Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Deb! I so loved this post I moved to another state in late autumn and the unpacking, holidays, reorienting all rather overwhelmed me. I love where I’m living now, the move was the result of a 4 year caregiving journey to my beautiful Mom who passed in March. This year certainly had its ups and downs, and a simple Christmas with family was celebrated here. Love your honest heart in all this. Have a blessed and beautiful new year! I’m no longer in New England, but I am by the coast again…in North Carolina
p.s. Love those puzzles!
Hugs, Mari

For good reasons we will not discuss, I have not been here to visit with you for a couple of months. I have missed you in similar fashion to missing an “in-person” friend. Isn’t that strange? You don’t even know who I am, ha ha ha. Anyhow, just know that it is worth a lot to a huge number of us who wait to enjoy your next post (and the one after that). I am an amateur photographer and really enjoy your composition and color balance results in the photos you share!…Sending best wishes for a wonderful, healthy 2019 for you and your family.

Debbie that whole post was just beautiful!! Happy holidays to you and your family and I wish you the best for a healthy, happy, prosperous and wonderful gardening new year. ❤️❤️❤️

Hi Deb,

I love your verbal Christmas cards… It evokes the true meaning of Christmas, the expression of love.

And I am a big fan of White Mountain Puzzles :)))
Happy New Year to you and yours!

Hi Deb!
So nice to catch up with you again! And thank you for the jigsaw puzzle link — it’s just what I needed!

Nicki in NC

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Deb! I so loved this post I moved to another state in late autumn and the unpacking, holidays, reorienting all rather overwhelmed me. I love where I’m living now, the move was the result of a 4 year caregiving journey to my beautiful Mom who passed in March. This year certainly had its ups and downs, and a simple Christmas with family was celebrated here. Love your honest heart in all this. Have a blessed and beautiful new year! I’m no longer in New England, but I am by the coast again…in North Carolina
p.s. Love those puzzles!
Hugs, Mari

For good reasons we will not discuss, I have not been here to visit with you for a couple of months. I have missed you in similar fashion to missing an “in-person” friend. Isn’t that strange? You don’t even know who I am, ha ha ha. Anyhow, just know that it is worth a lot to a huge number of us who wait to enjoy your next post (and the one after that). I am an amateur photographer and really enjoy your composition and color balance results in the photos you share!…Sending best wishes for a wonderful, healthy 2019 for you and your family.

Debbie that whole post was just beautiful!! Happy holidays to you and your family and I wish you the best for a healthy, happy, prosperous and wonderful gardening new year. ❤️❤️❤️

Hi Deb,

I love your verbal Christmas cards… It evokes the true meaning of Christmas, the expression of love.

And I am a big fan of White Mountain Puzzles :)))
Happy New Year to you and yours!

Hi Deb!
So nice to catch up with you again! And thank you for the jigsaw puzzle link — it’s just what I needed!

Nicki in NC

I thought I could, until I met my family in Branson & stayed a week in a studio unit…it felt claustrophobic after a couple of days…I live in the country & enjoy lots of windows…plus I have a hobby that I enjoy having space to use–quilting, card making, & scrap booking!

Adorable houses but I am not sure I could live in one.

Great post, Deb! When we first got Gidget, I wasn’t sure I could SLEEP in our little vintage camper, and then when we went camping, it was perfect! I love it. I spend a lot of time in it, and love how cozy it is. However, I am not sure I could live full time in it. I love to entertain, having friends and kids and parties to liven the house, I like things tidy (and kids need their own space). I love crafting and decorating for holidays. I love having my pets and being able to exercise indoors when the weather is not nice outside. So, my answer is…it would depend on a lot of factors. This post certainly makes you think. Fun to see what one can do with a tiny space! Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole (Suburban Farmgirl)

Hi Deb! Not sure how I missed your blog this month. But I sure loved reading it today! What a fun way to view some tiny houses!

So… my thoughts! We lived in a travel trailer for 2 years while building our house. And yes… it was a travel trailer without all the fun charm of a tiny house. I did, however, redo a whole lot of it trying to bring in some charm since I knew we’d be living in awhile. My thoughts are that I could NEVER live in a tiny house unless I was alone. When my husband was on a consulting job out West and I have the travel trailer to myself for a month it was perfectly lovely. I actually really enjoyed it. But for two of us it was so confining.

But with that said, I’m with you. IF I had to go that route, I’d need it to be on land where I had a studio for my space. A “She-Shed” maybe! 🙂

I will say that I love the idea of a Tiny House… just not for me at this stage in my life!

Loved your post!

Dori

Thanks for a walk in your garden. Beautiful.

Beautiful!

Love love love dahlias, American Dawn is my favorite too. Thank you for this post. Happy Autumn.

I loved the pictures and don’t you aplogize for talking about your flowers! I love ’em! They’re beautiful and so is your family!

Hi Deb, what a surprise to check your blog and find your fun story. We loved being in Plymouth and spending time with all of you. We brought some precious and fun memories home…so much laughter when we get together!! Thank you for the perfect holiday. Love always, The Great Aunt Nan and Uncle Ray

Thank you for writing. I love reading about all your talents and the many fun adventures with your handsome Yankee.

So great to catch up with your summer on your blog. And see wonderful guest pics of my mom (Aunt Nan) and Ray, as well as your beautiful family! Fall nesting is on it’s way! Much love to you cuz, Teri

Your flower arrangements are lovely. And so is your family !! Thanks for sharing your summer. For me, September is bittersweet. Hard to let go of that summer vibe :)))))

What a blessing ! And family treasure your cottage is…. Memories of the past, pleasures of the present, and anticipation of the future, all good stuff !!

I very much enjoyed my “visit” with you at the beach. It made my day brighter for sure.
Thanks!

Hi Deb,
Gorgeous flowers! I really enjoy your flower farming but I also really miss the beach visits, stories and photos. Can we expect more beachy stuff now that it is the season?

Hello, Deb. The pics are so, so beautiful. I love sweet peas, and their perfume can be intoxicating. I didn’t know you could pick them and put in a vase. I planted some by the not so pretty electric pole and hope to train them up the pole. All the flowers are stunning, but I too miss your beach pics. Can’t wait for those as I am an ocean girl at heart in landlocked SD. Have a great summer.

Wow, what a great job! And following your dream, to boot ! That is a very inspiring story about how you started with a vision (and a passion) and manifested a booming blooming business…
Congrats to you :))))

Love your sweet little Orpington chicks. I have three Lavender Orpingtons…they’re so beautiful and fluffy, like puffy grey clouds in the yard ! Now I’m off spring-cleaning my gardens also, which right now seems overwhelming, but it is a beautiful sunny day here in British Columbia and a perfect time to get outside and do some serious work!

I love baby chicks! I am glad it is getting warmer there and we finally have had a couple of decent days. Of course, the weekend is not looking pretty, but it will have to do. I managed to work on the cleaning the porch today and cleaned the yard a little bit.

OMG, I could have helped you out on the pea thing. The New England saying is “peas planted by St. Paddy’s day will be eaten by the 4th of July!” Cute chicks!

Hey Deb…yay its finally warm…I finally figured out before I left La. when to plant my sweet peas…had to plant in Nov there…crazy…cant wait to see your beautiful flowers, and congrats on the three new girls…love buff orpingtons,, I miss my chickens..Be Blessed.

I love your pretty, bright napkin holder and the tablecloth is gorgeous. We’re expecting snow tonight but I see spring in the flowers that are starting to bloom. I LOVE snow but I want it in the winter and not in the spring. I’m celebrating spring by gathering up and sorting through my seed packets (both purchased and saved from last year’s garden). I’m eager to start growing and I’m going to start a few indoor plants just to satisfy my wish to play in the dirt.

Hi Deb, I’ve been reading for 5 plus years, and have been an urban Farmgirl all my life! Not tryin to make you jealous but it’s gonna be 70 here in Longmont Colorado today. We are heading to the nursery for seeds and plants for the patio. Who wouldn’t be intrigued to read about a Beach Farmgirl. Hold on Springs common…and thanks for sharing yourself with us all these years…come visit you would love it here. I’ll take you to a goat farm and my fave nursery! Blessings, Lynn T.

I’ve been reading Mary Jane since before you were the Beach Farmgirl, so more than 7 yrs! Whew! Where does the time go. I am so over the winter with you Debbie, we live in Vermont, and it’s just as snowy here. I am eagerly anticipating Spring!

I believe I started receiving these blogs about the time you came aboard. Only I was moving east to west and away from the farmette I loved. Now I look longingly at the farms around, although I’m in an apartment. To everything there is a time, so enjoy where you are and I will continue to live vicariously through all you wonderful farmgirls. Thank you!

I love this bread book. I wanted to find out more about it before I commented. I make
bread weekly for my husband who enjoys crusty, sourdough breads and french breads.
He can consume the breads so fast. Nothing like the bread you get in the store. Making home made bread is not hard. Just need time. When making bread please put lots of love in it. It sure does make a difference. What a calming baking time I have while baking bread. So peaceful. Happy yeast baking to all. I hope to be the one who will enjoy this book in my home. Thank you for the offer! Winnie Jackson

I love your tablecloth n napkins..ive been reading couple years now..i have a tri color pembroke welsh corgi..Buster….im hoping i shoveled the last time thursday…for spring..im making my grandson my peanut butter eggs dipped in chocolate and putting out my bunny collection..and looking at seed catalogs n enjoying our spring born calves..

Although shy to sometimes comment, I’ve been reading since 2015 when I spied your Little Red Hen House! I love hollyhocks and when I saw them paired with that cute red coop I knew what I wanted…I just loved the way they looked together. I bake and sell bread at our farmers’ market and MaryJane’s book is on my wish-list…thanks for offering to share it!

I’ve been reading your blog for 7 years. I love your posts. I also have put out spring linens and hung my spring quilted wallhangings, table runners and rabbits.
Here in VA we’ve had some beautiful weather but are expecting up to 10 inches of snow tomorrow. I plan to spend the day quilting! Keep up the good work – you are so inspiring!

I was an early subscriber to MaryJane’s magazine and had my letter to the editor published in 2008. I purchased every book as they came out and have followed all the farmgirl blogs. I am a vegetable and flower gardener but recently moved so I’m starting all over again. The raised bed boxes are built and will go in this week. I love photographing my flowers and wildflowers in the Smoky Mountains. Thanks for inviting us into your home, gardens and life.

I love the dish towels on the range. I have been reading your blog for about 1 year now, I love the beach.

Lovely brunch setting and so spring. I just finished planting the first pansies of spring in my back yard.

I have been reading your blog about two years and I am ushering in spring with cleaning and preparing to move. We are downsizing and hoping for a smaller yard/no more grass. Therefore I only want to garden from containers and are preparing them as well.

I have been reading your column for several years and it’s always a breath of fresh air! Love your beach cottage and the gorgeous flowers you cultivate. Also really like hearing about your travels with your Mom, that is something I really miss as my mom has dementia now.
Best of luck to you and spring can’t be too far away. I live in VT and hope to have a final day of skiing on Easter. It’s the day after my 66th birthday… how did that happen?

I’m trying to usher in Spring By starting to wear my spring fashions even though it’s been rainy and cool. I’m also working on glamping up my little camper I named Mary Jane. I really love your books. I’m even working on an outdoor tub like you have.
I would really love to have this book. Thanks so much!!

I found Mary Jane’s farm magazine in 2012 and your blog and others around that same time. I have been a reader and fan ever! Love the linens you found!!!!

I love your writing, Debbie!

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Hi Deb,
I have been reading your blog since day 1! I was there from the beginning of the Farmgirl blogs and always look forward to seeing yours. I grew up near the coast and your description of your beach house and the surrounding area makes me think back to my childhood near the Pacific coast, it brings back great memories. This year I could not wait for spring weather so I planted potatoes (that sprouted in my cupboard) way before I should have in planters on my porch. Winter goes on here on the plains and I needed the hope of new plants and vegetables to keep me going until warm weather arrives : )

I’ve been reading your blog for about three years and spring is finally coming to Nebraska! I have a basement full of pepper and tomato plants waiting to go out in the sunshine.

I missed this because I was so busy with this and that. It’s no longer the beginning of the year but it’s still early 2018. I’m not the best collage artist but I’ve been learning about bullet journals and I think I’ll use that format instead to plot a course for this year.

These ladies’ beautiful boards continued to inspire me, and so I completed my own board…ahhh, a girl can dream! Thanks again for getting all of us motivated…a great way to begin the new year.