I should be doing some housework, and yard work and planting some seeds and I need to do a little grooming and some nail trimming and I should be working on a list of things to get done today, I should be considering putting together a batch of soap and I should be out doing some ground work with my horse and training with my cow.. I should, I should, I should!!
Instead I am feeling like I need to get this post written out and shared.. you see I was reminded yesterday in many ways but never more so this morning, that as a women, you need to be able to spend time with other women.
I remember laughing a bit about reading how the lady folks would all push to make sure they didn’t miss the wedding or the do, to get together and have that visiting time. There is power in being with your own sex..
I know, I know, in this PC world we live in, we are all equal, and I’m not saying we are not, but I am going to say this.. this morning, have been given the chance to sit across the table from a women I respect and visit, was heart warming.. it filled a need I knew I had growing this week and that exploded this weekend..
In that visit, life happened, children appeared, where hugged, welcomed at the table, included and disappeared back into their own spaces in the house, the men appeared, listened and added value.. but at its very core, it was two women connecting and talking about what had happened, what was happening and dreams of what could be happening in the future.
It was magic.. the magic of sisterhood, of womenhood.. to which I say.. I was and am blessed.. thank you to all the women in my life!! You rock it Girls!!
Just another Day on the Farm 
Funny, that’s what I was thinking about while reading here about other people’s gardens. Sharing is important: skills and knowledge passed from hand to hand, one generation to the next; talking and listening, tears and laughter… Sharing is so important: )
Oh, I thought I had commented, but it’s not there!
Only after I met Mennonites, especially Old Order Mennonites, did I learn to appreciate the value of girl friends – of all ages. They often separate by gender for socializing, so I found myself sitting around with groups of women, something I’d never had before. It turned out to be wonderful. Men and women might be equal …. but we’re still *different*.