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…\u00a0darning your sock doesn’t mean you’re cursing it, just nursing it.<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when …<\/p>\n
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\u00a0… you wake up in the middle of the night with another idea for using zucchini.<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when you sneak into your root cellar\u00a0to count your jars of canned peaches one more time.<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when your favorite tune is the music\u00a0canning jars make as they seal.<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when an amount of something is a peck of something.<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when you say, “that rude guy put a knot in my tail.”<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when you ask this about a job half done, “Why make two bites of a cherry?”<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when you say\u00a0“Charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it.” (No need to be paid.)<\/p>\n
You know you’re a farmgirl when you say things like, “Handy as a pocket in an apron.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
… as dumb as a shovel.<\/p>\n
… as full as a tick?<\/p>\n
… as cute as a bug’s ear.<\/p>\n
… as busy as popcorn in a hot skillet.<\/p>\n
“Pass the cow paste please.” (Butter.)<\/p>\n
Chime in! You know you’re a farmgirl when …<\/p>\n
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