My ’68 Airstream, ‘Lily’, and I had a real bawl on our recent trip to South Dakota. Get it, bawl? Hahaha, ok sorry! Don’t have a cow. I mean DO have a cow, a backyard cow, a miniature Jersey to be specific. 😉
I am in the midst of writing my next book, Milk Cow Kitchen, and here’s the deal …
A couple of years ago, a poem about aprons caught fire on the Internet. Here’s a newer version (well, new to me). I thought (or rather, I knew) you’d enjoy reading it along with a collection of our apron photos.
Remember making an apron in Home Ec? Remember Home Ec?
The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few and because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons required less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
Potato harvest in progress. Still more to dig. I grow only a variety called Desiree. They aren’t prone to disease and they keep well into spring without sprouting. And, and, AND, they are TASTY.
Taters!!!!!!
We had a request for some close-up photos of the vintage wedding dress I wore on the front cover of our June/July magazine.
My hubby, Lucas, was in NYC on Tuesday while attending Market Week. He and the folks who make our bed linens and towels went to Ground Zero to pay tribute. I made some comment about how crowded it must have been. He said, “Yes, but it was quiet; even the cabbies were subdued.”
Here’s a one-minute time-lapse video of the rebirth of downtown New York City. The One World Trade Center is also known as the Freedom Tower.
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.
