Yarrrrr! Happy Saturday, one and all. Such positive responses we’re receiving from everyone about GirlGab. It’s SO much fun to see what everyone is up to day-to-day, and how much we all have in common! (Like, duh, totally.) Today, Rebecca Almy, Sister #3433, is giving a review of one of my favorite books, The Dirty Life, by Kristin Kimball. Andrea Furber, Sister #4019, is making …
Pleach.
Hmmm … okay …
The pleading cry of a baby bird? As in,
PLEACH! (Translation: Momma, I need a worm NOW!)
Nope, that’s not it. Try again.
Maybe it’s shorthand (shortmouth?)—a new slang term around the orchard, as in:
“Please pass the peach!”
Uh-huh. Not even close.
I’m grasping at straws, aren’t I? (How farmer of me.)
Pleach [pleech] is a verb that means to interweave or braid. Think branches, vines, wreaths, arbors …
Stick with me, sisters, I’m on a roll.
Yep, like a ballpoint pen, I’m rolling across the open page …
Woo-hoo!
On the heels of my Manners post in late March, I’m feeling all fired up about …
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.
