Author Archives: maryjane

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I found one!

With headlines like “Rare Sightings!” and “Snowy Owls Seen As Far South As Oklahoma,” I decided I wanted to find one. Popularized by Hedwig in the Harry Potter movies, snowy owls aren’t complete strangers to my region, but this year’s migration has been highly publicized. Taking a tip from a friend, I loaded my camera into my jeep and headed out. Only 15 minutes from my farm …

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Good luck or good pluck?

Published 1911, The Book of Good Cheer (p. 14) says …

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Suburban Prairie Homemaker is offering a blog tutorial today on pillowcase dresses.

sugar-n-cream sweaters

Eileen Widman my dear, here are the sweaters as promised from my sugar-n-cream photo-of-the-day.

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virtual vacation

“It was on a summer’s evening
The air was still and calm
I drove out to the highway
Where a traveler’s soul belongs …”

So begins singer Patty Larkin’s ode to “The Road,” and it makes me wonder: are you overcome with …

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Hear Ye!

Welcome New Sisters!

Merit Badge Awardees

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Great Find: Boot Purse SOLD

Are the soles of your favorite cowgirl boots wearing thin? Have those dusty travelers seen too many miles? I know, you can’t bear to throw them out. Neither could I. So I turned them into …

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