Raising a healthy Jane (or just being a healthy grown-up Jane) comes from good food and proper nutrition. Grab your aprons, I’m on kitchen duty with food to spare and recipes to share! When time allows, here’s where you’ll find one of my how-to-convert-to-an-organic-diet recipes.
Winnie Nielsen says: Carrots are one of my favorite veggies. These look beautiful right out of the ground and begging for enjoyment!
Looks familiar! I just finished digging the last of our carrots last week! Yummy! Sad that it’ll be a while before we have more in the garden, however. It’s amazing how good they taste!
Winnie Nielsen says: Tulip ready for a burst of color very soon.
Winnie Nielsen says: Oh my gosh that is ADORABLE!!!
Bonnie ellis says: How sweet! Did you take that picture Mary Jane? That makes my day.
MaryJane says: Carol engineered the pic (made the hat) and Karina took the photo. My grandgirls have four new chicks this year. It’s part of a Cultivators Merit Badge they’re earning.
terry steinmetz says: how ca–ute!!
Winnie Nielsen says: Such an adorable face! April babies are so sweet . They are all mixed in with first blossoms , new green everywhere and warm breezes.
Cindi says: True love at first sight ~ She’s beautiful!!! Oh to have eyelashes like that 🙂
MaryJane says: She’s also very amenable to kisses.
Ah MaryJane, so this is little Ester Lily, almost Easter Lily, eh? Too adorable for words ! Happy spring to you little one! Is she a miniature or regular sized?
How now sweet tiny brown cow ?
MaryJane says: She’s going to be heritage (mid) size. I took a 2 1/2 nap with her yesterday. She curled up in my arms both of us under a quilt. Did you know calves have chasing dreams like dogs do?
wow, I did not know that! but then again I haven’t ever slept with a calf. Was she dreaming of jumping over the moon perhaps?
MaryJane says: I don’t know about her but I’m over the moo-n in love.
Bonnie ellis says: She is beautiful. Jerseys are something special and to be born on Easter, wow. I love my jubilee jersey. I wish I was there to cuddle with Ester Lily too. Give her a hug for me.
Winnie Nielsen says: What a great photo of my favorite bird. Their migration visit here every February is way to short!
I’ll be checking in from across the pond tomorrow. Long travel day, so wish me luck. Wonder if I will find a red tractor somewhere in Provence? Surely all those vineyards have a tractor somewhere. If there is one… you will be the first to see me with it.
MaryJane says: Travel mercies my dear friend.
bonnie ellis says: Just saw a dozen of them in my sister in laws when we went for Easter dinner. What a great picture. Happy travel Winnie.
Winnie Nielsen says: Milk Cow Goodness!!
Cindi says: You caught me reading Milk Cow Kitchen. Such a lovely book. I can’t look for the how-to on a single thing without finding myself in the chair in the corner taking in page after beautiful page ~ even before 4:30 a.m.!!
MaryJane says: How sweet of you to mention it. I was, in fact, just down with my cow Sweetheart checking on her because today is her due date. I love being with my cows in the dark wee hours. This morning I was able to top it off with your wonderful post about my book. Thanks Cindi!
Cindi says: Oh I hope we get to see a picture of the new one! I love cows!!!
MaryJane says: But of course!
The girls and I took a trip to Boise, Idaho, last week. The weather was warm and lovely, and we spent ample time at the park. Although we could have just as well been at home on the farm because as I sat on the park bench, I watched dozens of children playing on Boise’s state-of-the-art playground equipment, but guess where my girls spent their time? In the trees surrounding the park.
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Watching them climb gives me a slight heart attack, but it’s good for both mental and physical health, right?
Cindi says: Yes, it is very good for both physical and mental health ~ theirs! I’m not sure anyone has considered what it does to mom’s!! I love that they chose the trees over the play equipment 🙂 My kinda kids 🙂
Winnie Nielsen says: Meg, I know your girls had a blast. When my girls were little, they and their friends all used to climb the Dogwood tree in our backyard and play up in it with their My Little Ponies. If there is an easy way to climb up a tree, I think lots of kids will choose that instead of something else. It is pretty magical up there!
Choosing trees over playground equipment? True blue farmgirls for sure! Love it!
CJ
When I was a kid climbing trees was the best. I was very good at it compared to my scaredy cat friends. ?But then as we have talked about before here, there are the TREEHOUSES. then it is really swell!
Karlyne says: So much more fun!
That’s super cute! Little girls and trees are the best! Also… it takes a certain bit of talent to climb trees, not just any ole girl can do it! 🙂 Happy Easter! – Dori –
Love that they chose trees over the playground equipment. Ya know, we never even purchased a play yard set for our backyard because the kids always wanted to be in and under the trees that surround our yard. Oh the forts and mini tree houses they made were so clever and it kept them occupied for hours up hours. Or at least until their tummies started to rumble… 🙂
Today, I have a treat for you … three awesome kids with big accomplishments.
First, I’ll introduce you to Lennon and Maisy.
Photo, www.lennonandmaisy.com
Lennon and Maisy are sisters, just 15 and 11 years old, who are phenomenal singers. They’ve been appearing on the TV drama “Nashville” since 2012. The girls come by their talent naturally—their parents are the country music duo The Stellas, who finished fourth place on the CMT singing competition “Can You Duet” and have since gone on to make albums and tour with the Zac Brown Band. And their grandfather was once a member of the 1950s mega-group, The Platters. I’m not the only one bedazzled by Lennon and Maisy’s talents—their You Tube channel has over 60 million views! Here’s my favorite:
Kid President, 10-year-old Robby Novak, is a YouTube sensation, with scores of videos produced by his brother-in-law, Brad Montague, that have gathered over 75 million views. Robby has osteogenesis imperfecta, or “brittle bones disease” (Robby says, “That means I break easy.”), resulting in over 70 fractures in his short life. Brad was so inspired by Robby’s positive attitude throughout his trials that he knew they could inspire others with their videos. In the words of Kid President, “Life is too short to not be awesome.” He’s even written a book called Kid President’s Guide To Being Awesome. Robby and Brad have inspired millions to “dance, celebrate life, and throw more parades.” I’ll bet that after you watch Robby’s take on “20 Things We Should Say More Often,” you’ll be watching more Kid President videos.
Winnie Nielsen says: What awesome kids, for sure! I love Maisy’s red boots a lot!! And Robby just takes the cake. He is one adorable and cool kid!
can you spell INSPIRE ? coz thats what these kids do, especially “kid president ” whom I have heard of but needed to be reminded again how positive he is.
Thanks for the upper MaryJane
Cindi says: Oh my gosh ~ I see “uplifting” videos that people post all the time but these three are absolutely the very best. Thanks so much. I had never heard of them. Oh, and those girls might actually make me like country music.
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Stunning!!
More beauty from the bulb flower department!!
Ah, spring! Ours are just beginning to bloom here in Minnesota. Yours are pretty in that vase.