Author Archives: maryjane

Before I Die, I Want To …

I’ve always thought that one of the most profound ways I can show gratitude for the good things in life is to GO FOR IT.

For what?

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Name that tune

Who knows what well-known song has the word halcyon in it? Hint: it’s patriotic.

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Assets

Girls, let’s talk about our babies’ or in my case, my grandbabies’ butterbeans.

What? You didn’t think this journal was all about discretion, did you?

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Hear Ye!

Welcome New Sisters!

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The Book of Good Cheer

Published 1911, The Book of Good Cheer, p. 23

“There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world, which remain unknown even to ourselves, or when they are disclosed, surprise nobody so much as the benefactor.”

-Robert Louis Stevenson

“There has not been a single day since the world began when the sun was not shining. The trouble has been with our vision.”

Old-timer School Yarns

With a wink and a grin, old timers love telling kids about the long, arduous paths they walked to school waaay back when. You know the stories. They often involve deep snow, threadbare shoes, and steep hills (both to and from the schoolhouse).

But I bet you haven’t heard one that boasts a hurricane.

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Big Day for Little Horse

We’re considering a name change for our little Palomino mini-horse, Nutmeg. Today, she fearlessly and ferociously sprung into action to protect her pregnant Jersey pal, Maizy. What did our little “gunner” do?

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rootstalkfest.com

This just in from Oregon …

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Great Find: Old-style Lily Nestrite Frozen Food Containers and Covers SOLD

Old-style Lily Nestrite Frozen Food Containers and Covers, $2 plus shipping. Complete with original packaging! Perfect for crafting all sorts of things.

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Great Find: Hand-made Walnut Cracker SOLD

Perfect for Fall! Hand-carved wooden walnut cracker (made out of walnut), $3 plus shipping and handling.

 

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.