Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop

Friday, February 28, 2014

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 147


Dear friends,
Did  the month of February fly by or what?  The bitter cold and multiple snow storms we've had this month have only strengthened my resolve to make the most out of March! You see, Heidi, Dolly Debbie and I have been nurturing a tiny, precious creative DREAM seed that we'll UN veil on the 15O Th Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop!

 Here's a little hint for you... Keep your pantries filled, your knives sharpened and your stoves on simmer...We'll be calling you out to join us in something wonderfully fun, deliciously full-filling and very farmgirl!

In the meantime, we welcome you back to link up and share your farmgirl ways this week on the 147th Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop!

And, if you haven't joined Farmgirl Chit-Chat already, please come and join us! It's a wonderful community of clever, creative and KIND farmgirls who will welcome you with warm hugs and a smile!

Heidi, Dolly, Debbie and I love to see what you're up to from week to week so let's get going!

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking
Debbie of Farmgirl Unleashed 
and me of course!

You don't have to live on a farm to join this hop!
 Farmgirl is a Condition of the Heart~ MaryJaneButters 

Brag a little ( or a lot ) about your farmgirl talents! Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals, quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea! Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends! 

 Enter up to three entries per hop! 

Wishing you beauty, joy and love...

Friday, February 21, 2014

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 146


 Dear friends,
Welcome to the Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop... Your place to kick up your heals, let your hair down, and brag a little ( or a lot ) about all things farmgirl! Our little hop is mostly made up of " chicks"  but we do have a regular farmboy among us who has a special way of sharing his backyard farming experiences. I hope you got by to read City Boy's ( City Boy Hen's blog)  post on why he is grateful NOT to be a male honey bee.  While describing  the life-cycle of the male honey bee he makes a good case for himself and leaves no doubt in the readers mind that being a male in the honey bee world is not for the wimpy- winged. In fact, it's quite dangerous! I always leave his blog having learned something new and a big ole smile on my face! As for this farmgirl, we are still blanketed in snow here in New England but I heard a hopeful sound with the promise of spring in its melody this morning...I heard birds singing outside for the first time since last summer! Now, that's a happy sound to wake up to! I'm looking forward to cleaning out the greenhouse,  ordering dahlia tubers and seeds, cleaning the coop and planning my garden tour for this summer! It won't be long before I'll be caring for tender seedlings again and I can't wait!


Here's wishing you a wonderful week on your homesteads as you gear up for what I know will be a  very busy spring!

And, if you haven't joined Farmgirl Chit-Chat already, please come and join us! It's a wonderful community of clever, creative and KIND farmgirls who will welcome you with warm hugs and a smile!

 It's time to link up for your weekly dose of farmgirl soulfood!!! YUM!

Heidi, Dolly, Debbie and I love to see what you're up to from week to week so let's get going!

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking
Debbie of Farmgirl Unleashed 
and me of course!

You don't have to live on a farm to join this hop!
 Farmgirl is a Condition of the Heart~ MaryJaneButters 

Brag a little ( or a lot ) about your farmgirl talents! Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals, quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea! Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends! 

 Enter up to three entries per hop!




Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Plant a Cottage Coop Garden for Your Girls!


 Dear friends,
Spring is within our grasp and it's the perfect time to begin planning a pretty garden for your girls. 
No, not your daughters, granddaughters and lady friends, your feathered friends of course!

Join me over at the Community Chickens Blog for more on creating a Cottage COOP Garden for your backyard flock and more fabulous posts about all things chickens!

Friday, February 14, 2014

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 145 PLUS Who won the Waggin' Delights Giveaway?

 
Howdy friends! It's great to be back for another week of farming around on the Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop! And, how fun is it that it's also Valentines Day? I loved all the romance inspired crafts, cakes and treats shared last week!
 I'm gonna make my part of this post quick cuz I've got a velvet cake in the oven for tonight's desert but we do have an announcement to make!

We have a winner for our Waggin' Delights  Artisans Dog Treats giveaway! 

 

Are ya ready? Max and Jasmine sniffed out a winner! They chose Lori White because they like the fact that her dogs ( and sometimes her cat ) sleep in the family bed. 
That's one big happy furry family!
Congratulations Lori and thanks to all who entered! 
Now it's time to get hoppin'...


Heidi, Dolly, Debbie and I love to see what you're up to from week to week so let's get going!

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking
Debbie of Farmgirl Unleashed 
and me of course!

You don't have to live on a farm to join this hop!
 Farmgirl is a Condition of the Heart~ MaryJaneButters 

Brag a little ( or a lot ) about your farmgirl talents! Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals, quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea! Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends! 

 Enter up to three entries per hop!



Friday, February 7, 2014

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 144 and so much MORE!


Happy Farmgirl Friday sisters ( and brothers )! Welcome new bloggers! Last week we had 71 amazing entries on the hop PLUS, dozens of pics and posts on your Farmgirl Chit-Chat Facebook group!  Saddle up and mosey on over to join! This week Heidi hosted an all day Scavenger hunt providing 6 fun farmgirl clue's to get our members to share more about themselves. It was loads of farmgirl fun! Today I'm hosting a Cock of the Walk Rooster Modeling Contest, so bring your best looking guys on over and let them Strut their Stuff! There is a prize for the winner!


And, that's not all... There's still time to enter my Waggin' Delights Artisans Dog Treats Giveaway!

Oh yeah! As if that's not enough to keep us all busy, I published my first post on the Community Chickens Blog.  

An amazing community for chicken keepers of all kinds!

 Whew doggies, we've all been busy farmgirls this week! But, we wouldn't have it any other way now would we? 

  Now it's time to link up for MORE farmgirl soul-food. 

Heidi, Dolly, Debbie and I love to see what you're up to from week to week so let's get going!

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking
Debbie of Farmgirl Unleashed 
and me of course!

You don't have to live on a farm to join this hop!
 Farmgirl is a Condition of the Heart~ MaryJaneButters 

Brag a little ( or a lot ) about your farmgirl talents! Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals, quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea! Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends! 

 Enter up to three entries per hop!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Waggin' Delights Giveaway! Organic Artisan Dog Treats and other STUFF


It's been some time since we've had a giveaway and I'm very excited about this one!
Who doesn't love to spoil their dog with delicious treats? We love to give our Max cookies for just about everything he does including going to bed.  He sleeps in his crate which means he gets a cookie at bedtime too!

After getting to know Debbie Tegart of  Farmgirl Unleashed better over the last couple of months I learned that she, along with her husband Mike and daughter Erica are the business owners behind Waggin' Delights. Unique dog treats and other stuff for doggie parents who love their dog and their PLANET.

Debbie is the CFO ( Chief Feeding Officer ) of the crew and she shares her story here:

beggin_orangeDebbie – CFO (Chief Feeding Officer)

You can probably tell by my title that I am the “mommy” here!  My journey to dogs and to Waggin’ Delights has been a winding one.  I never had dogs growing up like Mike did, as I was allergic to anything with fur, so I raised fish and some other “furless” things.  When I had my first daughter, who is now grown, I quit corporate America to be a stay at home mom.  Many thought I was nuts, but it was GREAT!  I made baby food, crayons, soap, nursed, used cloth diapers, gardened and just really loved being an “earth mom”.  Two other daughters followed and we continued down this path.  I really, truly just loved being “mommy.”  Well, as kids do, they grew up, I went back to corporate America, found myself in a second marriage to a wonderful man with two wonderful dogs… and so my dog journey began!  Max and Jessie  have since passed and we have adopted Jasmine and in true “momminess” I have enjoyed nurturing her, making treats for her, taking her to doggie kindergarten (where of course we chatted on nutrition and respected our puppies!) and I have come full circle!  My hope is that my holistic approach to dogs, people and the planet will be evident here and you will enjoy visiting the site to laugh and learn with me as I continue to learn and grow.

This is their Jasmine: The lucky dog that gets try all those delicious treats before they go to market!


They are generously offering a bag Pumpkin Delights Dog Treats, two Waggin' Delights ball caps and a tote bag for carrying your doggy treats with you where ever you go!

TO ENTER simply leave a comment here and tell us what kind of dog/s you have!
Then, pop over and " like " Waggin' Delights on Facebook
Shop with them on Etsy too! 

Jasmine and Max wish you luck!