Oh how I would love to have one of these gorgeous books. I am a town girl who so very much enjoys reading the FarmGirl posts from you & all the inspiring ladies who contribute. I know one of you personally even 🙂 thanks for all you all share…

I first found about Mary Janes books about 5 years ago when I saw my camper At a neighbors house. Glamping! I love it ! So many ideas. I named my 63 Scottsman camper Mary Jane! I also bought a old claw foot bathtub to make a outside bathroom! I love crochet, art and nature. Any kind of crafts or cooking. I would love to be picked for one of the books. Thank you

Amazing!

MaryJane, wow, where does one start? You have helped us all to be better to ourselves as well as to Mother Earth! You give us the “we can do this” push and will . And most of all with pride and love. You have inspired us all to be better stewards to this earth and I love everything you stand for and do and write. Weither I win or not thank you so much, don’t stop!❤️❤️Deb

BREAD…CAST IRON….MARY JANE and REBEKAH TEAL…..now that’s a wonderful combination!!!

Mary Jane gives me something to aspire to and hope for. I always begin with the last page of a magazine(I know that is strange but unless I have purchased the magazine for a particular article that is how I do it) and that is how I discovered you. Your article is always the one I read first. BUt I love the whole magazine.

I love Mary Jane’s style! She is so creative! Her outdoor rooms inspire me to create one of my own.

Love the cover on the books. Especially the book about bread.

MaryJane’s Farm has made so many impacts on me, I don’t know where to start! I found her magazine one day and that led me to the forum and that led me to meeting up with other farmgirls and that led me to Glamping which led me to pull my little tear drop all the way to MaryJanes Farm Bed and Breakfast from my home in WI, while visiting numerous farmgirls along the way which led me to my vintage camper which led me to find hundreds of Glampers all over the country. Aside from all the adventures, I have been inspired by MJF in my gardening, baking and homey skills. I have also found all the Farmgirl Bloggers and love following them monthly…especially the City Farmgirl! Hey Rebekah!

I have subscribed to Mary Jane’s magazine for years and stop everything to read it the minute it comes in the mail. The projects are great and the recipes are yummy. I’m glad she has started adding gluten free to the mix so I can try some of the one’s made with flour. I’m also a member of the sisterhood. And I love your blog too.

if you enjoy cooking/baking in the kitchen for people you love then I would think these books would be a great addition to ones cookbook library. I am always wanting to read more and create more with food recipes. what a great offer. what a inspiration they will be to who ever wins them. Winnie J.

Sure would enjoy this gift, thanks

Connections and growth. I started my chapter by placing a small ad in a local paper. For 5 years we met, the group got so large at one point we had to develope some aatendance rules. Our projects so interesting we even had a few men want to join. It’s been about 8 years two of my best friends came from our Farmgirl chapter. We all embody Maryjane’s can do attitude. We support one another and still try to gather to upcyle. We share her desire to live a life of gratitude with attitude.

I can’t remember the exact time that I discovered Mary Jane and her wonderful magazine, but I do remember the feeling I had when I read through it. I couldn’t put it down. Mary Jane and her writers are an inspiration. I would love to own one of the wonderful books. I cook with cast iron all the time and good bread is my weakness. I can pass up desserts, but bread just draws me in.

Mary Jane has inspired me so much throughout the years! Her make do with what you can attitude and tips have helped me become even more resourceful!

Love this! I’m glad you went and had a good time!

Never heard of it ! Sounds like in ! lOVE the old fashion way of life ! I LOVE my farm and the small towns surrounding me ! Saw a robin for the first time out my kitchen window ! Wowo! First sign of spring! Yeeeeehaaaaw !!

Very cool, and fun! And new to me too, thanks for sharing and for being adventurous enough to try it out on your own :)))

What a wonderful picture you painted of people from all walks of life coming together to dance. When I hear critics saying they just can’t find a way to make peace, I point to things like this, or the Olympics, and say: “See? It can be done.” People will come together for a common cause. Who knows? Maybe the geese and the horses will learn to get along?

I watched the video on you tube and man, does that look like fun! Good for you to have the courage to go. Maybe next time you can get your Hubby or Daughter to join you.

Oh what great ole memory you have brought forward!! Our room wasn’t as big but we filled it and had so much fun. We called it ‘come n dance’ of course there was a great buffet. Hope you get to do it again and enjoy even more. God bless.

I just love the way you write! I feel like I’m right along side of you on every adventure! So much fun!!

Wow! that was amazing and exciting and just plain wonderful. I love to dance but don’t know how and I am clumsy, go figure! I do slow dances with a partner okay as long as I can follow but for a dance like this I would be going in all the wrong directions. LOL. Loved watching them on the tube though. Hope you continue to go and have a lot of fun. Thanks for a great time here. I really enjoyed it.

I would have gone with you!!!!! 🙂

Wow are you brave! good for you. I will think about being more brave in the future. I will keep reading.

I love almost every kind of fritatta I ever ate.

Like you, when I saw Martha’s blue eggs and sweet chickens, I thought “that’s for me!” and 20 years later and many chickens later, I’m still glad we bought our little farm and gave a home to various lovely chickens – I still name them and have favourites which makes it sadder when you have to say ‘good-bye’, but it’s all worth it ! My thoughts are with you and hope your sweet Cowboy Dan comes through his operation and is back home with you soon to enjoy another spring !

Love and best wishes to Cowboy Dan. Thanks for the song.

I am so sorry for your loss of Cowboy Dan. Losing another being, whether human or animal so always hard, but from my own experience our fur and feather babies are hardest. My heart is with you.

Hi Rebekah, Just saw your edit. I am so sorry. Losing a beloved family member is tough. I know your heart is broken over your sweet horse. I feel for you with your chickens, as you know I have been there, too. Whether horse, dog or chicken, loss is never easy. Big hugs. ~Nicole, Suburban Farmgirl

I had all of his albums when I was in high school, my friends and I spent hours listening. Thank you for sharing this!

I swear you must be my sister from another mother. Everything you just posted, especially the James Taylor part absolutely resonated with my thinking and dreams.

Oh, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who does stuff like that when we’re in the presence of the spirits of our heroes! I walked the grounds of the home where Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote her poetry. I hung out in Central Park where John Lennon used to walk. I visited the Algonquin Hotel where members of the Algonquin Round Table (famous writers, play writes and artists from the 50’s and 60’s) used to gather. Their spirits linger and if we’re really lucky, and stand very still, we can feel it! So glad you got the chance to do that … and good luck with the college thing. My daughter just went through it with my oldest grandson and she is still suffering separation anxiety after 3 months!

I laughed out loud at your “might as well eat”. If you can’t do what you really want…. Seriously I loved the post and I love James Taylor. It seems that your experience actually turned out better than you’d planned. So you didn’t see the museum, but you saw the place where he lived and grew! How wonderful. Your daughter is beautiful, by the way. And isn’t it exciting that she’s looking at colleges? Good for her; she has lots of excitement ahead.

I go to Vermont, a place I called home when I as in college. I go to my friends, alive and deceased, and I pray to the God of my youth.

Rebekah: You lucky girl. To have the chance to find his childhood home. WOW I am also an obsessed lover of all things James Taylor. I have the songs and know them by heart. I even go to his web site to get updates. The Secret of Life is also my favorite. Years ago I had a chance to go to his concert at a local college. It was a beautiful night as we all sat on the hill around the ampi theatre. His voice was crystal clear. I love that about his great music. You can hear the words so well. I saw that his son and daughter from his first marriage to Carly are also musicians. Thank again so much for sharing your visit. I always look forward to the wonderful things you give us to ponder.

I grew up on James Taylor music. My parents always listened to his and now I do. My place is the beach house my grandparents rent every summer. I close my eyes and think about all the good times. If I am anxious or mad, it will make me feel better.

So glad to see that your feral friend has started to trust. We now have “Old Gent” as a part of our household. For several years we saw this solid white cat in the distance that would run for his life if you even glanced at him. After nine months of slowly baiting him in with daily food “meetups” he let me actually touch him. It took an additional 3 months and he let me pet him. Shortly after that he disappeared for 5 days. When he reappeared he was badly injured. I took advantage of his trust and used food to bait him into a cage. He freaked out but I got him to the vet and had him treated, vaccinated and neutered. Today he comes into our home and interacts with all of our cats and dogs. He sleeps on the beds and has learned how to beg just like all the pets. When he sits in my lap and purrs or wants to rub against my leg I know it’s because he loves and trusts us.

I had all of his albums when I was in high school, my friends and I spent hours listening. Thank you for sharing this!

I swear you must be my sister from another mother. Everything you just posted, especially the James Taylor part absolutely resonated with my thinking and dreams.

Oh, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who does stuff like that when we’re in the presence of the spirits of our heroes! I walked the grounds of the home where Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote her poetry. I hung out in Central Park where John Lennon used to walk. I visited the Algonquin Hotel where members of the Algonquin Round Table (famous writers, play writes and artists from the 50’s and 60’s) used to gather. Their spirits linger and if we’re really lucky, and stand very still, we can feel it! So glad you got the chance to do that … and good luck with the college thing. My daughter just went through it with my oldest grandson and she is still suffering separation anxiety after 3 months!

I laughed out loud at your “might as well eat”. If you can’t do what you really want…. Seriously I loved the post and I love James Taylor. It seems that your experience actually turned out better than you’d planned. So you didn’t see the museum, but you saw the place where he lived and grew! How wonderful. Your daughter is beautiful, by the way. And isn’t it exciting that she’s looking at colleges? Good for her; she has lots of excitement ahead.

I go to Vermont, a place I called home when I as in college. I go to my friends, alive and deceased, and I pray to the God of my youth.

Rebekah: You lucky girl. To have the chance to find his childhood home. WOW I am also an obsessed lover of all things James Taylor. I have the songs and know them by heart. I even go to his web site to get updates. The Secret of Life is also my favorite. Years ago I had a chance to go to his concert at a local college. It was a beautiful night as we all sat on the hill around the ampi theatre. His voice was crystal clear. I love that about his great music. You can hear the words so well. I saw that his son and daughter from his first marriage to Carly are also musicians. Thank again so much for sharing your visit. I always look forward to the wonderful things you give us to ponder.

I grew up on James Taylor music. My parents always listened to his and now I do. My place is the beach house my grandparents rent every summer. I close my eyes and think about all the good times. If I am anxious or mad, it will make me feel better.

So glad to see that your feral friend has started to trust. We now have “Old Gent” as a part of our household. For several years we saw this solid white cat in the distance that would run for his life if you even glanced at him. After nine months of slowly baiting him in with daily food “meetups” he let me actually touch him. It took an additional 3 months and he let me pet him. Shortly after that he disappeared for 5 days. When he reappeared he was badly injured. I took advantage of his trust and used food to bait him into a cage. He freaked out but I got him to the vet and had him treated, vaccinated and neutered. Today he comes into our home and interacts with all of our cats and dogs. He sleeps on the beds and has learned how to beg just like all the pets. When he sits in my lap and purrs or wants to rub against my leg I know it’s because he loves and trusts us.

What a wonderful post! Could NOT stop reading until the very end. This took me back to autumn in West Virginia when applebutter making in a huge copper kettle took all day and involved a large group of friends and family….ahhhh, memories.
Thank you Rebekah! Your one-lane pictures make the hair on my arms stand up.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hi Rebekah,
I just needed to say that I look forward to your posts. You are living a dream of mine. You made it happen through hard work perseverance. Thank you for sharing your stories and thoughts.
Please think about writing a book…
A dedicated reader of The City Farmgirl in the Country,
Denise

Beautiful! Fun! You should know that I live vicariously through you.

Beautiful words. I feel it too… Thanks for the lollygag through your world xo
Deb

Rebekah – wonderful account of your fall experience! Here in the Ouchita Mountains, we have the same thing going on with those one-lane bridges and narrow, dirt roads…always a bit of a thrill to get by unscathed! To add to your listening pleasure as you drive those roads, I would like to suggest Gillian Welch’s “The Harrow and The Harvest”. On that cd, you’ll find stories that relate to the kind of country living we’ve chosen – a farmer and his mule (Hard Times); missing home (Down Along the Dixie Line); and lot’s of longing, which (to me) always seems appropriate for Autumn. Oh, and thanks for passing on the notion of catching a falling leaf to make your wish come true…I’ll add that to my little stash of fun things!!

Walk in the woods and talk to Jesus 30 minutes a day

What an awesome post Rebekah. Loved it all. For me October is spring here, all the pretty flower smells, freshly mowed lawns and fire pit fires, BBQ and longer days with daylight saving beginning this coming weekend.
I’ve already begun my special morning time with a half hour wake up run before work. I’m less stressed through the day, sleep better and happier for it. Waking up with sunrises, birds chirping, seeing the little bunny rabbits that sometimes play near the road I run on.
It’s a special time for me, fresh and hopeful and thankful fir the gift of another day.
I love those old Chevy or dodge? Trucks they’re so full of character and history. There is s fellow who lives in my suburb that drives s similar one and I love it. It’s all rusty in colour and so cute, I’d love to have one.
I think I’d like to get back into doing my gratitude journal, it brings the joy factor back into life and reduces anxiety and worry fir me, so I’ll do that beginning Sunday.
I love your farm, the history stories and the history you’re making there with your family. Always look forward to your posts.
Have a fabulous day and definitely do that room in the yellow and purple, keep some white in there and it’ll be gorgeous.
Happy days
Denise
Australia

I will accept your Rock-Tober challenge. I will either be reading or doing a craft project. I also plan to get up 30 minutes earlier to aid in getting more done in my Pink Zebra business.
I have heard three on the tree many times. I lived in the south for a while and I believe that I heard it more from my grandpa than anyone. I love that truck! Treasure it because of what it is and who it belonged too.
Your farm looks nice and I love the ATV trip that you took. I love my ATV, but I am well aware of the dangers of them as well.

Terrific post. We’ve recently relocated to Virginia so I’m looking forward to some beautiful fall color. I’m going to write every day either on a story or in my journal. Time to, since this move, get back to something I love.

Yea for October and the Me Challenge. I just read everyone’s and they are awesome. I love Sherriberri’s talk with Jesus – and Denise’s ‘gratitude journal’ – and Carol’s craft something and of course ‘walking’ which I have continued year round as often as I can. So I am into Family Genealogy and there is so much to do in that and I spend a lot of time on the computer already so besides keeping on walking as often as I can, and trying to work on my craft’s as often as I can and talking with Jesus I do every evening before I sleep, being grateful sounds like a good idea to start writing it down. But I think I need to do something else that will become a habit for me and improve on my health. i think I will try ‘meditation’ for 30 minutes a day. I will start learning about it before Oct 1st. Thanks for posting Rebekah. I really enjoyed it.

Great photos and post Rebehah! This is my favorite time of year – I love to get out and watch the showy color change of the leaves. I will pick up my daily walking again for this challenge but I think along our River Front here in our small town. The Riverfront walkway is not far from the house and should be a nice way to celebrate and enjoy Falls arrival.

Love the challenge and my first reading of your lovely blog. Each day I will either sketch a scene from my yard or the surrounding mountains, or write a prayer, or write a short poem about this amazing season of the year

Howdy Rebekah!
I love the sounds of your 49th year. I’m in 55th grade soon to be 56th grade. I’m teaching myself how to self-publish a book, teach workshops and learning new floral design techniques this year. I’ll also be learning how to plaster our bathroom ceiling which is peeling terribly. I love your posts and the way you look at life! Now, I’m on my way to your farm to forage in your fields for bouquets! I wish you could send me some of your wild flowers! I harvested some golden rod from our yard at the cottage yesterday and brought it home to play with today. You have so many different varieties there! Happy Learning my friend! xo Deb

Good morning, Rebekah,

I awoke to the sound of rain this morning, so it is a gray day, but your charming
post is definitely a bright spot!

As I read through your post, I couldn’t help but think of the verse from I Tim. 6:17,
that says, “….God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” I am amazed at how
many beautiful wildflowers you have there, along with the beautiful hills! This encourages me to take more time to check out my own surroundings. And you’re
right when you say that getting out in nature helps you find answers to things. I
feel the same way. It has a way of calming me and giving me a whole new outlook.

Thanks so much for sharing and giving us a different view.

Love from a 51st grader 🙂
Marilyn

I live in Michigan and I love the Great Lakes, but I don’t live near them so every once in awhile I need to go to one of the Great Lakes and just get my feet wet…it kind of feeds my soul.

So sorry to hear you only have 8 beans in your jar. I know you were really hoping for a good winter this year. Maybe things will change. Your 49th year in school sounds so fun. Being outside and hands on is my favorite way to learn. I am actually not good with flowers or bugs, so I am not much help to you. Maybe I should join your class so I can learn some of those things myself! This year I will be in 21st grade. I haven’t given much thought as to what would be on my syllabus, but it should definitely involve some hands on activities. I’m thinking my syllabus will include: learning a new craft form, reading some new books, potty training my son, and learn to cook some delicious deserts! I think that’s a good start for now. It could always change at anytime!

Ahhhh, I’m in my 65th year of school. Had never thought of it that way and I love learning. Every evening I take thought of what I learned that day, some times it amazes me how much was learned. Now tonight I will have many new ‘learnings’ to reflect on, thanks to you sharing your wonderful walk about. Merlin’s barn quilt is beautiful!! Well I best get a move on and learn some more. God bless

Those flowers are lovely and so colorful. Thanks for sharing them.
Marilyn

I enjoyed going with you on your walk through the farm. Would have loved to see the mountain stream behind those flowers though. I am a water person (Scorpio) and we have a lot of rain coming down right now here in KY from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. Guess it will be raining here for a couple of days. Your barn is amazingly large and yes the poor quilt looks like a postage stamp but that in itself is kind of neat. I don’t know much about trees or flowers or weeds but I have seen plenty. Bugs too. The Japanese beetle is eating everything here. I hate using chemical killers also so just let them eat what they will. It’s mostly leaves they attack anyway. Those were probably paper wasps that stung you. I read that they are a beneficial insect. I think if the hornets stung you as many times as you were stung you would have been in the hospital because they really, really hurt getting stung just once and they make great big huge paper mache type nests. We found one hanging in a tree where we used to live. My son said if we hung a round bag painted a grey color and made it look like a hornets nest, we wouldn’t have the horse flies buzzing around here. Don’t know if that is true or not.
As for school I guess I would be in my 66th grade this year and my syllabus would include learning caligraphy, trying punch-pen embroidery, putting together a quilt, making a couple of cloth dolls that look like my friends Mark and Vickie to set on my little bench I got at a yard sale and trying to make some Christmas items for friends. A few years back I made table candle centerpieces and wreaths for Christmas presents. I enjoy your posts immensely and MaryJanesFarm magazine, and the posts from the other girls. All of you are an inspiration to your readers. Have a great day! PS. Try getting a picture of your mountain stream and posting it here, please. I miss them.

When my husband and I bought our property we wanted to know what some of the weeds were so we had the county weed guy come out and identify what was invasive or not. You might have someone like that around or a master gardener.

I think I’m in the 62nd grade if my math is correct (I graduated 12th grade in 1967). I did go back to school in my 30’s to get my BA degree in Comparative Religion but I don’t think that counts here, do you? For all of the years that I gardened in different places, I never, never, disturbed a wasps’ nest. I have never doubted for one minute that they are way smarter and faster than I am, and I allow them their own space (I do the same with snakes which I know may not be your cup of tea). Gee, this year I decided to take a “teach myself” course in natural alternatives to health, healing and aging via books, internet, lectures, etc. I may follow your path in the spring, though. It sounds awesome! Happy school year!

What a beautiful vacation! The food! The views! The art! Thank you for sharing a bit of it with us.

You didn’t get big enough suit case to hide me in! LOL you would of had to been the worlds strongest woman to lift it! lol! I bet you have enough to write about for a few more months.

What a wonderful trip this surely was! I have always pictured myself sipping coffee and eating fresh croissants in a little cafe somewhere in Southern France. Your photos are just as I have pictured it in my head all these years. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. What wonderful memories you and your daughter will have to taste over and over again!

Wow! I would love to visit the south of France. It looks and sounds like a nice trip and a few good meals.

Thank you so very much for sharing your trip with us! You made my day with the Van Gough paintings! Huggs and love from Powder Springs Georgia!

Oh Rebekah, what a fabulous trip. I really love all the photos. France looks amazing. I really love Monet’s works, he was one of my favorite artists, though I do like Van Gogh and Renoir.
To coffee in a French cafe, stroll the streets with all their history and quaintness see the French countryside and the co trust with Paris would be amazing. My mothers side orig step from France but they fled the persecution of the French Reformation in the 1600’s. I’m hoping to do some searching to find out where they lived in France before I visit, hopefully February 2019.
Did you get to Mass in Notre Dame?
So special you and your daughter did this trip. So many special memories for you both. Will you plan on going back again to see other parts, or is this visit ticked off your bucket list and you have other places you wish to visit?
I was praying for you both to stay safe and have a wonderful trip too, so I’m glad they are answered.
Au Revior?
Denise

Great read! Fascinating pics! Thanks for sharing! Travel is so adventurous- tantalizing the five senses!

Sounds fantastic! So amazing to visit another culture!! Would love to covert part of my farm to look like the first beautiful picture of the look of Provence! Ha ! I bet the crossants and desserts were awesome!! A great experience for sure !!

Thank you for sharing your trip to France.
Marilyn

Thank You ! for taking us with you . Beautiful pictures ,Beautiful Paris !

Oh, gosh, what a trip! You write so well it was just like I was there! By the way, what WERE those purple bloom balls?

Thank you for sharing your pics and memories! So glad you’ve got the travel bug now! There is SO much “out there” to see and experience. Years ago, I was given a 3-week trip (with Eurail pass) to go anywhere I wanted in Europe. I started in London and worked my way through Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, the south of France and finally took that fast train to Paris. I walked through Monet’s garden, stood in the sunflower fields that Picasso painted, was served coffee on a table that Napolean had dined on, saw Michaelangelo’s Madonna and Child in Bruges, Belgium…the list goes on and on. And my trip was just a tiny sampling of this amazing world. We expand ourselves when we travel, especially when we visit foreign countries, and we are forever changed. May your trip be the first of many more to come and your life be enriched by each place you visit!

A lovely trip and beautiful pictures! Thank you for taking us along. I’m curious as to how your daughter liked traveling and what did she like the most about your trip? I’m sure it will be beautiful memories for you both.

Love this post, Love you , have a wonderful, beautiful, joyous, safe and lovely time! Can wait to hear all about it ’cause I ain’t never done did nuthin like that, well almost.

I hope you are having an amazing time and you are experiencing many adventures. I am super excited to see all your new pictures and hear about your time in Paris. Oh how I wish I was going. We are currently planning our trip to England and I will be excited to say that I have traveled too! When I was in high school I took French. I loved the class. Still to this day I can say some words and phrases and read French, but I can’t write it. It’s almost like my mind goes blank when I attempt to write it.
Thank you for the recipe. It looks delicious. I will have to try it sometime.

Bon Voyage! Your trip sounds like so much fun. Don’t let the new reports stop you from enjoying it. But you have that covered already. I’ve never traveled either, but plan to change that in October with a trip to Spain, Ireland and a few other places that we haven’t quite decided yet. I love the passport covers and your luggage. Have fun, enjoy and make lots of new memories.

You two will have so much fun and make so many memories! Love it!

I am so very happy for you both!! I was blessed with much traveling when I was in my 30’s – 50’s. (I’m 72 now), so it has been many years but the memories are wonderful to have. I pray you are enjoying to the fullest and can hardly wait to hear and see all about it. God bless

I am looking forward to the photos of your adventure! Have a great time with your daughter. I will be keeping you both in my prayers for a safe and memorable holiday.

How exciting! Have a wonderful time! I was in Paris in 2000. Go see Mona Lisa! You won’t regret it. Looking forward to hearing all about your trip when you return.

Another lovely post! Thank you for the intro to Breakfast in Paris tea – I wonder if it’s been available where I live all along and I just never noticed it? In any case, I just ordered some from the Stash website (comes with a sweet Paris-themed mug and dessert wafers), along with a few other goodies. Can’t wait to try all of it.
Have a safe and fab trip. Hope you’ll write lots about what you and your daughter discover there.
P.S. Where did you find the luggage stickers? Very cute.