Monthly Archives: July 2012

What’s all the buzz about?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by maryjane

Pssssst! Or should I say bzzzzzt? New bees are here!

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Must not a got.

Posted on July 12, 2012 by maryjane

Yesterday, hubby bubby said in passing, “Must not a got …” I said, “Wait! Wait, right here, I need to WRITE that down, lest I forget what you didn’t get and how it is you said what you don’t got.”

Given I still have some snap left in my garters and I’m a bit of a straight shooter, I started to laugh. Snicker Doodles (birth name Nick) GOT it and he started to laugh too. That’s when the moment got up to a pretty good pitch—steeper than a cow’s face actually. I snorted and crossed my legs. (That means I think somethin’s REALLY funny and I’m in the moment HAPPY.)

Such is life is rural America. The deeper into its past you go, the sweeter it gets.

After we quit lovin’ on his folksy, regional upbringing, hubby bubby got serious, wiped the laughter from his eyes, and said,

“Spread that on the grass to make it greener—know what I mean?”

photo-of-the-day

Posted on July 11, 2012 by maryjane

Are you a grubby girl?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by maryjane

While my daughter, Meg, and I were away in Toronto making an in-store appearance at Sears, two guests of my B&B, Mark and Kelley, left us the most thoughtful gift—Grubby Girls Soap! As well as the sweetest letter from Angela Bailey, another guest. I sure wish I could have been here to meet all of you. Best of luck with starting your own farm, Angela. One day, when the stars align, I look forward to meeting you in person!

Louise, our farmhand who’s engaged, was entranced by …

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summer storm

Posted on July 11, 2012 by maryjane

We had the strangest weather the other day … it was 10:30 a.m., the sky darkened in nothing more than two shakes of a lamb’s tail …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on July 10, 2012 by maryjane

What defines you?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by megan

At the doctor’s office recently, I heard myself say, “Well, I can’t let this define me.” (Lingering injuries from an accidental electrocution continue to test my patience.)

Driving to the farm the next day in the early hours of daylight to cook breakfast for our Bed & Breakfast guests, I was thinking about that statement. If I don’t want it to define me, what do I want to define me? …

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B&B reward program

Posted on July 10, 2012 by maryjane

Here’s what our four B&B gals (my daughter Megan, DIL Ashley, farmhand Kim, and B&B summer intern Erin) used their tip money for last Sunday afternoon—a movie matinee, pedicures, and dinner on the town.)

Can you tell who’s who?

photo-of-the-day

Posted on July 9, 2012 by maryjane

California Dreamin’

Posted on July 9, 2012 by maryjane

For some of my Geography journal entries, my friend, Alyson Oüten, takes you around the globe, from her backyard in Boise, Idaho, to the streets of Europe and beyond. Today, she is off to the sunshine state of California, famed for their seafood and surf. Take it from here, Aly. It’s all yours!!!!!

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