When we rely upon laws to enforce decent behavior, we end up spending our hard-earned money on attorneys. Rather than legal recourse, I’m on a mission to amp up my personal charm and collaborative kindness. Good manners are contagious.
Let’s get viral together.
Winnie Nielsen says: This out door building looks very cozy all snuggled under the boughs of the evergreen. It is fun to see how the same object looks during four distinct seasons of a year. There is an elegance about snow with blue skies that feels clean and crisp and full of a sense of patient waiting until Spring.
bonnie ellis says: Snow just has a way of making things look magical. Your picture is lovely.
Winnie Nielsen says: WOW!!!
Char says: Recently my husband and I decided to use the alphabet to help list all the things we were thankful for (idea from Max Lucado). Amazingly, the first letter we shared in agreement the thing we were most thankful for was K. Kindness. Those random acts of Kindness. Those times when situations work out to be win-win. I love your post. Collaborative kindness. Here’s hoping it goes viral!
Bonnie Ellis says: Such a golden view of the world. Beautiful.
Winnie Nielsen says: You know how the old British word for umbrella is brolly? Well this scene makes me think of British rose covered cottages with flowers brought inside.
Sara Knight says: I’m reminded of ladies in long white dresses sipping iced tea on the veranda.
Bonnie ellis says: Wouldn’t it be loverly to have real roses at Christmas for the brolly. They don’t grow here in the winter.
Winnie Nielsen says: Beautiful beeswax candles!
MaryJane, my Mr.Bump was flying around a corner this morning and tried to jump on the porch and slipped and banged his back leg. It looks like a jammed joint and he is hobbling about. Vet visit at 10:30am. I hope it isn’t broken or require surgery! Poor Bump!!
Shannon Hudson says: there is something calming and soothing about warm candle light!!! Not to mention the sweet aroma when it is beeswax candles!
Bonnie Ellis says: How fun! Using the old light bulb holders to hold candles. Gives a very old look.
I love the smell of beeswax.
I love turkey work.
I love MJF.
I love shared patterns.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Winnie Nielsen says: Such a sweet stocking and definitely Farmgirl Romance!
This is worthy of putting on a pillow ( or stocking as the case may be) to remind us daily of what is truly important.
Bonnie ellis says: Such a wonderful and true saying. Fun sock too.
Winnie Nielsen says: This reminds me of a frosted Gingerbread house without the candies all over it.
PS~ I was excited to hear that Carol was wearing her knitted turban hat yesterday! I hope the socks are keeping her toes warm in style as well.
Pat Martin says: This photo of the birdhouse is fantastic! Is there anyway that I can get a copy of it??
MaryJane says: The photos we take here are the farm are used over and over again. For that reason, we keep them under wraps.
Winnie Nielsen says: I love the frost covered plants in the foreground against the frosty browns of the fields.
Bonnie ellis says: Definitely gossamer!
Winnie Nielsen says: One mystery to me is why most birds don’t stay in their bird houses all year. Why would that be? It seems like they could stay safer and warmer in a nest when weather is harsh. Instead, most breeds only stay in a birdhouse to raise their babies. Too bad they can’t tell us their reasoning because inquiring minds want to know!
Love the birdhouse! Love all the ones I saw at your farm too! I’ve made a few, but gave them all away. I need to rustle up some vintage/funky supplies and build another one . . . or two!
CJ
Thanksgiving’s almost here, and your iPhone just might be the perfect kitchen helper!
Check out these four helpful apps …
Thanksgiving Dinner Maker helps you make the perfect plate of Thanksgiving heaven and even helps set your table!
Gojee Food and Drink Recipe App browses recipes from the world’s best food and drink bloggers.
BigOven: Take over 350,000 recipes, your grocery list, and menu planner anywhere. With more than 11 million downloads, BigOven is the most complete tool to help home cooks get inspired and organized in the kitchen and on-the-go.
Timer+ sets multiple timers at once. Time by the second, minute, or hour. Runs in the background so you’re free to use other apps. Comes with 20 alarms.
Winnie Nielsen says: Cooking Thanksgiving dinner these days has become has become the culinary equivalent of writing a thesis. I never remember my mom and dad making the celebration that complicated. Yet, we always enjoyed a special meal and looked forward to a menu that never changed and pleased all us kids. I love to look at all the beautiful table accessories and ideas in the catalogues from Williams-Sonoma and wonder if I did all that work, if dinner would be this perfect achievement that beat out my memories from childhood?
Karlyne says: I think part of the charm of holidays is that the food remains the same over the years. I might add a few more cranberry dishes (we remember it fondly as “the year of the cranberry”), but for us Thanksgiving is turkey, home-made cornbread stuffing (we have chowder or chili with cornbread the night before just so we can have the left-overs for stuffing), gravy, and pie. We have crunchy vegetables to snack on all day, so that we really don’t need a veg for dinner. And if we have company and they want to bring something, we always say “mashed potatoes!” because none of us wants to do them!
I’ve been doing Thanksgiving since I was a young adult, because my mother, although she was a good cook, really did not like to cook at all. She was more than happy to toss me the reins, and I was happy to receive them!
Krista says: These would be some great apps to help out with Thanksgiving but I agree and feel that Thanksgiving recipes are better if they are just left to traditional family recipes. Thanksgiving should be basic. We need to enjoy the holiday as time to be with family and be grateful for what we have. I feel it can get carried away some times. I do love apps that include grocery lists. That way I can just mark what I need and not forget my shopping list at home! I am also interested in the timer+ app. This could come in use for more than just cooking.
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.
Sweet place for cold birdies!
This is adorable and perfect Farmgirl Romance. I wonder if anyone is currently residing inside all cozy in a nest?
That is a really cute birdhouse but you notice the door is frozen shut awaiting a thaw. lol