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Idaho Jane goes to NYC

Posted on August 15, 2012 by maryjane

Guess where this showed up?

“Really, really big.” -Ed Sullivan (for my age group only)

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farm romance photoshoot

Posted on August 15, 2012 by maryjane

Here’s what we do in the middle of the day when it’s 98 degrees out.

What I didn’t capture was David off to the right waving his hat to keep Emma looking forward. This will be one of hundreds of pics in the next book I’m working on, Milk Cow Kitchen. Stay tuned for this pic—Emma with lace halter looking at herself in a mirror. (It turned out ADORABLE!) The next time you see one of our farm romance photos, consider the “village” it took gittin’ ‘er done.

Idaho Citizenry

Posted on August 15, 2012 by maryjane

I’m always in awe of organizations I run across that take on huge issues. The other day I discovered one in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where I have one of my two retail stores. On a quiet Sunday morning, I pulled over, snapped a photo, and then came home to my computer to find out more.

Human Rights Education Institute

Okay, that’s a huge issue. Tell me more …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on August 14, 2012 by maryjane

photo-of-the-day

Posted on August 13, 2012 by maryjane

WINNERS!!!! Glamping Book Giveaway #2 – tricks of the trade

Posted on August 13, 2012 by maryjane

Happy Monday to one and all—with glamping tents and trailers, big or small!

You’ve shared your secrets for setting up a good glamp, so now I present my two book winner champs for this week’s contest …

Okay, the names go into a vintage fishing creel. A little hand goes in. And two names come out …

And the second two winners of my Glamping with MaryJane book giveaway are:

Billie Jo Moffett and Lucy McCarty!!!!!!

Billie Jo Moffett said:

August 7, 2012 at 9:38 am “Watch for those lace curtains everybody sells at garage sales ……… cheap and can be used as curtains in camper or use velcro to attach to tent doors for elegant entrance ….. also helps keep mosquitos out. Or be creative and turn into fancy mosquito netting over bed.”

Lucy McCarty said:

August 7, 2012 at 9:43 am “Grands biscuits in a can…. You can make them as instructed, or…. fried buscuits, fried donuts… Super easy, quick and fun while glamping!!!”

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Be a pretty, polished (& healthy) chick!

Posted on August 13, 2012 by maryjane

The weather around here has been topping out at 98 degrees. And we’re not talking about the late ’90s boy band, though they’d match my fever pitch right now.

(I know, I know, I have no room to complain when the midwest is hitting 118!)

After my crew and I finished my glamping book, my daughter surprised all of them with a gift certificate for a pedicure but I guess she didn’t think I’d want one. I took it as a sure sign I should follow suit when I received an unexpected package of sample polish last week from Chick Nail Polish.

I called around town and found someone who could give me a proper pedicure, something I haven’t indulged in for a couple of years. Who doesn’t want to sit inside an air-conditioned room and get a lil’ pampered?

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on August 12, 2012 by maryjane

Singapore – with recipe for Singapore Sling

Posted on August 12, 2012 by maryjane

For some of my Geography journal entries, my friend, Alyson Oüten, takes you around the globe, from Bangkok, to Cambodia, to Spain and beyond! Today, she is off to Singapore at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Take it from here, Aly. It’s all yours!!!!!

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on August 11, 2012 by maryjane

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