Thank you for dropping by my Raising Jane Journal to participate in my giveaways! We’ve chosen a winner for this giveaway already (see below), but don’t be afraid to leave a comment anyway. I love reading them. And stay tuned for more great MaryJanesFarm giveaways.
In the Feb/Mar 2019 issue of MaryJanesFarm, “Tiptoe Through the Flowers” (on newsstands Jan 1), I led you here to my journal for a chance to win a FREE copy of a new gem of an autobiography called A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings: A Year of Keeping Bees by British author Helen Jukes (Scribner UK, July 2018). A Honeybee Heart is at once a fascinating exploration of the honeybee and the hive; the practices of honey-gathering and the history of our observation of bees; and a beautifully wrought meditation on responsibility and care, on vulnerability and trust, on forging bonds and breaking new ground.
For a chance to win, tell me about one of your favorite new books in the comments below. I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner sometime mid-February.
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The winner of our Honeybee Heart giveaway is …
Melanie Smith, who commented:
I recently finished The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, by Timothy Egan. This story gave me a peek at the fascinating and volatile political climate that made it nearly impossible for Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and the many forest rangers to set aside and protect the first national forests.
Congratulations, Melanie! Watch for an email from the farm.
One of my favorite new books was actually a book called ” the sunflower girl” on the must read lists for the book club back in the summer issue by Rosana Chiafalo. Some one who loves history she tied in mother/ daughter relationship, romance, adventure, history. So much depth and rich description. It is a must read!
I love all things to read. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humor, Cookbooks, Quilt magazines, Jewelry making (any thing). The list never ends.
I recently finished “The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America,” by Timothy Egan. This story gave me a peak at the fascinating and volatile political climate that made it nearly impossible for Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and the many forest rangers to set aside and protect the first national forests.
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey was wonderful. The nature and cultural descriptions were lovely!
I love. Love. Love this magazine!! It brings back so many moments of nostalgia!! Moments I have forgotten. Thank you!!
My latest read was “Beloved Hope” by Tracie Peterson. It was very inspirational about healing, forgiveness, and love.
My book isn’t new, in fact, it belonged to my grandmother. It is called “Mystery Flowers” by Grace Livingston Hill, copyrighted in 1936. I have most of grandma’s Grandma’s Grace Livingston Hill books, and like her, I enjoy reading them over and over again:)
My favorite new book isn’t ‘new’ but it’s a new discovery to me. Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot is a fascinating read. Im not done with it yet but I’m hooked. It’s atrue story about missionaries in South America who were killed by the tribe they were trying to reach with the Gospel. Later, the wife of one of the missionaries, the author, lived with the same tribe, forgiving them and forming a relationship with them.
My book of choice now are two: The Whole 30 & The Keto Diet. Trying to navigate my health back into the right direction.