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Freyaskitty
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Lisa
Oklahoma City
OK
USA
16 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 12 2010 : 12:14:38 PM
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Hi Ladies,
I'm Lisa. I'm a surburban FarmGirl at the moment but doing my best to make my farming grandmommas proud! I'm very excited to be part of FarmGirls and can't wait to start working on my first badge!
Hugs,
Lisa :) |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2010 : 2:54:29 PM
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Welcome Lisa, You will love it here, so many wonderful, resourceful, kind women to share with and learn from. Tell us more about yourself, you'll find a lot in common with the farmgirls. I just had to post when I saw your user name. We have a delightful rescued cat named Freya. My user name is the name of one of our dogs.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Freyaskitty
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Lisa
Oklahoma City
OK
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2010 : 09:11:45 AM
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Hi,
Let's see. I'm 47, just celebrated my 1st anniversary, have a sweet little 3 y/o red-headed stepson,two cockitaels, a yard full of squirrels, and at least one mole bent on destryoing my fescue! hehe
I work full-time at a private college teaching medical administration classes. My husband and I are working hard towards me being able to stay home full time. We're shooting for about 3 years from now.
Meanwhile, during my spare time (yeah, LOTS of that), I love cooking, baking, decorating, embroidery, and crafting. I'm planning a small garden for next spring to join the herbs I planted this year.
My quiet time is spent reading. I devour books on just about any subject. I'm also a magazine junkie. Favs are MaryJanes Farm ('magine), Mother Earth News,& Natural Home.
I'm slowly transforming my home into a natural home. Right now, my focus is on our diet and grocery habits. We're buying local at the farmer's market, and I'm teaching my husband all about the evils of industralized animal farming.
That's me in a nutshell. :) |
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canyonwren
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Alisha
Reno
NV
USA
19 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2010 : 10:03:42 AM
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2010 : 1:15:49 PM
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Hi again Lisa,
Its fun to know more about you. Wow, a newly-wed, almost. Congratulations. I'll bet your step-son is a cutie.
Now for what we have in common. We have 2 cockatiels, along with 2 lovebirds and a rosey bourke, 2 dogs and 2 cats.
I'm a bit older than you, retired 2 years from teaching, for me it was elementary. DH retired a couple of years ago so we are at the stay at home stage. I like cooking, baking, sewing and assorted crafts. I got a wood lathe a couple of years ago and have been making lamps. I'm signed up for weaving classes and recently got my own loom, unfortunately its in pieces and thats a major task ahead of us.
Our garden is huge, but we've had time for it the last couple of years, it includes dwarf fruit trees, and a new little vineyard. Be sure to check out the garden forum.
I love reading too, but especially the summer finds our lives consumed by the plants. Check out the threads here about natural cleaning, etc. some great ideas. It sounds like you are well on the way to liveing a more natural healthy lifestyle.
You'll fit in here perfectly.
Enjoy!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Freyaskitty
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Lisa
Oklahoma City
OK
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 08:59:28 AM
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Hi,
Don't ya just love the cockatiels? They are the sweetest little things!
I learned how to spin with a drop spindle a few years back. It's so relaxing! Once I have a bit more time, I plan on getting a spinning wheel. I like the spindle but it takes a lot of time to make a small amount of yarn/thread.
I would like to learn how to weave and am so envious of your new loom!
I've very curious about your dwarf fruit trees. Have you had much success with them? Obviously, I would love to add those to the garden eventually. :) |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 4:24:05 PM
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Hi Lisa,
I'm Julie and I live in OKC also. I haven't done any badges yet either. Glad to see more Oklahomans here.
Julie |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2010 : 7:12:45 PM
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Hi Lisa,
Our male cockatiel is a tremendous singer, a couple of times a day he lets loose with a true serenade. We had him out of the cage when we had a young pet loving guest and happened to look at his leg band. He's 24 years old! His partner has to be close to the same age but was never banded. He looks just like a youngster. When our girls were teenagers they raised cage birds for pet stores and home sales. At one point we had about 300 cokatiels, parakeets, lovebirds and finches, a few conures and gray parrot. There were walk in cages in the basement. We found out that cleaning with one orange cleaner was like a birdie aphrodisiac!
I got a drop spindle too in a box of silk thread/yarn.
I'll write more about the trees tomorrow.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Freyaskitty
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Lisa
Oklahoma City
OK
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 09:39:30 AM
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Hi there Julie!
Glad to know there is another new Okie here!
Lisa :)
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Originally posted by Juliekay
Hi Lisa,
I'm Julie and I live in OKC also. I haven't done any badges yet either. Glad to see more Oklahomans here.
Julie
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Freyaskitty
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Lisa
Oklahoma City
OK
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 09:41:35 AM
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Awww..I bet having all those birds was so fun! Some work yes, but so darn cute!
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Originally posted by Cindy Lou
Hi Lisa,
Our male cockatiel is a tremendous singer, a couple of times a day he lets loose with a true serenade. We had him out of the cage when we had a young pet loving guest and happened to look at his leg band. He's 24 years old! His partner has to be close to the same age but was never banded. He looks just like a youngster. When our girls were teenagers they raised cage birds for pet stores and home sales. At one point we had about 300 cokatiels, parakeets, lovebirds and finches, a few conures and gray parrot. There were walk in cages in the basement. We found out that cleaning with one orange cleaner was like a birdie aphrodisiac!
I got a drop spindle too in a box of silk thread/yarn.
I'll write more about the trees tomorrow.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 3:28:32 PM
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A big Wisconsin hay dare to ya Lisa! We are so glad you joined us. A plethura of friendly, helpful and talented farmgirls here for you.
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Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 8:38:28 PM
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Hi Lisa I finally got back to the computer to share a bit about our trees.
There are trade offs with dwarf trees compared to standard size.
Negative - Standard trees have a lot more fruit are often hardier and produce for more years.
Positive - Dwarf tree take up a lot less space so you can extend your season by several varieties in the same space.
Dwarf trees have full sized fruit just not as much.
Dwarf trees start production earlier, often in a couple years instead of 3-5
Dwarf trees are a lot easier to prune, pick, spray, cover to protect early blossoms from frost.
We have a big older apple tree but were excited about trying other varieties. We started adding dwarf and semi dwarf trees in 2006. We are in zone 4 but have tried some zone 5 fruits, some had survived and flourished, some didn't make it. We've got apple, cherry, pear, plum, nectarine, appricot and peach. Our first apple trees are starting to product as well as cherry and apricot. The nectarines froze off last year but recovered so we're trying to come up with ways to shelter them. Many of the others are younger and we are taking it year by year. DH is pruning and training them along wires, called espalier so we can control them and keep rows to get through also a lot of disease problems are reduced when air can get around the fruit and leaves. We try to stay organic and are learning as we go. Since we both retired we have time to play around and try new things. We especially have enjoyed trying antique varieties. One problem??? is that our soil is so fertile, after years of raising rabbits that we have to really work to keep the size down on the trees. Do you have any specific questions.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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KayB
True Blue Farmgirl
540 Posts
Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2010 : 8:53:06 PM
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Welcome to the site, Lisa. Also another Okie here. I'm living in Del City although I've lived all over the OKC area, Del City, Midwest City and Sulphur. Then there was 9 years I was gone when I was active duty.
You will love this site.
KayB
Life's a dance you learn as you go |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 04:36:54 AM
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Welcome from Missouri!! So glad to have you, just have fun!! Hugs, Brenda
http:///www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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Freyaskitty
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Lisa
Oklahoma City
OK
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 10:20:46 AM
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Hi Ladies!
Thanks Mary, for the tree info. I'm just now looking into the idea of a few dwarf trees so I don't even know what to ask! ;)
KayB, I'm a former AF gal too! I was only enlisted for 4 years but it was awesome! And Brenda, I'm originally from the Springfield MO area. I moved to Oklahoma in April of 99.
Thanks to the others for your warm welcome!
Lisa :) |
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