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.
Chicken Feather Earrings!!!! They’re the latest fashion statement. And now I have a pair, compliments of Sandi O’Connor, Travelin’ Sister #3956, made by her daughter, Emily Kate, of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Check out her Etsy shop, homegrowntrades. My pair came with a list of the “lovingly collected, never plucked” feathers from her flock of 26 chickens (my gift perfectly complete with the hens’ names who helped make the earrings—Olive, Grettle, Chloe, and Lady).
On our recent trip to Lindsborg, Kansas, I stopped by to give a big ol’ farmgirl hug to my friend and National Geographic photographer, Jim Richardson. (Treat yourself to some of his photos in his list of published stories.) He and his wife, Kathy Richardson, have a studio on Main Street called Small World Gallery.
If you’re a regular reader of Nat Geo, you know that Jim is still capturing the world in photos. In 1994, Jim spent a few days photographing us for a feature that appeared in 1995.
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.
