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| Brew Crew |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 3:17:17 PM
I was reading over the Welcome Wagon and all of a sudden I got to wondering how everyone came to be here! Sooo many wonderful farmgirls in one place! I stumbled onto it when I did a google about a chicken question. I thought it was a good site so I lurked for about a year before I finally jumped in!
How did _you_ find it?? 
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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| Annab |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 06:34:39 AM
I also did a google search about lady bug invasions in the fall and spring
This forum has been a great inspiration, a wonderful help especially on garden related issues, and a nice place to just "talk" with other like minded people from all over.
I have been checking in for almost a year and a half |
| Libbie |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 10:20:14 PM
My mother read a magazine article about MaryJane sometime in early 2005 - I did some reasearch and was just absolutely intrigued - by the woman, by the farm, by the magazine - so I attended her Pay Dirt Farm School in August of that same year. Could it already be 2 years ago? Geez! But Pay Dirt was about the most wonderful week I've had. Period. I just feel so much like I've found a special and "real" group of gals. I love it.
XOXO, Libbie
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| Annie S |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 6:50:07 PM
I was in our small country grocery store and found one of her magazines, scanned through it, loved what I saw and bought it. Then checked out her web site and was hooked. Love all the different forums and have learned a great deal from all the other farmgirls.
Peace and love,
Annie |
| katiedid |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 6:02:14 PM
I bought the second issue of the magazine, not the premiere, but I think it was backcountry foods at barnes and noble...we have loved the food and especially the farmgirls ever since...didnt join the forum until last year, when we got a new computer and faster internet |
| Linda Houston |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 5:00:47 PM
I was grocery shopping and went by the magazine rack and saw this magazine that "looked" interesting. I bought it and the rest is history.
Linda H. |
| carycamille |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 11:36:33 PM
I too found MJ's lifebook in doubleday book club site. they even had where you could listen to a few excerpts. I fell in love with it, bought it, found this site. I now have the stitchery book and my first magazine. Next will be the magnetic wisdom set.
Camille
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/14088 |
| katmom |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 10:39:17 PM
Awe pashaw! Maryjane,
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
| LauraH |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 6:14:26 PM
I found the book advertised in a book club I belonged to..the cover of MJ's 1st book was sooo nice I knew it was for me bought it immediately & found the website after reading thru the book!
addicted ever since!
Laura
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| mima |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 6:03:32 PM
I'd seen the magazine years ago in Barnes and Noble. Then, when it was fetured in Homestyle Books I ordered it and have been a groupie ever since!!!! |
| joyfulmama |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 5:41:08 PM
I got her "Life Book" through Crafter's Choice. I had it in a pile of books- it was sent me- I didn't order it. I was pregnant with our youngest 1.5 years ago. As I get bigger with child I started reading through the stack of books- when I started in on MJ's book I was hooked.. This was my life or the life I dreamed of. I love vintage linens and stitchery in all forms.. I use a clothes line etc.. I felt right at home.. I did a google search on her and found the site.. I joined the forum and was active but then went inactive for over 6 months- post count was gone 
now we are living in a place that we hope to homestead a bit.. as much as we can in a rental..so I am back..
blessings,debra |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 4:39:58 PM
I was just searching for 'farmhouse' online, trying to find someone/anyone doing the same sort of thing my dh and I are doing - trying to save/restore an old farmhouse. I was hoping to find someone to compare notes with and/or ask questions. I've been here ever since, and I've found more useful information than the Public Library. And scores of wonderful friends!
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| wallflower |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 12:36:18 PM
My mom had found Mary Jane's latest book at her library, and told me about it. I did a search online for more info, and, voila! here I am! It has been wonderful!
http://handittoholly.blogspot.com |
| Beemoosie |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 1:05:53 PM
I had been eying the Idea book in Crafter's choice for a while, mostly just for the cover! I finally bought it for myself last fall, and fell madly in love! I honestly didn't know there were women who believed/did this kind of thing left!
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46,47
www.beequilting.blogspot.com
http://beemoosie-picture-diary.blogspot.com/ |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 12:56:10 PM
I just saw this topic and thought I would tell you who introduced me to MaryJane's Farm...and the last person to post here was Grace-katmom!!!!!!!! SHE is the one who told me about MJF! We both belong to "Sisters on the Fly" a vintage trailer-fly fishing-cowgirl club ! Since my name is Maryjane/Beehive Cottage she asked if I was a part of it or knew about MJF. Well, I had not seen or heard about MJF but as soon as I checked out this website, I was hooked! Life will never be the same! THANK YOU Grace!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~
est. 1971 |
| katmom |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 09:29:39 AM
My babygirl spotted the magazine while in Washington on a trip. As soon as she opened it she knew she had to bring it home to me....She spotted the aprons and knowing I had a small vintage apron collection she wanted me to see I am not the only apronaholic!!!
I am an avid gardener and dreamer, of some day having a field of lavender & sunflowers and a clothes line out in the middle of them with aprons gently blowing in the breeze.
My collection of aprons has grown, not quit as large as EllynAnne's, but some day I hope I'll have to buy a bigger home just to display my aprons!!! lol!
By the by, try the healty snack bars, they are great!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
| cabinmoose |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 07:25:51 AM
How I found you farmgirls: (cut and pasted from my original intro.....)
I was sitting in the Dr's office this past Friday (mid July) afternoon for my annual physical. While I wait, I am reading a copy of More magazine and come to a MaryJanes Farm article. I sat and stared at that article (after reading it twice) for what seemed like an hour but it was actually more like 10 minutes. My patience began to fade. I wanted out of there! What was taking the Dr so long? I needed to be someplace. I had to get home and log onto www.maryjanesfarm.org...... HELLO!!!!!!! Dr. Crotty! I gotta go, can we hurry this along! I carried that magazine with me into the exam room, with a tight grip on that page; I had my finger marking the spot where the article was located. Could this possibly take any longer? I have been waiting what, sixteen minutes by this point. Finally, the appointment was over and I was sent on my way.....I get into the truck and begin my trip home and my mind just won't stop wandering, wondering what is on this website, what will I find, and I have all night to just pour over it. My daughter had left earlier that day for a night out with a few girlfriends. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.....I can't wait to get home. I arrive at home and dart into the house to hop on the computer and what do I find? The husband surfing Ebay..... Helloooo, can he not tell I am on a mission. OK, what is the best way to get him of the computer? FOOD! So I whipped up some grub, stuck a plate on the table and poof, like magic the computer was freed from his grips. I didn't give the chair time to cool. I plopped right down and Tim says, "Hey babe, aren't you eating?" Under normal circumstances we all sit down together and eat. But this was far from normal! I had to get on that website. So I explained what was going on and he just smiled, he understood......he knows me all to well. So, I spent a great deal of time over the next two days on these websites. Reading, reading, clicking and reading. I could not get enough. Still can't.
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
| Brew Crew |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 07:07:07 AM
I wonder if MJ had any idea what she was starting or how many lives she would touch?
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 06:34:08 AM
My dh and I went to our favorite bookstore, and they had her "life book" on a display with other new hardcovers. I had no idea who she was, but I was determined to buy the book after 2 minutes of looking at it--because I found helpful things about sewing, and getting stains out of antique linens. I had nooooo idea that my purchase would bring me such joy, or change my view at the way we live, and the way I'd like to live, OR to encourage me to meet so many kindred spirits across the miles.
Such a blessing!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
| janetinva123 |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 9:31:50 PM
I found it through one of the magazines some time ago and just since June got reaquainted.
Jc
http://beloved-creations.blogspot.com
http://beloved-creations.com |
| Shirlaroo |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 9:31:49 PM
I found MJF when I googled for instructions on a stich I needed to make a calendar bag. I still havn't made that bag because I've been to busy making new friends here!
Friends are the best collectables. |
| sunshine |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 9:31:11 PM
i goggled patterns for weave it looms. No real pattern here for that but I found the site on my birthday joined four days later.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 9:08:07 PM
My sister has sent me a mag. issue/book and vintage apron for my last 2 B-Days, and I finally cked out the online website this summer; from there to the forum!
 http://www.bonne1313.homestead.com/spiritspace.htmlSoap
http://groups.msn.com/spiritspaceCrafting Group
http://bonne1313.blogspot.com/Blog |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 8:51:27 PM
I read an article in the Chicago Tribune last year about Mary Jane. I then bought her magazine and decided to join up here. I even roped my Windy Pines cousin Michele into joining. She's a true dairy/beef cattle farmgirl.
Dawn in IL |
| CountryBorn |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 6:31:22 PM
I found a copy of MJ's book in Tractor Supply. I bought it for myself,
couldn't resist a farm girl with my name! I read it and was just so taken with her way of writing. I went to the website and I also read the forums for a long time then finally joined. Glad I did.
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 6:17:16 PM
Elizabeth (candismom) introduced me to the forum back in January. I am grateful because this is a great group of gals here.
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
www.torismimi.blogspot.com |
