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.
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Hay … check out these spurs
Woooohoooooo, Betsy! You might want to rustle up some cattle with these purdy babies. Our staff photographer, Louise, was mucking about in the pasture today, taking photos of the cows, when she brought back with her the wonderful ode-de-manure. You know you’re a farmgirl when you … inhale deep, and the words “brown gold” come to mind.
4th of July Farm Fair
Our 4th of July Farm Fairs are a magical experience, for my family and guests alike. They are an enormous amount of work, but the reward is a wonderful community experience—time to connect with new and old friends, take home plenty of fresh produce, and shop for a plethora of handmade treasures.
Our first Farm Fair took place in 2004, followed by two more in 2005 and 2006. We took a brief hiatus, then held another Farm Fair in 2009.
I chose one of my favorite holidays to celebrate rural life and Independence Day. Naturally, I thought a jaunt down memory lane was appropriate. So grab your red, white, and blue apron and let’s roll …
Altiloquent
Altiloquent?
Me?
Surely you jest!
I merely marvel at the lilt of language, the superlative subtleties of speech, the phonological possibilities present in every crisp, untrodden page that lies like an open road before me.
event recap/Fred Meyer
Here we are (my daughter and I) in the lovely new Fred Meyer store in Meridian, Idaho, last Saturday, with our new lovely towels, making new lovely friends.
(Pssst, gingham towels. My inspiration? My collection of gingham aprons, of course.)
In this photo, I had asked those in attendance if anyone had any duct tape in their purses. The young woman on my right just happened to have …
cheeky chickie
The chicks are here! Farmgirl extraordinaire, Kim, and my husband, Nick, have them all tucked into the back of our henhouse.
