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Reading Room:  What Magazines Do You Read?  |
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 21 2007 : 10:26:42 AM
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| You know, I never thought of reading online. I know they only publish a small portion of the magazine, but this way I could at least sample some new ones. I'm gonna to make a list of the magazines you've listed that I don't know and check them out online. I find that I get most of my information from magazines rather than books or newspapers or tv. At Christmas I always ask for a subscription when asked what I want. I'm going to Barnes and Noble tomorrow while Jim's at the VA clinic. I'm going to sit with the magazines. Do they carry MJ's? I've never seen it there. |
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Vintage Redhead
True Blue Farmgirl
233 Posts
Kaylyn
Saint Charles
IL
USA
233 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2007 : 4:03:58 PM
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I get one subscription: Cloth, Paper, Scissors. I've gotten it since I brought the first issue home from the newsstand. I absolutely *LOVE* it and it totally fits my personality and my artistic style.
My mom passes along her Betters Homes & Gardens when she is done with them. Then I pass those forward as well.
And I also collect BHG from the 1930s for the recipes, becaus I am trying to amass simple recipes that use fresh ingredients. (I'm learning that in order to go forward, sometimes I must look to the past.)
We don't have cable or satellite service. So every few months, I'll feel the compulsion to dish on "celeb" news. And once I get my fill, I'll remember why I'm glad we don't have any service any longer. Once my knowledge wears off, I get stupid again and buy another one. But it's still cheaper ($10-$12/year) than cable or satellite ($80/month) and it's easier to hide from the kids.
~ Kaylyn
(Living in Suburbia with a FARMGIRL Heart!)
My Current Cause: http://nickspavilion.blogspot.com/ |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2007 : 10:50:55 PM
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Oh I forgot about Cottage Living and Midwest Living -- I read those too!!
www.annarosetta.com |
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UrbanChick
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Ayako
Atlanta
GA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2007 : 02:53:52 AM
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cook's country
cooks illustrated
MJF when I can find it at Borders
Threads
Creative machine embroidery
Backyard Chicken
Creative Needle
Sew Beautiful
Australian Smocking and Embroidery
Fons and Porter love of quilting
"Courage dosen't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying: I will try again tomorrow." |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2007 : 07:22:22 AM
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| Cottage Living is interesting, also! After reading about Country Living (Britain), I looked it up on Google. I looks really good, so I added another subscription to my list! Sheeeesh! |
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ashcordes
True Blue Farmgirl
197 Posts
Ashley
Roann
IN
USA
197 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2007 : 07:11:13 AM
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| Hey gals! Where do you find the British edition of Country Living, I'd be interested in getting it as well as my "American" edition! |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2007 : 12:17:52 PM
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AShley, I get mine at Borders and Barnes and Nobel. Then I send it to a Farmgirl friend who also loves it. Maybe someone would do that for you?
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
Farmgirls do it organically! |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2007 : 1:38:17 PM
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Yeah, I get my copy of Country Living UK at Joseph Beth or Borders, because they don't ship to Kentucky!!!!
That doesn't surprise me, we were only able to get the New York Times delivered this year after 5 years of trying. Kentucky will catch up sometime, though....
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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Vintage Redhead
True Blue Farmgirl
233 Posts
Kaylyn
Saint Charles
IL
USA
233 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2007 : 09:04:33 AM
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Okay, Farmgirls.
Color me stupid. I *know* there are tremendous differences between the cultures - I mean besides the obvious difference in our shared language. And I'm even astute enough to know quite a bit about the differences between UK urban life and UK rural life. For me, even thinking about the UK countryside conjures up images of thatched-roof cottages and rolling green hills in a demi-fog. I just didn't realize that there were enough differences to warrant interest in a UK-centered publication on this side of "The Pond."
So *now* I have to ask...! What are the differences between UK Country Living and USA Country Living? And please: tell me in a way that will convince me to go buy it! (Okay, I admit, I'm easily enabled. But still. Convince me so that I can at least tell my husband I tried to resist...and not be lying.) ~ K
~ Kaylyn
(Living in Suburbia with a FARMGIRL Heart!)
My Current Cause: http://nickspavilion.blogspot.com/ |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2007 : 11:14:51 AM
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For me, it's that there are actual articles about chickens, pigs, etc, yogurts, homemade cheeses, etc....in addition to fabrics, shops, couches and home decorating. We aren't as much of an agrarian society as Britain still is--I realize we have farms, but the american version of Country Living seems like it's more about your house, and how you'd *like* to be in the country, but are stuck somewhere else...That's how I see it, anyway. You read about people who are living the dream that you want, but the UK version seems like it's already addressing people who actually do it both on small or large scale. Actually, the closest I've come lately to the UK version is the Hobby Farms Home magazine--the newest version of Hobby Farms.
Aside from that, (in my opinion) it's a more beautiful magazine all the way around. STUNNING pictures and stories, and the ads are all somewhat placed in one section, not disbursed throughout the magazine--often in our mags here, I don't know if I'm reading an article or an ad.
Can anyone else can share there thoughts?
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2007 : 12:17:38 PM
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| I currently subscribe to two magazines: Body+Soul and Mother Earth News. Then I'll pick up Yogalife when I find it in the store, and will borrow tons of others from the library, especially Utne, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, NYT Book Review (not really a magazine, I know), and whatever else might catch my eye. |
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2007 : 3:33:52 PM
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| Jonni, you sold me on the C.L. British version. I'm going to have to look that up. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2007 : 10:40:58 AM
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My pleasure, Jan--
I haven't "collected" a magazine since Victoria, but I do the Country Living UK version. I always enjoy looking at past issues, whereas with other magazines, I cycle through them and give them away to my mom, or nusing homes.
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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Vintage Redhead
True Blue Farmgirl
233 Posts
Kaylyn
Saint Charles
IL
USA
233 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2007 : 11:37:07 AM
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Jonni:
I'm going to get it. Not because I am already living that lifestyle, but because you have pointed out how *radically* different it is! I think the biggest point that I'm reading in to what you wrote: they aren't trying to sell a lifestyle - they're actually there to educate. That right there is of interest to me. Thanks so much for your response! ~ K
~ Kaylyn
(Living in Suburbia with a FARMGIRL Heart!)
My Current Cause: http://nickspavilion.blogspot.com/ |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 07:25:16 AM
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Thanks Judy for the website!! I just hope they will ship to a military addy! 
Jonni, Thank you for telling us more about the magazine!! I LOVE many british editions of magazines but NEVER see them here and so didnt know what to try and get. With them being more expensive did not want to just buy a few to try   though that may be fun!!  Anyway thank you so much!
I read/get
Hobby Farms
Country Women
Country
Farm&Ranch
Countryside
Progressive Farmer
Mother Earth News
And I often get, Romantic Homes, Victorian Homes, BHG Kids Rooms But I have not found a magazine that I really like enough to subscribe to for interior design ideas or gardening ideas as of yet...so I hope Country Living British Edition and Country Gardens will fit the bill there! My Favorite was Victoria...but *sniff sniff* its gone now  Thank you all for sharing! OHHH and I have to check out GRIT and want the new Hobby Farms Home too!! .... *happily off to shop for more magazines* 
Happy Reading!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 12:54:08 PM
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Buttercup, I just got my first edition of Romantic Homes, the Parisian Edition (I am obsessed with all things French) and it is just gorgeous. I also get MJF of course and I like to leaf through diverse things such as Bust (the feminist magazine for girls who have something to get off their chest LOL), country living, mother earth news, Chicago magazine cuz I used to live there. I like to go to Borders and pick up new ones all the time.
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 03:52:35 AM
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Julie, How neat! I wish I could see one...do you subscribe to it or did you buy it at a store? Please let me know. I will be thrilled to find some interior design type magazines that I can enjoy and love enough to subscribe to them! Thank you ..and thank you all for helping me find some new magazines!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 09:18:23 AM
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Buttercup,
I think I didn't make myself clear. It's not actually published in France, it's just an issue focusing on parisian/french style. I got it at Walmart. They had this really cool article about a couple in california that brought home pieces of a broken gothic stone church altar and set them up as sculpture in their garden. It was soo cool looking. I think they are doing a series of issues that focuses on the style of specific countries. I think they had one on english style a few issues back but I'm not sure. |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 8:20:05 PM
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Julie,
Oh how neat! ( and nope I didnt understand, sorry ) Well maybe I should get Romantic homes too! lol The ones I have been able to get I liked but have not seen them here in a while so wasn't sure. I will check their website and see what I can see! Thank you so much!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 07:06:09 AM
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Hello all!
In case there are any of you like myself that love magazines but do not have a store that carries what you want.... this is for us!
I wanted Country Living British Edition BADLY after hearing about it and viewing their website but a subscription cost roughly $173 or $14.42/magazine. Not that I can't do it and not that I don't believe in splurging now and then but.... *sigh* Anyway I searched high n low and Books A Million online ( www.booksamillion.com )sells them, current issues for $6.29 or if you are their club member $5.66 plus shipping. Now orders over $25 ship free which I had this time but normal shipping seemed to be $2.99 for first item and .99 for aditional items shipped together which would bring the cost to $9.28 (or $8.65 if a club member) a savings of $5.14 (or $5.77 if you are a club member) per issue Whoooooo hooooooo! So I just wanted to post this before someone jumped off the $173 bridge! I am so excited and I really appriciate all your lists because I found so many new and neat magazines which really helps when far from home and homesick! It is like bringing home to me!
Hugz to All!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
Edited by - Buttercup on Mar 28 2007 07:08:12 AM |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 2:42:17 PM
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Talitha, thank you so much for the information!!!! It's the Holy Grail to people like me who love the European magazines!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
Farmgirls do it organically! |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 5:51:44 PM
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Patricia,
You are so very welcome! I wasn't sure it would help anyone but am so glad if it did! I love their magazines too!  Have a great evening/day!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
2173 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 6:18:59 PM
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Yes, thank you Talitha! I went searching at the book store and found Country Living UK magazine. It is VERY nice. I really enjoyed it, well I'm still reading and enjoying because it's full of info and articles. I also went online to see about ordering and thought nada... not for THAT price. I'll just look at the bookstore occasionally. This link looks interesting, and cost effective!
Humor is the prelude to faith and Laughter is the beginning of prayer. -- Reinhold Niebuhr
I want to be an "outrageous" old woman who never gets called an old lady. I want to be wiser, resonate love & peace and be earth-colored, till I fade away from pure joy!
http://farmstyle.blogspot.com
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 7:40:45 PM
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Oh goodie Clare! Someone else who has seen it and loves it! I can't wait to get mine in the mail! They said 5-10 days but sometimes it takes longer to get here *sigh* so I will just be waiting!!!!  I am so glad it was of help to you too Clare!
Hugz to All!!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Reading Room: What Magazines Do You Read? |
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What Magazines Do You Read?
