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9:18 am
November 30, 2009
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Julieanna
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Hello everyone!! I'm originally from NE Ohio, but the last 4 years have been living in a small community in NE Tennessee. From city to country thanks to my hubby. This is where he grew up…. and I love it. It was a dream of mine to live the rural life…. and now I do. We don't have a lot of flat land for planting ( we live in the mountains) but I do have a small garden. Next year I hope to get into canning!! I can't wait!!
I work full time as a nurse but still have enough time to putter around the yard. I found this site a while back and have been hooked ever since. This site is fantastic…. the only drawback is that I can spend the whole day here reading!!!!!!!!!
Suzanne….keep up the good work…….and I hope you win!!
Julieanna
ps……To Pete…..I googled your quote…..I have mine on now……and ANOTHER site I can spend all day on….http://www.alphaDictionary.com…thanks…
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6:31 pm
November 30, 2009
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ScarlettSeraph
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Hello All!
I'm Scarlett, living in sunny Sarasota Florida. I was born and raised in Tampa, FL… so I didn't go far! I've traveled a lot but have never lived anywhere else. I do love it, though I might be persuaded to move someday.
I am 24 (will be 25 in January) and don't yet have any human children. My boyfriend (soon to be fiance?) and I have 2 dogs, one large black cat, a couple of fish and a snake. I have chickens but they are currently at my parents house since I don't think roosters would go over so well in my neighborhood. I do plan to get some hens at some point in the next year or so though.
I live in suburbia, but hold many of the country values we all love about Suzanne's blog. I am currently going back to school and working at a local Panera (bakery/cafe for those who don't have them). My degree is in Music Education, and my current pursuit is Early Childhood Education. I love gardening, frugality and protecting the environment. I get a lot of my country nature from my mother… and my very southern roots.
I'm looking forward to delving into more home cooking, preserving and gardening. I asked my dad (the greatest and most handy man alive) to help me build my dream square foot beds for my birthday in Jan. Just in time to start planting (we don't really get frost, and I'm designing it to protect from the light frosts we do occasionally have). I have a new blog but haven't written in it since I started reading Suzanne's! Should I blame Clover? I'll get back to it tonight, I hope… lol.
Anyway, its nice to meet you all and be here to learn form other fabluous people… I'm looking forward to it! 
Namaste
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9:01 am
December 1, 2009
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gardennan
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Hi All, I'm Nancy I live in Northeast North Carolina, 20 minutes from the Outerbanks and never go to the beach HA! Been married for 25 years to my high school sweetheart, have two sons 20 and 22. I grew up in the suburbs of NYC. For the last 15 years have been living the country life and learning how to bake my own bread grow an organic garden, can stuff, make all kinds of things like soap, lotions, cheese. My kids think I'm crazy but when they need to know how to do something who do they ask crazy Mom! 
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2:03 pm
December 1, 2009
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marymac
| | ohio | |
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Hi , I'm Mary , I live in Newton Falls, Ohio. i've lived in Ohio since I was 5 years old. I immigrated from Germany in 1952 with my parents. I live on a 1 acre plot with my husband and 13 chickens and 1 cat. I'm 62 although sometime I feel like I'm 82, but I love living the simple life. We put in a small garden every summer, do some fishing and my honey goes deer hunting every year. I enjoy canning and some crafting. I love to cook,"and it shows",  collecting recipes, and just always learning something new. I never thought I would learn a computer, yet here I am. I'm not a fancy person and I love simple things and making the most with what I have. I wish I could have more animals, like a couple of goats maybe, to make my own cheese, but I have to be satisfied with just my chickens for now. Look forward to meeting new people on this forum, and learning a few things here
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8:06 pm
December 14, 2009
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marionette
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Hi! My name is Christina, I am a recent transplant to Marion County, Ohio, which is a huge transition from my former life in the burbs of Columbus, Ohio! I love living on our property of 4.5 acres, where I plan to have a garden so I can preserve veggies and fruits. I found Chickens in the Road while I was searching online for a cushaw squash recipe, and was pleasantly surprised to find everything else I have been searching for too, mainly, a guide for simple living and self-sufficiency. I am recently married (10/10/09) to a man who shares my loves of the country, space to breathe, and simpler living. I have 3 sons, 21, 18, and 15, and 2 stepdaughters, 17 and 12. We are a full house!
I am happy to be on this forum, and can't wait to read more of Suzanne's adventures… she is a great teller of tales!
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10:48 pm
December 14, 2009
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Betty
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I'm new and trying to feel my way around, as I am not too swift with the "umputer", as my grand daughter tagged this thing when she was too little to pronounce all her words correctly. Glad to find your place. Seems like home to me. I am a retired nurse and live with my White German Shepherd in Arkansas. Have a garden and some fruit trees, love the outdoors. Have been inside pretty much all the time as of late, rain, rain, rain this entire year. Glad to meet ya'll!
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3:24 pm
December 15, 2009
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Houseful
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I am a 48 year old mother of six. Two of which have left the nest. My four daughters, husband, and I live in rural Wisconsin. I have homeschooled and continue to homeschool all my children.
We've lived in the same house for 23 years. It is a large farmhouse that was gutted and remodeled when we moved in and added on to about 6 years ago.
I've water bath canned for years and have done some pressure canning as well.
We live on my husband's paycheck, so I try and save money wherever I can. I buy things when they are on sale and use coupons combined with sales to get the best prices on things. I love clearance sales!
I've enjoyed reading the posts on here about canning and baking. Thank you for this site. I have it bookmarked now, and I've joined the facebook group too.
Sue
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8:43 am
December 18, 2009
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chriskit81
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Hello. My name is Christy and I'm 27 years old. I live in northwestern Illinois with my husband Devan and my son Jeremiah. I grew up on a farm in northern Michigan and have been crazy about the country life ever since. I just came across this website yesterday and I'm so glad I did because it is exactly what I wanted! I was up until midnight reading the posts.
We live with my mother and father in law right now. We're in the process of looking for a country home to purchase. Once there I can start finding the animals I want and growing the plants that I want! I'm very excited about it. I'm glad to be here.
I have a blog called Petals and Pine and the address is http://www.chriskit81.blogspot.com if anyone would like to know more about me.
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2:47 am
December 19, 2009
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farmershae
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Hi all! I thought I would introduce myself, since I've started posting to the forum as if I know what I'm talking about!! My name is Shae and I am recently married and in my late 30's. Both my husband and I spent some time on mini-farms when we were younger, and now that we have spent half our lives in the big city, we are ready to get OUT!
We are currently just outside of Portland, OR but our goal is to retire as soon as possible to our 80 acres in south central Washington. We will be off grid and our goal is to be completely self-sustaining. We will be pretty 'hard core' as my friends call it. But for now we are in practice mode!
Here in Portland we are on 2 acres, have a mini-dachshund, 2 mutt cats, and a handful of chickens. We had 2 guineas and were up to 23 chickens, but they free-ranged right onto a predator's dinnerplate. For this winter we are holding steady at 10 chickens, but will be getting at least a dozen more soon. We're going to hold off on more guineas until we are on a larger property – the neighbors never complained, but I could see a look of hesitation in their eyes when they said they didn't mind the "Buck-Wheat"ing. We also raise 4 or 5 turkeys every year for the freezer. Turkeys are great, too. Wonderful personalities. I can't wait to get goats and bunnies and piggies and barn cats and maybe a peafowl or two and and and…..
We have a good sized garden every year, and maybe one of these days we'll win the war of the weeds. We've been putting up food for a couple years now, and try to make our own produce (and livestock) a larger part of our diet every year.
Hopefully I'll have some good insights to impart on my co-readers, but most of all I look forward to what you all can teach me!!
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11:35 am
December 21, 2009
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juststartn
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Hi! My name is Rachel, and I'm 35 yrs old. Married for 14 1/2 yrs (hit 15 April Fool's Day), with five children (9,7, and 5 yo girls, and twin 2 1/2 yr old boys). We homeschool, and generally just try to keep the children as occupied in our daily lives as we can, on top of the regular "book work". My husband retired from active duty service with the Army in the spring of 2008, and we moved from NC to OK…we now live on 10 acres, and have the chickens, duck, geese, dogs, and a couple of cows, that we always dreamed of having whilst we were confined within city limits. Not to mention a lot more space to spread out!
We have had a big garden the last two years…they were, well, mildly successful (mostly due to soil, bugs, over-watering, and using freshly broken ground). We had pigs last winter, and put them in the freezer this spring. Delicious. Same thing with some of the chickens (we specifically raised some meat birds, for canning/freezing). I canned a bunch both last year and this one, with what we picked at the U-picks, as well as what we got from our own place. We're hoping to put in some good trees and berry bushes soon…but it is a growing process, and we can't do it all at once (as much as we would like to).
I started reading Suzanne's blog after an online friend posted about the pepperoni rolls and how much she loved them. I've since made several of the recipes, and figured I may as well as join up (hey, what's another forum when I'm already on four? ;-) ), and attempt to contribute here and there.
Rachel
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10:39 pm
December 27, 2009
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KathyAnn
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Hi allMy name is KathyAnn.
I have three girls that I homeschool and we have an old farmhouse we are working on.
I am interested in gardening, crafts and learning to be more self reliant.
I have read Suzanne's blog for at least a year, but never been to the forums until now.
Looking forward to meeting you!
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3:55 pm
December 29, 2009
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princessvanessa
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AGE: chronologically 57, mentally 17
WHERE: University Place, WA (Tacoma)
OCCUPATION: Welder, Boeing, 30 years seniority
MARTIAL: Divorced, “ex” buried in the backyard—kidding, only kidding, he’s in Tahoma National Cemetery
ANIMALS: 2 head of cat  . Male is a big, handsome, shy tuxedo. Female is a gregarious tortoiseshell w/white who thinks this household revolves around her. Oh, okay, she IS the center of this little universe.
GROWING UP: Western Washington state. Lived in the country, on a river, with a creek running through property. Mom was stay-at-home. We had a huge garden and canned our vegetables. Raised our own beef  and chickens  for meat . It was idyllic.
HOBBIES: Crochet, knit, sewing, embroidery, cooking, canning, have gardened (vegetables) in the past but just don’t have time right now.
FUTURE: Hope to retire in the next year or two and move to NW Arkansas to be near my BFF (of 44 years) and her husband.
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Everyone has a Prince Charming. Mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.
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10:28 am
January 1, 2010
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Kris_in_Canada
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Hi, My name is Kris (male 50) … I can not remember how I stumbled across the Chickens in the Road but decided to join this forum after receiving about 10 emails (lol) this AM for the newsletter.
I have lived in the suburbs all my life and long for a simple exixtance… working on it. with the first step of purchased land a couple years ago… so far there is a barn, water well and power brought in from the road.
It is a beautiful piece on property with 4 1/2 acres of flat usable and another 5 1/2 straight up a mountain.
The Journey continues….looking forward to making some friends here.
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12:22 pm
January 1, 2010
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KateS
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Happy New Year - I've been posting on here quite a little while randomly – but one of my new years resolutions is to post More Often – so I thought I'd start out with an intro – justincase its needed!
My name is Katherine – Kat – Kate – even the occasional Kathy -don't care- answer to any and all And I've been Suzanne's friend since Waaay before Morgan was born…technically she's made me a moderator to help out – but technically I'm not much help yet. Another New Year's resolution!
I grew up on a farm – moved to silly suburbia where I'm raising/raised five kids; number four grandchild was announced to me Christmas (YAY!). I'm a full time dog trainer, part time writer, love to garden, cook and bake, am horrible at anything crafty and yet oh so admire those who aren't (horrible at crafty things).
Looking forward to making friends, learning new things and Promise to POST. 
Hope you all have a Wonderful 2010!
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7:13 pm
January 1, 2010
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Alanna
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Happy New Year from snowy PA! Hi! I'm new to this forum.Just moved 3 year's ago to my father-in-law's farm. My husband sAID-"I'm moving with or without you"! I loved my other house,been there for 37 years.
We raise black agnus beef cattle and have alot of barn cats and 3 house cats. My husband ,Norm has been battling cancer all summer and he is now cancer-free! My daughter got married this past July and I'm now a grandma to 2 sweet grandchildren-Zoey and Alexandria. It's great having grandchildren.
My daughter Jenny is 31 and is a personal trainer, my son Brett,is a shop foreman and he is planning a microsprint race track to open on our farm next year. I love antiques and have furnished ouir farmhouse with alot of primatives. I sell antiques at different shows during the year. I used to do alot of catering anf baking,but I presently just bake for our family. Life is never dull ,that's for sure.I'm so lucky ,I've got a great family and hope to make some new friends on this forum. Everyone keep warm-it's nice to slow down from all the work on the farm during the summer. Alanna from Cabot,Pa.
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11:33 am
January 3, 2010
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Merymery722
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My name is Mary, and I found this site through facebook. Am new to both, but find the lifestyle of farm living something I wish I could have. Many years ago, I grew up on a farm, and remember those times as great ones. I would love to find a way to live this lifestyle.
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9:42 pm
January 5, 2010
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Hi, Suzanne! Your site makes me feel right at home. I think you took some of the snow pictures in my front yard … last March. We have had only a dusting so far this year. My hill is much smaller than yours.
I am retired, grew up on a farm, have an intermittent green thumb… We are back into chickens again… we have Redneck Chicken Pens, but at least the hawks can't get in past the wire on all three runs. Oddly, in 20 degree weather, we are still getting eggs every day.
We were married in 1963, and I can't count that high to say how many years that is. We have always been a military family, so, have lived many places but we have returned to the county of our birth.
One daughter, one granddaughter; 40+ chickens (Buff Orpingtons, Dominiques, great variety of bantams); crazy spoiled rescue dog who thinks he is a herd dog – for people; inside cats and outside cats; 5 bird feeders, 10 pairs of cardinals every day! Wow. And a ravine full of kudzu, if you know what that is.
Your photography is what grabbed me. I did really well with digital photog last year… ahem, Best in Show in the County Fair, grand prize of $8, count 'em, 8 dollars (; So you inspire me every morning.
I voted for you in the blog contest. They gave me error messages in Best Writing and Best Photograpy, so I will have to figure out tomorrow what was wrong and vote from another userid. But, Most Humerous, Food, and Weblog of the year worked just fine. Good luck.
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7:09 pm
January 6, 2010
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mrnglry
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Hi – My name is Grace, age 66, and I am a newbie here. I am married to my high school sweetheart, (and still the love of my life, celebrating our 50th Wedding anniversary in April). Mother of 2 and grandmother of 5.
We live in the country on an acre in the foothills of the Gold Rush Country in California. We love it here and love exploring the little mountain towns in this historic region.
My hobbies are searching antique shops and thrift stores for 'treasures' and doing needlework, such as crochet, knitting, quilting and sewing.
I sell my creations on ebay and also have an Etsy shop. I previously owned my own quilt and needlework shop with my daughter, but now am enjoying retirement.
I look forward to sharing with all of you here, and especially love reading the blog.
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11:19 am
January 7, 2010
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heatherz
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Hi all! I'm Heather in Reading PA. Very happily married for a year and a half to the most wonderful man in the world with a 6 month old son, who's the light of my life. We just bought our place in the country this spring. Not a lot of land (1/3 acre), but enough to do what I want (I think). I love to be in the kitchen- well, I love to cook and bake, cleaning up, not so much  I crochet and am learning to knit. This year I'll be growing a garden and hopefully canning and getting chickens. Goats are on the list for next year.
Looking forward to getting to know you all!
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12:16 pm
January 7, 2010
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Angela P
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Hello CITR, My name is Angela Im around 42 ish. Im married to my bestest friend  and the mother of two great boys.  ( perfect example of my sons, poking each other constatnly!) I homeschooled both of my sons but they are now in college. We recently moved from the city life and built our house/home and barn in the most beautiful state( I think). We call our place Purple Gate Farm. Still working on the purple gate, hopefully this Spring. We sell free range eggs to our local community. I have 30 chickens, 2 ducks, 3 goats, a Llama and 2 horse outside. Inside we have 2 cats, a dog,3 birds, many fish and a house rabbit named Obie. I use to do animal rescue but now am enjoying all my adopted fury children here. I love to cook, bake and do anything with knitting, sewing and crafting in general. I cant remember how I came across CITR but I visit everyday for almost a year now. I love this site. It makes me so happy.  Thanks to all of you for making it such a wonderful place. I tell everyone about it and they visit too!
See ya on the boards and make it a Great Day, it is a choice.
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