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Happy National Wear your Pajamas to Work Day!

From a few of the (very comfortable) ladies of MaryJanesFarm!

All of your guesses were simply great yesterday. Your comments here and on the MaryJanesFarm Facebook page ranged from hog-bristle scraper, ice shaver, something that turns bulls into steers, vintage light-saber, kegel exerciser, old-style razor, vegetable peeler, cheese slicer, light magnifier, fancy cattle prod, colonoscopy tool, to cleaning item.

What fun! Then there were the smartie-pants that knew it all along (must be a generational thing).

Turns out … it’s a …

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Check out the envelopes piling up in Brian’s office that have come recently with SASE requests for a free bumper sticker for International Glamping Weekend.

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When we’re looking for photo props, we go rummaging around the farm and through what we call “the prop room.” Mom has collected some fabulous vintage items over the years. We do, however, come across some strange things. This particular item raised some eyebrows and garnered some confused stares this week.

We took turns making guesses. (Of course, Mom knows what it is.) Now, it’s your turn! One end is thick glass.

I have a huge amount of respect for a little girl who is building her own tiny house.

Dollhouse?

Nope …

tiny habitable, functional house.

Meet Sicily Kolbeck.

Photo courtesy of Sicily’s blog, La Petite Maison

At 12 years of age, Sicily is nothing short of a pint-sized … well … powerhouse. As we speak, this darling dynamo is building a 128-square-foot solar-powered mini-home.

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Momma Butters (meemaw in her pinafore) has been churning away on her next book, Milk Cow Kitchen. That means we’re getting in on some serious cheese tasting. Manchego paired with pear anyone?

It can be delicious work, but I guess somebody has to do it. Not to be too cheesy, but who’s paring the cheese paired with pear, pared to the rind?