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                 Simply Silly 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                    
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                Amy 
                Woodbine 
                Georgia 
                
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                       Posted - Feb 02 2013 :  3:30:27 PM
                        
                      
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                      Hi everyone!  I am so excited about joining this forum.  I have been learning so much from you all on the forum and would like to be a part of the sisterhood.  My husband of 24 years and I are planning to move to the Ozark Mountains in a year upon my retirement from the military. I almost cannot wait to have my own farm and live in the country again!
  Amy
 
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                 cajungal 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Catherine  Farmgirl Sister #76 
                Houston Area 
                Texas 
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                       Posted - Feb 02 2013 :  3:34:53 PM
                        
                      
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                      Hello and welcome! I look forward to hearing more about your life. 
  Also, Thank You! for your service to our wonderful, great country.
  One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." | 
                     
                    
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                 Annette Kath 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                    
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                Annette 
                Carlock 
                IL 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 02 2013 :  4:46:07 PM
                        
                      
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                      Hello Amy and welcome to the farm!
  Annette | 
                     
                    
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                 jan49829 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Janet 
                Gladstone 
                Mi. 
                USA 
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                 clothedinscarlet 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Siobhan 
                Battle Creek 
                MI 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 02 2013 :  5:23:56 PM
                        
                      
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                      Hi Amy! Welcome :)
  Farmgirl Sister #1110 Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05),  Bennett (7/11/07),  Truman (7/28/09) and baby Graeme (11/29/12) | 
                     
                    
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                 laurentany 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Laurie 
                Patchogue 
                NY 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 02 2013 :  7:27:29 PM
                        
                      
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                      A warm welcome from Long Island, NY Amy! I am sure you will just love it here! I have a friend in Kennesaw, Ga. Are you anywhere near there? Hugs,
  ~Laurie "Little Hen House on the Island"  Farmgirl Sister#1403
  View my New Blog: http://simplesuburbanpleasures.blogspot.com
  Everyday is a beautiful day, and sometimes the weather is even nice! | 
                     
                    
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                 Bear5 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 02 2013 :  8:47:01 PM
                        
                      
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                      Welcome, Amy. Enjoy your time on the forum. 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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                 rough start farmgirl 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                marianne 
                The Beautiful Pacific NW 
                Washington State 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 03 2013 :  05:40:10 AM
                        
                      
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                      Welcome from WA.  So happy to have you with us! Marianne | 
                     
                    
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                 Simply Silly 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                    
                78 Posts
  
                Amy 
                Woodbine 
                Georgia 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 03 2013 :  05:45:28 AM
                        
                      
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                      Thank you all for the warm welcome!  I am truly blessed! Amy | 
                     
                    
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                 shanda 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Shanda 
                Broken Bow 
                OK 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 03 2013 :  06:50:50 AM
                        
                      
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                      Welcome Amy, and Thanks for your service to our country. Enjoy your retirement and have fun here.
  Shanda
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                 Simply Silly 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                    
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                Amy 
                Woodbine 
                Georgia 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 03 2013 :  06:55:17 AM
                        
                      
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                      | I live SE part of Georgia - right near Jacksonville, FL | 
                     
                    
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                 wildflower17 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Judy 
                  
                KY 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 03 2013 :  11:45:10 AM
                        
                      
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                      Amy,
  Welcome to MJF. It is so much fun here! If I may ask why did you decide to move to the Ozarks for retirement?
  Blessings,
  Judy
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                 HodgeLodge 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Tiana 
                Berkeley Springs 
                WV 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 03 2013 :  11:54:04 AM
                        
                      
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                      Amy, welcome to MJF. Lots of fun things going on around here!
  Farmgirl #4817-The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.  ~Hanna Rion
 
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                 ceejay48 
                Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter 
                      
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                CeeJay (CJ) 
                Dolores 
                Colorado 
                USA 
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                 darlenelovesart 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                darlene 
                Loleta 
                California 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 04 2013 :  10:09:26 AM
                        
                      
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                      Hi Amy it is really good to have you on the farm and welcome.  I would also like to hear more about your plans to move to a farm in the Ozark Mountains. Thank you so much for your Service! hugs darlene
 
  I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. by Frances Farmer
 
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                 Simply Silly 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                    
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                Amy 
                Woodbine 
                Georgia 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  4:29:23 PM
                        
                      
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                      What a warm welcome from everyone!  To answer the questions of why I am retiring in the Ozark Mountains. Hubby and I have some acreage on top of a mountain that is absolutely beatiful, peaceful and quite (aka -Gods Country).  I have never fallen in love with a piece of land before until we purchased this 40 acres.  I don't know if you have experienced a sensation of land pulling your spirit towards it, but that is what this place did to us.  There were several partials of land we were interested in, but we kept being drawn back to this partial of land.  We can see our lives expanding into gardens, shop, and a barn to hold chickens, goats, and whatever else we decide to raise for food and self reliance.  If you have never visited the Ozark Mountains, I suggest you take some time to visit.  You will be amazed!  Bless you all!  Amy
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                 darlenelovesart 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                darlene 
                Loleta 
                California 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  4:33:33 PM
                        
                      
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                      I have always wanted to do that. Maybe someday. Thanks Amy
  darlene
  I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. by Frances Farmer
 
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                 Nana Shirl 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                     
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                Shirley 
                Kit Carson 
                Colorado 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 22 2013 :  09:21:06 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                      Welcome and ENJOY!!  I sure do!!  Blessings
  You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis | 
                     
                    
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                 HemetGardener 
                True Blue Farmgirl 
                      
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                Terri 
                Hemet 
                CA 
                USA 
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                       Posted - Feb 25 2013 :  09:25:16 AM
                        
                        
                      
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                      Amy, A warm welcome from California.  Please keep us posted as your dream comes true.  You are so lucky to be getting a real farm. Some of us just have backyard gardens and cats. Keep that dream alive! Terri Farmgirl # 4720 Hemet CA | 
                     
                    
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