Mary ” Kim” Bosworth
Dear Sisters,
We celebrated the amazing life of my 97 years young at heart mother in love this week. What a treasure she was to all who knew her. Let me introduce you!
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Debbie Bosworth
is a certified farmgirl at heart. She’s happily married to her beach bum Yankee husband of 20 years. She went from career gal to being a creative homeschooling mom for two of her biggest blessings and hasn’t looked back since. Debbie left her lifelong home in the high desert of Northern Nevada 10 years ago and washed up on the shore of America’s hometown, Plymouth, MA, where she and her family are now firmly planted. They spend part of each summer in a tiny, off–grid beach cottage named “The Sea Horse.”
“I found a piece of my farmgirl heart when I discovered MaryJanesFarm. Suddenly, everything I loved just made more sense! I enjoy unwinding at the beach, writing, gardening, and turning yard-sale furniture into ‘Painted Ladies’ I’m passionate about living a creative life and encouraging others to ‘make each day their masterpiece.’”
Rebekah Teal
is a “MaryJane Farmgirl” who lives in a large metropolitan area. She is a lawyer who has worked in both criminal defense and prosecution. She has been a judge, a business woman and a stay-at-home mom. In addition to her law degree, she has a Masters of Theological Studies.
“Mustering up the courage to do the things you dream about,” she says, “is the essence of being a MaryJane Farmgirl.” Learning to live more organically and closer to nature is Rebekah’s current pursuit. She finds strength and encouragement through MaryJane’s writings, life, and products. And MaryJane’s Farmgirl Connection provides her a wealth of knowledge from true-blue farmgirls.
Cathi Belcher
an old-fashioned farmgirl with a pioneer spirit, lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. As a “lifelong learner” in the “Live-Free-or-Die” state, she fiercely values self-reliance, independence, freedom, and fresh mountain air. Married to her childhood sweetheart of 40+ years (a few of them “uphill climbs”), she’s had plenty of time to reinvent herself. From museum curator, restaurant owner, homeschool mom/conference speaker, to post-and-beam house builder and entrepreneur, she’s also a multi-media artist, with an obsession for off-grid living and alternative housing. Cathi owns and operates a 32-room mountain lodge. Her specialty has evolved to include “hermit hospitality” at her rustic cabin in the mountains, where she offers weekend workshops of special interest to women.
“Mountains speak to my soul, and farming is an important part of my heritage. I want to pass on my love of these things to others through my writing. Living in the mountains has its own particular challenges, but I delight in turning them into opportunities from which we can all learn and grow.”
Dori Troutman
Dori Troutman is the daughter of second generation cattle ranchers in New Mexico. She grew up working and playing on the ranch that her grandparents homesteaded in 1928. That ranch, with the old adobe home, is still in the family today. Dori and her husband always yearned for a ranch of their own. That dream came true when they retired to the beautiful green rolling hills of Tennessee. Truly a cattleman’s paradise!
Dori loves all things farmgirl and actually has known no other life but that. She loves to cook, craft, garden, and help with any and all things on their cattle farm.
Mary Murray
describes herself as a goat charmer, chicken whisperer, bee maven, and farmers’ market baker renovating an 1864 farmhouse on an Ohio farm. With a degree in Design, Mary says small-town auctions and country road barn sales "always make my heart skip a beat thinking about what I could create or design out of what I’ve seen.”
Rooted in the countryside, she likes simple things and old ways … gardening, preserving the harvest, cooking, baking, and all things home. While you might find her selling baked goods from the farm’s milkhouse, teaching herself to play the fiddle, or sprucing up a vintage camper named Maizy, you will always find her in an apron!
Mary says, “I’m happiest with the simple country pleasures … an old farmhouse, too many animals, a crackling fire, books to read, and the sound of laughter … these make life just perfect.”
Alexandra Wilson
is a budding rural farmgirl living in Palmer, the agricultural seat of Alaska. Alex is a graduate student at Alaska Pacific University pursuing an M.S. in Outdoor and Environmental Education. She lives and works on the university’s 700 acre environmental education center, Spring Creek Farm. When Alex has time outside of school, she loves to rock climb, repurpose found objects, cross-country ski on the hay fields, travel, practice yoga, and cook with new-fangled ingredients.
Alex grew up near the Twin Cities and went to college in Madison, Wisconsin—both places where perfectly painted barns and rolling green farmland are just a short drive away. After college, she taught at a rural middle school in South Korea where she biked past verdant rice paddies and old women selling home-grown produce from sidewalk stoops. She was introduced to MaryJanesFarm after returning, and found in it what she’d been searching for—a group of incredible women living their lives in ways that benefit their families, their communities, and the greater environment. What an amazing group of farmgirls to be a part of!
Nicole Christensen
Suburban Farmgirl Nicole Christensen calls herself a “vintage enthusiast”. Born and raised in Texas, she has lived most of her life in the picturesque New England suburbs of Connecticut, just a stone’s throw from New York State. An Advanced Master Gardener, she has gardened since childhood, in several states and across numerous planting zones. In addition, she teaches knitting classes, loves to preserve, and raises backyard chickens.
Married over thirty years to her Danish-born sweetheart, Nicole has worked in various fields, been a world-traveler, an entrepreneur and a homemaker, but considers being mom to her now-adult daughter her greatest accomplishment. Loving all things creative, Nicole considers her life’s motto to be “Bloom where you are planted”.
My God watch over
Thank you for sharing the life of your wonderful MIL. I totally understand why you wanted to do this. Very special Lady for sure. She was a blessing, and she is watching over you all now.
Sending you and yours warm hugs~
What a wonderful story and a beautiful mother-in – law!! She always looks so happy in every pic. I see why your hubby is a handsome great guy!!
Glad you had these blessings!
Cheryl
What a sweet person you are to share this wonderful story with us. This old world needs lots more just like her. I’m glad for you that you were able to share time with her and make these wonderful memories to pass on.
So sorry, Deb, to hear of your loss. Great tribute with wonderful pictures of an interesting lady. Alzheimers is tough. May you all find peace in the memories of a life well-lived with lots of love. Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole
Beautiful tribute ❤️
Ok, Deb…..just had a teary moment. I lost my Dad last year at 90 and Mom this year at 88. It was the hardest thing in the world to see those two vibrant people deteriorate like they did as the years passed. So hard to look at those photos when they were young. So healthy and strong. I miss them terribly and have no siblings to share memories with. The gravity of life and death have come home to roost.
Thank you for sharing the sunshine of her life. A blessing and a legacy of love.
This is truly a lovely tribute to your lovely mother in law. She definitely was a woman who lived her life with joy, curiosity and love. Precious memories. Thank you for sharing her with us. May you find much comfort in the live you both shared.❤
It”s wondergul you shared this blessing in your life with others…it insppires me to work daily to count my blessing and love life with family and friends. thank you.
Blessings to you and your family. What a lovely memorial to you Mum in Love! (Love that) I also really enjoyed the pictures. What a treasure to have. Best to you and your family, Sandi
Beautiful story and tribute!
Sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute to your mother-in-law. She was a lovely woman. May you and yours take comfort in your memories. Rest in peace Mary “Kim’ Bosworth. Please accept my deepest sympathy.
Marilyn
Please accept my sincere sympathy.I reallyenjoyed the write up and the pictures.
Sorry for your loss. You are so lucky to have had her for your MIL.
What a beautiful tribute and memories.
Peace be with you and yours! I enjoyed reading your celebration of life this morning and hope you have comfort knowing that your MIL was introduced to many and will be remembered.
A beautiful story of life and love. Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you all for your sweet comments and condolences. My MIL was a dear lady and we all miss her so. Your kind words meant a lot.
Farmgirl hugs,
Deb
So sorry for your loss but what great memories and pics of a beautiful. woman.