“Picture this,” invites night-beguiled blogger Moonfairy,
“It’s a warm summer night …
tree frogs and crickets are singing their night songs,
and the full moon is casting its glow on the landscape.
You wander through the moonlight until you come to a place
that seems to glow …
It is your very own moonlight garden,
and creating one is easier than you think.”
Cloud Study, Moonlight by Albert Bierstadt, c. 1860, via Wikimedia Commons
I’m entranced—how about you?
I wandered serendipitously into the magical world of moonlit gardens while wrapping up the latest issue of MaryJanesFarm, June/July 2013.
The theme of the magazine?
“Midnight Hour.”
So, I simply had to know …
Now that you’ve read my book, Glamping with MaryJane, you need to find a fabulous place to get your glam campin’ on.
And so, we’re back for a 6th day of where to glamp in 2013. Colorado has long been an untouched wilderness teeming with elk and undisturbed Mammoth trees, and every season will please.
Dunton Hot Springs
Colorado
Nestled in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, Dunton Hot Springs is an oasis of thick, fluffy snow in winter; hues of yellow and gold in fall; bright-blue, crystal-clear skies in spring; and warm, languid, heat during the summer.
Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)
Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)
My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Erin Rockafellow!
Erin Rockafellow (Erin Rock, #4131) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning a Beginner Level The Secret Life of Bees Merit Badge!
“This badge was great to earn I had been looking for a reason to read ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ and this was it. The book was beautiful and I’m going to buy it for our family bookshelf. The vanishing bees movie was not something I knew existed but I did know about the horrible problem. The Easter bunny brought everything to the kids baskets this year to build a bee and butterfly garden and we have our plans drawn up. We just need to wait for our last frost date to plant everything. This was fun to do and I am excited about how the garden is going to turn out.”
Thanks to all those who entered the Glamping Aprons Giveaway for a chance to win one of CJ’s amazing aprons!
Karina reaches into the pockets of each of the prize aprons to pick out our winners …
The first is … Julie Kram!
Julie Kram said:
My dream glamper would have an awning made out of your fabulous glamping fabric under which I could cook while wearing one of the awesome aprons. The outside of the camper would be painted white with a red stripe around the middle. It would be a vintage bread-box style. The inside of the glamper would be clean-up friendly, as I love to camp in the woods away from it all. I would have farm prints on the cushions and curtains and favorite handmade doo-dads on the walls. I’m dreaming!
And the second is …
Now that you’ve read my book, Glamping with MaryJane, you need to find a fabulous place to get your glamorous campin’ on.
And so, we’re back for a 5th day of where to glamp in 2013. Enchanted by the Wild West?
Grand Canyon Ranch
Arizona
With activities like wagon rides, a bison safari, and overnight campouts, Grand Canyon Ranch is the place to connect with your inner cowgirl. Git yer’ family’s wagon train a-moving to this picturesque setting situated just 16 miles from the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon.
Have you ever sat with someone who had an inquisitive ear (of corn?) and you’ve tried to explain what scientists are doing to our food to create genetically modified organisms?
If you’ve ever struggled to keep that explanation under 5 minutes, I hear ya.
Watch this one-minute excerpt from the Genetic Roulette movie for a pear-ed down explanation.
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.
