What’s it like to be Mary Frances of Brosemer Farm?

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What’s it like to be Mary Frances Brosemer of Brosemer Farm?

Q. How did you get into the farming business?

A. I was raised on a farm and lived in seven states all over the country. I decided to raise flowers. I’ve always had a flower and vegetable garden. I couldn’t imagine working in a cubicle. We also have bee hives.

Q. How many hives do you have?
A. Twenty-one.

Q. Is it difficult to raise bees?
A. Half the bees in the country have died off. I think it’s due to pesticides.

Q. What aspect of your job brings you the most joy?
A. I like to see customers enjoy the flowers and appreciate their beauty. It makes the hard work worthwhile.

Q. What aspect of your job brings you the most frustration?
A. The weather. Also, when you have people who are supposed to show up for work, and they don’t.

Q. If you had a superpower what would it be?
A. To be perpetually young.

Q. What is your favorite motto or quote?
A. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Q. What is your favorite book or movie?
A. I like Homer Hickam’s, The Keeper’s Son. Homer sent letters to two of my grandsons in Atlanta when they became Eagle Scouts, so I appreciated that.

Suzy Parish: Bailey Cove Market is bustling. People come to sample and purchase locally grown produce and home-baked goods.
Mary Frances Brosemer distributes more than flowers and honey. Her superpower, perpetually young, is evident in the way she greets customers at her flower booth. Mary Frances hands out compassion with each bouquet. She focuses on every person as if they were the only individual at the market. Her warm personality matches the bright shades of flowers that nod in the breeze at her sale table. If you are not able to attend the farmers market, you can make your purchases directly from Brosemer Farm at their open house. Brosemer Farm holds an open house the first Sunday in October.

Brosemer Farm
3008 Winchester Road
Huntsville, AL 35810
256-852-3614

 

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Bailey Cove Farmers Market

The Bailey Cove Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday through September except for Saturdays on the July 4th and Labor Day weekends. We will have fruits and vegetables of all kinds, all grown and supplied by North Alabama and southern Tennessee farmers, plus artisan bread, jams, jellies, etc. as well as eggs, meat, flowers, and plants. If you would like more information, please contact us at BCFarmersmarket@gmail.com. We have a no-pet policy in the vendor area.

 

The World’s Longest Yard Sale

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. – This year marks 30 years for the world’s longest yard sale. It stretches 690 miles through six states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and of course, Alabama. Those participating in The Longest Yard Sale prepare the entire year. “You know everybody’s got their own thing. Whether it be old antiques to new city…

via The Longest Yard Sale is back on Lookout Mountain — WHNT.com

Mumbai’s First Little Free Library

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She came across an article about the Little Free Library in the Oprah Magazine. Being an avid reader she went up to her mom saying “Can we also start one?” At 13 where most kids are busy with their friends, gadgets, this girl choose to share her collection of books with the others. She had everything set in her mind in terms of the design. Lets hear from this teen Kiara Rohit Roy, who has set up Mumbai’s 1st Little Free Library on 19th June 2016. Register today at https://in.explara.com/e/expresso or call 9820845436MuMumbai Little Free Library

A magical adventure

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Greetings from Little Free Library #36424 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA! It’s so nice to see you doing this for your community!

Freeland Little Free Library

Running a Little Free Library  in our rural English village is proving to be quite the adventure. We had previously received a book donation from an author in America, and within the last few weeks this book arrived, sent to us all the way from Zimbabwe!

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Author Chellie Conlon wrote this children’s book to help raise money to protect Zimbabwe’s wildlife. More information can be found about the book on the author’s facebook page. She saw our LFL Facebook page, and since Chellie has relatives in the UK that use our Little Free Library, she asked if she could send us a copy of her book. Thank you so much, Chellie!

If you would like to support the book, a Kindle edition is available for purchase from Amazon.

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The Pug List by Alison Hodgson

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“What if a wheezing, sneezing, allegedly house-trained, ticking time bomb of an orphan pug is the key to helping a family feel at home again, after an arsonist set their house—and life—on fire? If you asked me, I would have said it’s a bad idea; we can do better. Unfortunately no one asked me, and The Pug List is my family’s story.”~Alison Hodgson
 
Alison Hodgson takes you on a ride that requires you to buckle your emotional seat belt. Her refreshingly candid story tells how her family went through the loss of everything when their home burned to the ground. The key words are “went through”, for Alison lays the map out, word by word, on how this stalwart family regained their footing.
I was especially impressed by the teamwork she and her husband displayed in trying to help their children cope with such a loss. Their dedication to healing their children is heart warming to read. Even when the last thing on Alison’s list was a pug; she knew it was the first thing on her daughter’s list. I was privileged to hear Alison Hodgson speak at The Breathe Conference in Michigan last fall, and her book was on my “to read” list. I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggersbook review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review.
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Forever My Little Girl, by Karen Kingsbury

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This is a pint-sized gift book. This is the perfect time of year to purchase and gift this book to a special little girl who has grown into a woman you want to honor. Graduation, or Weddings, any special occasion that you would want to honor your daughter. The rhyming verses follow the life of a special child from birth to adulthood. Karen Kingsbury’s words are always sweet and full of grace and this book is no exception. Have tissues handy when you read this book. It is sentimental and sweet and guaranteed to send the message to a young woman you love that she is cherished and special. The illustrations are poignant.I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers IMG_5596.jpg book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. A copy of this book has been placed in Little Free Library #36424, Nonni’s Place, Huntsville, Alabama.

Kid’s Quest Study Bible Review

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The updated version of the Kid’s Quest Study Bible is 1618 pages long and in hardback. The cover has been updated with more color. The text is New International Reader’s Version and is printed in easy to read blue ink instead of harsh black. The thing that I find interesting about this children’s Bible is the blue cartoon inserts at the bottom of some pages. These illustrations take questions that might arise from the text and answer them in child-friendly language. The illustration also contains related verses for the reader to look up. The chapter headings are in red ink, which makes them stand out well. The words of Christ are not in red, which I would have preferred. It always seems easier when you are studying to already have His words highlighted, but they chose not to do that in this version. There is a Topical Index at the back of the Bible, which I find helpful. The best feature at the end of the Bible is the Dictionary. I’m thankful they included this as I feel it gives children a ready resource if they are not familiar with some of the Biblical terms. I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers <[…]> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. This book is now available in the Little Free Library #36424, Nonni’s Place in Huntsville, Alabama.IMG_5597.jpg