tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post7805177796357142986..comments2024-01-03T20:47:19.350-05:00Comments on Longest Acres Blog: where one has nothing to do with the other.katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-72962018391472394082012-09-29T09:39:33.145-04:002012-09-29T09:39:33.145-04:00I'm oddly so happy to hear I am not alone in n...I'm oddly so happy to hear I am not alone in needing more girlfriends. Makes me feel less alone :) May all of us make the women who live close to us nearer and dearer. <br /><br />and @thea, I use a Nikon d-60 almost all the time, despite it being so clunky. katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-22658204637896914042012-09-26T16:54:36.575-04:002012-09-26T16:54:36.575-04:00Hello :)
I didn't know how to get in touch wit...Hello :)<br />I didn't know how to get in touch with you other than comment on one of your stories, but I just wanted to ask you what camera do you use?<br />Also you have a wonderful blog! This is the life I dream to live in the future. I wish you and nick all the best :)<br />Thea.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368688739846815346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-61895536085835322672012-09-22T12:59:48.885-04:002012-09-22T12:59:48.885-04:00just discovered your blog and feeling right at hom...just discovered your blog and feeling right at home already - thank you. i love your words and the path they follow as you tell your story. i am not very good at making new friends, but i'm a lone beast at heart. here's hoping you find a kinship soon to help give that dose of girl fun more regularly in your life.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511725867464052114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-79486143439214308862012-09-22T05:58:33.378-04:002012-09-22T05:58:33.378-04:00your post really touched something in me. i just m...your post really touched something in me. i just moved to houston with my husband and i'm aching for the close friends i had. i just want someone i can sit down with and talk to, without having to explain all the history. i want an old friend fast and it just won't happen. i hope you find someone. i hope we both do. if i was in vermont i'd love to walk down a dirt road to your home and pick apples with you. and sit in the sun that comes through your windows just the right way. you have a beautiful life... but i know what you mean. i'd love to have a friend too.Erin McCannhttp://sweetandsavoring.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-47021174594825775192012-09-21T12:59:37.453-04:002012-09-21T12:59:37.453-04:00yes yes yes. meeting new girlfriends is the hardes...yes yes yes. meeting new girlfriends is the hardest. one thing that I always find myself doing, to my own detriment though, is comparing. the friends i went to highschool and university with, who are back home in dear dear ontario, have known me for years longer than the few I have met way out west where i live now. i have to remember that, because i do know some really great ladies, and just because they are great in totally different ways than my left behind friends doesn't mean they couldn't be just as great in years to come, when the time-as-friends thing isn't so starkly different. i'm eagerly waiting for that time in the future too... and still wish i lived hours and hours and maybe even days closer to back home. hugs.Farming Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938675746905624146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-18807922035896445422012-09-21T00:55:51.354-04:002012-09-21T00:55:51.354-04:00Oh, wow, I hear you so clear, it's like you we...Oh, wow, I hear you so clear, it's like you were shouting thru the computer! Even though we only have 2 acres and my closest girlfriends live about 20 minutes (drive) away, I find that this kind of life style puts a lot of distance between myself and *most* people my age. And, everyone is SO BUSY. {{hugs}} sister. :)Mel Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709786101319512494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-9078069074454114772012-09-20T15:24:16.719-04:002012-09-20T15:24:16.719-04:00Could you host a farm mixer like the Greenhorns do...Could you host a farm mixer like the Greenhorns do? <br /><br />Also, I wanna give you a hug so bad right now. I've totally been there before, and if it were not for absolute luck of living on a farm WITH girlfriends around I still would. <br /><br />ALSO... the letter I sent you was probably really depressing and I'm sorry for that. This has been one hell of a year with emotions going up and down and up and down. Things are finally smoothing out around here and getting back to normal. <br /><br />Keep an open heart. You'll find some girlfriends. Or you could resort to what my old friend Cassie once declared: "WANTED: Friends with Boobs." <br /><br />xoxomckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617910290820472508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-81195693519959805522012-09-20T11:54:20.529-04:002012-09-20T11:54:20.529-04:00I live in the city now but most of my really good ...I live in the city now but most of my really good girl friends still lives in the country about 15 hours away. It's nice to know that we have a really great friendship even far away and that no matter what happens, we'll always be friends. But, I only get to see them for a few hours about once a year and it's nearly enough for my liking. I guess it's just how our lives worked out. I only wish they would get into blogging so that I could get more news from them more frequently. Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422620641074759378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-65773499961349543972012-09-20T11:48:11.987-04:002012-09-20T11:48:11.987-04:00I have loved your blog from a distance now and hav...I have loved your blog from a distance now and have yet to comment but this post called to me! I recently moved to Montpelier and have had experienced similar feelings of difficulty making good friends, so I wanted to lend my support to you in this process and say that I hope to run into you around town sometime!Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-19359079551912812582012-09-20T10:14:26.129-04:002012-09-20T10:14:26.129-04:00Me too... I live in a university community in Chin...Me too... I live in a university community in China, my Chinese is pretty awful and I don't have a single friend here. I have my husband and children and a busy job. I know I need to improve my Chinese to be able to actually make friends with nice women I meet but everything else gets in the way. I need to be braver I think. Totally understand where you're coming from though. The last placed we moved to was English speaking and we still really struggled. ailsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345151274665850063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-42321795013958048462012-09-20T06:34:42.328-04:002012-09-20T06:34:42.328-04:00It's so amazing that you wrote this because no...It's so amazing that you wrote this because not very long ago I had a great conversation with my mum-in-law. We were both saying we didn't have anyone except our husbands and they couldn't fulfill all our needs as they weren't a girlfriend, we needed a girlfriend!!! Anyway, she asked me who I talk to about stuff and hang out with, and I rattled off a big list and it made me realise I do have girlfriends, I DO! I just need to be with them MORE. They live close enough and they're not always available when I want them but they are there. When they're not I need to just be with me and TRUST for the right time to come to be with them. It can be lonely sometimes but at least we can know we're not lonely alone, there are all of you out there lonely sometimes too.Lisahttp://onesunniday.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-48117459837145513782012-09-20T01:57:55.584-04:002012-09-20T01:57:55.584-04:00Oh this broke my heart a little! And made me want ...Oh this broke my heart a little! And made me want to find some way to matchmake - surely there's a longest acres reader somewhere who could connect you to another Vermont girlfriend! It's super hard to live without close girlfriends. One of my best girlfriends is someone I met when I visited her small town for a weekend away from the city. She had spent a dark winter with just dudes for company and was craving girlfriend company enough to actually ask my other friend and I if we wanted to have drinks with her that night. We totally fell in love with her and were all pleased that she picked us. I hope for something similar for you. :-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582638886964370900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-62604405257425872372012-09-19T22:36:36.990-04:002012-09-19T22:36:36.990-04:00You are so not alone! The problem with making new ...You are so not alone! The problem with making new close friends is the lack of history. You just can't speed up that process. And as far as barging in on those awkward huddles of women, I feel your pain. I think the best thing to do is ask people about themselves. Everyone likes talking about themselves. When you find someone who will actually ask you questions back then you've got a gem :) Holly Maryenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-79667294621216938212012-09-19T22:27:41.293-04:002012-09-19T22:27:41.293-04:00I totally get it. Whenever I've moved I've...I totally get it. Whenever I've moved I've felt so<br />Socially awkward when trying to "pick up" friends, haha. Just like love, it'll happen when you least expect it, and sometimes from the least likely people:-)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18012654925955880012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-84615703924513504172012-09-19T21:11:53.050-04:002012-09-19T21:11:53.050-04:00This book applies much more to the city life, but ...This book applies much more to the city life, but has some really interesting thoughts on friendship at our age: http://mwfseekingbff.com/ . I absolutely loved it!Bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-51345518965972694042012-09-19T20:56:20.784-04:002012-09-19T20:56:20.784-04:00Wow, that's amazing, because I think if I saw ...Wow, that's amazing, because I think if I saw you at a farmers market, I'd know immediately I'd want to be your friend. <br /><br />I don't have any siblings, and my husband is definately my best friend without a doubt. But I do still need a girl friend. I don't know why, but yes I need that type of interaction. <br /><br />And furthermore, I have yet to find a friend who is everything for me. So I have one who I walk with, one that shops with me, and one that only seems to be able to get together if our kids and husbands are with us. So I guess if I could just fine one who would be willing to can with me, I'd be all set. <br /><br />If you have friends who are an hour away, how about meeting at a halfway point during the times of year when you aren't so busy? (haha) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-85364360403595290172012-09-19T17:56:07.444-04:002012-09-19T17:56:07.444-04:00I miss my girl friends too :(
Gros bisous from Par...I miss my girl friends too :(<br />Gros bisous from ParisEvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357374083745157092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-56026191399832073272012-09-19T13:43:38.499-04:002012-09-19T13:43:38.499-04:00I totally agree. My husband and I moved out to the...I totally agree. My husband and I moved out to the country in May of last year and the distance from our friends is the one thing we dislike about rural life. We're only 40 minutes away, but before we were only 5 or 10 minutes away from everyone. And it's hard to make friends in our new community because everyone has kids and has their own thing going on. It gets really lonely at times, but I still wouldn't change a thing.Our Neck of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796487269192271170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-26997214974438482202012-09-19T13:36:38.614-04:002012-09-19T13:36:38.614-04:00Making friends as an adult blows! I've been in...Making friends as an adult blows! I've been in my new home state 6 years and finally have 2 friends I can sit around with reading books. Now that's the true mark of a forever friend. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658552654055761651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-29211523496549953642012-09-19T13:28:32.861-04:002012-09-19T13:28:32.861-04:00Everything you've said is so spot on. Regardle...Everything you've said is so spot on. Regardless of location, I think we all yearn for close female friends. I think just as open landscapes can leave you feeling alone, something about a city swallows you up - you feel somehow involved and invited, yet overwhelmed to really put yourself out there. On your own.<br /> <br />I moved across the ocean from Edinburgh, UK to live in Boston, MA with my (now) husband last July and I miss my girl friends fiercely. Of course we write all the time, send packages, letters and Skype when we get the chance, but none of this is any substitute for a warm hug at the end of a long day, chatting over tea and cake until the waitress has to tell you they're closing the cafe, or having soup & wine nights at home, getting tipsy and laughing at videos of corgis until tears come.<br /><br />It's hard as an adult not to feel like we're beyond making the effort and feeling uncomfortable, but I remain hopeful that some day I will build for myself a similar friendship base to the one I left back home. It won't be the same, but maybe it will be good in a different way.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702962938432790324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-15614228317120421852012-09-19T11:31:11.892-04:002012-09-19T11:31:11.892-04:00This just wrenched my heart, because I have been i...This just wrenched my heart, because I have been in the same situation many times in the past few years (3 new towns in 4 years, all many states away from my dear girlfriends). My most recent move was 9 months ago, and I have realized that making new friends requires bravery. The kind of bravery that is uncomfortable. I cook for people, and invite them into our home. Find something you love to share, and then get brave and approach those groups at the farmers market. Best of luck!Ashley @ Sensibly Gourmethttp://sensiblygourmet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-72366706502014474372012-09-19T11:12:21.609-04:002012-09-19T11:12:21.609-04:00I am so with you here. Since moving to Maine 4 yea...I am so with you here. Since moving to Maine 4 years ago I have made not a one girl friend. It is hard to do. Roxannehttp://ayetwobee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-77168721467134942612012-09-19T10:58:37.266-04:002012-09-19T10:58:37.266-04:00Whoa, Kate, this has been my most absolute struggl...Whoa, Kate, this has been my most absolute struggle since moving to Napa. Great girl friends just don't grow on trees. I have personally found solace in realizing how I have enough best girl friends for a lifetime, and even if I don't make a single new best girl friend, I will forever be grateful for every single nanosecond I get to spend talking with, visiting, or thinking about my girls who live sprinkled all over the country away from me. And if I do meet a new dear friend locally, then hallelujah- what a life bonus! Naomi C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-61496909719681841962012-09-19T10:42:17.894-04:002012-09-19T10:42:17.894-04:00This has been a frustration for me too lately, par...This has been a frustration for me too lately, particularly after our move to Sicily. We left behind a vibrant community of friends on Capitol Hill in D.C., many of whom we had known since college or high school. My husband had some of his best guy friends to meet for lunch; I had some of my dearest girlfriends to go walking or out for a coffee. <br /><br />Since we moved to Sicily, though, we've had to start from scratch with friendships. We've also been plunged into an entirely military community, which is totally new for us. It's HARD to put yourself out there and try to find connections with totally new people. <br /><br />I have resolved this fall to be better about inviting acquaintances into our home and around our table for meals and conversation, though. My husband and I love doing this and we've stopped being so faithful to have guests since we are away from friends. I think this will help us make some new ones, though, if we put ourselves out there. I hope, anyway!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525118565790143413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-20025976393009559752012-09-19T10:38:32.546-04:002012-09-19T10:38:32.546-04:00So nice to hear it can be difficult for you lot to...So nice to hear it can be difficult for you lot too this making friends business. @Bettye I love your dog dates. You are right, I should just start taking Rudy more places. He's a great listener. <br /><br />katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.com