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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
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 Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 12:06:21 PM
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Hi everyone....
I've been a member for a while now, but unable to find my way around. I hope I'm successful at at least introducing myself. I feel like a newbie and am looking forward to getting to know you all.
I live half the time in Italy, and half the time in California, going back and forth every 3-4 months. In California, I live in suburbia and in Italy I have a very small piece of land that is home to a variety of animals... all girls! I have two pygmy mountain goats (Stella and Luna), a dozen chickens (one of whom is named Phyllis, after Phyllis Diller due to her lovely plume), two geese (yet to be named) a little terrier mix named Lulu Valentina, and an array of strays that find their way in and out here on a frequent basis.
I'm a farm girl at heart... and I'm an artist. Even if only in my mind.
I hope you will write to me and introduce yourselves. I look forward to hearing all your stories.
xoxo
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be. |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 12:28:00 PM
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Hi Leslie! Welcome to the farm! I am so glad to met you! As you start finding your way around, I have a suggestion of what helped me when I first started... up on the top right of your screen, above your log-in name, is an "active topics" button. Most of the time, after I sign in, I click that button. It will pull up all the topics that have been commented on since the last time you signed in. This was helpful for me to not feel overwhelmed when I first started coming to the Farm, and I still use it quite frequently! Anyways, hope that helps, and I look forward to getting to know you :)
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
1138 Posts
Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
1138 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 1:27:14 PM
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Welcome, Leslie --- Yes, the "Active Topics" is a good way to start! At some point, I found my way to "my" group, which is the Over 50 Farmgirls. I have made such good friends here. Lots in common (and lots of differences) so we all have a good time. Enjoy browsing!
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
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Kangaroo Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Teresa
Red Oak
Texas
USA
253 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 1:33:53 PM
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Hello Leslie welcome to the farm.
my you sound like you have a interesting life!
everyone here is so nice wont take long to learn
your way around. the topic suggestion at top of page
is the way to go!
would love to hear about your goats and hens.
Dance Like No One Is
Watching. |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7819 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7819 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 2:51:50 PM
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Welcome to the group Leslie! You did great at introducing yourself and will soon find it easier to get around here. It sounds like you are a very busy women going back and forth between your two homes and taking care of all those animals. Italy sounds like such a great place to live. I would love to visit there someday. Looking forward to getting to know you better.
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TexasWildflower
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Wanda
Hallettsville
Texas
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 4:53:58 PM
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Hi, Leslie! Don't worry about finding your way around. I'm still lost most of the time. Haha! But, some of these gals are real pros, and always happy to help.
You are amazing, living in Italy and California. Hats off to ya!
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
www.wandasturrock.com
'The Simply Lived Life' blog http://www.wandasturrock.com/website/blog/ |
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KristiW
Moderator/Farmgirl True
639 Posts
Kristine
MaryJanesFarm
USA
639 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 6:38:56 PM
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Welcome Leslie! I'm so glad you jumped in and introduced yourself. Your dual life sounds so wonderful. I have yet to visit Italy, but I hope to get there someday. Make sure to keep exploring the forum because there's great stuff happening here all the time. And any one of us would be happy to answer questions. We do like to "cluck" 
Kristi
Farmgirl Sister #6
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Janice
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
Janice
Vancouver
WA
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 7:13:40 PM
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Hi Leslie,
Welcome. I am original from southern California...Glendale. I am interested in what kind of art do you like to do? I like to make jewelry and would love to learn how to make metal art someday but for right now my main passion is decoupage.
Janice
www.etsy.com/shop/vintageartist61 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 8:57:35 PM
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Welcome to the farm Leslie. What an interesting life you lead with so much travel. I have a grand daughter born in Rome. She lives in Ireland now. It is really fun to get to know one another. I am a quilt-maker living in a medium size city. I garden, have koi fish, two cats and a husband. We raise bonsai trees, vegetables and flowers. I love to draw and read. I majored in journalism and foods in college. I taught art, quilting, cooking and sewing. Glad to meet you.
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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
17 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2016 : 10:49:48 PM
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Oh, MY! What a nice surprise it was to find so many nice responses to my introduction! You're all quite awesome!!! I so very much appreciate knowing I'm not out there... wandering around in "internet space"... all by myself! HAHAHAHA!!!!!
Thank you for reaching out to me!
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be. |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9601 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9601 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2016 : 04:48:57 AM
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Leslie, welcome to you! Sounds like you enjoy your travels and your animals. Would love to hear about them. Who looks after them while you are in California?
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6798 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6798 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2016 : 05:31:28 AM
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Welcome Leslie from sunny Florida! We are so glad you stopped and introduced yourself. How exciting that you split your time between California and Italy! What sort of art do you make? If you can, post some photos of you little farm in Italy so we can all meet some of your critters.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
17 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2016 : 07:54:00 AM
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Thank you for your interest in my tiny little farm. I'm not even sure it should be conSIDERED a farm, but in my mind it is, and maybe that's all that matters. Here are some photos of my life here, in Italy. I hope you will enjoy them.
There's always work to be done around here. Here, we're moving some raised beds. We "raised" them in an (unsuccessful, as you will see) attempt to keep some of our little crops safe, from Stella and Luna.
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As you can see.... THAT was a ridiculous attempt! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
It's difficult to capture ALL the chickens in one shot since they move around all the time... but here are some of them. "Rooster Cogburn" is the white rooster, and Foghorn leghorn is the red one. Sadly, both of them passed away this last year... of old age.
And here are the others. Most of them anyway....
And... Introducing Phyllis!
The geese... yet to be named, and I'm open for suggestions.
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The cat who just recently showed up in our yard.... Seems the word is out that we provide a loving home to strays. :)
My precious Lulu Valentina.... A rescue terror (oops! I mean terrier) mix. I don't know if we saved her, or if she saved us, but in any case... she completes our family.
And my husband, whom I frequently refer to as Peter Pan... (he's the one on the left.
Thank you so much for asking for the photos. Most people carry photos of their kids. Me? It's my animals I carry photos of.
Looking forward to reading about all of you, and looking at YOUR photos!!!
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be. |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7819 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7819 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2016 : 1:02:42 PM
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Leslie, thank you for sharing such wonderful pictures. I love being able to see your farm and all your animals. Your last picture makes me laugh! Thank you for clarifying which one was your husband!
Krista |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
7296 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
7296 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2016 : 06:04:08 AM
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Love all the pictures of your farm animals and oh yes Peter Pan:-)
Welcome to the farm, looking forward to getting to know you.
Hugs,
Deb
#1582
Blessed in Colorado
"You must do the thing you think you can not do." Eleanor Roosevelt
Women are Angels,and when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to fly on our Broomsticks. We're flexible like that.
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Sobyn
True Blue Farmgirl
752 Posts
Sabrina
Kansas
USA
752 Posts |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13803 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13803 Posts |
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Sydney2015
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Sydney
Minnesota
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2016 : 8:21:56 PM
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| Leslie, I'm new too. I've been a member of the Heritage Jersey Organization(HJO) for about year so I know a think or two about how it works(when I first started in HJO I didn't even introduce myself in the welcome wagon because I didn't know how). But anyways, Welcome! |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6798 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6798 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2016 : 05:28:25 AM
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Leslie, I loved the photos of your beautiful farm critters! It is a lovely farm, you have!! Keep us posted on all of the fun and excitement that is going on there.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2016 : 4:59:23 PM
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Leslie, you do have a farm! Such fun to have the pictures. Pictures always give us a new insight into who we are talking to. Thanks for sharing.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2016 : 6:24:42 PM
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Leslie! What a farm!!!!!!!!!! Looks absolutely wonderful, and a very happy place. Lu Lu Valentina and the grey cat stole my heart! More pictures, please. Welcome.
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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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
17 Posts |
Posted - Feb 18 2016 : 11:36:43 PM
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Thank you so much for all your messages. Who would've thought I would get so many!!! You girls are awesome! Because you asked... here are a few more pictures of some of my babies.
"Blankie Time" is a very important part of our day.
Everyone wants to help around here.
At the end of the day, nothing beats a lovely glass of Prosecco. After all.... We live in Prosecco country!
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be.... Sign me
Leslie - Farmgirl #6157 |
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
1509 Posts
Alicia
Charlestown, IN
1509 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 05:22:25 AM
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Hello Leslie!!! A dual life! How very interesting. We will be back and forth between our home in the woods and our new farm this year. But it is only a 3 hr round trip. I cannot imagine! Lol. Who takes care of the farm when you are in Cali?
Many Blessings- Alicia #5232
https://derbauernhofsite.wordpress.com
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DandeeRose Farmgirl Accessories and more!
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain." |
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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
17 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 06:49:58 AM
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Hi Alicia...
A dual life, indeed! I must say... Life in the suburbs of Los Angeles is more than a far cry from living in Italy! It's like having a driveway that is 6,000 miles long. I go from one home to the other. Cooking, laundry, gardening... there are constants in both places. Fortunately! Otherwise, I would feel I spend my whole life on vacation!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
You'll have you're work cut out for you, too!
We are very fortunate to have not only our best friend living right next door. Quite frankly, it was his idea to begin with, to have all the animals and create a "farm", rather than just have land. He helps us out when we're away and doesn't mind at all. At least that's what he says. :)
Tell me about your farm? How much time do you plan on spending in each place, and who will be helping you?
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be.... Sign me
Leslie - Farmgirl #6157 |
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Kristine
Farmgirl in Training
15 Posts
California
USA
15 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 07:06:48 AM
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Hi Leslie, I'm a Farm girl at Heart! It's so nice to read your post! Your life sounds amazing!!! I have been a "newbie" for years now; so I'm really glad I followed your post; because; thanks to the other Farm Girls; I now have a direction to go with the suggestion of the "Active Topic" button! Thank you all!!! Leslie; your dog is very similar to our "Pixie" She rescued my "Husband!" She makes him laugh every day; as he plays tug-of-war or "Red Dot" ( laser) with her!!! We live in a small town; and we live on a regular city lot(1/3 acre) But, I think of it; as our little farm! |
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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
17 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 07:24:53 AM
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Hi Kristine!!!
Your Pixie is aDORable!!!!! And yes! She looks just like my Lulu only both of Pixie's ears are up. LOL!!! I understand, all too well, how the animals rescue US! Lulu rescued me, for sure!!! 1/3 acre, or 13 acres... It's what you make of it that counts. It's nice to meet you, and I hope to chat again sometime. By the way... you didn't mention where you live? When I'm in California, I live in Studio City. :)
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be.... Sign me
Leslie - Farmgirl #6157 |
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