Hello to all my new Farmgirl friends! I am Dori, your new Ranch Farmgirl for MaryJanesFarm and I am so eager to get to know you!
Have you ever had something that was the simplest thing but carried with it a very deep meaning? That is what this sign was for me for many, many years.
As most of you know (those of us that have a few decades behind us), we spend our lives periodically reinventing ourselves. Life kind of requires it and, in my opinion, you’re better off if you go with the flow of stretching yourself to fit into the new you whatever that might be. That said, here I am again … percolating on some new ideas.
Rebecca says: I am so sorry to hear this. Yours is one of the best blogs that FarmGirl has. Good luck with whatever is next in reinventing yourself. I am 55 so I know exactly what you are talking about.
Maureen says: Best wishes on your new grand adventures, whatever they may be. I will so miss your blog, you’ve made WY one of the most beautiful places in the country. God Bless!
Adrienne says: I’ve enjoyed your posts over the years and I wish you health, happiness and much love in the years to come!
brickhorse says: Shery, I will miss your posts. It made such a positive difference in my life to be able to read about your life, because some of the aspects are similar to mine. I wish you Godspeed as well, and hope that your new percolating ideas will lead you to fresh growth and new paths of enrichment on this great planet. I have never met you, but you have indeed left hoof prints in my heart. Thank you for sharing so much with us.
At 64 I’m working on some reinvention of my own. Best wishes to you, Shery, as you head out on this latest adventure! – Fawn
Linda says: Disappointed at best. You were my favorite blogger on MaryJane’s site or any site for that matter. You have a way with words most other writers don’t. Please let us know why this sudden change of heart and if there is any possibility of reconsideration.
Pat Hicks says: Yours was my favorite blog! I’ve never even posted a comment before, but now to tell you how much I will miss your stories from the ranch. Happy trails and best wishes to you.
bobbie Calgaro says: Dear Sherry,I will truly miss your blog, partly because we are so close in age and attitude (i’m 60) but mostly because you have always given me a sense of home and the importance of the small but lovely things in life. Your style has touched me and made me work hard to make my home lovely with the things around me. Go well with God’s blessing on whatever road HE leads you down next. Thank you for such a fulfilling read. Hopefully one day our paths will cross again. Fondly, bobbie
Connie says: I undersstand it, but I can’t believe it. Where will I go to take a break from work. So So Sad.
Taffra says: I am very sorry and sad to see that this is the last time I will hear from you. I looked forward to your posts. Ranch Farmgirl Blog is the only thing on MaryJane’s Farm that I enjoy any more.
Your posts were always beautifully written and the photos stunning.
Best wishes to you.
Taffra
Gracie says: I just discovered you blog and I am so glad that I had the opportunity to be able to read it. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with us. Enjoy your next endeavor and maybe just check in once in a while to update on how you new adventure is going. God speed and blessing to you.
jana says: Are you quitting the blog? I just joined Mary Janes Farm and I’m just curious. I can so identify with your statement about reinventing ourselves. I’m 48 and am coming up on completing year one of beginning gardening and livestock(urban, but country-wanna-be). I farmed some with my dad but didn’t know enough to strike out on my own. I was looking forward to the wisdom from the other farm ladies here. Cheers!
Denise says: Good Luck to you Shery, I’ve enjoyed your adventures. I especially loved the Getting Your Glamping On. Never been a big fan of camping, but I love those campers and you girls have such fun. I have a group of ladies, we are scrap bookers. We have that much fun too. Not sure if they would consider glamping. It’s a thinker. Hope you continue to live your very special life to it’s fullest.
Carol Norwood says: Shery … Godspeed to you too. I am really going to miss your blog but I totally understand that you need to do other things. God Bless. It has been fun! Carol
Martha says: Thank you so much for sharing your life and wisdom in the wonderful writing and photos. It has been such a privilege to read about your blog. I will certainly miss it! May God bless your next endeavor.
Diana Henretty says: NOOOOOO!! The thought of saying good bye is hard.
I loved your post these past few years, they are uplifting and inspiring with all of your pictures of the life that you love so much.
As the Ozarks faces a Arctic blast just around the corner, lots of ice rain and snow coming, so we all face many storms and changes in our lives, sometimes they are good and sometimes not so good, but change is so needed in all of our lives.
You will be greatly missed, when I look out off my front porch into the western sunsets, I will think of you on your ranch and be grateful for all the times we have spent together so far away, but close in heart.
Sending warm Ozarks hugs today, Diana, Noel Mo.
Meredith says: Oh no! I will miss your blogs, they have been my favorite. Blessings and good luck with whatever is on the horizon for you Shery!
Nina Cole says: Best of Everything to you. I like your spirit.
Nina
Mary Rauch says: I don’t know what to say! Now I am mad at myself for just reading and "soaking in" all the treasures you have shared and never telling you so! Isn’t that just like selfish old me?
You are (and have been) APPRECIATED and ENJOYED so much all this time! Now I’m gonna cry!
Ranch Farmgirl love coming your way in your future endeavors!
Joy says: What!!! I for one will miss your wonderful stories of your ranch life and thoughts and photos of life in general. I quite often thought you should be publishing a book with your way of describing your goings on and great photography. Best of luck in whatever your next adventure will be. You will be missed here.
Joy in Oregon
Mary says: Shery,
Best of luck on your new adventures and thank you for sharing yourself and your beautiful part of country with us. You will be missed. Fondly, Mary from Montana.
Cyndy says: Shery:
From the reader’s standpoint this is very sad news, but from the standpoint of someone who would want only the best for you, Happy Trails indeed! I hope that you might let us know how you are doing from time to time, perhaps through MaryJane. Hugs and all the best!
Cyndy
nameNancy says: Shery, I am sorry that you are going to stop writing your blog. As a visitor to Wyoming in the 90’s I fell in love with the whole state. Your writings have take me back there, joyfully. I am 70, so I know a little bit about reinventing yourself. Sometimes you just have to. I know that your younger readers will miss your knowledge about life and your older readers will miss your musings and we will all miss your beautifully written blog. Happy trails to you also.
Susan Margetts says: I will miss you words of wisdom and beautiful pictures….I wish you well on this next part of your journey…Godspeed
Jan says: Oh, I am so sad that you will no longer be sharing your blogs with us. I have always looked forward to reading your wise and kind words, and looking at the beautiful pictures.
I send to you blessing from above and will miss you terribly.
Happy Trails to you too and I do hope we meet again.
Jan
marilyn says: Shery, we will miss you. I have always enjoyed reading your blog. Thank you for your input these past years. Good Luck in your next endeavors.
Oh what are you going to do? Please contact me sometime I love your writing and would love to meet you in person. You inspire me with your blog an I will sorely miss your musings on life. Have alot of fun in your next adventure!
Vivian
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Cori says: I am going to miss your posts. I loved hearing about ranch life and shed a few tears with you over your wonderful horses. Bless you with whatever you endeaver to do. Many Happy Trails to you!
Oh Shery, going to miss your Farmgirl posts! Just turned 56 myself today and I know what you mean by reinventing ourselves over the years. Will you be letting us know what you are up to somehow? FAcebook? I follow you there so maybe that is where I can keep an eyeout for you…Sorry I do not always comment but I have always read. Thanks again for all you wonderful views into your ranch life.
Bonnie says: I have so enjoyed your musings, photography and all the wonderful things you have shared over these few years.
Blessings to you as you set out towards new adventures!
Sending big hugs!
Linda Smith says: Hello Shery,
I have looked forward to reading your blogs and will miss you. Best of luck in the next chapter.
Happy Trails,
Linda
Margie says: Sherry, sorry to hear this, you will be missed…When one door closes, another one always opens, Sending you Blessings in where ever your heart leads you,
Best Wishes Always
Claudia says: Loved reading your blog!. I will miss you. You inspired us all to move to the next level, be it glamping, kindness, gratiude or just full of all out love! Thank you!
Janice says: I am in shock! I so look forward to your blog…the incredible photos, thought-provoking ideas, and a glimpse into the ranch life. Thank YOU for all of that and more. I don’t know what I’m going to do without you in my life. Happy trails to you as well and I hope your trail and mine cross somewhere again in the future. Blessings on your re-invention.
Janice
Mandy Maddocks says: Sorry to see you go! 🙁
Stacy says: Have enjoyed your words, wisdom, & photos! Sad to see you choose another trail. Wish you all the best in your future endeavors! From one ranch girl to another! ;0)
Ann says: Good luck with your next set of adventures. I am bereft that you are no longer blogging as I enjoy your writing and photographs very much and looked forward to your monthly blog as my favorite MaryJane’s farm girl. I’m a few years older than you but your stories always resonated with me and I feel like you are a kindred spirit. I wish you joy and wonderful time with your family and friends. Ann
First, you will be missed, loved all you have had to say and share. Second, good for you! I hope your new adventures bring you great fulfillment! and lastly, I hope to find my path as you have found your’s. Check in with us every once in awhile! Not good bye, just see ya around the ranch! – Stormy
Joan says: For you I wish you all the best in whatever you have reinvented yourself into!!! BUT for me, will there be another super great read, enjoy another farmgirls day out, glamping in the little Cabin? My oh my I am sure going to miss you in my life. God speed and Merry Christmas to y’all. LvU j
Bonnie says: Oh,Shery, so gonna miss your blog. As others have said, yours was my very favorite of the Farm Girl blogs. Always looked forward to sharing in your life with your wonderful way with words and the stunning photos. I have not been west of Chicago, so your blog gave me a very realistic look at ranch life. I certainly wish you well in whatever you choose to do. I have to admit I selfishly wanted a much longer farewell blog.
Godspeed.
Rosemary says: Sorry to hear ! Love your blog
Teri Personeni says: Hi Shery,
sorry to hear you are not going to be blogging anymore. I have always enjoyed your writing and the adventures you have shared. I can sure understand the need to pull back and review life from a different perspective. I will greatly miss your stories and philosophy.
TeriGrace says: Oh Poo……. I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed your posts! For all this time you’ve felt like one of my best friends. I wish you well but know that you will be terribly missed…..
Jan says: I can only wish you the best of luck and say that I understand! I will miss you terribly. Of course you are my favorite, too. I am wishing that I will find you somewhere out there in some form or another, since it will be a true loss to think of not hearing from you again…
Is there any way that you could share your new path with us?
HeatherLynn Martin says: Dear Shery,
Wishing you much happiness on your new endeavors. Your love for life and respect for all things great and small shows in your posts. Your kind words and amazing photos have touched us and all of our senses. Thank you.
I am glad we could be sisters.
Donna Collins says: Shery, So sorry to see you go, I’ve enjoyed every one of your posts (you are my favorite!) This is the first time I’ve actually commented, & since this is your last post, I really wanted to thank you for sharing a peek at your life with us! I’m so glad I can check in on you on Facebook. Good luck! All the best, Donna
Sharon says: Hi Shery, I love your blog….it is the only Farmgirl blog that I read. I have a sad feeling to let you go. I understand your need to move onto other things. I wish you the best, remember to be kind to yourself, be gentle to yourself, and to love yourself. A loyal reader…always…
Connie Sadowinski says: So sorry to see you go!! I have enjoyed your blogs! Best of luck to your new adventures, wherever they lead you! Take Care, and may you continue to be blessed!
Connie from Alberta Canada
Dorothy says: Shery – I will miss your blog and the wonderful photos you have posted for us. Enjoy your new endeavors.
Judy says: I have enjoyed every post…… looked forward to them. Such amazing photos and writing. Very best wishes to the lovely lady I believe you to be.
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Is there a season of thankfulness? Shouldn’t they all be? I guess it is good that we emphasize it even more now. This IS the season to put ourselves in heightened gratitude mode, getting good & stuck in the groove of gratitude. The best part of being in the thick of thankfulness is that almost by magic it multiplies. How sweet it is!
Karen says: This was a great picture of what & how you live every day.
Carol says: Shery … As always, a great post. Love all the beautiful photos of your world. Your post is a great reminder that we all should be so thankful for the many, many blessings we each have. I enjoyed your perspective. Happy Thanksgiving! Carol
Judy says: Amen.
Mercedes says: Indeed so much to be Thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours
bobbie calgaro says: The pictures are gorgeous. The sentiment spot on and as always you touch my heart. Happy Thanksgiving.
Judy says: It truly is the smallest things that are the most treasured, offer the most to be grateful for. Thank you for a beautiful post.
sheri, you will be surely missed by this farm girl. I enjoyed your post the most, I looked forward to every post. I cried to hear you were leaving. I feel as though I knew you. so long my friend. I wish we could be Pen pals. A friend forever , Juanita Massey
GoodGollyMissMolly! Things ’round this outfit have been busier than usual. Must be the close of a season – as in the door officially slammed shut. There are still several things I/we need to do before winter sets in. One of the ‘check list’ assignments was to take senior photos for a young friend [Jessica] during her favorite season … Fall. Here is one – taken on a high bluff at the family ranch. C’mon in to see the rest and some of the other ‘ranchy’ goings on … in every nook & cranny.
Amy says: Shery,
Love your house and love seeing the prairie. I live in SE Ohio in the hills of Hocking County and enjoy seeing your wide open spaces. I wish I could say my house looks as nice as yours. I am too afraid to make a mistake so just leave it as is. You inspire me.
Betty Benesi says: Ok so we’re in the Santa Cruz mountains in California so we need firewood. Only one night cold enough so far to build a fire. I need to clean out my pantry before the holidays. Mine is an old pie safe with screen doors actually made out of packing crates. Hem my new curtains and maybe paint the stair case. My husband wants me to stencil "Duck, Duck, Goose on the lower steps because our first story has lower than normal ceilings. We don’t have snow like you do so we can still do stuff outdoors except when it rains:)
Kim Robbs says: Love the pictures! thank you for sharing, but have to find out where your daughter got the long black coat or did you make it?
My list is always longer than I can expect to get done. I put it away for a while because we are getting ready for my hubs parents 50th anniversary and decided just to mostly keep my mind on that and give myself a break from waking up at night stressing about my long list. I have decided that sometimes it is nice just to do things as I see them and not worry about the rest for a while. The Christmas season is coming up and there will be plenty back on a list soon enough. Love all you decor and finds. I canned beets for the first time this year. I have found I will need to grow quite a few more next year because I only ended up with 5 pints. We did roast some in the oven to eat also. Well just taking a break from some business of Grands visiting so back to my task at hand. Hope you get another Glamping trip in!
Shery,
Wow! You are one busy lady. I’ve been reading your blog for awhile now and am so impressed with all you do. At the top of my list these days is fixing up my 1955 12′ Lakewood Camper…she’s a cute little thing that needs some TLC, luckily my hubby is "into it" (he actually surprised me with it a few weeks ago, which is "surprising" considering he gave me much grief about wanting a vintage camper for the past few years). Seeing you and your gals glamping it up just makes me want to get it done that much sooner…I can’t wait!! Our first trip in it will be to the beach, so my hubby can surf/rest/surf/rest…and being that we are in SoCal we can take her out as soon as she’s done. 🙂
Looking forward to your next post,
♥Kerri
Victoria says: Shery, Your cows are magnificent, your little friend beautiful, even your chickens are goregous!!! Do you ever just sit back and take a deep breath and take it all in? How blessed you are!!! And when do you get to bring the new baby home? I can’t wait!!!!
You continually inspire me, I don’t know how you do it all and with such a warm and gracious spirit. I always feel like I can barely keep up and taking time away from the farm always sets me behind, not to mention the milk that starts adding up quickly….. Thanks for all you share and how amazing a job you do of that. The photos you take and show are stunning!
Mercedes says: Stole your stolen idea for hanging a quilt. I had the saw and did not know where to put it. Thank you.
Love your guest room. It is lovely.
I’m loopy about pumpkins. Well, actually, Autumn is the root of this love for ‘Her Royal OrangeNess’ ~ the undisputed Queen of the fall parade.
Karen says: This was a great time reading all you do in fall, was blessed to see what you did in spring. People do not have any idea what real cattle ranchers go threw to help put food on our table. Thanks for sharing.
Terri says: Thank you for another inspiring post! This afternoon I plan to bake a batch of the Chocolate Chip Pumpkin bread-it sounds so yummy.
Blessings to all,
Terri in NC
Joan says: Ah another wonderful visit!! Love the pumpkin story, never had I looked into it or heard it – thanks. There is not a pumpkin around that I don’t see the beauty of it and the gourds, even the big knobby ones, they have grown on me. Love the picture of the velvet chenille stem pumpkins, going to have to try to make some of those beauties. Yes there is something special about being ‘quiet’ in a corralled heard, just a bit magical sitting atop a horse looking onto the backs of God’s creatures. A lot of work being a rancher but the joy is there too. I too have been praying for all the ranchers so badly hit by the blizzard. Fortunately I live by a pretty good sized pond with grasses surrounding it, so am privileged to see the fowl, flying in and out, ahhh the wonders of God!! I wish you a Happy Fall on this very cold Fall morn. God Bless
Diana Henretty says: Good Morning From the Frosty Ozarks,
Your recipes sound so divine today, thanks for sharing them.
Our home fires are burning this morning, made loaves of Sweet Potato
Pecan bread to share this week.
Loved your pictures today, I hope you don’t mind if I copy your beautiful
wreath today for my holiday door, it is so lovely and full of fall.
Happiness to you from Noel Mo, Diana
Bonnie says: Shery, always wait anxiously for your post! Love them all. Thanks for educating the rest of us about cattle ranching. And thanks, also, for the recipes, but pumpkin is missing from the ingredients in the Pumpkin chocolate chip bread. I’m wanting to make some, so would appreciate knowing how much pumpkin. The stuffed pumpkin sounds very intriguing too.
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OOOOOooooPs! So sorry! You need ONE 15 oz can. Shery J
Diann says: I am especially grateful for fall this year, as it has been a hot and fiery year in my area. And I am also glad I am not in the snow! Cool this year is in the mid-80’s, high 70’s! That aside, the great oak (well over one hundred years old) is dropping her harvest of acorns. By spring I will literally have a thousand little oak trees in every planter, pot, spot of dirt to share with friends. Over the years the oak tree drops an exceptionally large amount of acorns and this is one of those years. Our neighbors down the road have a great corn maze and pumpkin patch and although California’s seasonal changes are not as dramatic as some states, I can still smell the fall in the air. It is a good time of year. Thanks for your thoughts and letting me bend your ear for a while. Blessings in all of your endeavors.
Denise S. says: Loved reading your post again! I am going to try the pumpkin bread recipe with the chocolate chips. thanks for sharing.
Marilyn says: Shery,
I made the chocolate chip pumpkin bread today using my own cooked pumpkin. It is fabulous! Thank you so much for the inspiring blog.
This is a wonderful post…you shared so much as always, I can see your generous heart in your posts. I grew up in Nebraska on a small farm…beef, corn, wheat etc…I now live in PA on a small sheep farm that my husband and I started for our kids for 4-H, anyways I took for granted the cow calf operation my Dad ran and did not enjoy it like I should have when growing up, so it is good to see a post that celebrates that! And the pumpkin part, O’ my, so many good ideas. I think I will try the pumpkin butter soon. I would love to see more pics and stories about your Corgi! God Bless!
Jan says: Hi Sheri, These pictures are fantastic!!
Happy Fall
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This past weekend, my glampy farmgirl pals and I went on what might be our last glamp-out of the year. The outing included witnessing the annual buffalo roundup at Custer State Park in the nearby Black Hills.
Come along for the ride!
Joan says: Shery, Shery, Shery, will you never not make my heart jump for joy? yes my heart is happy, my eyes are tearing up with pleasure – oh how wonderful to see the buffalo and you to see/hear/smell them in person – right out in God’s country – THANK YOU for the wonderful visit. God Bless.
Teri Personeni says: Oh Shery!! What a wonderful adventure for you and the gals! Thank you so much for including me in it by sharing your great photos. I can almost hear the hoofbeats and buffalo grunts as I scroll through your album.
Karen says: This has been fun see you all as you go on this trip.I may to stay late next yr& get to see with you. I see you have snow now, we are going into low 30’s this weekend.
Karen says: Was great to see my friend have thier last trip, as now snow has come early for you & were in low 30’s starting this sunday, have wood in stove & wood insde.
Terri Wilburn says: Shery, Last week this NC lady was enjoying the intriguing So Dakota Badlands & the beautiful Black Hills of Wyo. Although we missed the Buffalo roundup, we stayed at the Custer State Park Game lodge cabins & enjoyed the arts and crafts fair & all the weekend activities. Early this week the park was quiet and we were able to view the buffalo & other wildlife up close. I snapped lots of photos to keep the memory of this amazing place close at hand.
Thanks to your blog writings and photographs, I felt an extra kinship with this amazing area of the country.
Terri in NC
sue m says: Thank you so much for sharing a most wonderful adventure. I must admit my jealousy but so happy you shared your pictures for me to live vicariously through. Just so special. Thanks again
Debbie says: My oh my Shery! Just amazing to see those buffalo and to get a glimpse of your glamping gals out havin’ fun together!
Loved this post from top to bottom! Oh, and we share having "crowdaphobia"! I’d much rather be where I can see my way in and out with plenty of space around me! It creeps up on me when I fly, go to the movies and to concerts and in the mall.
The leaves are turning so quickly here in New England. The earliest I’ve seen since arriving 12 years ago. As always, your blogs are an inspiration!
THANK YOU!
hugs!
Deb ( beach farmgirl )!
Carol Norwood says: Shery … That must have been a wonderful spectacle to witness, despite your fear of crowds (one I share, by the way)! What wonderful pictures and what a wonderful sisterhood of glamping friends. Aren’t you glad you aren’t there this weekend … with 2-3 feet of snow? Good gracious! Carol
Jan says: Did you actually have power, or did you use a generator for your heater in your trailer? Looks pretty nippy in that neck of the woods. Fall is definitely upon us…
I just purchased a lovely vintage red and black vintage vest from an estate sale. I feel honored to own it as it belonged to a wonderful cowboy in it’s previous life. I told his wife that I would wear it around a campfire and when I did I would say, ‘Thank you Ross!’. She thought that was just great…
Wonderful and interesting post, Shery!
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Yes, Jan, we did have electrical and water hook-ups at this campground. It was NICE to have lights and water when it is cold.
Robin Griffin says: O my goodness what wonderful pictures. I would give anything to be able to do that just once. Thanks so much. I really enjoyed it.
Sandi says: Wow! What an experience! I’d love to witness that someday, and it did look like a movie script from Dances With Wolves! This coming weekend is our (probably) final campout of the year and it will be bittersweet! So enjoyed your pictures! Glad your friend had her camera!
Sandi (the Travelin’ Sister)
Denise S says: Ok, for someone who doesn’t know and has only been in WY & SD once, explain about the buffalo round up. I’ve been to Custer State Park and am just curious. You make me want to come visit your area so badly again! thanks for the great pictures you always post. Oh, and did your area get lots of snow over this past weekend??
Mercedes says: Thank you so much for posting the buffalo round up photos. What an incredible adventure. I live in the city and long for the country life.
Love your posts
Remember the old Neil Diamond tune, September Morn? It came to mind a Saturday ago. My glampy galpals and I participated in our little town’s annual classic car show. We reserved a corner in the city park and glamped up our part of the show in Glamperous fashion, in full regalia! It was a beautiful September morning that turned into a hot ‘indian summer’ afternoon. It was so much fun sitting around all day and visiting with the mob of passers by. The glampers were open for everyone to look at and they were a huge hit! Golden Oldies music filled the air at the park. It was like being in a time capsule, or taking a trip back through the years, back to a time when your food order was brought to your car and sat on a tray hung on the driver’s window. Memory Lane to be sure … and we had alllll day to linger in that now far away place – “Happy Days”.
“September morn, we danced until the night became a brand new day, two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play.”
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Diann says: I saw an aurora in the clouds on the way to work last week…I work in a men’s prison….really bad humans and was feeling negative and weary. I had never seen one here before and it was stunning and it made me think and look to better things. Amazing how the universe can change your perspective. It made me feel like I had witnessed a miracle and in truth, I did.
Thank you so much for sharing all of those lovely glamping photos. I really loved every single one because i love all of that vintage goodness. It reminds me of stories my dad told from his childhood and everything else good 🙂 🙂 Plus I just think older stuff has more style and character, too 🙂 🙂 Have a great weekend, Shery 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 😉
What a beautiful angel, with her arm stretched outward. Thank you for sharing it. We are always reminded he is always with us.
Farmgirl fan,
Toni
Marge Hofknecht says: Generally, I’m not the camping type but after looking at the lovely "glampers"…..! Looks like you all had fun. And thanks for sharing about the cross in the sky. I worry when I look at the news but God is in control. Nothing gets by Him. Our little town of Crossville seems to be the old car capital of TN. Several times a year downtown Crossville holds activities that include showing off some old time beauties. I always see old cars being driven around. Thanks for sharing your fun with us. Marge in Crossville, TN
Joan says: Thank you Shery for the Love in this message! The pictures are super and your telling of the great time y’all had is fun to read. Life is a blessing. God Bless
Judith McQuaig says: Beautiful pictures. You all (yes, I’m from the south) must have had a wonderful time. Wish I could have been there.
Denise says: Love the photos of the glampers. So cute. Glad you had so much fun. Yes the days are dark but God is still here as he showed you. Much love and God bless xx
Sooo … my farmgirl gal-pals & I are getting this glamping thing down to a science … and we’re adding other glampers to the flock. The easy part is wanting to go. The hard part is getting everyone on the same page schedule-wise! We’re all busy with ‘life’ in general. But, one way or another, we manage. C’mon in and see for yourself.
Adrienne says: Oh, how I miss glamping and my full-time RVing days! You all seem to be having a wonderful time and I hope you continue to enjoy not only the work but the results of your renovations. The honey cake is delicious and since it’s the second day of Rosh Hashanah, "L’shana tova!" or "Have a happy (and sweet) new year!"
Joan says: Y’all are living a dream of mine – friends and camping – oh yes lots of work but my oh my look at the beautiful results!! Thanks for sharing your times and give all the girls a ‘hey’ from one who wishes she could do camping again – but God has blessed me with all the glampers and a wonderful life here reading about your lives.
God Bless
Sharon says: Sure wish I could do something so relaxing, with good friends.
Jan says: What a wonderful glamping trip you girls had! My husband and I just got back from a camping stint at a nearby lake. The camp host was the first to peek into our ’65 Ideal and even he commented on the ‘fantastic decorating’! He even loved my bedspread…His rig is a 40 foot motor home that undoubtedly costs more than my HOUSE! Anyway, we were the bell of the ball at that campsite…A flash from the past..
That little Bonnie is a jewel and your photos of your young friend Jaycee are exceptional! Another great post Shery!
Brenda says: Sweet article! I love the photo comparison of the Little Siesta camper and the huge RV 🙂
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Some days you get be a cowgirl. Other days you get to be the cook. I love to do as many things outside as I can, but I don’t mind being under a roof either. There is a place for everything in a balanced life. Balance is an art and it is also a very do-able thing even though Life sometimes challenges our ability to make it so. Oft times the ‘view from my saddle’ is a treat – rather than being what I do most of the time. Cowgirling isn’t an every day affair.
Claudia says: Beautiful! Can almost smell the sage…
Diana Henretty says: I love your post for several reasons, the pictures are out of this world with beauty, and the way your decorate just gives my heart a thrill. I made your little candle lamps with tin bowls and hurricane globes placed inside you had displayed around Christmas, now a centerpiece on my kitchen table.
But, a couple other reasons, is that each time I read it, it reminds me so of the John Denver "Song of Wyoming", and also his many songs about the cowboy’s life.
The father I barely knew, spent his last years on his ranch in Wyoming, and so when I read your post, it connects my heartstrings to him, even though he has been gone for 34 yrs, when I see your pictures, it somehow helps me see
him once again.
Thanks so much for making my day brighter and my heart lighter!
Hugs from Noel, Mo. ……Diana
Denise S says: I always love ALL your pictures you post!
Ann says: Dear Shery – I am always delighted and astonished by your prose and gorgeous photos. I have the delight of sitting on my screened porch right now and oh, how I wish I could capture the scene as you do. I enjoy your musings and blessings very much!
Joan says: Once again another super read and visual delight. Thanks for the fun afternoon, sitting here with the beautiful breeze, looking out onto my flower gardens, none as pretty as yours though. God Bless
Cindy Hunter says: Love your post…especially the pictures. While this time of year is busy with all the bounty of the garden, I savor every moment! Winter will be here soon enough.
All of it is a blessing.
Carol Norwood says: Shery … As always I love your post and your pictures. I don’t think there is such thing as "too many" sky pictures; I love them all! Is there any chance of getting your sweet beet relish recipe? It sounds delish! Enjoy the remaining summer days … Carol
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Carol, Actually it is my momma’s recipe and I would be happy to post it :o) Thank you all for the friendship and kind words. Shery
Karen says: Dear Shery, I cannot begin to tell you how much I enjoy your pictures and the topics you write about..I have never lived in the west…I have only dreamed about it since I was a little girl. Being raised in Ohio, my Grandfather and Grandmother had a small farm where we spent most of our weekends. I have been in love with horses ever since I can remember. Your pictures sometimes make me cry, they are so beautiful and full of life. Wyoming is such a gorgeous state. In 1975 we took a trip to Yellowstone. It truly was the trip of a lifetime. I wish I could return! Please continue to post your lovely stories and pictures. Thank You
Jan says: Wow! Your plantings are doing superbly! Do you fertilize on a regular basis? What do you use?
What a wonderful summer…
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Jan, I don’t use plant food…just good homemade cow & horse poop :o) In the spring, I top dress my garden a new layer of aged manure and then turn it over. Thank you, Shery
Thank you for sharing with us your Saddle sights. I live in BC, Canada on Vancouver Island in an area called Yellowpoint. My husband and I moved here eight years ago for our retirement. Not much retiring is happening but we are doing what we love to do; me gardening and developing a very small scale kitchen/market garden and my husband fly fishing. We love the country living but some days we do wonder what we were thinking taking on a very small property which needed much work and a fixer upper helper house in need of much in the way of renovations. But, we plug along, doing what we can when we can and when we can afford to. Your entries are most interesting and give me incentive to keep on going with our projects here at ‘Naturewood’ our given name for our little plot of land. Thank you. Marian
taylor says: First time i have posted. i live in kentucky having moved here from the mountains of new hampshire. my horses- arabians and rocky mtns. keep me busy as well as gardening and "junking" – still searching for my little teardrop or small trailer to cowgirl up. i love your pictures, your horse is lovely- a quarterhorse ? your plants are lovely as are their containers. what fun- will be looking forward to your blogs from now on- thank-you !
taylor says: First time i have posted. i live in kentucky having moved here from the mountains of new hampshire. my horses- arabians and rocky mtns. keep me busy as well as gardening and "junking" – still searching for my little teardrop or small trailer to cowgirl up. i love your pictures, your horse is lovely- a quarterhorse ? your plants are lovely as are their containers. what fun- will be looking forward to your blogs from now on- thank-you !
How jealous I am! I work on an online auction website that sells tac and other farm equipment. Some of my best days are those that I get to drive a herd of cattle. Currently, my work consists of posting pictures of cattle that are for sale…Not the same.
Every morning is a gift, a fresh start … the new day is full of discoveries and positive happenings … even amidst challenges. At least, it can be thus if we don’t forget to balance our focus.
Remember this: TODAY you are here on earth for a reason. You have talents and qualities that can bring goodness to the lives of those around you. That idea alone is a high calling! A kind smile, an encouraging word, a fun and loving gesture, offering the gift of listening – – simple things can change someone’s day. For that matter, building others up changes US for the better.
Sweetening a day for someone else is a sure way to do the very same thing for ourselves.
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Mary Rauch says: I just had such a lovely "visit" with you/your pictures. I suppose your young friend was thrilled with the pictures? I was! Sure liked the black and white also!
I see what you mean about not-too-much-daylight under the Corgi; so sweet. Thanks for the pics!
Betty Benesi says: I love this time of year when the horses are so sleek. Also it appears you don’t have the usual brown grasses common this time of year. We’re pretty dry this year in California, but have had an unusually cool summer.
Love your gardens. They are such an inspiration!
Joan says: As always another wonderful visit with you and all your lovlies – containers, flowers, young friends (great pic’s), words, awww sweet baby Miss Sally, way to go sis — snag the glamper and the beautiful horses, what a joy to have a visit with you. Thanks Shery, God Bless
Jan says: I am so glad that you got to ‘meet’ such a wonderful spider. I believe that it is a crab spider. They change their color to match their background and do not have webs. They simply wait for their meal to come to them! They have always fascinated me..
That little Miss Sally is the cutest. No wonder you couldn’t resist her! Your gardens and views are beautiful. Ribbon is one gorgeous girl.
I have a beet addiction going on and my blood pressure is DOWN. Going to research that!
As usual, your pictures are wonderful…
Kay (Old Cowgirl) Montoya says: You have made my day. When I grew up in Burns Oregon, I had friends who lived on ranch’s, had to my Mom had a fear of Horse’s and I a huge love for them. So I rode at all my friends ranch’s. Even did a cattle drive, bareback and farm horse. We got along great. Your pictures and comments bring me back to a wonderful time. I am 70 now and lost my husband of 27 years last Nov. I am moving on to a Manufactured home park in the city of Salem. I will live through you and your wonderful description of your ranch life. Thank you and God Bless you.
Oh Shery, I LOVED every little word and photo in your post and the message is one we all need to be reminded of more often than not I’m afraid. It’s so true about what an eden of your own no matter the size will bring to your corner of the world. I marvel at the insects, toads, butterflies, bees, snails, moths, hummingbirds, squirrels, snakes and birds that visit my garden. It’s truly amazing. Your little Sally O Malley is A DOR A BLE! May I introduce her to Max? And Ribbon is beautiful beyond words.
Thanks for sharing your view from the saddle. As always it’s a delight and a lift when we visit!
Hugs from the east!
Deb
BeckyT says: Thank you for such a lovely visit. I like your attitude. Beautiful flowers and pictures. God bless you.
Theresa Bondurant says: I love your posts! It takes me to another world….out on the farm. what a life you lead. And that puppy! Take two bundles of love! Thanks for you posts. I always look forward to them! Best to you….Theresa
Nancy Beers says: Love all your pictures, I too am so thankful for each new day and the blessing it hold.
Love Miss Sally O Malley, enjoy her That little One will bring a new blessing each day.
Thank You !
Jan says: Hi Shery, I love all of your posts, but I think this one is my favorite one so far. The senior pictures of your friend are beautiful, great job! Your little Sally ‘O Malley is adorable!! These little Corgi’s are just the best! I love, love mine to pieces. Love your idea for the fall bird garden and your flowers are so pretty!! Ribbon looks beautiful as usual, she really is a fantastic looking mare. Can’t wait to see the pictures of the new glampers campers! What fun you girls must have on your get-aways. Well until next time…..Blessings to you.
Diann says: Thanks, I needed some positive today…sigh. I live in a lovely part of the country, but, I work in a really ugly place, a men’s prison. I am so often bombarded with such negative ugly. In a few years I will retire from "that place". It is my fervent hope that my attitude toward the human race improves. Thanks again for the lovely pictures and the uplifting words, I really needed it.
Shery, just love your photos and the puppy is so cute. When you do your quotes I copy them in a book I have for further reading and whether yours or some you have quoted, I love them. Your ranch is beautiful and I can get lost in the reading. I also want to be a glamper, I’m almost 70 and have an eighty year old husband who is sick so I guess I never will be, only by dreaming. That’s ok because I read about you girls all the time. Take care and keep up the good work, Love ya farm sister, Juanita
is a certified farmgirl at heart. She’s happily married to her beach bum Yankee husband of 20 years. She went from career gal to being a creative homeschooling mom for two of her biggest blessings and hasn’t looked back since. Debbie left her lifelong home in the high desert of Northern Nevada 10 years ago and washed up on the shore of America’s hometown, Plymouth, MA, where she and her family are now firmly planted. They spend part of each summer in a tiny, off–grid beach cottage named “The Sea Horse.”
“I found a piece of my farmgirl heart when I discovered MaryJanesFarm. Suddenly, everything I loved just made more sense! I enjoy unwinding at the beach, writing, gardening, and turning yard-sale furniture into ‘Painted Ladies’ I’m passionate about living a creative life and encouraging others to ‘make each day their masterpiece.’”
is a “MaryJane Farmgirl” who lives in a large metropolitan area. She is a lawyer who has worked in both criminal defense and prosecution. She has been a judge, a business woman and a stay-at-home mom. In addition to her law degree, she has a Masters of Theological Studies.
“Mustering up the courage to do the things you dream about,” she says, “is the essence of being a MaryJane Farmgirl.” Learning to live more organically and closer to nature is Rebekah’s current pursuit. She finds strength and encouragement through MaryJane’s writings, life, and products. And MaryJane’s Farmgirl Connection provides her a wealth of knowledge from true-blue farmgirls.
an old-fashioned farmgirl with a pioneer spirit, lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. As a “lifelong learner” in the “Live-Free-or-Die” state, she fiercely values self-reliance, independence, freedom, and fresh mountain air. Married to her childhood sweetheart of 40+ years (a few of them “uphill climbs”), she’s had plenty of time to reinvent herself. From museum curator, restaurant owner, homeschool mom/conference speaker, to post-and-beam house builder and entrepreneur, she’s also a multi-media artist, with an obsession for off-grid living and alternative housing. Cathi owns and operates a 32-room mountain lodge. Her specialty has evolved to include “hermit hospitality” at her rustic cabin in the mountains, where she offers weekend workshops of special interest to women.
“Mountains speak to my soul, and farming is an important part of my heritage. I want to pass on my love of these things to others through my writing. Living in the mountains has its own particular challenges, but I delight in turning them into opportunities from which we can all learn and grow.”
Dori Troutman is the daughter of second generation cattle ranchers in New Mexico. She grew up working and playing on the ranch that her grandparents homesteaded in 1928. That ranch, with the old adobe home, is still in the family today. Dori and her husband always yearned for a ranch of their own. That dream came true when they retired to the beautiful green rolling hills of Tennessee. Truly a cattleman’s paradise!
Dori loves all things farmgirl and actually has known no other life but that. She loves to cook, craft, garden, and help with any and all things on their cattle farm.
describes herself as a goat charmer, chicken whisperer, bee maven, and farmers’ market baker renovating an 1864 farmhouse on an Ohio farm. With a degree in Design, Mary says small-town auctions and country road barn sales "always make my heart skip a beat thinking about what I could create or design out of what I’ve seen.”
Rooted in the countryside, she likes simple things and old ways … gardening, preserving the harvest, cooking, baking, and all things home. While you might find her selling baked goods from the farm’s milkhouse, teaching herself to play the fiddle, or sprucing up a vintage camper named Maizy, you will always find her in an apron!
Mary says, “I’m happiest with the simple country pleasures … an old farmhouse, too many animals, a crackling fire, books to read, and the sound of laughter … these make life just perfect.”
is a budding rural farmgirl living in Palmer, the agricultural seat of Alaska. Alex is a graduate student at Alaska Pacific University pursuing an M.S. in Outdoor and Environmental Education. She lives and works on the university’s 700 acre environmental education center, Spring Creek Farm. When Alex has time outside of school, she loves to rock climb, repurpose found objects, cross-country ski on the hay fields, travel, practice yoga, and cook with new-fangled ingredients.
Alex grew up near the Twin Cities and went to college in Madison, Wisconsin—both places where perfectly painted barns and rolling green farmland are just a short drive away. After college, she taught at a rural middle school in South Korea where she biked past verdant rice paddies and old women selling home-grown produce from sidewalk stoops. She was introduced to MaryJanesFarm after returning, and found in it what she’d been searching for—a group of incredible women living their lives in ways that benefit their families, their communities, and the greater environment. What an amazing group of farmgirls to be a part of!
Suburban Farmgirl Nicole Christensen calls herself a “vintage enthusiast”. Born and raised in Texas, she has lived most of her life in the picturesque New England suburbs of Connecticut, just a stone’s throw from New York State. An Advanced Master Gardener, she has gardened since childhood, in several states and across numerous planting zones. In addition, she teaches knitting classes, loves to preserve, and raises backyard chickens.
Married over thirty years to her Danish-born sweetheart, Nicole has worked in various fields, been a world-traveler, an entrepreneur and a homemaker, but considers being mom to her now-adult daughter her greatest accomplishment. Loving all things creative, Nicole considers her life’s motto to be “Bloom where you are planted”.
I’m so curious about access to the house because it looks so steep up that hill, and how many kazillion feet did you have to drill for water?
Hello Mary. I plan to do a future blog post on our home on the hilltop… we certainly had obstacles getting utilities up there! As for access… we have a gravel road that has to do a few curves and climbs to make it up! A challenge in the winter time, or in the rain and mud…. but worth it!
Welcome Dori! I look forward to your Posts. I am a Mountain Farm Girl with a mini donkey and no cows.
Thank you, Betty. A mini donkey sounds like a perfect Farm Girl animal!
Welcome Dori!
Can’t wait to read your future blogs,
See pics of your beautiful land!
Go Titans!!
Thank you, Karna. I’m excited to share more of our place here in Tennessee.
Welcome, welcome, welcome from the Missouri Ozarks!
Your pictures are just plain gorgeous!!
Hugs from Noel, Mo, diana
Thank you for the welcome, Diana!
Welcome Dori!! I will so be looking forward to your post. Since Shery (Wyoming Ranch Farmgirl) left us, I have longed for a ranch gal to give us the scoop! Finally! And that calf!!! Oh my gosh, what a cutie! I can feel his soft, baby coat right now, even though I’m thousands of miles away!
Victoria, Thank you for your welcome. I’ve spent the last month reading all of Shery’s past posts and enjoyed them. And yes, that little guy (my grand-daughter named him Sam) has been my all time favorite calf! – Dori –
Hi, Dori. Welcome Ranch Farmgirl! I am delighted that there is again a Ranch Farmgirl blog. It was one of my favorite posts and I look forward to reading all about your adventures and fun as our Ranch Farmgirl. I live in Ohio so it is nice to know we have a Ranch Farmgirl in the “neighborhood”. Best wishes on your blog. I look forward to your next post. Ann
Ann, thank you. And yes we are almost neighbors! My husband has family in Kentucky and I remember one time standing at the banks of the river and him telling me, “That is Ohio on the other side”. That’s the closest I’ve ever been to Ohio! 🙂 – Dori –
Hi Mary,
Welcome to Tennessee! You are living in a beautiful state. I was born in Tenn. but still live in Texas – maybe one day we’ll move everyone to the Tenn. mountains. I’m a ranch farmgirl raising alpacas and Australian Black Swans. Our property is on rolling hills and it reminds us of Tennessee a lot. Our herd of 80 alpacas keeps us busy and we love the crias (baby alpacas), they are so fun! Shearing time for the alpacas is once a year in the spring and they give us the most wonderful luscious fiber.
Looking forward to your post!
– Candace
Candace, do you know I have never been around Alpacas at all? I have always wanted to get to know them! They are such interesting animals. And a herd of 80?? Wow!!! – Dori –
Hello Dori, I was so pleased to see YOU as the new Ranch Farmgirl! i read the introduction that Deb, the Beach farmgirl gave you on her blog, and thought when reading it that you would be a perfect person to see on a regular basis. Loved your pics of the growth of your home and your grand girls. They are beautiful. And your flower cart – WOW- also loved that idea. Welcome! Looking to much more from you, and like the other Ohioan post, we’re glad to have someone close to our area.
Bonnie – thank you! Deb was so kind to feature me wasn’t she? Yeah, that flower cart is pretty cute alright! Thanks, Bonnie. – Dori –
I loved your first post Dori! I am fortunate to know you in person. It’s been too many years since those childhood days in New Mexico, and I’m so happy we get to stay in touch this way! Yes, everyone, she is the “real deal” and just as sweet and talented in person as her posts reflect.
Dear sweet Paulette… we do have the ranching memories huh? And Debbie could add a few too! It has been way too many years. Hugs to you, old friend. – Dori –
Dori-
So excited you are here. I must comment about your hilltop! I had the pleasure to visit Leipers Fork and Franklin last month and must say it was one of the most beautiful places in the country. Residing in Idaho gives a very different perspective on ranch life than Tennessee. How fortunate for you to have your hilltop! 🙂
Much Happiness!
Liane
Liane – Leipers Fork is gorgeous is it not? And Franklin also. Tennessee is such a beautiful state with the green rolling hills. You picked a good time to visit! And yes, Idaho would give a very different perspective. My husband and I moved here from Southern Utah, so a bit more similar to Idaho than Tennessee! – Dori –
Welcome from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. My husband and I retired to a small farm and we absolutely love the farming lifestyle, never having done it before. We are raising Katahdin sheep, alpacas, Pyrenean mastiff dogs, with a few Pygmy goats thrown in, plus some laying hens and a few cattle for meat. I look forward to your ranching news from Tennessee. Peggy
Peggy – I’ve heard about the Katahdin sheep that they are pretty special sheep. AND of course the Pyrenean dogs. We see quite a few of them out here and they just seem very special. – Dori –
Hi Dori,
A big welcome to you. I always loved living vicariously through Shery. Now I am looking forward to do the same through your writings. I never had a ranch of my own so I picked girlfriends who did. I loved horses and riding them. It was easy for me to really like all my new friends. Most of us have stayed friends for over 60 years. I finally got a horse of my own a little late as it was in my Senior year and one of my teachers knew of my love for them and she gave me a yearling. I loved my horse so much and when she had a fowl it was pure heaven. Now because of my back I am not able to ride. I still love them with all my heart. Not quite as much though as my 2 Daughter’s and 5 Grandchildren.
I am now busy getting things packed and put into storage. My house (out in the country) is going to be renovated. That means I have to rent a place and then move back to my house once it is livable again. Then it will be put up for sale. Once it sells I will be moving down to Southern Oregon where my Daughter lives. It has been me and my mixed breed dog (Dad was a Border Collie-Mom Farm dog) for almost 2 years. Time to move on and find new friends. My Husband and I went to New Mexico on our Honeymoon I really fell in love with it. I have lived in Oregon all my life, for the first 3years of my life I lived in Boise Id. then we moved to Burns Or. and I lived there for 25 years. That is in South Eastern Or.
Well, I am so looking forward to your stories. Keep the faith, love, and smile’s.
Kay, I love your comment, “I picked girlfriends that did…”, very cute!!! And smart! 🙂 And girlfriends are so important in life aren’t they? Good luck with your home renovations and your move. – Dori –
Welcome Dori!
I am new to this blog and am loving it. I am looking forward to your posts and your pics. Looks like you are living in a little bit of heaven. And that Belle lives up to her name, as she’s a beauty!
Niqui
Thank you Niqui – yes, our little dog Belle is a beauty. She’s a little Australian Shepherd! – Dori –
Hi Dori, Welcome! Can’t wait to read about your adventures. We have 12acres, two mini donkeys, a herd of rabbits and a herd of cats. We raised 4 children in a small town. They really enjoy this homestead more, as do we. Our grandchildren are getting so much more from visiting here. It’s all good. Happy Life!
Denise, yes a country life IS a happy life. I so agree! – Dori –
So looking forward to following you hear too!!! It’s going to be a grand journey!!!
Cyndie – thank you! Your encouragement in all my endeavors has meant the world to me, dear friend. – Dori –
Hi Dori,
Welcome Ranch Gal! I’ve been a homesteader (small) in Wyoming and Pennsylvania and enjoy the Ranch life all the same. East coast farming is so different from Western…I am excited to hear of your experiences.
All my best,
Jena
Jena – wow! Wyoming to Pennsylvania. That is real huge difference isn’t it? But isn’t is awesome that we can have that same ranch girl feel regardless of the location? – Dori –
Welcome, Welcome Miss Dori!!! I loved your introduction post to our friendly farmgirl community of sisters…My heart is swelling with happiness that you are here with all of us! Can’t wait to learn more about your ” southern” ranch life…! We both share a western perspective, and that stays with a girl no matter where she roams… love, Deb ( AKA BEACH FARMGIRL )
Thank you, Deb. I’m pretty excited, to say the least! 🙂 And yes… our Western perspective and heritage really stick thick doesn’t it?! – Dori –
I have to brag a little here… Dori is my first cousin whom I am over joyed to have as my family and she is the biggest inspiration for me and many others! If I have said it once, I have said it a million times “when I grow up… I want to be just like Dori”. Their ranch, home, and family are beautiful inside and out!! I love them dearly! Cody
Dear Cody – what am I going to do with you??!! 🙂 Thanks for all you do for me, dear cousin of mine. xoxo – Dori –
Welcome Dori! I’m a “barefoot farmgirl” from Southwest Colorado. Grew up on a farm right here where the air is clean and fresh and sky is incredible blue!
Welcome!
CJ
CJ, I love that…. barefoot farm girl!!!! What a great name! Colorado DOES have the bluest skies imaginable. When we first moved out here to Tennessee, it took me quite awhile to get used to the skies not being as blue as they are out West. Now I don’t even notice it… until I go back out West and think, “the sky is SO BLUE”!!! – Dori –
Hi Dori, Welcome. So glad we have a Ranch Girl friend now too, I have missed reading the ranch news. I know you will be the perfect Ranch girl. I don’t live on a ranch or a farm, But still consider my self a farm girl. I garden and can and sew and do all kinds of crafts. A real farm girl at heart. Hugs and welcome aboard. Juanita
Juanita, I really think it is true that it’s all about what is in our heart. We don’t have to live on a ranch or a farm… it is that feeling that we have that makes us a farm girl! I also love to sew and do crafts. I’m working on an embroidery project right now that is making me SO happy! – Dori –
Dori, WELCOME. I enjoy everything you post. This is so YOU. Looking forward to it!
congrats..:)
Lisa – Thank you, dear friend. – Dori –
WELCOME DORI!!!
I am looking forward, in the years to come, to read about your wonderful life in Tennessee!!! Your life sounds like something I long to have so I’ll vicariously live through you until, if I’m blessed, to have my farm or ranch of my own !!! Please give all your critters a hug for me!!!
Beverly – thank you! And speaking from experience I can say, “Don’t stop dreaming”! – Dori –
Well, Dori, THIS is fabulous news! WELCOME! I loved reading your first post. And your critters have already stolen my heart! I’m so excited to have you join us at maryjanesfarm! Exciting times ahead!
Thank you Rebekah! I’m super excited about it! 🙂 Hugs – Dori –
Wow, how can you possibly do more? Sounds like you’re loving it. I just finished a yarn stitchery I’ve worked on 26 years, ha. For raccoons, hang old stockings with moth balls, they hate that smell. Good luck on your new adventure. Love, Marian
Hello Marian, Well… I do better when my hands are full! 🙂 Thank you for being such a faithful reader of mine, always! – Dori –
Have fun with your new adventure. love, Marian
We live on an acreage in Oklahoma where our kids raised their 4-H show lambs, a couple of bottle calves once, and of course, a family dog (Razzy, short for Raspberry)…isn’t it wonderful that whatever size the farm or ranch, it can be our own little paradise? :-). Looking forward to your posts!!
Sharon,
Oh, you are so right. Size is not the important thing…. the important thing is making it your own. Our kids were active in 4-H also. We loved those days! 🙂 – Dori –