I agree when you notice the small things, like the smell of fresh lavender in the morning or the quiet of the morning when the sun is just beginning to peek..wow it is truely awesome!

Some of us older librarian types have learned to embrace technology and appreciate how it can simplify our lives but…recently I’ve begun to wear my hair in the stereotypical bun and I still use a flannel board in my story times! However, this fun-loving gal seldom shushes folks. Have you noticed that libraries aren’t the quiet places they used to be?

I have just finished “The Tale of Castle Cottage” from “The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter” by Susan Wittig Albert. The entire series was truly enjoyable. There are real people and imaginary ones, real sites, real facts, talking animals, fairies and a couple of dragons. There is also a mystery in each tale.

Beatrix Potter is most famous for “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, but she is also famous for saving old farms, breeding sheep, and conserving land in the Lakes District in England. Farm girls everywhere will enjoy this series.

Oh, my! We just listened to the audio book this weekend while on a trip to Virginia. The whole family loved it!

I loved this book when I was a little girl. I also loved the sequel, Stormy. Thanks for reminding me of these wonderful books.

I read The Awakening in high school. Wow, that seems like a long time ago! I believe the word remonstrate can be found on page 22 of the book 🙂

LOVE this book, definitely one of my favorites… the story never gets old no matter how many times I read it!

“My Secret Garden” is one of my very favorite stories and movies too. I myself grow my garden in wheat Straw Bales. Very easy on the back and pray bones, little maintenance and easy on the water bill. I get the largest strawberries in the area and herbs and awesome sugar snap peas. I still use the ground for some of my gardening but this is great for strawberries especially.
No need for soil and very little amending is needed.

I loved reading Jane Eyre so much growing up that I named my daughter Eyren (pronounced Erin) Jane! Can’t wait to see the new movie!

I loved Jane Eyre. There is nothing like an old fashioned book to curl up with and get lost in the plot. I love the English settings in books, it could be that I am of English descent among other nationalities.
Happy Reading
Marilyn

I love this New Girly/Glitzy/Glam Farmgirl Blog that you have decided to do. I think it will be a huge success and a way for you to more intimately connect with all the On-Line MJF Girls. And the whole generational side to it makes it all the more appealing.

Now…go ahead…bless our socks off! Just like you always do!

peggy

Fortunately for my mother who passed on 20 years ago,my oldest daughter got her good china which saw the light of day maybe twice in their long life.Now it has an honored place in my mom’s china cabinet(which the same daughter inherited).I say fortunately because I am not one of those girls that let pretty stuff sit on a shelf and get dusty.I like lookin’ at it and holdin’ it in my hands.
So since I didn’t inherit the good china I have for years been collecting an assortment of all the everyday dishes that my mom used over the years as I was growing up.Just a piece here and ther till now I have a whole china cabinet filled with the stuff, a very colorful collection.And it gets used at least weekly and some of it daily.And if I happen to break one then I take that as a sign that it’s time to go thrift store or garage sale shopping for something new to add to my collection.

carrie