It's Been Fun

Three years ago I discovered
the wonderful land of

 "Blog".

 It was love at first visit.

It didn't take long for me to 

figure out how things worked

and before I knew it I was

considering starting

a Blog of my own.

I didn't have a clue what I 

was going to write about

but I did love taking pictures

and so I 'bit the bullet'

and jumped in.

 I had no idea what to expect. 

Nothing prepared me for the

excitement of seeing that 

first comment.

Many of you have the quote

"I LIVE FOR COMMENTS"

on your blogs...

it didn't take me long to 

realize how true that was.

One of the wonderful things 

Blogging has done for me

is to help me become 

a better photographer.

Funny how your view

of the world around you 

changes when you 

see it through your

"Bloggers eyes".

Subjects...details

light...shadows

FOCUS

all became much more

important to me.

And then of course I entered

the wonderful world of

Photoshop...Picmonkey

and all the rest.

Yes Blogging taught me

many things that I can use

in life outside "Blogland".

Most importantly though

Blogging opened

a whole new world of

creativity and kinship. 

 It's been wonderful

getting to know many of you

and seeing what your 

life is like in your corner 

of the world.
 

Life however needs to be lived.

I have been struggling with this

for quite some time.

Since the beginning of the year

I have felt as though Blogging

has been taking over my life.

 I'm not a multi-tasker.

I wish I was!

But I'm not.

And so I have made 

the decision to quit my Blog

and get on with life.

It was a tough decision

but I feel good about it...

relieved.

 

I will miss your sweet comments.

I will miss seeing your new

posts in my sidebar every day

but I will be visiting you

and commenting 

on your wonderful

Blogs

when I can. 

I will keep my 

 Lilac Lane Cottage

on Blogger for the time being.

I wish you all the best.

It's been fun.

Thank you everyone.  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PS
Some of you may have noticed that my pictures
lately are stamped with 
Kisiwa Creek Photography
instead of Lilac Lane Cottage. 
I just wanted you to know that I do not have another Blog.
I did start a practice Blog with this name and I even
made a stamp for my photo's if I actually went ahead with it.
I then proceeded to hit a wrong button and loose my
Lilac Lane Cottage Photoshop brushes and never
found the time to make more. 
To add to my frustration once I made the practice Blog
everything I published on Lilac Lane Cottage and every comment
I have made on other's Blogs have shown up as
Maura @ Kisiwa Creek Photography.
I'm sorry for the confusion.

So
now if you see a comment
on your Blog from 
Maura @ Kisiwa Creek Photography...
you'll know it's me :)
XO
 
 

 

 

Summer Reading

I hope you are all enjoying

the summer!

I'm enjoying my "Blogging Break"

and getting things caught up 

around the farm

inside and out and I'm even 

getting time to do some reading.

 :)

Here's a book I just finished that I thought

some of you might enjoy...

it's called 

Heart To Heart / Hand In Paw

by 

Peggy Frezon 

This is a wonderful true story 

about an animal loving woman in her 40's

(Peggy's mother)

who moves to the woods of Vermont with her husband to build a log home and 

live off the land.

My kind of story!

However things don't always go

as planned and life isn't always easy.

 Peggy made me laugh and cry.

Through it all you come away with 

a deeper sense of how animals

are more than just our pets.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book

and it made me appreciate

how fortunate we are here

in our cozy little farmhouse

in the country.

Peggy

is also the author of

Dieting With My Dog.

 

 If you're looking for some

good summer reading I hope 

you'll consider this one.

Have a wonderful week!

Spindle Cottage

While I'm taking my "Blogging Break"

I thought you might enjoy 

watching this video of a sweet couple

from Somerset England

who LOVE to build garden sheds.

 

Talk about creative!

 

Don't forget to enlarge the video

and enjoy. 

 

:)

Taking A Break

The hot weather is here

so I'm taking a 

"Blogging break" 

to catch up on things

around the farm & in

the old farmhouse.

I hope the weather is

cooler where you are.

 :)