I am receiving compensation for writing this post. The opinions are all mine but I hope they share the love of cotton! I love cotton from farm fields to my home, that’s pretty clear with all the things I post here, but I haven’t written as much about technology recently. Usually when I think of those […]
A Gin Show, No Tonic or Limes — What Happens at a Cotton Gin Show
It has been a joke told for years in the cotton industry. In fact, each March (if you live in the Mid-South) and April (if you live in Texas) the giggles are heard as people who work in cotton say they are spending their weekend at the gin show. Some of our friends (and sometimes […]
Can you get me some cotton seed for my garden?
I love the excitement behind the question I get asked each spring — “Can you get me some cotton seed for my garden?” reminds me that other people would like to see the wonder that is cotton seed turning into a plant with broad leaves, slowly putting on buds that become flowers and ultimately form […]
Lots of Differences from One Grocery Store to Another
We all have these connections to grocery stores that we rarely even think about. Whether you love them or hate them or, like most people, fall somewhere in the middle, we all have some opinion. For me, grocery stores have always been a touchstone of sorts. You Learn A Lot from a Grocery Visit I […]
How many acres of cotton will U.S. farmers plant in 2018?
This is one of those weeks where it is easy for me to wish I was traveling even though I am so excited to have spent the weekend at home. The reason I kind of wish I was traveling? The National Cotton Council held it’s annual meeting this weekend and you know how much I […]
Things I Learned on an Avocado Farm – Video
Every time I see an avocado at a grocery store or in a dish, I grin as I remember the time I got to go to an avocado farm. I came home and shared some videos on Instagram, etc but I am just getting around to blogging some of the tips I got as Mimi Avocado […]
Human Hungry Hungry Hippos — My Family’s Game Night on Video
Yes, this is another one of those posts where I show you the hilarity that my family brings when we get together. And yes, this is my extended family… mom shakes her head at her crazy kids, grandkids and the folks we have all decided to share so much of our holidays, etc. with. The […]
Hard Working Guy at My Favorite Place
Over the years I have talked about my favorite place time and time again on this blog — it is the campground I went to as a child with dear friensd and family. But rather than let ourselves outgrow it, my family has grown it into a place we also use as home-base for our […]
Looking Back on 2017 while Looking Forward to 2018
A couple of years ago, my cousin Jon-Eric shared that he makes a memory jar each year by jotting down notes and placing them in a jar. It’s a chance to capture the positive things — small moments alongside the big ones. Evenings pent laughing with friends over a burger or a chance venture to […]
Thinking Back to the Earliest Days of My Career & My Mentor
Seeing this business card recently while I was cleaning house, I was immediately compelled to write & share: It has been slightly less than a million years since I handed anyone a business card with this logo on it. Yet, when I saw it in the corner of a drawer, I flashed back to the […]
Human Foosball Makes for an Awesome Family Game Night
By this point, I think my family Thanksgivings have become legendary. My extended family gets together every other year and we go big — big fun is a key piece of it every time. At the last one, we played our first games of human foosball and human hungry hungry hippos. And I have to […]
Holiday Gifts Straight from the Farm!
Each year as the holidays roll in, I see lots of gift guides online and I enjoy going through the various ideas people offer up. The ones I enjoy the most include gifts that you don’t see very often, unique gifts always grab my eye. This year, I decided to work ahead and pull together […]
Join Me in Showing a Love of Cotton with an Online Shop
Walking through airports, chilling at a concert or just wandering the aisles of the grocery store, I’ve long loved wearing t-shirts to share my favorite farmers, crops, etc. It is such an easy way to start a conversation. I’ve bought quite a few from various sites and some beautiful people have given me some. With […]
Blogging Series
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Surprised by the Tech in Laundry & Kitchen Appliances at Best Buy
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A Gin Show, No Tonic or Limes — What Happens at a Cotton Gin Show
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How a Cotton Lover Does Laundry Differently
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Taking the 10 Gallon Challenge to Help My Community
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To Get Cotton on a New Stage (at SXSW), I Need Your Help
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To Get Cotton on a New Stage (at SXSW), I Need Your Help
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Taking the 10 Gallon Challenge to Help My Community
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How a Cotton Lover Does Laundry Differently
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Surprised by the Tech in Laundry & Kitchen Appliances at Best Buy
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A Gin Show, No Tonic or Limes — What Happens at a Cotton Gin Show
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Who is JP?
Thanks for stopping by and wondering what I am about. My passions are photography, travel and agriculture -- love spending time taking pictures on a farm far from home. Putting all those things together its understandable that differences in culture are intriguing to me…. I can spend a lot of time soaking up things. Its almost always a colorful adventure!
