How can I raise the level of gratitude in my life? Let me count the ways.
Hope your day with family and friends is wonderful. There is much to be thankful for!!!
Winnie Nielsen says: Happy Thanksgiving Mary Jane!! Yesterday, I made the sweet potato bread recipe from the December MJF issue and it turned out fantastic!!! Instead of rolls, I just made it into a loaf. It rose up high and was moist and tender inside. I made an Apple marmalade( from a old Virginia Ag cookbook circa 1962 that was in my Moms cookbook collection) and used the ChillOver powder. Ta Da! another perfect jam consistency made with apples from Carter’s Mountain Orchard, next to Monticello, where we visited this past October when I went back home. When I was growing up, we went to Carter’s Mt. every fall for bushels of apples that my mom turned into all sorts of wonderful things. I had to go back, get some apples again, and add my MJF connection which is now such a big part of my life!. Thank-you Mary Jane for reaching out to all of us and giving us a forum to learn, grow, support one another and just be that farm girl we had lurking in our souls! Today, I count MJF as one of my biggest mid life blessings ever!!
MaryJane says: Your comment is the perfect way for me to start my thankful day, Winnie. Blessings! Thankful today for WINNIE!!!!!!
Debbie Fischer says: Happy Thanksgiving to a very special family. Mary Jane thank you for all you have done for over 5000 women, we would not have each other if it were not for you. A very special thank you for Brian too, now what would we do with out him?
Have a Blessed Day, have fun, relax and be happy.
Hugs,
Debbie
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connie sue says: Happy Thanksgiving Mary Jane! to you and That sweet Brian and all you family, grandbabies, who we have watched grow up . I am blessed today for my family, wonderful aromas coming form the Kitchen and being a part of Mary Jane’s Farm has made me very proud and very Blessed! I don’t have a sister, but I do now! many wonderful Farm Sisters, like Winnie, who I am proud to say I know and love! Farm Girls are always there to listen, and laugh and cry with you, whatever the day may bring!
Big Hug!
Connie -Killarney
judie says: THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS TO ALL. I AM ON THE ROAD IN MY LITTLE SCAMP,HEADING TO A FLA. MISSION SITE FOR THREE WEEKS. WHEN I PULLED INTO THIS DARLING LITTLE CAMPGROUND ON A LAKE IN TOWNSEND GA.,THE OWNER SHOWED ME WHERE TO PARK THEN SAID….COME ON, HOP ON MY CART AND LETS GET DOWN TO THE CLUBHOUSE BEFORE THEY FINISH SERVING DINNER. I WAS HANDED A PLATE AND SENT DOWN THE SERVING LINE. WHAT AN AWESOME TREAT! I JUST FINISHED MY SECOND SLICE OF PIE…….I AM BLESSED THIS DAY. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
Winnie Nielsen says: I always think about Thanksgiving with late fall colored leaves. This landscape seems perfect for trekking to Grandmother’s house for pumpkin pie!
Beautiful!
MaryJane, wishing you and your family a very Blessed Thanksgiving 🙂
~Sharon
Winnie Nielsen says: What a perfect pin cushion for The Queen Bee!!
Oooh I just love pincushions. I collect them but mostly those silly tomato ones as I raise tomatoes for my business. This is a precious one and while we are on the subject of bees today, especially appropriate.
Winnie Nielsen says: Lovely late Fall! I am in middle Georgia with a friend and these same sort of leaf views are coloring the landscapes. Finally it feels like Thanksgiving time in nigh!!
Betty s. Shufelt says: These pictures are beautiful. I so appreciate getting the MaryJanesFarm magazine, it is the greatest.
Weren’t we surprised. On September 1, I brought home Sweetheart, a gorgeous Jersey queen from Kansas. She traveled here with her fellow, a bull named Samson, that I had also purchased. Their previous owner had only recently allowed them to be together. Fine with me.
During the month of October, I left them together, hoping for a pregnancy. After 30 days, on Oct. 1, I did a blood draw. Yup, she’d gotten pregnant, with Samson … or so I thought. Turns out, she was already pregnant when she arrived. Very pregnant. According to my calculations, she’d be having her first baby the end of May. However, on Tuesday, Charlie, pictured here, was born. Who was the lucky guy that beat Samson to the …
Sully. A guy named Sully. Oh well.
Welcome Charlie!!!! (Properly Charles.) Just poor timing, with winter already here and temperatures hovering around 15 F the first night you were born. Just glad we found you in time to get you inside.
Mother and son doing well. Just unexpected.
Winnie Nielsen says: Oh my, is he a cutie pie!! Surprise babies are such fun no matter whether they have two legs or four! I guess you could cut up a sweatshirt and give him a little extra warmth if needed. My daughter does that with her goats if they need a little something when we get a few really cold nights here in Florida.
Connie-Killarney says: SOOOOOOOOOOO Stinkin Cute!!!
Debbie Fischer says: Oh my goodness, what a sweet photo of mama and her baby, someone sure knows how to take pictures. Hopefully mama will keep Charlie warm through the long winter.
I of course will cow sit anytime!
Just a fabulous photo.
Thanks so much for sharing.
sharon d. says: What a nice blessing! He is so cute 🙂 I’m glad you found Charlie in time to keep him warm.
oh my, not a thanksgiving turkey, a thanksgiving calf !! You must be so grateful that Sweetheart was such a good mommie that she could deliver with no help at all . And that you discovered her in time to keep her warm and bring sweet little Charlie indoors. What an adorable calf. Thanks for sharing this miracle of birth and that Mother Nature knows best. Will they get to be in your new Milk Cow book? .
lynnia says: Never a more precious sight…..thank you for posting….now…me, myself, and I would be inviting mom and baby in for a bit of THANKSGIVING dinner…..PEACE
Daniele says: Congratulations!
He’s a cutie
Winnie Nielsen says: You got snow and we finally got a few nights with temps in the upper 40s!
Elizabeth says: Very nice. What a great place to just…be.
Winnie Nielsen says: Perfect fall scene!
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.
This looks like a perfect sized pond to ice skate on in the winter. What were the crops in the background?
We do ice skate on it. We tested it a couple of days ago but the ice is only a fraction thick and we haven’t any snow, but we have cold weather headed our way. The “crop” in the background is Jacie Jensen’s 40-acre native wildflower preserve. What a neighbor to have, right? She’s awesome. One of my summer employees has fallen in love with her most handsome son. We’re hoping for wedding bells.
Oh MaryJane, couldn’t you just picture the most beautiful Winter wedding here? A horse drawn sleigh to carry the Bride and Groom (and guests) to the location, a Hot Cocoa station and more. Thanks for sharing such beautiful photos and glimpses into your life 🙂
I will suggest it! Good idea.
Beautiful