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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Denise Christiansen!!!
Denise Christiansen (#5509) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a Beginner Level Aprons Merit Badge!
“I made the clothespin apron from the Farmgirl Jubilee. Its a fun apron and I use it around the house. I have also made several tea towel aprons for gifts.
I think the clothespin apron turned out really cute, especially since it’s out of one of MaryJane’s Milk Cow Kitchen fabrics.”
Photo by Alex.der.2 via Wikimedia Commons
Running, playing, dipping and dodging …
High-energy dogs look like a lot of fun in photos and dog-food commercials, but when it comes to family life, many owners find they just can’t keep up with constant canine craziness. As a result, a whole lot of peppy pups end up homeless. A chosen few are lucky enough to become “conservation dogs.” But what about others?
Happily, the “performance dog gear” aficionados at Ruffwear recently realized the potential for perfect partnerships between active people and energetic dogs. Ruffwear partnered up with the national no-kill shelter advocates at Best Friends Animal Society to launch the Ruff Adventure Dog Adoption Service. Ruffwear will contribute $50,000 to the effort to cover adoption and travel fees for dogs adopted from Best Friends’ sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, to their new homes anywhere in the U.S.
“Ruffwear customers are adventure-loving, outdoor-oriented folks who believe dogs make the best running, paddling, hiking, and camping partners,” explains Bark, the dog-culture magazine. “Many of the adoptable dogs at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary are also fresh air-seeking, high-energy individuals who would LOVE to find an outdoor adventure partner for life. Throughout the year, Ruffwear will be highlighting a few hand-selected dogs and playing match-maker between these active dogs and Ruffwear fans looking for their new best furry friend.”
If you’re an adventurous gal looking for a perfect “out there” partner, this might be the opportunity to find a new friend …
OMG
In this case, I mean, “Oh, marvelous gourd!”
Photo by Eranb via Wikimedia Commons
Of course, I’m talking about the pumpkin (it is October, after all).
Yeah, yeah …
You’re no doubt wondering what more can be said.
Been there, carved that.
Painted that.
Embellished that.
But, my dear, I ask you, “Have you planted that?”
(You roll your eyes—of course, you’ve planted pumpkins, too.)
But that’s not what I mean.
I guess I should ask, “Have you planted IN that?”
Ah-ha!
I thought not.
That’s why I must share this wonderful video tutorial I found from Westwood Gardens in northwest Arkansas:
Photos? Post ’em on the Farmgirl Chatroom.
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.
