“I’ve boiled the water and fetched as many clean towels as I could find,” fretted the frantic fellow on the phone.
“I don’t know what more to do!”
The calm voice on the other end of the line hushed him gently.
“You can stop your nidgeting now,” she said, unruffled.
“I’ll be there in a moment.”
So …
Nidgeting?
That’s a new one on me!
Lean in, girls …
Here’s a nibble of gossip that’s begging for gab:
I hear that a Carrotmob may be coming your way.
Keep your eyes peeled!
Photo by Kander via Wikimedia Commons
I can only imagine what you must be thinking …
A carrot-hurling gang of hoodlums!
Garden raiders!
Is Bugs Bunny behind this?
What’s up, Doc?
Before you take up your garden hoes,
let me explain.
The Carrotmob isn’t about raiding
(or rabbits).
Photo by Kessa Ligerro (GFDL or CC-BY-SA-2.0) via Wikimedia Commons
It’s a fabulously fresh initiative that is out to convince businesses to make positive changes by providing incentives.
The philosophy is simple: dangle a carrot—you know the adage.
It’s a lollapalooza of a word.
Like a lollypop and appaloosa smashed together.
Who doesn’t love both of those?
And … it’s also an event!
A Lollapalooza sign. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. tammylo
The leaves are green, the nuts are brown.
They hang so high they won’t come down.
Leave them alone till frosty weather,
then they will all come down together.
I recalled this old autumnal rhyme
Just in the nick of frosting time!
Okay, enough with the verse.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Thunk.
But, really …
Can you believe we’re already cuddling up to November?
As I peer out the window through the soft shadows of an early morning,
I can see …
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits 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 and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
