UPDATE!

UPDATE

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It was a week ago today that we took

our computer in to get fixed.

Today we stopped by the computer

shop to see how things are going.

The 'motherboard' arrived at his store

today and so our computer

will be staying with him until some

time next week.

I shudder to think what it will cost us

but we do what we have to do.

In the meantime I'm learning to 

use this lap top.

I'm finding this contraption a lot

different than our desktop computer

but it's better than nothing.

Now if I can figure out how to get my 

photo's on here and do some editing

I'll be happy!

I hope you are all enjoying some beautiful 

spring weather. 

We here in our part of Kansas 

are under cloudy skies 

and cooler temperatures.

When the sun comes out I will be out

'haying' the yard

and pulling weeds!

Maybe it's just as well I can't play 

with photo's right now ;)

I hope you all have a wonderful 

weekend with lots of 

sunshine and warm temperatures.

I'll 'see' you soon...

...with photos!

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Yes our computer is down for the count.

The nice young fellow who is

trying to fix it for us figures we had a lightning

strike at some point and didn't know it.

We need a new 'mother board' so we

won't be getting our computer

back for a week or so...

if it can be fixed that is.

I will be back as soon as I can.

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OH...just thought you would like to know

that our lilacs are in full bloom

and no matter where you go on the

farm you can smell their fragrance

inside and outside.

I can close my eyes and picture my Nana :) 

I have taken lots of photo's

and will share them with you

soon.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

:)

Fridays Fences

It rained pretty much all week

so I haven't been out taking photo's.

Our country road turns to slime when it rains

which means I don't go anywhere.

Unless Hubby drives.

These photo's are from last year

a few months after we put 

the garden in

and put grass seed down. 

The gardens and lawn wouldn't be

possible without the picket fence

as Shep our youngest and largest

dog would  destroy it all.

He has the rest of the farm

that he can rule!

We still have a gap over by the back

porch that is waiting for the building

of a large screened porch.

Wire fencing takes over from the pickets

and keeps a very sad Shep 

off the porch. 

It's the only way the 'wicker' furniture

would survive!

I'm joining in (a little late)
over at 


Life According To Jan And Jer


for 


Friday's Fences
 

The Power Of The Internet

Please read comments below before you watch this video!
(You can turn my music off by scrolling down and hitting the pause button
on my music player)

I received an email yesterday
that contained the funny video above and 
the story of how the video came about.


I don't normally put things like this
on my blog but I was so impressed
with this story 
I just had to share it with you.


Customer Service
may never be the same
with large companies if these 
3 video's keep getting 'hits' 
on YouTube! 


If you read the story below first
and then watch the video above
you will appreciate the video
even more.


~~~~~~~~~


A musician named Dave Carroll recently had difficulty with United Airlines. United apparently damaged his treasured Taylor guitar ($3500) during a flight. Dave spent over 9 months trying to get United to pay for damages caused by baggage handlers to his custom Taylor guitar. During his final exchange with the United Customer Relations Manager, he stated that he was left with no choice other than to create a music video for youtube exposing their lack of cooperation. The Manager responded: "Good luck with that one, pal."


So he posted a retaliatory video on youtube. The video has since received over 6 million hits. United Airlines contacted the musician and attempted settlement in exchange for pulling the video. Naturally his response was: "Good luck with that one, pal."


Taylor Guitars sent the musician 2 new custom guitars in appreciation for the product recognition from the video that has led to a sharp increase in orders.


Ok...you can watch the video now ;)
ENJOY!!!


But don't forget to come back
to see what happens next!
~~~~~~~~


The first video below is 
Mr. Carroll 
telling his story and explaining
what has happened since making
the first video.


It's a bit long but it's well worth
the watch.
It's one of those
'feel good'
stories where the little guy
WINS! 


The last two videos
are the second and third
video's that 
Mr Carroll
and his friends put together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hd8XI42i2M&feature=endscreen&NR=1

2)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-UoERHaSQg 

3)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P45E0uGVyeg


IS THIS WHAT THEY MEAN BY
POETIC JUSTICE?!!

:)

It's Springtime In The Garden

It seems Spring has decided to

come early this year.

For many of us.

I planted 100 daffodils

last fall

and I think I'll

plant another 100

this year.

All 3 of my Columbine are

looking good.

This little fern is peeking its

head out of the ground...

perhaps it's being cautious

since it knows it's a bit early

for it to be unfurling. 

I love these daffodils with the

yellow centers.

They're like little sunny faces!

The lilacs buds are getting larger.

I just hope we don't get a late frost.

The tree's are leafing out and the

pastures are turning green.

I even mowed the lawn the other day.

We even got a load of compost

for the veggie garden boxes this weekend.

Now I just need to get the seeds

and start planting. 

Don't you just LOVE this time of year!

Barn Charm Solid As A Rock

This is a beautiful old barn that we 

pass every time we drive

to Kansas City.

This barn has 4 levels

and is made of native stone.

It's nice to see it is well taken care of

and appreciated. 

The photo below give you a better idea

of just how large this barn is.

I'm linking with Tricia

over at 

Bluff Area Daily

for 

Barn Charm

If you love old barns I hope you'll

hop on over and check it out!

Have a great week!

A Wonderful Day!

Sunday was a wonderful day.

My favorite 

Antique Mall

had a store wide sale!

And to make the day even more special

I got to meet one of my 

favorite Bloggers

in person.

Mecky

She has a wonderful blog called

Kettle Korner Kottage.

Her sweet home is filled with 

wonderful treasures but she is most

famous for her wonderful 

1930-1940's

kitchen items.

 If you like vintage kitchen items

you will drool over some of the 

beautifully colorful

things she's collected.

And believe me....

this girl is a 

COLLECTOR!

We decided to try and meet up

at the mall

and about 3/4 of the way 

down the first isle

I hear this soft voice

asking if I was

Maura.

Well we girls started 

talking.

Ya can you believe it!

We had such a wonderful time

chatting that I almost forgot 

to take photo's! 

I did manage to get a few 

so I hope you enjoy a little tour

of OUR favorite place to shop.

Mecky 

THANK YOU

for the wonderful visit

and I look forward to visiting

with you again! 

:) 

Picket Fences And Big Feet

I love fences.

Not so much when it comes time to mow

along them or when they need repairing 

but here on our farm we need them.

We have wire fences to protect our

chickens from wild

critters and two of our three dogs

plus horses to keep from 

eating our neighbors crops.

The picket fence however is to give the little dogs

Chelsea and Bubba and the cats

 a break from ...

THIS...

Well OK...sometimes it's not all Shep.

These photo's were taken around 2 years

ago...Shep has grown even larger

since then.

Chelsea has not.

These two race around like this every day.

Sometimes several times a day.

Oh the damage those big feet can do

when they are running or digging!

Shep can be a real PEST.

Another reason to have the picket fence

which is only close to the cottage

is to protect our new gardens.

The shade garden above...

and the sunny garden below.

Henry below can play outside the picket

fence but when he was smaller

as in the photo below...

he didn't venture far from it's protection.

Can you blame him!

Below shows the pasture fence on the left

and on the right you can see where we 

quit with the picket fence. 

A welded wire fence continues along the 

lilacs but one day we'll extend the

picket fence part way down our

'lilac lane'.

In the meantime we enjoy our space

that's free from the pesky giant dog

and his big feet!

:)

I'm joining with 

Jan and Jer

for 

Friday's Fences

Barn Charm

I love this old barn.

This farm has two huge old barns

but this one is my favorite.

See the two cupolas? 

This barn has CHARM.

I'm joining Tricia

for

Barn Charm

:)

Tip Toe Through The Tulips

Well maybe not 'tip toe' through

them 

but we can at least

enjoy them 

;)

Thursday was our big grocery day

and I couldn't resist bringing

 home a pretty bouquet

of lovely spring tulips.

I was able to choose from pink tulips

and red and yellow and mauve etc

but these ones caught my eye.

I would LOVE to plant some

tulips here on the farm

but I'm afraid we have way

too many squirrels 

running around

and they

LOVE 

tulip bulbs.

So this past fall I planted daffodils instead.

Hopefully they will start to show

signs of life soon.

Until then...

I may just have to treat myself

again ;)

Poor hubby's back went out last

Tuesday and he has been up and down

since then.

I'm sure we'll be making a trip into 

the city to see his doctor tomorrow

but he says he's going to work tonight.

We'll see what happens when he get's up.

His big brother came over today  

and used the tractor to continue

cleaning out our hedgerow. 

I'm sure it's been many MANY

years since anyone has been able

to walk under those trees!

Mostly he is just cutting off dead limbs

and taking down dead trees that were 

burned when the barn caught fire. 

We had hoped that some of them would

recover and they did...at least partially. 

It's always sad when you have to take

a tree down but sometimes you

have no choice. 

Anyway...it's been a good weekend

and a sunny one.

I hope yours has been a good one too.

Linking up with

Kim Klassen for

Texture Tuesday

Karen at

My Little Home And Garden for

Sunlit Sunday

And

Mary at 

Little Red House for

Mosaic Monday

I hope you will stop by and

say "HELLO" to these lovely ladies

and check out all the 

wonderful photo's.

Hope your week is a good one!