the only places in the state that gets warm enough to use the AC in your car. lol
If you can make it to the State Fair you will see veggies that blow your mind! I remember broccoli heads that you couldn't put your arms around! It's the long hours of daylight that kicks the plants into high gear.
We are working on planning a trip in August or so, it would be great to be able to meet up with you!
Alicia
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.~Ralph Waldo Emmerson
www.blondenak.blogspot.com
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
3043 Posts
Judy
Bimble
KY
USA
3043 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 11:15:42 AM
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Tina,
Welcome from Kentucky...home of the famous Kentucky Fried Chicken and beautiful Cumberland Falls!!!
Smiles...
Judy
"Country Girl at Heart"... |
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