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Reading Room:  Favorite Magazines  |
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
603 Posts |
 Posted - May 01 2008 : 12:55:37 PM
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What magazines do you all enjoy? I get Country Woman and recently subscribed to Mary Janes (CAN'T WAIT)....what else is out there....
I saw one post about Hobby Farms - will check that out. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 12:59:16 PM
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I've actually been really enjoying Grit magazine when I buy it at Tractor Supply. I've read each one cover to cover.
Grit (just did my subscription)
I subscribe to all the following
Country Home
Mother Earth News
Mary Janes Farm
Cottage Home
Bon Appetit
I buy:
British Country Living
and I think that's all I get...every now and again Every Day Food and Victoria Magazine....
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
482 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 3:58:14 PM
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I subscribe to:
MaryJanesFarm
Harrowsmith Country Life
Body & Soul
Small Farm Canada
I subscribed to Taste of Home for years and still have every issue!
I just checked into Grit and Mother Earth News, but they only are open to USA residents. Bummer.
Lori
Farmgirl Sister #183 |
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 4:27:36 PM
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Ooh, Lori, I've never heard of Small Farm Canada - I'll have to check it out.
I get:
Victoria (so happy they brought it back!)
Harrowsmith Country Life (which just came today, yay!)
I would love to get British Country Living but it's overseas subscription is very pricey - so I'll settle for a few from the bookstore.
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
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Corinnelouise
True Blue Farmgirl
957 Posts
Corinne
France
957 Posts |
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
482 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 4:38:32 PM
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Cool, thanks Corinne! The link I was on said USA only. I didn't look far enough down for the link for Canadians.
Farmgirls are amazing!
Lori
Farmgirl Sister #183 |
Edited by - Canadian farmgirl on May 01 2008 4:41:09 PM |
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marmieto12
True Blue Farmgirl
213 Posts
laura
utah
USA
213 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 7:30:21 PM
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I sub to Back Woods Home, Counrtyside, Seasons at Home and Dairy Goat Journal. I buy in the winter for my amusement..Country Sampler, Home Companion (Mary Engelbriet) and one time this winter..gasp I bought every home decorating/craft mag I could carry.
Laura;Dreaming of big girl farm...
Farmgirl # 148
http://lilsfamilyfarm.blogspot.com
Chapter http://justsimplythegirls.blogspot.com |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2008 : 12:11:55 PM
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I forgot I also love Hobby Farms Home when it comes out...no subscriptions available yet, though. Bummer.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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4forMe
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Dawn
Easton
MD
166 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2008 : 10:30:43 AM
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I subscribe to: MJF, Country Living, Home Companion, Mothering, Countryside, Back Home, Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms, Organic Gardening, Living Crafts.....and my guilty pleasure, People magazine.
I buy: Country Home, Everyday Food, Country Living UK, Grit
I love magazines.
Sewing, knitting, gardening mom of 4. |
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2008 : 11:36:50 AM
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Well, this is a great thread for new ideas! 
I read/subscribe to/buy the following:
Mother Earth News
body&soul
Yoga Journal
Women's Health
Everyday Food
Utne
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." -- Frank Lloyd Wright |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2008 : 9:34:43 PM
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I regularly purchase:
Mother Earth News-this is my Favorite, I have learned a lot.
Renaissance magazine (yep, I am THAT big of a geek)
Romantic Homes
Country Home -letting this one lapse, not so happy with the ads-too many of them!
That is about it since most of the time when I read my magazine's it is through my eyelids-I doze off too fast.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2008 : 03:42:24 AM
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I read:
Country Home
Country Living
Southern Lady
Whatever my friends bring over - which could be Southern Living, Cottage Living or just some trashy tabloids
And someone would have to pry my Allure magazine out of my hands! I'm not givin' up that one no matter how much of a wife and mom I am!!
My blog: http://thecottonwife.wordpress.com/
"John Deere. We stand behind everything we sell. Except the manure spreader." |
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primjillie
True Blue Farmgirl
138 Posts
Jill
Antelope
CA
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2008 : 7:17:48 PM
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| I am a magazine addict! I subscribe/buy Victoria, Country Home, Country Living, Country Sampler, Better Homes and Gardens, Mary Janes Farm, Coastal Living, Country Gardens, Home Companion (sometimes) and one I can't remember the name (a gorgeous mag put out by Claire Murray ~ it's a french name ~ absolutely the most gorgeous photos ever!). I would buy more if I had the money! |
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 03:24:56 AM
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I love all the magazines by Stampington & Company. Some are a little pricey but are well worth every penny and are keepers. Haute Couture, Somerset Life, Somerset Studio, Belle Armoire, Somerset memories, just to name a few. I get a little crazy when I see them all lined up at the book-store! Yummy!!
Here is their website so you can go and drool!!
www.stampington.com
ENJOY!
Angie
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 06:42:33 AM
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Meg and Corinne...I just looked at the webpage for Harrowsmith Country life....I like the concepts, but is it something I could utilize in Kentucky, or is it geared more towards Canada? I love Canada, and dream of sneaking away there one day, but until then, I live in Kentucky :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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TabithaLenox
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Kim
Gettysburg
PA
USA
605 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 08:06:24 AM
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I subscribe to:
Several of the Stampington Magazines...
Interweave Crochet
Crochet!
Crochet World
Trail Rider Magazine
Horse & Rider
Country Home
Mary Janes Farm
Cowboys & Indians
Hobby Farm
Gee, I get alot of magazines!!
Kim
Farmgirl Sister #184
"Normal" is just a setting on a washing machine.... |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 08:14:19 AM
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i too am/have been a magazine addict. dont usually subscribe but i know it is cheaper to do that, and will be subscribing to mj's magazine.
i have to second all the great magazines already mentioned, but havent heard of a few of them. (oh no, say it aint so!)
please fill me in on the british country living magazine, this is the second time this week i have seen a reference to it, can you purchase it here in the usa or what is the deal. never seen it, but ........
love
frannie in texas
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/)
(http://abunnystale.blogspot.com/) |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 08:25:06 AM
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Oh Frannie..it's one of my favorites. Our Country Living has so many advertisements, and is really more about "fixing your house up like you want to be country" though now they've hopped on the "green" train like everyone else, and British Country Living is really about british farmers, fair pricing for crops/livestock, with some beautiful decorative and garden things, too. There has been a grass root movement for sometime in England to retain their old craftsmanship, and buy "UK", and it makes me jealous that we're just now getting into that here.
I got the magazine when I lived in England and still crave it...I keep every single one and re-read and re-read and re-read. Beautiful all the way around.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 10:55:18 AM
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You can, Frannie, but it's steep (over $100.00) which I why I simply pick them up one at a time...I know that's probably more costly in the end at $7.95 a pop, but I often don't have (or won't) spare $100 or more for me :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 10:57:41 AM
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i am trying to clean out/reorganize my craftroom and am going through old magazines. it is so hard for me to let go of them, even when i have gone through and pulled out pages that i want. then i just end up with magazines that have been ravaged, ya know kinda like ravazines. hehehehe
my biggest piles seem to be country living, victoria and mother earth news, but in the day when i had the steady income, there was no magazine that was safe from my consumer grasp!
the somerset studio mags are very dreamy and i love looking at them and occasionally purchase, but thankfully it is a 30 mile trip to a source of these mags!god knew what he was doing when he led to me this off the beaten path cottage.
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frannie in texas
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/)
(http://abunnystale.blogspot.com/) |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 11:00:11 AM
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I subscribe to:
Mary Janes Farm
Southern Living
Country Living
Coastal Living
Cottage Living
I can't part with any of them and they are taking over!
I also pick up other magazines from month to month. Have given up subscriptions to 3 other mags because I just had too many.
www.cottagebythebay.blogspot.com |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 11:03:15 AM
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I do purge...but it's usually Country Living. I like it, but there are just too many ads!!! Someone mentioned here that Country Home had too many--I actually starting taking Country Home OVER Country Living because it had less!!!!
I pick my favorites (seems to be Spring issues and Autumn issues) and then take the rest to a local nursing facility for their "collage" and decoupage projects.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2008 : 12:28:04 PM
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We get lots of free magazines too. Progressive Farmer is one of my favorites - there'a bit more too it than just advertisements. The Southeast Farm Press is always chock-full of info.
My blog: http://thecottonwife.wordpress.com/
"John Deere. We stand behind everything we sell. Except the manure spreader." |
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
482 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2008 : 07:33:13 AM
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Hey Jonni,
I subscribe to Harrowsmith, too. It's about rural living, has recipes, gardening, eco-living, renovating, etc. Probably the only really Canadian slanted articles will be "prettiest town to live in" or "spring seed catalog guide" type articles. If you want to email me your mailing address, I could send you a back issue to look at to help you decide if it's for you.
Lori
Farmgirl Sister #183 |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2008 : 11:43:50 PM
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WOW! I buy a lot of magazines too. Hobby Farms, Hobby Farm Home, Countryside, Sheep!, Dairy Goat Journal, Romantic Homes, Do it Yourself, Victoria, Fonds & Potter Quilting, MJF (when I can find it! Guess I'll just have to subscribe), Country Living, Country Home, and various others. I used to have subscriptions to some, but now I just pick up the ones that tickle my fancy and leave the rest.
I used to buy Martha Stewart Living too, but I bought a subscription for our local library, so now I just borrow the issues from them. Easier than trying to store them. They are HUGE!!
Did anyone see the issue of Romantic Homes with the "Flower Bed" in it? I think it was the one that came out around Mother's Day. Well, that's my Mother-in-Laws HOUSE!!! We were all shocked! Her cousin/God-daughter, Cory, took the pictures and submitted the article and never told anyone until the issue was published. It was so exciting for my mother-in-law, and Romantic Homes is her favorite magazine. Cory also writes for Sommerset. They asked her to be a part of their magazine when they came across her blog (called "Tongue-in-Cheek") She's quite the writer and takes the most GORGEOUS photographs! She lives in France, so there is a lot about french antiques and markets and such on her blog. It's really cool.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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