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We would love to hear from you !  Let us know what you think of our new magazine.

While we don't like to use valuable space in our magazine to print letters,

( we feel you would rather us use that space for fun articles and wonderful photos of things you love ) we do want to hear from you! Drop us a note and you just might see your letter printed here in the future!

write to us at: asimplelifemagazine@gmail.com

Dear Editor:

Jill!

Oh....my....gosh!  Can I just tell you that my winter 2011 issue arrived today and I am blown away.  Not only does this issue seem bigger than all the others to date, but the fiddle CD  that you included is a most treasured surprise.  What a gift!  I am listening to it right now and I am thoroughly enjoying it.  It is so hard to find anything so deeply country in this city in which I live (not by choice), and just listening to it infuses my home with an entirely different, and oh-so-welcomed, flavor.  I am so glad I thought to purchase a copy for my Mom for Christmas and I can't wait til it arrives safely as well so I can tuck it in with all her other gifts.  I know she will love it as I do.

So again, thank you for a splendid year of dreaming and living vicariously through those who have been blessed to live the dream.  I look forward to renewing my subscription for next year and DEFINITELY plan to add your special issue as well.

Happy Holidays to you and all your wonderful staff!

God Bless!

Sincerely,

Dawn Rice

  HELLO--------WOW !!!!WHAT A WONDERFUL MAGAZINE !!! I LOVE IT AND CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR THE NEXT ISSUE.  I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.  THE MAGAZINE IS AWESOME !!-THE COLOR PICTURES--THE ADVERTISERS- THE CONTENT. THANK YOU FOR STAYING TRUE TO PRIMITIVE LIFESTYLE.  I LOVE THE WINTER-CHRISTMAS ISSUE.  FEATURING TASHA TUDOR WAS A NICE READ. I HAVE MANY OF HER BOOKS.  I THINK MY FAVORITE IS THE SIMPLE WOMAN`S DIARY. I LOVE READING ABOUT THIS PRIMITIVE WOMAN`S DAY TO LIFE AND ALL HER FEELINGS .. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOE A GREAT MAGAZINE. AND THANK YOU FOR THE FIDDLES CD--NOW PLAYING ON MY BOSE RADIO.----A FAITHFUL FOLLOWER OF A SIMPLE LIFE MAGAZINE. --------------DEE GANTERT- STEVENS, PA.

Dear Jill. . .

I just purchased "A Simple Life" at The Country Loft in La Mesa, California.

I must say I have a $5.00-$6.00 limit when it comes to magazines, but your

magazine was so appealing I couldn't resist buying it.

Even though I am only on page 15 of the summer 2011 issue I have decided to subscribe.  What a wonderful magazine!  I love everything that has been "seasoned" with years of loving care.  As far as I am concerned, the older something is the better it is.  The stories and photos are outstanding.  I cannot tell you how happy I am to have stumbled across your magazine.

Sincerely,

Karyn

The "BEST" $35.80 I've ever spent! Thank you for a great magazine!

Joanne

Hi Jill,

    Be still my heart! When I saw the feature on "Buckets, Benches, Barrels and Bowls, I can't even describe the feeling I had looking through these wonderful pages of perfectly primitive paradise. Very inspiring.

    I did really miss seeing "Pioneer Ways and Cabin Cookin." It is one of my favorite features. Just wanted you to know the magazine is the best of the best! Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with all of us.  Donna

Hi Jill .....  I haven't even sent my check out yet for my subscription but can't wait to read the first issue !!!  I was going through a catalog and saw your magazines and books and couldn't believe that SOMEONE actually still has the talent and interest to create such beautiful magazines.

  My mother and I were just complaining about the fact that the  Country magazines we once subscribed to are no longer Country .  One has gone out of print and the other may as well . We long for the beautiful  country photos of homes , and the interesting text that accompanied them with articles full of fun , facts and history .

  Well .... grieve no more because you have filled a void in our souls !  I could only hope that the younger generation would find the beauty , historical significance and  great treasures that are still present in our country and may they always be preserved by caring individuals and by your

books and magazines .  Thank You .

I wish you every success and Oh yes ... the check is in the mail !

Karla Wolcott

Hi Jill and staff,

Just wanted to say how very much I love your magazine! I want to thank you for including James Cramer.  I have loved his idea's for a very long time and bought every magazine that I could find which had some article of his. It is so wonderful to see him in such a wonderful publication as yours. Thank you for the PERFECT magazine! 

Blessings,

Judy Smith

I can't begin to express the warm feelings I get reading through "A Simple Life" magazine.  Without exaggeration, some of the photos and/or articles literally bring tears to my eyes.  I don't just 'decorate' the primitive look........I 'live' it.  The simple primitive lifestyle is in my heart, soul, and blood.  I am actually one of those 'weird' people who wears the 1700's-early 1800's clothing I have sewn and bakes my breads, pies, etc.  It is the person God made me to be, and I HAVE to live that way. 

I want to thank you again for giving all of us who long to live this lifestyle the gift of your magazine. 

Vicki Stevens

Lyme, NH

DEAR JILL..  IN THIS DAY AND TIME WHEN IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS RUSHING HERE OR THERE WITH SO MANY MATTERS WEIGHING ON OUR HEARTS AND MINDS  IMAGINE  OPENING  A MAGAZINE, YOUR MAGZINE, AND  FINDING YOURSELF TRANSPORTED INTO A PEACEFUL LOVELY ERA OF THOUGHTFUL , RESTFUL, BEAUTIFUL STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS.. ..

I HAVE BEEN WAITING BY THE MAILBOX IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR MAGAZINE ARRIVING  FOR WHAT SEEMS FOR EVER SO LONG, I HAD NO DOUBT IT WOULD BE  A FABULOUS  AND WONDERFUL MAGAZINE, HOWEVER, I WILL SAY YOUR WORK  HAS FAR AND AWAY  EXCEEDED ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS..

TO SAY YOU HAVE FILLED A VERY NEEDED VOID IS TRUE , HOWEVER, YOU HAVE DONE MUCH MORE THAN SIMPLY THAT... YOUR MAGAZINE TRANSPORTS YOUR READERS INTO THE PAST THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT EYES, AND SURELY MUST TOUCH OUR VERY SOULS WITH VISITS TO TENNESSEE, AND NEW ENGLAND,,, WE VISIT HOMES AND LEARN NEW CRAFTS, TAKE A STROLL THROUGH APPALACHIA, AND GET INSPIRED TO STUDY OUR HISTORY...

A THOUGHTFUL , FABULOUS MAGAZINE IS WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED DEAR JILL....

I WISH YOU WELL AND IT IS MY HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE ON TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AND YOUR HEART...

MY BEST TO YOU,,

YOUR FRIEND FROM WASHINGTON STATE,

BARBARA

Dear Jill, Just got the first issue of your magazine and it is really something. Good articles, wonderful photographs and even the ads are well presented. I hope that in these times when we need to look for a simpler life that your efforts are well rewarded.  Roddy Moore, Dir. of the Blue Ridge Institute, Ferrum College, Ferrum,Va

Hi Jill,

Just wanted to let you know how wonderful the magazine is.  It is much better than expected and I had very high expectations after reading and loving both books. It is so much more than a magazine, it truely puts you in that place of the article and takes you to a simpler time.  It is a magazine that you will look through time and time again and enjoy every bit. Most magazines these days are looked through quickly because it is mostly useless advertisements and steered away from anything resembling primitive. Even the pages themselves of your magazine are wonderful....not thin paper! Your magazine is one of a kind and will be treasured my many.  I look forward to all the issues yet to follow and wish you only the best.  Thank you for all your time in making this great magazine,

Fondly,

Barbara

Mountain View Barn

Hello Jill... I received your magazine this week.. luv~luv~luv.    I want to tell you a little story.  My Dad turned 90 this past July.  Since before Christmas, he hasn't been the best.  Keeps me running.  I call them several times a day to check on them while I am at the shop.  My Mom always ask if I have gotten anything new in.  I am slowly making her a primitive Gal!  She is from Tennessee.  Most of my relatives still live there.  I would love to live there myself.  I told my Mom about the new magazine and she told me to bring her one.  She likes to help me out I think.  I was raised with my Dad talking about the "Good Ole Days".   Kids playing kick the can and hide & seek in the evening, while the neighbors visited with each other on their porches-drinking lemonade-watching the kids.  Simpler times-which is probably why I caught the Prim Bug.   I called to check on them yesterday morning and asked my Mom what Daddy was doing.  (I am 52 years old but he is still my Daddy!) Mom said he was reading the magazine that she bought from me.  Your magazine!  He LOVED it.  Read it from front to back.  He told my Mom that he can certainly see why people would want to buy it. He thought it had some of the best articles ever. 

Blessings to you and your family~

Marcia @ Ole Rusty Nail

Kokomo, Indiana 

Jill, I received the first issue of "A Simple Life" magazine on Saturday ... OH MY GOSH!!!  It is fabulous to say the least.  I knew it would be good but oh my goodness, I don't have the right words to describe how I felt when I look through the magazine.  It brought such joy to me.  I couldn't stop smiling ... the pictures, the articles, the stories, just everything about it is unbelievable.

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the hard work that you have put into this new venture of yours.  It is so much a reflection of who I see you as.  You have truly been blessed with talents that touch so many people in special ways.

God bless you,

Patty Dietz

2/22/2010