Author Archives: maryjane

Hustings

Posted on October 2, 2012 by maryjane

So, ladies, are you in a hurry to hear the huff-and-puff that is soon to emanate from the hustings?

Huh?

Let me clarify.

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I mean … we all know what a kitty litter box is and a sandbox. And we all know why no one should ever let their kids play in one that is “unpatrolled.” Can you say tapeworms? (Oh, those pesky kitty cats.)

But a cowbox? Run kids, RUN!

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on October 1, 2012 by maryjane

What do a canary and a cat have in common?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by maryjane

So while Ace, Kim, and I were truckin’ down two-lane highways, thrifting, setting up our glampsite, taking down our glampsite, and getting our honky-tonk on in South Dakota … the animals we left behind were awaiting our return. Rascal, our design studio mascot (tortoiseshell cat), was being taken care of by Ace’s roommate Andy, also a farmhand here (Ace, Kim and Andy are roommates at Kim’s farm), and Daffodil, my canary, was offered space in Carol’s office, with my husband taking care of her on weekends. (Kim brought her Border Collie, Riley, on our trip.)

Part of the job of taking care of my canary is feeding her a deluxe daily diet of fresh veggies and fruits, soaked grains, hard-boiled egg yolks from the bigger of her kin, AND gathering up her gorgeous blue eggs she lays 3-4 times per week. (Yup, she’s pampered.)

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on September 30, 2012 by maryjane

What’s a crankie?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by maryjane

Crikey! It’s called a crankie. (New to me.) Isn’t that what I usually feel like on Fridays? Looks like the early version of TV to me. Thanks to Sue Truman, who mentioned this Sustainable Seattle video on my Twitter account. This is so cute, and you know I love anything “farm”!

photo-of-the-day

Posted on September 29, 2012 by maryjane

Smallknot

Posted on September 29, 2012 by maryjane

Do you know that feeling you get when you’re strolling through the farmers’ market in, say, late September, and you spy a piece of fruit that is so fresh, so RIPE, that your mouth instantly waters remembering a taste you haven’t tasted for a year, so you pick it up, inhale its fragrance in a deep breath, close your eyes, and sink your teeth into it?

That’s the sensation I felt when I got wind of Smallknot.

What’s Smallknot??

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FREE Glamping Stickers

Posted on September 29, 2012 by maryjane

They’re here! Another batch of free bumper stickers for International Glamping Weekend 2013, June 1 and 2. Head on over for details on how to get yours!