I would have told this story yesterday, but our power was out all day from the storms. We’ve had just about nothing but rain here for the past month. Anyway! Monday evening, I was sitting on the front porch with a glass of wine chatting on the phone to my boyfriend and a green Jeep came slowly down the road then turned in at my driveway.
Now, I live in the boonies, okay. At the end of the road. I don’t get a lot of random traffic here.
The vehicle stopped halfway up the driveway and a man got out of the Jeep and started walking up the bank to the front yard.
I said, “Can I help you?”
He said: “A co-worker showed me your website and I live near here so she wanted me to find out if it was real.”
Me: “There are the cows, there are the goats, there are the chickens, there are the horses.”
Green Jeep Man: “And there’s the barn. I guess it’s real.”
Me: “Yes. And here’s me. I’m real.” I was still sitting in the rocking chair on the porch, and he was still walking toward me. “And I’m just relaxing on my porch and I’m not wearing any pants.”
The man started backing up.
Me: “And that’s really real.”
Green Jeep Man kept backing up. “I’m sorry!”
Me: “It’s okay. Stop by sometime when I’m wearing pants!”
Real.
Real.
Real.
Real.
I’m real, too. Just be glad I’m not posting a picture of me without pants to prove it.
Miss Judy says:
All I can say is I would love to have been there…with my pants on of course! Only you Suzanne, only you! š
On July 1, 2015 at 9:34 am
Diane says:
Had to work at keeping milk from coming out of my nose on this one!! Would love to have seen his face! :chicken:
On July 1, 2015 at 9:44 am
ElizaRed says:
Wonder what Green Jeep Man told his co-worker :bugeyed:
On July 1, 2015 at 10:54 am
DeniseS says:
l.o.l. Life is strange. Look like million bucks, in a cute outfit and you never see anyone. Have a bad hair day, no makeup or in your case, no pants, and company comes calling. Must be one of Murphy’s Laws in operation. Strange that someone thought your farm and posts were not real.
On July 1, 2015 at 12:04 pm
holstein woman says:
HAHAAHHAHAHAHA< This was my post but WORDPRESS informed me it was too short. Hahahahahaha
On July 1, 2015 at 1:30 pm
fowlers says:
HAHAHAHA….guess he may re-think just rolling up an a girl next time ? ? lol…..God know’s :airkiss:
On July 1, 2015 at 1:56 pm
beforethedawn says:
LOL well this story is a keeper!
On July 1, 2015 at 4:41 pm
yvonnem says:
I guess whoever thought your place wasn’t real hasn’t been reading your blog for very long!
On July 1, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Sunflower77 says:
Here is the real lowdown on Suzanneās visitor… Iām his coworker and a long time reader of CITR. We work together in a concrete jungle in an industry that has a terrible contagious case of āaffluenzaā. Iāve always known the Suzanne and the blog were very much for real. It is my daily escape to read about the farm happenings and plan my future escape to a (hopefully) similar life. He happened to be looking over my shoulder one day a recognized that the pictures looked a lot like home. He talks about the area, his family, and his longing to retire and get back to his farm āa couple hollers overā from Suzanne. His family has a long and respected history in the area and heās got the biggest and nicest personality that WV has to offer. He was fascinated to hear that there was someone blogging about this lifeā¦these skillsā¦and caring enough to teach them to others. āIāve got to see this for myself!! ā I guess he didā¦without pants. LOL. Iād given anything to see his face. This big personality is not often shocked into silence.
Tonight, I found out my husband has registered me for a retreat as my birthday present. I canāt wait to meet Suzanne in person and thank her for my daily dose of the farm and for being ..REAL.
On July 1, 2015 at 8:34 pm
Suzanne McMinn says:
Awesome! P.S. I always wear pants during retreats!
On July 2, 2015 at 7:18 am
AnnieB says:
Love it, love it, love it!!!!
On July 1, 2015 at 8:54 pm
RosieJo says:
I have to admit that I do that, too, but behind a five ft. wooden privacy fence. Hopefully, I’ve not been caught….
On July 1, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Sue, a Florida Farm Girl says:
Gotta laugh about that one. I live at the end of the road up the mountain, too. I’ve been caught wandering around outside in my nightie. Dang people who park on the road and walk down the driveway!!
On July 2, 2015 at 9:44 am
The High Altitude Tea Duchess says:
Too funny! š
On July 3, 2015 at 9:07 am
Joell says:
:happyflower:
What a funny story, let just hope he keeps it “real” when he retells it to all of his friends.
P.S.—I hate to ask, but was he cute? š
On July 4, 2015 at 12:31 pm
Virginia Farmgirl says:
I think no pants and your shotgun across your lap would have been even funnier!
On July 6, 2015 at 1:06 pm
starmartin says:
You just never know who might show up on your door step.
Would have loved to have seen this character’s face once he realized what he stumbled upon.
Where was your camera Suzanne?
Sunflower77…. what a thoughtful husband. Enjoy your birthday gift!!!!
On July 9, 2015 at 12:28 am
native daughter says:
Only read one comment about green jeep man appearing strange.I thought the same thing.Be careful out there girl.I know you know how to shoot.
On September 7, 2015 at 3:26 pm