Still Porch Dreaming

We have two porches on our little cottage.

A tiny front porch as you can see

in these two photo's...

...and the back porch in the 

two pictures below. This is a porch/patio and is 

partly covered which is nice when it rains.

Hubby has promised me a screened porch

one day. The roof will follow the roof line 

on the right almost to where you see the roof

become steeper. The roof will slope down 

towards the two windows on the left and end

just before them. It will also come 14 feet

out from the house this way.

The picture below shows this a bit better.

Since moving to the country nearly 2 years ago 

on the 19th of June we have been busy renovating 

and working on the yard so the porch

has been on the 'back burner'.

I'm afraid it will stay there for a while

as we still have things to do

that are higher on the priority list.

Still have to cut the posts and stain the fence

I have so many plans to decorate 

the screened porch when the time comes

but the one thing that both

 hubby and I are most excited about

 is a hanging bed so we can

take afternoon naps on those

beautiful spring and fall evenings.

hangingporchbeds.com

Can you imagine napping here on a

cool summer afternoon?

Wish we had those more often

here in Kansas!

Well we had one of those afternoons

this weekend and it got me to dreaming again.

hangingporchbeds.com

Here's a few more hanging beds for you.

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I did a post on swinging beds last year

HERE

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I think this bed above in one of my favorites.

Doesn't this look cozy!

Outback Patio

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I love this photo above...twin hanging beds.

Pure luxury!

OBX Trading Group

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Wouldn't you like to stretch out

with a good book on the bed below

and drift off to sleep...sigh.

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For now the screened porch and

hanging bed is just a dream

but one day....

Do you have a hanging bed on your porch?

Have a wonderful week!

Maura :)

It's Porch Time Again!

Country Living

Don't you just love this time of year.

Many of you have been enjoying some

beautiful spring weather 

and have already got your

veggie gardens planted

and pots of beautiful flowers

sitting on your patio's decks 

and porches.

Unfortunately for us here in 

our part of Kansas it has been 

unseasonably chilly for the last 

couple of weeks so we're a bit

behind when it comes to 

gardening.

I've got a few potted plants on the 

porches but I think I've lost a

Boston Fern because it got too

cold one night.

HOWEVER...it looks as though

starting Thursday...we are returning

to spring temperatures and that

means 

PORCH TIME!

So..here are a few beautiful porches

and screened in porches

to get you in the mood

or to get you

dreaming.

California Living

I love the porch lights on the wall 

of the photo above this one.

We need a new light on our old porch

out back and I think one of those would 

be perfect for the old farmhouse.

Country Living

I thought this outdoor living space

above was kind of like a porch.

If the roof isn't glass then I 

think I would put 

something up 

there 

for those

rainy days. 

Country Living

I'm still thinking about a hammock

to put between two 

of the trees in the

shade garden.

Country Living

Hubby says he still would like

to build a screened in porch

here on the farm.

One day.

Robert Stern via The Enchanted House

In the photo above do you see those

two swinging couches?

Wouldn't that be wonderful if they 

were the size of a single bed.

Imagine laying there

reading a book 

until 

your eyes 

get so heavy 

you just fall asleep.

Heaven.

BHG

The above photo is more like a 

3 season room but 

I love the cozy look of it.

I bet it would be wonderful

even on a rainy day.

House Beautiful

Don't you just love that 

coffee table 

and 

hanging willow love seat!

Country Living

What a wonderful place to

enjoy a meal.

It's hard to beat living 

in the country.

Southern Living

What a great place to be on a hot

summer day.

Imagine sitting out there reading a 

good book and then when you get

too hot...you just walk out to 

the beach and dive into 

that cool water.

Red Bud Manor Inn

You don't need a beach to cool 

off on this beautiful shady

front porch!

Southern Living

This is another great porch above.

I bet that ceiling fan feels great

on a hot muggy day.

Whether you have a front porch,

back porch, screened porch,

patio a 3 season room

or just a lawn to sit out on...

I hope your weather

is warm and sunny.

Enjoy your week!

Maura :)

Lilacs and Butterflies and FFF

They're here!

Our lilacs are in full swing now

and every time you open a window

or step outside you are greeted with that 

wonderful heady lilac fragrance.

I close my eyes and I am taken back

to my Grandparents home in 

Canada

where they had the most beautiful

English style gardens.

They had two lilac bushes 

that would fill the air with that

beautiful scent that

would drift into the veranda where

I sometimes slept on weekends

and summer holidays.

Funny how a scent can do that...

take you back to a wonderful

memory.

For the last two days I have been

trying to photograph

our lilacs

and some beautiful

Monarch Butterflies that have

been flitting around the farm.

Unfortunately 

the wind was blowing so 

hard that the butterflies were

having a hard time trying to find a spot

to land where they would't get blown away!

I finally got a few photo's

but it wasn't easy.

The wind was so bad that in nearly 

every shot the lilacs are a blur!

The grove of Lilacs as you come onto

our farm. 

This grove is between the house 

 to the left and our south pasture. 

Here is a pretty Swallowtail

I found in the grove

behind the house.

It was very hard to get good lighting

as they were flitting all over

the place trying to find a 

calm landing place.

The lilacs aren't doing well this year.

I noticed that we don't have many blossoms

and they are faded and not as 

colorful and lush as last year.

I took a closer look at them

and I see that our late

frost killed some of the

buds before they opened.

Such a shame but that happened

the year we moved in.

A late frost had killed 

all the blossoms on the lilacs

and the fruit trees on the farm.

So no lovely lilacs or fruit that year

but last year which was our first spring

here on the farm we had an abundance

of everything!

The cottage is waiting for it's new

paint job

and the front porch is waiting for

steps and a sidewalk.

The door is waiting for it's 

new trim boards.

We did manage to get the 

porch swing up though!

Everything is on hold until

we get the picket fence up

and stained and the veggie

and flower gardens in.

There's just no rest for the weary!

I have to keep

reminding myself

that 

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It's not easy ;)

I'm linking up with 

Amy at Verde Farm for

So hop on over and 

check out all the other 

Farm Friends...

I know you'll have a ball.

I hope you all have a

WONDERFUL

Thursday, Friday

and 

Weekend!

Maura :)