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.
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Winnie Nielsen says: We are already having hay cuttings down here in Florida. Many farmers can get 2-3 cuttings a year if the weather cooperates. Our biggest challenge this time of year and going forward is getting 3 days in a row that don’t have rain.
Nancy Coughlin says: Love photos of old, weathered buildings. Stunning! Farmers here in PA are having to deal with too much rain and very soggy fields.
Winnie Nielsen says: What a lovely gift from your Girls and they look so beautiful in that rustic basket with little flowers!
Guess what? We had a new Farmgirl join the Sisterhood and she lives right here in town!! We are meeting up Friday afternoon for a visit to chat. How lucky is that?
MaryJane says: That is great news! Every morning about this time, I think, “TODAY, I am going to write Winnie!!” And then every day ends with me falling into bed asleep before my second foot even gets off the ground. Summer is awesome but it’s a crazy busy time for me, plus I’m milking two cows every morning, making cheese, etc. Other changes also. Let’s catch up. Soon!!!!! I’ve been missing you.
Winnie Nielsen says: I would love that! Whenever you have spare time works for me. I understand you are crazy busy these days. We could also do a phone call if that would be easier for your schedule. Sometimes when you push correspondence to the end of a day and have to write at the computer, it just doesn’t work! So, you let me know what is going to be best for you.
We will be at the beach on July 7-8 for my birthday next week but other than that, we are here. Lawsy Mercy but it is hot down here in the South right now with high humidity and temperatures. Rain, Sun, Steamy, more rain, Sun……… every day is the same!
Deborah McKissic says: What a pretty basket of gatherings! That is what I was up to this morning…gathering while the rain is not present…though, the cucumbers are enjoying all the rain and it looks like another pickle making summer!
Nancy Coughlin says: Prefer brown eggs and these are so pretty!
Winnie Nielsen says: The delicate details of flowers are beyond adjectives to describe!
Winnie Nielsen says: Daisy must be so proud of her handsome boy!
Winnie Nielsen says: Ohh, I love that magenta pink! Those flowers are stunning. How gorgeous they would be in one of those enamel ware coffee pots.
Cindi says: Now that would be a stunning sight first thing every morning. Brilliant! 🙂
Kristi says: Five years ago today I lost my mother to cancer, but every year I look at the beautiful perennial flowers she shared with me and remember. This year, I have discovered that this particular plant (the one pictured) is missing from my flower bed. I think the Minnesota weather may have gotten the better of it (or maybe some weeds choked it out), and I want to replace it. Someone please give me the name. Even my mother didn’t know. These flowers, and others still in my garden, give me a way to remember her passion for beautiful flowers. People used to drive past her home for the sole purpose of viewing the flowers in her yard.
Lisa says: They look like peonies one of my favorite flowers.
Winnie Nielsen says: The color of that flower is exquisite!
bonnie ellis says: Love those bees. We’ve got lots here too.
Winnie Nielsen says: I have always loved red transfer wear dishes. Maybe it is because I love the color red, or maybe it is just the way they look on a table with foods.
Bonnie ellis says: Such a romantic picture. Reminds me of lazy, hazy days of summer.
Winnie Nielsen says: Love your vintage teal truck! I’d like to go for a spin in it too!
Cindi says: Janis wanted a Mercedes Benz. I think I would rather have this truck 🙂
Winnie Nielsen says: I wonder how much money it would take to get this truck renovated and usable again? I love the old green paint.
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.
Look at those wing details! Incredibly delicate and beautiful.
Another of God’s beautiful creatures!!! Thanks.