This was not easy. It’s amazing how realistic they all are. My guesses are…
1. Real
2. Real
3. Real
4. Fake
5. Fake
6. Fake
7. Real
8. Real

1. Fake 2. Fake 3. Real 4. Fake 5. Fake 6. Fake 7.Fake 8. Fake

1. Fake
2. Fake
3. Real
4. Fake
5. Fake
6. Fake
7. Real
8. Real

1. Real
2. Real
3. Real
4. Fake
5. Fake
6. Fake
7. Real
8. Real

1. Fake
2. Real
3. Fake
4. Fake
5. Fake
6. Fake
7. Real
8. Real

1. Fake
2. Fake
3. Fake
4. Real
5. Real
6. Fake
7.Fake
8. Real
Beautiful bouquets, Real or Fake and I enjoy Real and Fake flowers in our home.

Hi,
I thinking all of the beautiful flower arrangements are fake..!! 🙂

I think #2 are field flowers. All the others are forever flowers.

1. Fake
2. Fake
3. Fake
4. Fake
5. Fake
6. Fake
7. Fake
8. Fake

1. Fake
2. Real
3. Real
4. Fake
5. Fake
6. Fake
7. Fake
8. Real

The Gentleman in my life would be my husband of almost 50 years Tom.
He is the love of my life, he saved me and he has always treated me like a lady and still does!
And I pray for many more years with this Amazing Man.

The gentleman in my life worth acknowledging is my father. He has always been a hard worker and still is to this day. Resembling your Joseph. My dad will work hard and go without sleep just to ensure all his work is finished. He will also be the first person to offer up help even if he is swamped. My dad would give you his last dime and even give the shirt off his back if it meant helping someone out. He also has so many life skills and talents that he shares with his family. I have been privileged to learn many of these skills from him. My dad may not be a reader, but he is definitely a gentleman.

I can’t just say one person. Both my Dad and my husband have shown me many important things. Hard work, a sense of humor, kindness when it is hardest to give, love of reading, love of nature’s critters, and respect for all people and animals. I feel these gifts help define what I would call a gentle man and a gentleman.

Oh my goodness. All are beautiful. I believe the only real bouquet is 3. All the rest are beautifully crafted with synthetics 💐 (I don’t care for the word fake. Is real beauty ever fake😉)

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I will check it out. I’m so glad you are posting again. I know your life is busy but I have been a subscriber from day one and love hearing about what is going on with the farm. Happy spring.

Looks like a fascinating read and will remind me of my Lilly & Willow, my baby and my daughter’s baby (miscarriage, and death by pneumonia at age 7 months). Perhaps reading about the search for healing of Julia and Lilly will bring us some too. 💓

As a child growing up in the South, learning about the Civil War was scary and confusing, wondering if this could happen again in my lifetime. I always wondered what it was like growing up in such a time. In junior high I was drawn to books about the Civil War, starting with Gone With the Wind. Then I read a whole series of books by Gwen Bristow. I have several ancestors who died in this war, and they never owned slaves. It was mostly poor farmers just trying to protect their land and homes. How sad it must have been when families were divided on opposing sides. Donna’s book sounds like a very interesting read.

The few books I have read that have taken place in the south have always captured my interest so much that I can’t seem to put them down. The last one I read was “Where The Crawdads Sing.” I just loved that book. I think that looking at life from the perspective of the person and family that was at home and not in the war does sound interesting, and could be one of those that I may not want to put down. I lived in the South for 8 years and there is so much of the south that I love. Pass the Sweet Tea Please!

Since my dear Mr. Frank came into my life (and has since departed this Earth), I have grown to love historical stories about love, life and war. The sacrifices families made to survive, the hope and faith they had to maintain for their loved ones on the battle front, the creativity they had to come up with to make ends meet, feed and clothe their families. The post traumatic stress that was experienced, but never talked about. The resilience. Even with all the struggles previous generations have experienced, I believe life was simpler, and fuller. I’m currently raising two sons, trying my best to instill good morals, values and gratitude within them. With today’s challenges, I believe risilience is still a gift we are experiencing; one way or another and is still something to still be grateful for.

I love to read historical fiction, mostly about homesteading the west. I’ve never read a book based on the civil war. This sounds like a very interesting book!

Historical fiction is my favorite genre.
Donna’s books are always fun to read and keeps me busy reading them.

Hi Mary Jane ☺️, My dear mom enjoyed your magazine when it first came out yrs ago. I read her old ones and she subscribed me the magazine too.She passed away on November 23rd 2015.I miss her dearly. We did many arts and crafts projects together. She lives on whenever I pick up a new issue!!! Yours is one of the few magazines that inspires me!

I bought one of your magazines off a magazine rack and was hooked. I’ve been a subscriber for several years. I save all the magazines for future reference. I love the recipes, activities, crafts, and stories. Can’t wait each month to read it.

How cute is this? I love it! Now I will be on the lookout for wayward lids when I am out thrift shopping. Or, maybe I will be lucky enough to win this set. I have started a collection of aprons all because of MJF. I was waiting in the checkout line at a Tractor Supply in 2010 when I spotted your magazine. Intrigued, I browsed through it while waiting in line. I decided to buy it because it looked very interesting. When I got home I read it cover to cover, and subscribed soon after. I loved everything about it, and the Sisterhood. I have been subscribed ever since. Thank you Mary Jane for everything you do to bring us “Farmgirls”together .

When we moved to North Idaho 5 years ago, I noticed MaryJanesFarm on the newsstands in our area. (Do they call them newsstands anymore? 😉 ) I have always loved comfortable country style and projects that re-purpose found items. My husband enjoys those types of projects, as well. MaryJanesFarm has those and so much more. I enjoy that the magazine celebrates the rural way of life and all the amazing opportunities we have. I picked up a copy of MaryJanesFarm and decided, after that first read, to subscribe. I recently purchased a copy of Cast Iron Kitchen and have already tried a few recipes. I love cooking with my cast iron and this book and MaryJanesFarm magazine provide so many options. Thank you!

I first discovered Mary Jane’s Farm after visiting your old store front in the Shops at the Coeur d’ Alene at the Coeur d’ Alene resort. It was a breath of fresh air. I bought a fabric panel that pictured the flour mill in Oakesdale WA where my husband used to buy my flour for bread baking in the early ’70’s. The panel is still waiting for me to take the plunge to make a small quilt. Now that I have retired enjoy more time to read my collection of the magazine, I am looking forward to gathering my fabric, batting and a tall glass of ice cold water to sip as I stitch.

Love your magazine. Thanks for entering my name in for the drawing

I’ve been enjoying your magazine for many years.
I love it ❤️

I found MJF magazine at a bookstore in town, bought a copy (it was about plums) and read it non-stop. Next thing I knew, I sent in my subscription and have been subscribing since. It still attracts me and I still read it non-stop. And I loved it so much, I ordered all the back issues that were available. Plus all of your books are on my bookshelf. I can’t get enough!!! Thanks for being there and bringing comfort and joy!

Read Mary Jane’s Magazine for years. Have retired now and love reading this magazine even more. Can take time to really read and enjoy many informative articles. Recipes are always a plus. I am a quilter and really enjoy Ed the quilting stories.

I never had a dress made from a flour sack, but I remember using them as dishtowels in my childhood!

Hello! I came across an article from you that appeared within the many Pinterest RV remodel posts I had gone through. It was about Lily, the Airstream.

To say I’ve been searching for the right one myself is an understatement, and as I turned 62, I realized it’s time to do it! I tried to click on the link to the step by step instructions, but nothing came up and noticed the article was from 2012. I know this may be a long shot, but do you still happen to have this information on hand? I’m so impressed and thank you for sharing your time and talents with everyone!
Adriana, Naples, FL

When I planted my sweet corn, I had a radio playing in the rows to keep animals away. Plus I also hung, on a stick, aluminum pie dishes, when the wind blew, the noise scared any animals away.

My wife and I refurbished an old Totem Pole. After 3 weeks a @#$%flicker pecked a 3inch hole where I had plugged a prior hole. One week later the flicker returned and pecked another 3 inch hole…it was repaired and we hung shiny streamers all on it…the flicker has not returned…I don’t seea place to post a photo….

Here in Texas, we have a recipe for deterring those annoying black birds, “Cackles” that noisily flock together and leave behind their droppings ! All u need is several aluminum pie pans hung from tree branches ! It must be the reflection from the sun that the birds don’t like ! It works wonders

We live in Priest River, ID, and have our fair share of flickers. This year we had one of them peck a hold in the cedar siding on our house. Cedar is supposed to be a natural deterrent for insects and whatnot so we’re not sure what Mr. Flicker was searching for. Perhaps he was attempting to hollow out a nest in the side of our house?! My husband did a lot of research and tried all the spray solutions, which kept Mr. Flicker at bay for maybe a day or two. In the end, we invested in a Bird-B-Gone Super Sonic Bird Chase and have not had an issue since! It is an outdoor sound device designed to deter pest birds. It generates distress and predator calls from over 22 types of birds. You can adjust the volume, frequency, and calls for whatever pest you are encountering. I was concerned it would deter all the other birds on our property from visiting but that has not been the case. We have plenty of other birds visiting our porch, roof, and areas surrounding our property. Even Mr. Flicker and his cohorts come around but they are now pecking on the trees, not on our house or outbuildings. I highly recommend this device. It has saved our cedar siding!

I love your Strawberry Jam recipe that uses ChillOver Powder. It’s a game changer!

I am so happy and into year 5 now of following your sourdough bread book. It has been a life changer! I was very happy stretching myself with your kamut grain but now it is very hard to come by! Thank you again for giving us such confidence!

When I read all the BakeOver Easy recipes in the April/May 2022 issue I wanted to try them all. The first two I tried were the Cabbage BakeOver Easy and the Apple BakeOver Easy. It’s so great to make exactly the right size in the right cast iron pan. And like the name, so easy!

Now I can’t wait to try every one of the new recipes for the Original Bake Over. It will be so hard to choose which to make first!

Every time a new issue of MaryJane’s Farm is in the mail I know where I will be spending the afternoon. Keep up your amazing work.

I have had my wok from maryjanes for years. Still using it. I have made everything in it. Love her bake overs or anything she has. I need to order me a new one for sure. I am 67 so that tells you how long. Her magazine is the only one I get each month.

My husband feels that bread in the grocery stores are not healthy because of all the nut oils and other toxic oils that are used. So, I decided that for Mother’s Day, I would ask my grown-up kids for the Wild Bread book so I could make my own sourdough starter and start making a much more healthy bread for us to eat. I did get this great book for Mother’s Day, and then life took over and I have not been able to start making the “counter mother” because I was away so much. Now that things have settled down, I can get the “mother” started and start baking!!!

I have the jar recipes going at all times. It’s so nice to have something ready to pull out of the fridge, weather it’s sweet or savory. It’s also a good way to have portion control and what could be prettier than colorful little jars filled with goodness when you open your fridge!

I love scones. but hsd never made them myself. I tried your walnut orange scone mix. It was SO GOOD.
It gave me the courage to try a from scratch recipe. Loved your scones.

I have been a MaryJane’s Farm magazine subscriber for many, many years. I made your Honey Sweet-Potato Coins with Ricotta-Cranberry Sauce from the Dec 2020-Jan 2021 magazine for Thanksgiving that year and Christmas and again in 2021. These were a big hit! Frankly I love all your recipe ideas and ideas in general and have often bought items according to your recommendations. Thank you for a wonderful magazine and this giveaway.

If I have to narrow down a recipe, it will be the Cast Iron Skillet Bread. A delight! The whole Wild Bread cookbook is wonderful simply to read and learn. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories about the Barron Flour Mill. We used to buy flour from them so it is good to have that history. I had fun telling our girls all about the mill and of course, Mary Jane!

I’m new to Mary Jane’s Farm magazine and I’m smitten! I immediately subscribed and my menu for the upcoming week now includes the Steak & Potato BakeOver, Black Bean & Corn BakeOver, Chicken, Bacon & Swiss Hand Pies, and Quiche Tartlets. I’m also going to try my hand at inventing a sweet BakeOver! Maybe peaches & blueberries? I definitely need your BakeOver Skillet!

I love Mary Jane magazine because it has simple recipes, a lot of them using cast iron which my husband and I collect and use. I also love the crafts and quilting in the Mary Jane magazine. I live out in the country and love the gardening section. Like Mary Jane herself we also have cows that we raise and also chickens. we just love the country life which is something that Mary Jane magazine reflects and I especially love her old Airstream campers, someday I’d like to get one myself.

I never saw any flour sackcloth but I heard my friend talk about the feed/flour sack bags with the pretty designs while she was attempting to show me how to quilt. ( the quilting was not a take). She said that one time she went with her dad to buy feed. She dashed to see the feed sacks. She found what she wanted but it was in a high level. She told her dad which one she wanted. To her amazement, her dad pulled out the bag she desired without a single word. She said it made her happy for two reasons. She got her fabric but even more important to her, her dad took the time to get that desired bag just to please her.

I have loved your magazine since the first time I placed one in my hands. The pages show how to live simply and joyfully without waste. The ideas harken back to a time when everything was used and then found new life to be used again. The flour sacks are the perfect expression of this lifestyle! I would love to own some for my own projects. Thanks for all you do to better my world!

I love your magazine beautiful magazine.
What I like best is everything is in color.
I’m 81 yrs young and would like to make a flower sack
skirt for my granddaughter and myself.
Peace, love, Joy.

I am a new subscriber to Mary Jane’s Farm. I have enjoyed the nostalgia of the magazine so much! The flour sack article really drew me in. It reminded me of Grandma’s and Mom’s aprons. I love all of the vintage fabrics, and would love to see them made into pillows or pillowcases. There is something about the closeness you feel to days gone by when you lay your head down on or near a vintage piece of fabric. How fun to combine flour sack fabric pillows with the pillowcases my Grandma hand embroidered, and her beautifully hand done doilies!! Now that both of these wonderful ladies are gone, I always search for things to bring a memory of them back to me.

I love Mary Janes farm. Honestly, it brings me back to times with my grandmother. I learned so much from her. I didn’t know it then, but I do now what an impact she made on my life living more simply. I remember making Barbie dresses from her old feedbacks in the 70s. The prints were so pretty. Those are long gone now, but to able to own some of the original patterns would be a awesome thing. Thanks for your magazine.

Mary Jane inspires my creative side whether it be cooking, sewing or gardening. She’s an amazing women to have created such an empire on the basic needs of all women. Life is short and we need to do more of what you talk about in your articles. Exercise is key to a good life and I feel like you inspire people to get moving. I’m very much a believer in staying fit.
I have a small collection of feedsack fabric. I display it on a rack and the colors are beautiful. It’s like gold to me.

As a quilter, vegetable & herb gardener, beekeeper, mom to two horses and two cats, lover of cooking and baking I simply love Mary Janes magazine as it enlightens me to various subjects from philosophy to gardening, crafts, nature and the vintage life of the past. I have used and coveted feed sack material in my quilting as it reminds me of my long lineage of makers in my family. Happy memories of growing up with craftiness and the love for the outdoors and all things created by God around me.

Congrats! I love that tip!

Today I bought my first Mary Jane’s Farm magazine at Barnes and Noble- I love it!! And inside was an article about Tasha Tudor, who my friend, Joy, is a big fan of. I’m mailing this one to Joy, and going back to the store and buying another one, for me! This magazine is so nostalgic, with beautiful photos and drawings.

I believe they all are fake.