The Farm Girl's Notebook

 April 20,2020 Being tucked away in our little cocoons has taught me many things, but one of the best things I’ve observed is that we humans love ...

March 28, 2019 The last two weeks, I traveled around the once-mighty country of Liberia. Visiting a young family who works with Water4, planting fr...

 March 7, 2019   This weekend, I will be “closing” shop for two weeks and heading halfway around the world to a little country called Liberia.     ...

February 28. 2019 I’ve been obsessed with wood lately  . . . and drilling holes into wood. If you haven’t done it before, you may want to try it, b...

February 21, 2019 I am the girl who used to scotch tape my sock hole (now I throw them away). I also used to staple my pant hems if the cuffs were ...

In making a conscious effort to pursue creativity over the last several years, I have put together a simple four-step plan that anyone can practice...

January 31, 2019 I've been creating cards for many years. It grew out of this desire to celebrate special people in my life in a personal-touch kin...

January 24, 2019 I'm excited to share with you the latest series of cards with the Creative Farm Girl. In my head I call them simply the Courage Ca...

It’s that time of year for me . . . clean out the old junk and make room for new junk. I started on a large file drawer in my office. It is literal...

December 20, 2018 Everyone loves a good Christmas card. Especially me. Even if you hate to send them, you always love getting them. While I always ...

December 13, 2018   It should not surprise any of you that I love words, writing, words that are handwritten, thoughts that are typewritten—anythin...

 December 7, 2018 Occasionally, I get obsessed with shopping for the “perfect” blankity blank. One time the search for raw silk ribbon had me wande...