Remember my post on Saturday about hubby driving Lucille, our tractor, to town? I was elusive then and will be again today. Do stay tuned though. I’ll pull it all together in the end. But first, take note of the colors in this sign. I put this sign up a few years ago when my bees swarmed and took up residence in an ancient, almost rotten apple tree near where we park our cars at the farm. Okay, I thought. I won’t be able to harvest their honey, but a beehive in an apple tree sounds so right somehow.
But sadly, bears can’t read and a bear (or another critter with claws) did, in fact, raid and destroy most of the combs. The bees disappeared and never returned.
Fast forward a few years later when the sign, the tree, and the abandoned hive needed to come down. Why?
In an earlier post, I shared some pics from our trip to Lindsborg, Kansas. While there, we also toured a flour mill built in 1898 that, for a couple of days each year, is cleaned up and turned on! Amazing.
Below is an advertisement from The Lindsborg News-Record of the Old Mill announcing their annual event, Millfest.
They even dressed the part and gave us a fabulous tour of their mill.
It was especially exciting touring this mill because for the most part, it’s a carbon copy (well, inside at least) of my J.C. Barron Flour Mill, located in Oakesdale, Washington.
Why would hubby be driving Lucille, our tractor, to town?
And then …
What’s this at our little retail store? A crime scene?
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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Lisa Seaman!
Lisa Seaman (Red Dog, #5107) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning an Expert Level Aprons Merit Badge!
I love the design of the apron, and bonus points for using my Glamping fabric!
Don’t be afraid to confess.
We’re all friends here.
Your secret is safe.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
So, admit it …
You dream of bringing your chickens indoors.
A Girl with a Rooster by Jacob Gerritsz via Wikimedia Commons
It’s okay—it’s considered normal around here. I raised my girl Ginger indoors because sometimes …
a couple of daily visits to the henhouse just isn’t enough.
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.
