I’m calling you out!!!! On a roll … call, here’s where you can read about the amazing accomplishments of Sisters who earn Merit Badges. “Hear YE!”
Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life …
Mr. Wonderful has a wonderful way of being involved in the community that I’ve really sat up and taken notice of. I decided to take a page from his book, so to speak, and really up my connection to my hometown … and what do you know? There’s a merit badge for just such community spirit!
I have to admit to being a little intimidated by going to a town council meeting, but on the other side of that nervous pancake, I have always kind of wondered what they talk about in there. I mean, were they discussing the length of my grass, the state of my favorite downtown restaurants, voting in a new Bed, Bath and Beyond? What was all the chatter about every third Wednesday?
I resolved to find out by giving myself a new do and picking out an I-mean-business outfit.
Last year, Jennifer Porter and the gals of Fancy Feathers Farmgirls on the Loose got together for their second annual weekend of all-girl-get-out-fun! We highlighted the great time they had here on the blog and in the March 2012 Cluck Sisterhood Newsletter …
Can you feel it in the air? We’re transitioning to fall, and soon … winter and the holidays! We’re just finishing the December issue of my magazine and have been decorating Christmas trees. Tra-la-la, deck the halls with …
Michele Hieb made this adorable little prim angel for me. I met Michele during our Glampers on the Loose trip to South Dakota. Just lovely, darling, sweet, and thoughtful.
Terry Steinmetz says: Angles are singing with this one you have!
Winnie Nielsen says: It is close to 90 everyday and we have rain showers and humidity still. So, it does not feel like fall at all!! It still feels like July. Boo. Fall and Christmas seem so far away even though the calendar reads October.
Betty in Pasco says: It feels like fall here on the west side of the Palouse. We are supposed to have a freeze either tonight or tomorrow night. I’m picking the rest of my red tomatoes and getting the garden ready for its winter nap. Have to till the grass clippings into the soil for a little extra nitrogen. The lawn needs mowed and I have to get some coleus clippings in for the winter in preparation for 2013.
Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life …
For this week’s Merit Badge, I decided to tackle cross-stitching! Why, you ask? Well, that’s easy. I started a book club.
Huh?
Let me explain.
Cathy R says: MBA Janes entries are a hoot! Chuckles & grins! My one question ~ where are you shopping ~ your clothes are fabulous? Keep earning those badges and telling us about them! C:
Cathy in ID to the East
To celebrate National Sewing Month, I asked if you’d send in the projects you’ve been working on. Here they are, and ladies, they are just Sew Wonderful …
It is so good to read about one of my favorite things. I’m so glad others are getting to enjoy it.
Too Fun MJ! Love sewing….:) Thanks for sharing the link for the sewing merit badge requirements… I think I’ve got beginner and intermediate licked!
I’ve got my hand in the paint bucket now.. Is October National Paint month ? LOL!
Love,
Deb ( your BEACH farmgirl )
MaryJane says: If it isn’t, you better declare it! Are you using the colors of your gorgeous dahlias?
Consider it DONE! Believe it or not I’ve painted over my apricot walls with a fresh creamy off-white… It makes a lovely backdrop for all of the ‘ other colors’ I have in our house… The kitchen is RED, BLACK and OFF WHITE and My kitchen curtains remind me a lot of my dahlias. I fell head over heels in love with them this summer!
I’m going to frame some of the dahlias and a few of the ” cottage hens” for some farmgirl artwork too!
Would I be taking things too far if I spray painted my almond colored stove ‘ stove red ‘ ? Nah, I didn’t think so!
MaryJane says: No wonder. You are like a dahlia. Many shades of HAPPY.
Gifts galore!!!!!
This, this, THIS came!!!! A newfangled chicken waterer (with handy winterizing heater) made and sold by a most adorable family in Florida. Called a Chicken Kooler, it’s a must have (watch the video on their website, Cheery Chicks showcasing 4-day old baby chicks using one). She also made a darling …
Candice Buerer says: Cucumbers. It seems so ordinary and unexceptionable, but there is something unique in the flavor of a homegrown cuke. I’ve known for decades that homegrown tomatoes are sweeter and more flavorful than their store bought counterpart. But the difference in cucumbers I only discovered last year after growing my own for the first time. It is subtle and more of a refreshing feeling than a distinct easily described flavor.
Last year I grew the usual green variety of cukes and this year lemon cucumbers. Both kinds I find pleasantly satisfying and no where near ordinary.
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.
Good for you Jane! Involvement in the community is very important. Community gardens have helped many people enjoy gardening and given them delicious fresh food. Your new outfit and sleek hairdo are so appropriate for this new part of your life. Your fan, MB