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A Different Kind of Cat Box

Posted on February 20, 2012 by maryjane

I spy with my eye … something that is … white, orange, and black.

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  1. Heather :) :) :) says:
    February 20, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    OH, what a sweet kitty cat 😉 🙂 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 😉

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  3. Eileen Widman says:
    February 21, 2012 at 10:14 am

    Cats! Cats! Wonderful Cats! We all need a cat or two! They keep you grounded and entertained with the silliest things!

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on February 15, 2012 by maryjane

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Hi, I’m Eeyore.

Posted on February 15, 2012 by maryjane

“When I came to MaryJane’s, I was a sad sight to see. Pretty much the longhorn version of a Sarah McLaughlin SPCA commercial, my mother died when I was …

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  1. Amber Anderson says:
    February 15, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Oh-My! So sweet! I’d keep him in a corral by the house and smooch his adorable face everytime I’d pass by. Love his name!

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Life’s Song

Posted on February 11, 2012 by maryjane

This is just amazing …

My jaw dropped in awe of the ingenuity and utter beauty, but I also felt an immediate rush. Something like,

OF COURSE.

Why had no one imagined this before? …

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  1. Jan Culton says:
    February 12, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Wow…this is very in-tree-guing….sorry…couldn’t resist…. 😀

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  2. Marie Bucher (ReeReeBee) says:
    February 12, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Absolutely Amazing! Thank you for sharing. I will be playing it over and over.

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Seed Catalog Romance

Posted on February 9, 2012 by maryjane

Are you spending your evenings curled up with a seed catalog? I am. Oh, the possibilities blooming inside my head! Tonight, anything is possible. What a delicious love affair I’m having.

  1. Debra Davis says:
    February 9, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Me too! I need more acreage and less full-time employment…

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  2. drMolly says:
    February 9, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Hmmmmmmmm, you must be reading my mind. This is what I planned to do tonight after supper. I also go through my seeds left from last year, review what did well and dream about what I want to try this year.
    I, too, have not near enough room, but I make the best of what I do have & am so, so thankful to be able to “play in the dirt”.

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  3. Sarah says:
    February 9, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    I’m a newbie gardener (first one last year). Interested in starting seeds this year. What’s your favorite seed catalog? Any suggestions for a first timer?

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    • MaryJane says:
      February 10, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      These companies offer gorgeous catalogs brimming with heirloom seeds: Seed Savers Exchange (www.seedsavers.org), Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com), Comstock Garden Seeds (comstockferre.com), and Territorial Seed Company (www.territorialseed.com).

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  4. Elizabeth colvin says:
    February 9, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    Oh, I go to sleep each night – can’t wait to start sprouting my seeds!!!!!

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Surprise Joke

Posted on February 8, 2012 by maryjane

Ad from 1916. It’s a good thing our humor has become modernized. “Best joke out.” Thankfully gone.

  1. Marie (Reereebee) says:
    February 8, 2012 at 10:49 am

    Yikes!
    My kids tote around enough plastic bugs and farm critters. I think I’d be disturbed to find this in their pocket :-/

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  2. Patty Byrd says:
    February 8, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    lol…. I had to laugh. I can not imagine.

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Picket Fence Romance

Posted on February 7, 2012 by maryjane

Amid the hubbub of our modern must-do-it-all lifestyles, there’s a longing that lingers for simpler schedules and down-home happiness. You know the feeling. I find it necessary to surround myself with little reminders—a rustic framed picture of a frontier woman here, an old cast-iron kitchen tool there. More than a collection of matching frills, they help me keep in touch with my inner farmgirl when the world around me is going a bit bonkers.

One of the most quintessential symbols of sweet and peaceful settings is the …

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Angel Kisses

Posted on February 6, 2012 by maryjane

My son, Brian, is covered in angel kisses and blushes at the drop of a hat. Ugly spots? No way. When I was a youngster, I tried to…

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  1. CJ says:
    February 6, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Ahhh . . Mary Jane, love this post. I was soooooooooooooo honored to meet both Brian and Nick this past summer when Robin and I were able to come and stay at the B&B. I’m kinda partial to freckles since they “embellish” many in my family, including me.
    Love the mugs too . . . tell Brian and Nick “HI” from me!
    CJ

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  2. Amy says:
    February 6, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    I would pretend it was for my husband..Michael Johnston 🙂

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  3. Catherine's Country Cottage says:
    February 6, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Fabulous post! I’ve got freckles, too. In Afrikaans (South Africa) they are called ‘Sproetjies’… Pronounced: sprooo (as in scooter) eeee (as in bee) kiss (as in kiss) = sproooeeeeeekiss = Sproetjies… and is also used as a term of endearment… Hey MJ another word to add to ‘Gleaming word a week’! Best wishes. Catherine x

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  4. Jan Culton says:
    February 6, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    If it was my cup, it would stand for “I love my joe” as in coffee!! 😀

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  5. Laurie Dimino says:
    February 6, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    Okay` so the cups are too cute and freckles are even cutier! I do have to admit I am partial beacuse I am blessed with some freckles myself- as are both my son and daughter too.
    Smiles,

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  6. Chrissy says:
    February 6, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    When I was little, my Dad teased me about my freckles, saying he’d have to use some sandpaper to get them off. Now I remember the little grin he had when he said that. I also remember that it didn’t work and the look of shock on his face seeing the abrasions on my little nose.

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  7. Kimberly says:
    February 7, 2012 at 7:12 am

    My father would call me a “freckle-faced strawberry”, wasn’t that a Kool Aid flavor at one time??? Anyways, didn’t appreciate my freckles as a girl as much as I do now!
    🙂

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Well, well now.

Posted on February 5, 2012 by maryjane

Well, all’s well that ends well and our little Etta Jane was born January 26th. She’s a happy and healthy little …

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It’s a cleaned-up girl.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by maryjane

Here’s our little Etta Jane, close to twelve hours after being born, looking A-dorable and acting frisky!

  2. Chrissy says:
    January 26, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    What a little charmer!

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  3. Debra Davis says:
    January 27, 2012 at 8:01 am

    I’ve been waiting for this news! So glad she’s here…

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  4. Eileen Widman says:
    January 27, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    AWWWWWWW!

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  6. Shery says:
    January 28, 2012 at 9:15 am

    Awwwwww, and a heiffer – even better! Congrats. She’s a 10 on the cute meter :o)

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