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**Welcome Wagon:  Farmgirls in their 40's  |
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Bushel n Peck
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Tracy
Truly
MT
USA
251 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 10 2011 : 12:31:23 PM
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Roseann,
You will love your clothesline!
I have just started using 1/2 c vinegar as a fabric softener (we have very hard water), I was really skeptical at first, but it really works! I add lavender oil so there is a light scent on the fabric when it dries.
my blog: http://bushelnpeck.blogspot.com
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C. S. Lewis
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Maylily
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Alisa
Dinwiddie
VA
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 05:51:09 AM
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Very funny poem, Bushel n Peck! Sometimes we need to be dropped on our butts. Keep in mind it is not how many times we fall down but how many times we get up that is important. I forgot which witty person said that, but its true. This walking in faith with Jesus (again) takes practice at first. But I am liking it.
I am just squeezing in to this 40's group. In October I will be 50--oh yeah, half a century old! How cool is that?
Yep, 49 years old and learning to be the best I can be. My (second) husband and I have been together 6 years now. He truly is my Beloved. I have 3 children from my previous 23 year marriage, a 28 year old daughter, a 22 year old son and another daughter who is 19. I am so blessed because all of these children love me and we have such fun together. My husband adopted a special needs child in his previous marriage and he is 14. He has Reactive Attachment Disorder, does not love us and is not so fun. But he is getting the help he needs at a great residential treatment center with the hopes that he will have a change of heart, rewire his negative thought patterns and return home.
My husband and I live on a 3 acre farm in rural Virginia, but less than an hour from Richmond. I own and operate Willows Bend Farm, a greenhouse/nursery right here next to our 100 year old Victorian farmhouse. I specialize in Heirloom tomatoes and old fashioned flowers. I just got chickens and ducks a few weeks ago and I am loving them. Unfortunately so does our young dog,Maya, but she is learning that she can't go bowling for duckies. I do allow her to eat with them--she seems to love laying mash for some reason!
Yes, Roseann, you will love your clothesline. One of God's gifts is the smell of sunshine in sheets!
Right now I am reading Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Both encourage me to live authentically, fully, with abundance and joy--the way God intended us to live!
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Maylily
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Alisa
Dinwiddie
VA
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 07:39:45 AM
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It occurred to me as I was pulling the weeds from my walkway flower garden, that empty spaces will be filled in with something. It would be better to plant the empty spaces with something productive and useful. Then I thought of how this is true for our time and our spirits as well. Here's to filling the empty spaces with what I want instead of noxious, invasive, thoughts, words, or weeds!
Walk in Beauty |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 11:18:21 AM
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Amen to your wisdom Alisa!! You have a very pretty name!
Lori |
Edited by - crafter on Aug 11 2011 11:19:09 AM |
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Maylily
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Alisa
Dinwiddie
VA
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 1:25:13 PM
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Thank you Lori. God speaks to us in so many ways. I find weeding very meditative when I finally get around to doing it. Its easier to listen when things are quiet. I guess that is one reason I like working with plants. ;)
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
839 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 08:27:55 AM
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| I'm not 40 yet but I'm creeping up on it....can I join your group too??? I'm 38. Been married 8 years. Have a five year old and a 3 1/2 year old. I'm a Canuk (Canadian) who married an American. I enjoy gardening and then preserving the bounty. I have Nubian goats and make yoghurt, ice cream, cream cheese etc and I'm trying to teach myself to make cheese and milk soap. I'm homeschooling and loving it. I have chickens and just recently guinea fowl and I want Ancona ducks. Fascinated by spinning and weaving although I've never done it and I'm hoping to learn more about it and get alpacas. Just started with Satin rabbits. Want to raise meat and fur. My goal is to be as self sufficient as I can be and live a simple old fashioned life. I want my children raised farm style knowing how to do for themselves. |
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Acowgirlspirit
Farmgirl in Training
28 Posts
Sue
Lecompte
LA
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 1:04:33 PM
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Isn't a good thing to teach our kids how to take care of ourselves. My oldest son once asked me why he needed to learn how to set up a garden. My response to him was that they say that you might pick out a gal just like dear old Mom and your wife might just want a garden, and you will look like a hero in her eyes, knowing how to do it! He smiled and said, yea. hehe
www.triplenickelranch.com
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
839 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 1:20:02 PM
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| So true Sue. I'm blessed because my daddy is an old time farm boy raised on a stump ranch dirt poor so he knows how to make things work and build it himself. My husband is a farm boy too who knows mechanics, farming, welding etc. One of those that can make things better than the professionals. So when I needed a chicken coop my daddy and my husband built it with our toddler son helping. When my dishwasher quits working and poor little me has to wash dishes by hand (I'm spoilt and I like it that way) my hubby doesn't call in a repair man he fixes it. If something needs to be grown, crop wise, my husband is a genius at it. I don't take my vehicle in to mechanics because my husband can do it all. My areas are preserving food, gardening, livestock, children and natural medicine. I figure if we teach our children everything we know and encourage them to learn more on their own they'll be able to look after themselves and maybe help others along the way. |
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Bushel n Peck
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Tracy
Truly
MT
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 2:38:28 PM
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I can't agree more with the above posts.
I love my hubby! He's talented and very handy too. He's cutting wood now for winter, and I am gathering and preserving everything that I can grow, glean or get really cheap.
Wish more folks would get it through their heads that a government that does everything for you can take everything from you!
Kimberly, I think your are close enough to "40" to join us! We can be "40-ish Farm Girls"
my blog: http://bushelnpeck.blogspot.com
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C. S. Lewis
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
839 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 5:18:33 PM
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AMEN Tracy! I don't want to turn political on anyone but it doesn't take much to end up in a Hitler, Stalin, etc position. We need to know how to take care of ourselves and be thankful for our freedoms. :)
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jenguzman
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Jennifer
Sacramento
CA
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Posted - Aug 14 2011 : 9:43:15 PM
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Originally posted by Turtlemoon
jenn, that was quite brave and an adventure of your family, sounds like things are coming together though!
lori, ouch! A good reminder to us all though, glad you are ok!
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
http://www.etsy.com/shop/moonhonu
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jenguzman
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Jennifer
Sacramento
CA
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Posted - Aug 14 2011 : 9:56:20 PM
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to the site and am also new to this online chat forum. I may have accidentally posted something to someones message. It's blank, but if I did and your wondering what the heck?-Sorry!
Anyway, I would love to join the group. I was highly amused and somewhat relieved as I read of some of your daughters moving back in. I have a 23 year old that is moving back in for the 5th time. Two times I had completely redecorated for one of the younger boys so that they could have their own room, only to have to rewind for her. I think I'm losing square feet in that room.
So I have a total of 4 children. 23 year old daughter, 21 year old son, and 12 & 10 year old boys. Life is busy and full but when I can I squeeze in vegi gardening, reading, crafting ect....
So glad to find this forum and looking forward to getting to know some of you. |
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Bushel n Peck
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Tracy
Truly
MT
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2011 : 6:40:36 PM
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Hi Jennifer! Welcome! I look forward to seeing you around when you can squeeze in some forum time.
my blog: http://bushelnpeck.blogspot.com
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C. S. Lewis
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luckilady
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Jennifer
Loxahatchee
Fl
USA
113 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2011 : 6:09:09 PM
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I am turning the big 40 in November. This week I really feel it, been planting a lot of trees, but I guess that fact that I am still out there doing what I love, getting dirty and having fun is a good sign :) I always love every one of my B-days, no sadness, I have come through so much! I just stay busy and love my family and life and focus on only the positive, like finding all of you ladies, best part of my year so far!
~Jennifer
Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. ~ John Maxwell
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henlady35904
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Kim
Gadsden
Alabama
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2011 : 8:02:43 PM
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Yikes... I'm turning 45 in Oct but loving my life. I have 10 hens, 8 dwarf nigerian goats, a horse, 3 dogs, a veggie garden, tons of flowers, fruit trees. No children, divorced for 11 years but have a wonderful man in my life who too puts up with all my ideas. I knit, can, sew and hope to learn soapmaking soon!
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Bushel n Peck
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Tracy
Truly
MT
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2011 : 3:10:55 PM
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I just celebrated #41, I have been mostly positive about my age. I was just reflecting yesterday on the deaths of two of my classmates in the last year. They both died from breast cancer. It's strange how I have become like my parents and grandparents by reading the obits to see whom I have outlived.
my blog: http://bushelnpeck.blogspot.com
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C. S. Lewis
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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
378 Posts
Tanya
Port Orchard
Washington
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2011 : 09:50:36 AM
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Welcome Jenn! Yup, going to have fun with daughter tweeking her room a little with her moving home to finish school closer to home.
welcome luckilady jenn! lol, i know i have felt it this week too! Time zones, long flights and bad hotel beds this month have wreaked havick on my body. The two pedi's i am doing on clients tonight while sitting on the floor will so not help! (but the cash will be nice :) )
kim, welcome! it all sounds wonderful!
tracy, welcome! we come our parents eventually, lol!
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
839 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2011 : 1:23:02 PM
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It's funny you should mention becoming our parents, I just made that comment to my friend the other day. Her oldest is 17, mine 5 (I got a LATE start). It's just strange to think that she has a son that's the age we were when we were graduating high school together. And how much we have seen and done. The people we have loved and lost. You know you're getting old when...... LOL I thought it was hilarious when the gals that babysat for me were so shocked that I could be their mother age wise. Having such young children people assume you are younger than you are. :)
Excuse the mess & the noise, my children are making happy memories |
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momof2jrt
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Denise
grafton
wv
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2011 : 5:27:11 PM
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
839 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2011 : 6:21:52 PM
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CONGRATS on the grandbaby!!!
Excuse the mess & the noise, my children are making happy memories |
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Terrielee
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Terrie
Salem
OR
USA
3 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2011 : 4:49:39 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I am new to MJF and this is my first post. I am 44, the mother of 2 grown sons, and have been married to my DH for 26 years. I'm a city girl with a longing for the country. My job is associated with agriculture and so I get reminded of my dream farm daily. Someday I'm going to make that dream a reality. I love to quilt, crochet, and I'm learning how to knit. I look forward to getting to know you all. - Terrie |
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sondrak
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Sondra
Colorado Springs
CO
USA
33 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2011 : 1:00:02 PM
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Since the over 50's age group is so big, I was excited to discover there are some of us that are over 40.
Tanya, what a pretty name! (Granted, I have a sister name Tanya also, so I may not be completely unbiased.)
I'm 45. I have two kids in college. I'm still thinking I have time to find "Mr. Right" that I can be married to for the next 20-30 years with like so many of you.
For now three horses, two cats, a poodle, and lots of dreams keep me busy. I'm blessed to lucky live on a horse ranch that also has chickens, cows, and more horses than I can count.
[ size=1 ]You can take the girl out of Texas, but you can't take the Texas out of the girl.[ /size=1 ]
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2011 : 4:03:28 PM
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I'm 42. I've been married 6 wonderful years and we have a 4 yo boy. Married later in life (36). Started late on the family, but I'd rather have a child with the right man then have any with the wrong man. 30 was hard for me. I cried for 3 days because I was not where I had hoped to be at that age. But, I'm older, wiser and more happy than I ever was back then. Just wish I had more youth to keep up with my son and farm stuff.
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musicmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Wendy
Oregon
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2011 : 4:51:02 PM
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I'm almost there and honestly, I'm struggling with it a bit. I'll be turning 40 in March. It's hard for me to face that, but I've got some things planned that I've never done before thanks to an awesome husband and friends. (going sea kayaking, climbing Mount Hood)
I love where my boys are right now, but I'm kind of missing having a little one in the house. My boys are 8, 9 and almost 12. Pretty soon I'll be in my last year without a teenager. Where has the time gone?
Maybe that is what kind of scares me about turning 40. Life just seems to be passing by so quickly and I don't want it to.
It really helps to hear from some of you who are just a couple of years ahead of me. To know it's all right and even great!
So, can I join in even though I'm just not quite there yet?
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
Bob Marley
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1515 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1515 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 06:36:40 AM
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Bumping
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Farmgirls in their 40's
