Yestern,
that is to say,
yestreen,
the hills of ye-olde pastoral Palouse
were looking mighty lush and green …
Photo by Bala via Wikimedia Commons
Hear ye:
“Yestern” is an old English word that refers to yesterday.
“Yestreen,” on the other hand, is much more specific, meaning yesterday evening.
Yessiree.
Or, should I say, yessireen?
Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)
Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)
My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Sherrilyn Askew!!!
Sherrilyn Askew (Sherri, #1350) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning an Expert Level Nellie Will-do Merit Badge!
“I have spent over 100 hours stitching a costume for the upcoming Women’s Primitive Skills weekend. I made 3 chemises, 3 bloomers, and one linen day dress, all in the style of the late 1700s.
I still need to make a reticule for the weekend. A lady needs to carry her things, and pockets are going out of fashion at this time.”
Our fingers, dark with soil, press seeds and pluck fruits.
Our shoulders feel the heat of the sun.
Come tomorrow’s sunrise, our muscles will ache with work done diligently.
And we will begin again.
You see,
no matter where in the world you may be,
we’re not so different,
you and me.
So, to celebrate common ground across the globe,
let’s have a little female farmer geography bee, MaryJane style (all fun, no foul).
What do you say?
It’s easy—just scroll through the photos below and try to guess each farmgal’s geographic location.
Jot down your answers as you go, and check them at the bottom of this post. I’ll provide a map link within each answer so that you can investigate (plan a visit?) if you wish.
Photo by Kate Holt/AusAID, Africa Food Security 17, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo courtesy of Florida Memory via Wikimedia Commons
Photo by David Baldi (user PandaDB) via Wikimedia Commons
Photo by Meena Kadri via Wikimedia Commons
Photo by Swathi Sridharan (ICRISAT) via Wikimedia Commons
Photo by Leonardo Aguiar via Wikimedia Commons
Answers:
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.
