Irving Berlin‘s song “Easter Parade” talks about finding yourself in the rotogravure.
What?
“The photographers will snap us
And you’ll find that you’re
In the rotogravure.”
Rotogravure. Merry-go-round? Snooty name for restroom?
Rotogravure \ˌrō-tə-grə-ˈvyur\
I was on a “pitch slam” panel of four magazine editors at The Creative Connection Event in St. Paul last month. During the month prior, potential “features” signed up and paid money in order to pitch who they are to us. The cross-section of women was fabulous and over time I intend to feature all of them—everyone from a woman who creates tiny victorian embroideries to a librarian who wants to write book reviews to a woman who traveled from Australia who specializes in zen doodling to a …
Zephyr. Bad gas? Distant cousin to sulphur? How about something related to dinosaurs? The big toe of a brontosaurus? Louis L’Amour sidekick?
What’s a word we can use that is a step-back-in-time word, specifically a word spoken a hundred years ago that means adorned with trimmings, dressed up, cleaned up? A playful replacement for the folksy words “gussied up” that I love to use.
I DO have a word that I DO love. It’s a folksy word and sorta rural. It starts with DO. It’s …
It’s time for a little wordplay. My word for the week is something I like to do a lot of before I sit down to write my journal entries. Can you guess?
Hold onto your hats, girls—have I got a doozy for you:
Blueberries are good for you, right?
I KNOW—you’re bowled over! Scientists have discovered that blueberries are healthy. So those of you not eating blueberries because you thought they were unhealthy can…
Gamboling is approved for all ages. It’s even doctor-recommended for kids from 1 to 92 and it’s a word found in many of the classics.
No, we aren’t talking about Kenny Rogers’ high stakes poker game, nor are we talking about a convenience-store lottery ticket.
Once upon a time, long, long ago…(Fall of 2010)
In a faraway land…(Moscow, Idaho)
a farmgirl princess (MaryJane Butters)
was indulging in one of her favorite, guilty pleasures…
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.
