Who'd Have Thought!

The view to the west

I am totally amazed that this little Blog that originates from a tiny farm cottage on a dirt road in the middle of Kansas has been looked at by people from all over the world! There are people who visit regularly...these are not 'followers'...just people who seem to like to drop in for a visit. Most do not leave comments..which is perfectly fine...just the fact that they come back touches my heart! I see there is someone from Jamaica and and Brazil, Sweden, Finland, England, France, Italy, Germany, and of course my homeland Canada and here in the USA.

Looking south...to the north is the same!

I would like to say THANK YOU to all of you for taking the time to visit us here on the farm. I hope I continue to find things to interest you and maybe make you smile...I will certainly try my best. You make doing this so very worthwhile....and fun and I have met some wonderful people along the way.

The little lane to our farm cottage

To my family in Canada and England....I love you and miss you!  I hope this Blog helps you to keep up with what we're doing down here on the farm.

A few old photos

Eeyore

Phoebe

Phoebe Shep and Chelsea

My oldest and one of my favorite hens Henrietta

Buttercup

The old wheel gate

Marigold my most favorite hen who is no longer with us.

Romeo

Lizzy

Shep...now isn't that a kind face.

The neighbors Black Angus

Eeyore...this is for you Cynthia!

Olly

I hope you've enjoyed a little visit to the farm....in the middle of no-where.

Just where I like it.

Who'd have thought....

Sweet Dreams

I love the bed in this room and the ceiling

I love cottage bedrooms...don't you? To me a cottage bedroom is a cozy room...sometimes small...sometimes not....but they are always comfortable and bright with lots of pillows and pictures...a place you want to curl up and read a good book on a rainy day or just lay in bed under fluffy covers on a bright sunny morning. Here are a few cottage bedrooms that I'd like to share with you. 

This is such a bright cozy little room

I love the windows in this room too

The bed linens are beautiful

This looks very English. I LOVE the bed.

Another English looking bedroom. Love the beams.

Such calming colors in this room.

I'd love to slip under the covers of this bed!

I love the mix and match look too.

Another nice combination. I like stripped ticking.

Soon I'll take a picture of our spare bedroom.

It's a work in progress

but it has lots of potential.

I hope you have sweet dreams tonight.

Animal Antics On The Farm

Chelsea chasing Shep

It was a great weekend. Not as warm as it has been but it was sunny for the most part and wonderful to be outside. I took my camera out to take a few pictures of the lilacs before they start to fade...the dogs and cats came with me. All was calm and quiet at first but then the fun began...Chelsea bugged Shep until the chase was on.

 I tried to take pictures...good ones... but it all happened so fast and they were 'flying' around the yard that I just didn't get a chance to set my camera. I thought you wouldn't mind too much if I still posted them. Bubba stayed on the patio...he's no fool.

Olly the cat stood around and watched and then headed for the trees....Lizzy the other cat stayed out of the way. Smart girl.

They all seemed to have fun though and in the end everyone was happy....and tuckered out.  

Olly the cat is friends with everyone.

Shep had to have some fun with Lizzy who doesn't play very well.

Love the look on his face...he just can't resist being a pest even when he's being hssst at!

Olly...always in the middle of every thing and is everyone's friend

Lizzy...right where she loves to be.

I really did get some pictures of the lilacs!

At their peak

It will be sad to see them go.

It was a good day on the farm.

I hope you had a good weekend too.

(please don't look too close at all the dirt work going on!)

Treasures

I thought I'd share with you all a couple of my antique jewelry treasures. I only have a few...some I left with my daughters when I moved to Kansas. One piece that I kept has been in my family for at least 70 years. It belonged to a family member on my Mom's side of the family which lives in England.

(You can click on the pictures to enlarge them)

 It's not in good condition but it has sentimental value and the fact that it is in this condition shows me that it was well loved for years. I even wore it as a young adult until a piece of the leather came undone.

 It's very fragile. Inside the glass 'dome' is part of a butterfly wing. The whole background is wing and they must have cut it to fit the silver piece on the bottom.

I love how delicate it is.

The bottom picture is the back

The two lockets are also antiques...I bought them from a fellow in Quebec and they came from an estate sale in Montreal.

One is much older than the other and on a long chain, the newer heart locket is from 50's.

This is the back of the locket (sorry about the stain I never noticed before!)

The next piece I bought at a garage sale. I'm not sure if it's antique but it does look old and it is made of ivory. It is also hand painted and has sterling silver chain and clasp.

I don't wear it often... it's like a little piece of delicate artwork.

Excuse the tarnish!

Do you have any family items or treasures you've found that have special meaning to you?

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!