The Farm Girl's Notebook

How Does Your Garden Grow?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

I love plants and flowers, but you wouldn't necessarily know it from my garden, which has a pretty even mix of pots with growing things, pots with dead things, and...

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

I love plants and flowers, but you wouldn't necessarily know it from my garden, which has a pretty even mix of pots with growing things, pots with dead things, and...

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What Do You Do with a Bad Idea?

What Do You Do with a Bad Idea?

So there are bad ideas like: "Let's get on the roof and see how this bed sheet works as a parachute" to "Yes, my gas tank is on empty and...

What Do You Do with a Bad Idea?

So there are bad ideas like: "Let's get on the roof and see how this bed sheet works as a parachute" to "Yes, my gas tank is on empty and...

One Quick Technique to Improve Your Creative Work in One Sitting

One Quick Technique to Improve Your Creative Wo...

So this week I've been in the studio working on some new cards, and I came upon this DIY technique on improving my art with no outside feedback. Now, I...

One Quick Technique to Improve Your Creative Wo...

So this week I've been in the studio working on some new cards, and I came upon this DIY technique on improving my art with no outside feedback. Now, I...

Where Ideas Sometimes Come From--and How to Find Your Own

Where Ideas Sometimes Come From--and How to Fin...

One of the most common things I hear from people who don't practice creativity regularly is: "Where do your ideas come from?" I was in an editorial book job for...

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Where Ideas Sometimes Come From--and How to Fin...

One of the most common things I hear from people who don't practice creativity regularly is: "Where do your ideas come from?" I was in an editorial book job for...

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What Is Quiet February and Why Is It Important?

What Is Quiet February and Why Is It Important?

2026 has started off with a bang. A whirlwind of activity, opportunities . . . so many whirls, so many winds. And while I don't want to give up a...

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What Is Quiet February and Why Is It Important?

2026 has started off with a bang. A whirlwind of activity, opportunities . . . so many whirls, so many winds. And while I don't want to give up a...

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What Happens to Your Heart When You Send a Card

What Happens to Your Heart When You Send a Card

Let's look at this completely unscientific but nonetheless very real process that happens to both the sender and recipient of a single card.

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What Happens to Your Heart When You Send a Card

Let's look at this completely unscientific but nonetheless very real process that happens to both the sender and recipient of a single card.

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