What a great way to start my day!! This is GREAT!! Thanks for sharing.

That was so cute, I loved it. Such talented young farmers, thanks so much for sharing the clip with us Mary Jane.
Hugs,
Debbie

Don’t you love it when somebody does something creative and awesome and surprises you? Those earrings are the cat’s meow!

“Are you a Downton Abbey fan?”

Yes! We enjoy most British productions, especially the long standing~old fashioned series put on by, PBS. One of the first English sweeping period pieces to capture my attention was the Collin Firth version of, ‘Pride & Prejudice’. I remember being so upset that the fate of the girls in the family depended solely on a loving Father or husband of means. Soon after watching ‘Pride & Prejudice’ (for the first time:-) back in 1995, I decided to research, Feudal Laws in England.

Then I became intrigued with British foods & bought a “Breads from Around the World” recipe book. Decided I wanted to make the fluffy looking ‘Sally Lunn’ bread & try some clotted cream. Believe I tried scones that year too & loved them. Have always loved tea, so that part wasn’t hard to sell me on at all. But my real English inspired passion started when I researched old garden roses for the first time, and that’s all she wrote on that subject:-)

It often surprises me too when I become so interested in knowing more about a story, period or people connected to a good book or well acted production I’ve just read or watched. Often those links lead to places & people closer to home, like the Earl of Carnarvon & the Wyoming rancher, Paul Wallop you write about.

Not long ago I read a book of true accounts on a remarkable, educated, wealthy young lady who (along with her family) fled a troubled Europe just before the Napoleonic Wars. This European family ends up living in a young United States of America not more than a few miles from where I grew up. The young lady ends up marrying an important man of the state but her entire family moves back to Europe shortly thereafter. It was amazing to walk through their home/mansion which the young lady literally helped design, furnish, pay for & raise her many children in; something unheard of at that time.

Sometimes following the links are just as interesting, if not more educational than the original story. Also enjoy reading about the real cowboy after I’ve watched an engaging movie or learning more about the origin of a phrase, like, “The absent minded professor”. It’s fun stuff.

Oh, how beautiful! I love to see the sun rise! Your vantage point is great! Thanks for sharing.

Now, those are some happy girls! With all that thick green grass, no wonder they were kicking up their heels with delight. Cows seem so reserved most of the time that it is fun to see them frolic!

ha – cows aren’t the most graceful animals around – but this video would suggest otherwise. fun!

This little routine has been a saving practice for so many years. Simple to do and so effective. Your neti-pot is adorable! Healthy living farmgirl style!

MaryJane, I neglected to tell you this and I meant to months ago. I read this post back in January and promptly went to my local Health food store and found this exact pot (and also a matching salt cellar…) and I started neti-ing. All because of you. I had never heard of such a thing before but I was drawn to doing this because the idea of warm water inside my sinuses sounded like just the thing to help alleviate my serious migraine headaches without resorting to more medications. I always get in the shower when I have a whopper to soak my head with the hottest water that I can, to try to help ease the pain and this neti pot thing seemed like a way to get some of the warm water inside my pounding head to soothe it. Today I used it again for a headache, as I have done countless times since I got it, and it is such a help to me in times of cranial crisis. Today I did not need my needless pain medication injector to beat the ‘dern’ ache and I think it is because of the neti pot. Thank you for posting this. It really changed my life.
Karen

I read once that cats have the rods in their retina to see the color red, so I am thinking that box that says Magenta, might just do the trick for Kitty! I wonder if seeing red is true. Have you ever heard or read that?

Winter hats are so fun!!! My favorite here is the long blue/white elf style hat. Too cool!!

Wow, these are amazing and beautiful!! What an incredible work of art. Anne Marie, your handcrafted gifts are truly treasures and gifts from the heart. Thanks for sharing, Mary Jane.

Where can I find instructions for making these wonderful,whimsical objects?

Mary Jane, these photos of your snowy landscape are so lovely. As I have mentioned before, when you never see such incredible beauty or have the opportunity to walk out a door and be in the middle of it, there exists an almost mystical, magical quality to it. It has been 80+ degrees here since last Thursday with a touch of humidity. So, in place of a blanket of snow, we are starting to see Redbud trees, Wild Plum, Winter rye grass, Southern Red Maples, Japanese Magnolias and other early spring bloomers starting to show early signs of full bloom. It is early even for Florida standards, and always beautiful. BUT, how lovely it would be to have a winter season with a blanket of snow and the quiet that accompanies the earth while it slumbers! Oh, and I love that last photo of the red fence , red berries, and Sandbakkel cookie molds ( yours look like my husband’s norwegian Nana’s that I now own) on the snow laden conifer. Magical!