Everything Home...with Carol: Let's Introduce Ourselves

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Let's Introduce Ourselves

I recently had a comment from someone that I didn't realize was following this blog. Not that I screen who is allowed to comment; but I was a bit surprised to hear from this gal. It prompted me to go to my followers' page and that's when I realized that I really don't know very many of you at all.

Now I have an idea. Let's introduce ourselves. Following are a couple of questions. In the comments section, answer the questions. Anyone answering all the questions and leaving an email address will be entered into a drawing for a nice prize. This event is for followers, so if you are not already a follower, become one before you answer the questions.

What's the prize? I'm not sure, yet. Maybe tea. Maybe garden seeds. Something to celebrate or relax with, how's that?

Okay, here you go:

1) Name--this can be your screen name or just first name if you wish.
2) Location--this also can be vague.
3) What type of posts you enjoy most at Everything Home.
4) What you enjoy most to do in your spare time.
5) Three things you could not live without.

If you do not leave an email address, I cannot contact you if you win. Therefore, comments without an email address will not be entered in the drawing. Oh, the deadline. Let's say next Friday, May 13th at midnight.

Looking forward to reading all about you.

Blessings,

11 comments:

JulieMay 5, 2011 7:21 AM
Hi Carol!

I think this is a great idea! I am a follower so here are my answers and introduction: My name is Julie and I currently live in Germany where we have lived for almost nine years. We've spent 12 years altogether in Germany; we have spent half of our marriage here (24 years in August). We will be coming home to the US in 46 days and are extremely excited about coming home! I enjoy your posts on anything home and garden related. I homeschool too, so I also enjoy post on home education, but the primary reason I come here to visit you are the home and garden posts. :)

With five kids, I rarely have spare time, but I do try to read each day especially before bedtime. Things I could not live without would be my dishwasher, washing machine (I don't mind hanging my clothes on the clothesline so the dryer doesn't make my list), and my van. When those things go down, life here becomes painful. :)

I can be reached at julie.wriston@yahoo.com or at my blog From Greer to Here. I look forward to coming back and reading about some of the other gals following along. :)
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MonicaMay 5, 2011 7:45 AM
Good Morning Carol!
1-Monica
2-Mid Missouri
3-Homemaking/gardening (Today in the Garden is cool)
4-Read blogs of course...reading or gardening are my favorite things to do.
5-Bible, Zyrtec, my hubby!

5hfarm@centurytel.net

Have a great day!
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Scott and RebeccaMay 5, 2011 7:55 AM
Rebecca
Virginia
I enjoy homeschooling and homesteading tips.
I enjoy reading to my children and yardsales,thrift stores. Anything outside, and animals.
I cannot live without spending some time outside.
scottandrebecca4@gmail.com
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Carol J. AlexanderMay 5, 2011 8:29 AM
Thanks for participating, Ladies. It is so good to know a little more about you.

Julie--I'm glad you get to come home soon.

Monica--Thanks for mentioning Today in the Garden. I was wondering if anyone was reading it.

Rebecca--we need to get together sometime. Have you been to Julieanna's in Broadway?

Carol
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DiannaMay 5, 2011 1:28 PM
1) Name-- Dianna
2) Location--South Carolina (currently)
3) What type of posts you enjoy most at Everything Home. -- I've enjoyed all of them so far. :) I'm a newer follower just for a month or so.
4) What you enjoy most to do in your spare time. - I love to read, take pictures and blog.
5) Three things you could not live without. - My Bible, Camera and Laptop.

email is: dmauton (AT) gmail (DOT) com
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Karen LangeMay 5, 2011 4:21 PM
Karen
North Central Kentucky
I like all of your posts, Carol :)
I like to read and walk (but not usually at the same time..:P)
The Lord, my family, and my laptop computer

Great idea Carol!

Happy Mother's Day weekend,
Karen
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Carol J. AlexanderMay 5, 2011 5:36 PM
Thanks for sharing, Ladies.

Dianna, Glad to have you with us. I like new followers :-)

Karen, Surely I write something that's boring.

Have a great weekend,
Carol
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Cathy HorstMay 9, 2011 10:13 PM
My name is Cathy and I live in Maryland in the D.C. metropolitan area on a pasture based organic farm. I particularly enjoy tips on being frugal. I also very much enjoy reading about what's happening in your life and the life of your family or others. People are so interesting! I love to read and spend time with my husband and children. Planning our menus may be considered work, but I find it very enjoyable. I could not do without my Lord and His Word, my husband, and my 6 children.

email: mhorst@jehovahjirehfarm.com
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Carol J. AlexanderMay 9, 2011 10:30 PM
Hi Cathy! Thanks so much for introducing yourself. Wish we could have visited when you were in town. Maybe next time!
Blessings,
Carol
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All American x5May 12, 2011 8:11 AM
All American Family

MO

Loved the Seed Catalog Curriculum :)

Homesteading, Hobby Farming, Homeschooling, Nature, animals and being at home around the ole' homestead.

allamericanfamilyx5@gmail.com
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Carol J. AlexanderMay 12, 2011 9:37 AM
All American Family, thanks for sharing with us. I'm glad you enjoyed the SCC. I enjoyed writing it.
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TODAY IN THE GARDEN

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June 22, 2011--Weeding, weeding, weeding. Mulching, mulching, mulching. Uncovered my Brussel sprouts as the row cover was too small to allow any more growth. They are already waist high and starting to form little sprouts. Also uncovered a row of cabbages because I saw cabbage worm moths UNDER the row cover. SIGH. Have been dusting for potato bugs and cabbage worms. Planted a new row of green beans.

June 16, 2011--Well, here's another update: Harvested all greens and planted some more in a shadier location. (That's lettuce, Swiss chard, and kale.) Harvested all the rest of the original broccoli plants. Planted a row of bird's egg beans. Thinned the beets. Tied up the cucumbers and tomatoes. Planted, mulched, and thinned the corn. Planted watermelons. Planted three hills of zucchini. Dug up potatoes that were volunteers from last year and prepared that area for cantaloupes. Have been weeding like mad.

May 26, 2011--This is an update of all things I've been able to do in between rain showers. WEEDING. Finished planting all potatoes. Put up trellis and planted 18 tomato plants. Installed arching trellis and planted cucumbers to climb up that. The best part...been enjoying lots of salads from all the fresh greens.

May 10, 2011--I'm losing track of time from not posting this right away. But, sometime last week I finished all my walking paths and planted a row of beets and a row of green beans.

May 6, 2011--My broccoli is flowering already and that is TOO soon. I'm afraid I'm only going to get enough for a salad out of 30 plants. So today I put in 30 more little seedlings right in between those. Praying they aren't too late.

May 5, 2011--Put down two more walking paths and tilled two rows. Where the tractor plowed in March is rapidly filling in with grass so we are racing to get the rest of the space covered with paths or tilled.

April 30, 2011--Put down two more walking paths. Planted another row of potatoes and re-seeded my spinach and kale rows that I did on the 15th because the seeds never came up and I fear they washed away in a heavy rain. (We've had LOTS of heavy rain.)

April 26, 2011--Tilled and planted another row of potatoes. Could not do another walking path because out of newspaper.

April 25, 2011 -- Tilled another row and planted potatoes in it. Planted 18 more lettuce plants and 4 spinach plants. Also made another walking path.

April 23, 2011--Planted 30 broccoli plants

April 19, 2011 -- Cut up seed potatoes. Made another walking path.

April 15, 2011-- Planted a row of spinach seeds and one of kale seeds. Also made walking paths with newspaper and straw.

April 14, 2011 -- Planted 16 Brussel's sprouts plants, 9 collard plants, 12 lettuce plants.