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Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
All proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo of the prop and its cost here along with a few details as to its condition. The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

boustrophedon

While I can’t be sure that boustrophedon wasn’t the ancient equivalent of a modern-day party trick, I can tell you that its style was meant to emulate the pattern of an ox plowing a field, back and forth.
How might you use boustrophedon (boo-struh-FEED-n) in your daily life?
I have no idea.
No, wait, that’s not true …
How about: boost ruh feed ‘n then yer cows’ll be a whole lot better off’n …
Seriously now brown cow, that only helps you remember how to say it.
How about teaching it to a kid—kids get a kick out of writing secret codes to fool their friends.
What’s more, you can say “boustrophedon” while you’re vacuuming the carpet
or mowing the lawn,
and won’t you feel smart ‘n sassy?
Brag if you want to, girlfriend, because now you know a word that most people wouldn’t dare try to define.