About Me

Southeastern Indiana is where I make my home, on a small family farm. My husband and I have a grown son. I am fortunate to have a husband who is very supportive of my endeavors with my little eBay business, Gemjane's Dollhouse Miniatures.

I have had a variety of experiences so far in my life. Most of my life I have lived in Indiana, but I have also lived in Louisiana, and have taught school in both states. For three years the mid-70's I lived in Australia, in the state of Queensland, where I taught school for a year in a suburb of Brisbane. That was followed by two years in the Outback supervising the children's schoolwork, (lessons from a correspondence school & "School of the Air"), one year each at two different sheep and cattle stations. One station was 90 miles from the nearest town, and the other was 120 miles from town (!). Three of the best years of my life! I'm still in touch with a number of Aussie friends.

I have owned a one-person small greenhouse business, specializing in culinary herbs and perennial flowers; I have also worked as the perennial manager in a garden center.

My most recent venture is my eBay Store in which I sell doll house miniatures.

Little things have always intrigued me. I come from a family of 5 girls, and we all loved playing with our couple of dollhouses. We had miscellaneous bits of this and that in the way of dollhouse miniatures, mostly inexpensive hand-me-downs from friends and relatives. And what we didn't have we created. Once in a while it was a great treat to pick out a few things at the Dime Store. I spent some of the happiest hours of my childhood playing with the dollhouse miniatures. Now one of my sisters also sells dollhouse miniatures, and another is very active in a miniature club, and makes minis, including knitting and crocheting tiny things.

Gemjane's Guide to Planning for Spring-flowering Bulbs

This lens concerns getting organized in your mind--and on paper--for planting spring-blooming bulbs in the fall for a beautiful show next spring.

Gemjane's Dollhouse Miniatures Heidi Ott Dolls & Accessories

This lens is my first one about what's in my eBay dollhouse miniatures store, gemjane's dollhouse miniatures. I have a wide selection, including several of the most popular, attractive, and well-made brands available. The dollhouse hobbyist can find...

Perennial Plant Pairings

Perennial Plant Pairings A few combinations of plants to add color to your yard/garden, for a different look than what is down the street or next door, and also some suggestions for succession planting for a longer season of interest, texture, and c...

Jane's Version of Mac's Crackerjack

Here's a recipe for the best-tasting Crackerjack! I cooked up a batch of this one time to send with our son when he rode back to college with two girls who were his classmates. In the 2½ hours it took them to get there, they ate every crumb! (Nothing...

Gemjane's Dollhouse Miniatures Showcase

On eBay I sell dollhouse miniatures. (These miniatures are much too delicate for young children.) They are mostly collected by adults who have their own dollhouse hobby. If you are not a dollhouse enthusiast (yet) you may not be aware that just about...