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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.

Jaaneman


Photo Image by https://www.flickr.com/people/33147718@N05 via Wikimedia Commons.
How much do we farmgirls love the name Jane, after all? We couldn’t resist this sweet word, which comes from a Persian term of endearment.
jaaneman
(jen-a-man) (think gentleman, then drop a few consonants)
(noun) (phr.) lit. “soul of me;” gender neutral word for “my sweetheart, my soul, my heart, my life.” جان jaan = life, soul, essence, spirit, heart (metaphorically!), beloved, sweetheart etc. من man = my (in Persian)
Can’t you just imagine Juliet adding this in during the balcony scene? Hmm, would things have turned out any better? Perhaps not. But let’s move on to more happy love affairs: I can imagine Gilbert Blythe whispering across the schoolroom to Ann-with-an-E this word. Of course, he might get hit over the head with a slate. Kermit the Frog to Miss Piggy? How about Mr. Darcy—once his proud heart is melted—calling Lizzie his jaaneman?
… Or better yet, Mr. Bingley to his one and only Jane? That fits even better.
And to get into the Hindi influence behind the word while we’re imagining such a word, you could watch Bride and Prejudice, the Bollywood version of the famous romance. See if you hear our new favorite word sprinkled in the sparkling dialogue.