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HollyHobby
True Blue Farmgirl

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Holly
Astoria NY
USA
78 Posts
Posted - Jul 12 2011 :  12:18:14 PM  Show Profile
Do any of you read Susan Branch's Blog? She had cute farm-theme today, and she ended with the following poem. Thought you might like it:

Let the wealthy and great
Roll in splender and state,
I envy them not, I declare it.
I eat my own lamb,
My own chickens and ham;
I shear my own fleece and I wear it.
I have lawns; I have bowers;
I have fruits; I have flowers;
The lark is my morning alarmer.
So you jolly boys now,
Here’s God bless the plough,
Long life and success to the farmer!

She attributes the quote as being in one of her Beatrix Potter books.

Here's the original blog entry, you'll love her artwork. Cheers me up every day! http://www.susanbranch.com/archives/1093?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SusanBranchBlog+%28Susan+Branch+Blog%29

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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~ Robert Brault

embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl

1487 Posts

Elaine
Ocean NJ
USA
1487 Posts
Posted - Jul 12 2011 :  5:22:32 PM  Show Profile
Holly~ I also love Susan Branch - looking at her books always cheers me. i love the quote!

~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822

"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki

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http://gusandtrudy.blogspot.com
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Joey
True Blue Farmgirl

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Joey
Gulf Coast FL
USA
1868 Posts
Posted - Jul 14 2011 :  04:24:12 AM  Show Profile
What a wonderful poem. I will read it to my farmer SIL when I arrive there tomorrow. I love Susan Branch and her artwork and have liked/used her stuff for years. I am a "city kid" but have learned so much from my farmer SIL. I respect what he does so much. Thanks for sharing with us. Joey

Well behaved women rarely make history.
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