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Trailer Show in Lindsborg, Kansas

… and our first glamp-mobile is ready for viewing! Let’s begin with THE pink chair for sitting …

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with a whole lot of adorable kiddos! (Sweetest, most polite kids we’ve met in a long time.)

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A bloomin’ pair of bloomers for wind checks.

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And glamporific book signings. Since my mother was celebrating her 60th b-day, she treated herself to a surprise, well, actually, she WAS the surprise … guest. No one but chapter leader, April Choate, knew she was going to show up. Who doesn’t like a birthday surprise?!

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GIVEAWAY: Winners of Assorted Books and Magazines …

Our lovely recipients from yesterdays GIVEAWAYS are as follows:

Glamping with MaryJane goes to Jan.

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Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook goes to Wanda Sue Aldridge.

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Artists in Aprons issue #9 goes to Linda Radziminski.

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GIVEAWAY: assorted books & magazines

Chipped nail polish, worn-out soles, split ends … everything gets a little beat up now and then, and the same is true for books and magazines.

These poor souls just didn’t survive bumps in the road, the jostle of UPS boxes, the printing press and/or were squished in an overt display of misjudged stacking.

This particular Glamping with MaryJane book was feelin’ a little bent out of shape, or so it appears. The rest of the pages are in purrrfffect condition, you won’t miss this blank polka dot page, will you? There are 224 more pages to look at! The first person to leave me the comment “polka dot” gets this book.

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Same with this copy of my mother’s Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook. Juuuusssssst a sticky page or two later and the rest is good as gold, right as rain, cloudy with a chance of meatballs, you get the idea. You want it? The first person who hollers out “shilly shally” gets this one!

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Glamping It Up in Kansas

Arriving in Lindsborg, Kansas (Little Sweden, USA), after driving through my previous hometown of Emporia, we were greeted by Dala horses on every corner.

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A popular symbol of Sweden, this herd of Dala horses were cast in large fiberglass forms and are hand-painted by local artists. Each is publicly displayed and has a distinctive pun-filled name.

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Day EIGHT Magazine Giveaway!

Drumroll …

And …

The EIGHTH and final winner of MaryJanesFarm magazine giveaway is …

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WAIT! This lucky lady doesn’t just win a one-year subscription to MaryJanesFarm, she wins a LIFETIME subscription in celebration of our twelfth year of getting to know readers like yourself.

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Day SEVEN Magazine Giveaway!

Do you daydream of escaping? Do you fantasize about a night under the stars? Or maybe whipping up some delicious cast iron recipes around the campfire or in the kitchen?  You’ll find all that and more when you wander through the pages of:

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Congratulations …

Hope Davis! You’ve just won a one-year FREE subscription!

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There’s always HOPE that soon you’ll be using your cast iron skillet over a campfire!

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Hope Davis said:

“This magazine has held a space in my heart for almost every stage of my life—from learning to garden, to getting our first chicks, to relationships … It is timeless and sweet and classic.”

Hope, thank you for posting and watch for an e-mail from the farm.

Day SIX Magazine Giveaway!

Do you need new project ideas for your farmhouse, craftsman, apartment flat, domicile, townhouse, homestead, cottage, shanty, or digs? You’ll find all that and more when you win a free subscription to:

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Congratulations Travelinma! You’re our sixth one-year FREE subscription winner.

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Travelinma said:

“The anticipation builds as the time draws near when my MaryJane magazine appears in my mailbox. I devour it over and over again!”

Travelinma, thanks for posting and watch for an e-mail from the farm.

I’m not in Kansas anymore …

Returning to Kansas the first week in May to attend a Glamping Farmgirls on the Loose event was a trip down memory lane for me. Emporia, Kansas is where Lucas and I spent our newlywed year. Of course, it was all love and roses that first year, so Kansas was pretty darn good to me. En route to our event the first week in May, we made sure to stop along my old stomping grounds.

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Day FIVE Magazine Giveaway!

It’s a blue sky, smooth sailing, gentle ride kind of day when you win a one-year subscription to:

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Congratulations, Mindy!

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Mindy Middleton said:

“Pick it up when I can. Love everything about it! How it makes me feel connected to other women who like the same things I like.”

Watch for an e-mail from the farm, Mindy.

Day FOUR Magazine Giveaway!

Helping you keep your farmgirl dreams alive is what we’re about at MaryJanesFarm. We take great pride in the fact that we can talk farm tools with the best of them … except ours are adorned with a dash of pink and a smattering of lovely red. Our grit and grace motto goes together like peanut butter and jelly, chips and salsa, peas in a pod, biscuits and butter, and Ozzie and Harriet.

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