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Meet us at Costco-TOMORROW!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by MaryJane

My daughter, Meg, and I will be signing books on Saturday, October 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at

Costco, located at 301 5th Street, Clarkston, Washington.

We would love to meet you!

Nudge: we bring lots of fun prizes. And chocolate.

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Why love?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by MaryJane

I just received an e-mail from my book editor and noticed her tagline had a quote from C.S. Lewis: “We read to know we are not alone.”

For sure, but if you think about it, prior to that, we write to know we are not alone. When we write, we’re talking to someone, right? A letter is specifically TO someone, but a blog, manifesto, book, graffiti? Writing. Writing with the desire to connect. Even some of the highest profile anti-social people like the Unabomber weren’t really anti-social. He wrote. To you. To me. To anyone who would listen. Yes, he wrote with deadly anger, but he wanted us to know him. He craved witness to his life, his beliefs. If a person can’t engage someone in love, do they attempt to engage them in anger? As long as they’re still wanting to engage, can it be changed to love? Here’s a Newsroom piece we published in our magazine 10 years ago. With today’s news, I got to wondering this morning if …

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What’s your simple country pleasure?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Megan

For the next issue of our magazine, we’re going to dedicate a couple of pages to Simple Country Pleasures. I thought it might be fun to list our COLLECTIVE ideas on that here—for a two-page collage in MaryJanesFarm magazine with each of our names attached.

What is (or are) your simple country pleasures?????

At the top of my list is the sound that pine needles make in the wind. It’s a far-away sound that washes over me like surf. When I take a moment to stop and listen, I feel like I’m floating, bobbing above the surface of all my busyness.

Anyone love going barefoot in their garden?

How about lovin’ the country wave?

Night sounds that lull you to sleep?

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Great Find: “spoon” painting

Posted on January 25, 2012 by MaryJane

”Spoon” painting in the bottom right: MaryJanesFarm magazine (“Shelter from the Storm” Feb/March 2011). This fabulous art piece is titled, “A Very Good Morning” by Jill Enestvedt. You may find more of her work at www.studioelements.net. $25.00 + shipping (purchased new for $125.00). A sweet bargain indeed, not to mention a collector’s item. Do not pass up this opporunity to add to your art collection this rare gem that will only grow in value. To purchase …

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I Found One! Day 2

Posted on January 16, 2012 by MaryJane

As promised, here is the continuation of my snowy owl trip, all within 15 minutes of my farm.

Another wonderful day in the neighborhood.

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Great Find: Boot Purse SOLD

Posted on January 12, 2012 by MaryJane

Are the soles of your favorite cowgirl boots wearing thin? Have those dusty travelers seen too many miles? I know, you can’t bear to throw them out. Neither could I. So I turned them into …

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You’ve Got Mail (from the U.K.)

Posted on January 8, 2012 by MaryJane

A surprise package arrived this past week, coming all the way from the U.K. What does the group of women who made this stocking (Much Ado Books), firstbook.org, the island of Rota, and Captain James Arruda Henry have in common?

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And the winner is …

Posted on December 1, 2011 by MaryJane

Ever wonder what goes into one of our magazine front covers? Here’s the behind-the-scenes shot of the front cover that won in our recent reader survey for FOLKLORE, Feb/March 2012. But it was close call. With 3,253 people responding, 48% chose the green heart w/pink roses that you see here, 42.5% chose the rose petal heart, and 8.5% chose the red leather gloves holding chocolate truffles. Thank you for helping us choose our next front cover!

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Today’s Recipe: Thai Curry Vegetable Soup

Posted on November 15, 2011 by MaryJane

We had such a great voting turnout for the cover of our last issue (more than 6,000 votes), Come All Ye Dec-Jan ’12, we are doing it again! To be eligible to vote for the next cover of the magazine go to our MaryJanesFarm website and …

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Rootstalk Festival

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Megan

We received an email yesterday from a sister who took a photo of my mother during her Rootstalk workshop, How to Live an Organic Lifestyle. I think Beth completely caught who she is in photo form! This will go down as one of my favorites. Thanks Beth!!!!!!!

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