A Girls Road Trip

Thank you for all your wonderful kind comments

about my sister Susan's visit

and 

well wishes

for my sore back.

I'd like to report that we had a

WONDERFUL VISIT

albeit too short AND my back is much better.

Three days before Sue left for home

my favorite SIL ;)

Donna

took Sue and I on a road trip.

Donna loves taking the 'back roads'

and so do I so we

had a wonderful time driving

the country roads around our part of Kansas.

We saw lots of old barns 

and wonderful rolling hills

which I just can't get enough of.

Where Sue lives in Manitoba Canada

it looks very much like this.

It's funny though...

when you see it in a different country

it takes on a more intriguing look!

Why is that?

Rolling hills

We had a destination.

We were heading to a little town

neither Donna or I had seen before...

Hillsboro Kansas.

The name said it all for me.

There had to be HILLS around

this little town for it to be called 

Hillsboro don't you think? 

Well turned out that there were no

hills in town!

That didn't stop us from checking out 

the antique store and gift shop

while we were there

and we even

 bought a few things.

From there we headed to the little town

of 

Marion Kansas.

Well guess what...

Marion has HILLS!

Not only did it have hills

it had at least 6 antique shops!

A few weren't opened that day but

 we still managed to check out 4

I think and even brought home a few things.

Marion Kansas

What a sweet town.

If you ever get the chance to visit 

Marion you won't be disappointed.

I wished we could have looked around

 the town a bit more 

BUT...

we had reservations in the 

country and didn't want to be late

so off we went.

We drove some pretty 'backwoods'

country roads on our way to

our destination.

We were headed to the

The Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper

near Benton Kansas

which is about 15 minutes east of

Wichita.

Now this isn't just a place to eat....

it's an 

experience!

When the weather is right this is a real treat.

First you can go for an 

*old time wagon ride

*train ride

*walk the beautiful grounds

*watch old time cowboy movies

*check out props from TV shows like

Bonanza...Gunsmoke...Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

When the BELL rings (triangle dinner bell) for supper

you head into this room below.

On one side of the table is chairs

on the other is benches

and everyone eats together.

When you get in there the tables already have

water and coffee pots filled with hot coffee.

They were just setting up when I got this photo 

above.

Then they start bringing in the food.

Each plate is brought in loaded up with

*new baked potatoes

*BBQ'D beef brisket

*smoked sausage

*home-made baked beans

*buttermilk biscuit

And if that isn't enough they come around

and with pots and load you up with 

more if you have room!

Then

to top it all off....

home made 

Apple Crisp with ice cream.

YUM.

What is really fun about all this food

serving is that the nights entertainment 

is part of the staff that serves you the food!

Once the food is all eaten and the tables

are cleared off the entertainment begins.

We caught one of the last regular 

performances before their

Christmas show began

so we got

to

enjoy 

the old time cowboy

favorites that a lot of us remember

as kids.

 Prairie Rose Ranglers

What was really exciting for us 

is that the woman second from the right

is a friend of ours who runs a

little restaurant/cafe

in the little town we live near.

She's a real sweet heart.

They did a Patsy Cline show

last summer that brought tears

to many eyes when Kim sang

'Crazy'.

Anyway...

the show was over at 9:30

and we headed back home to put our

sweats on and sip a cooler before bed.

We had a 

WONDERFUL 

day.

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Sue...thanks for coming to visit us.

Can't wait to see you again.

Love you.

I hope you all have a wonderful week...

have fun preparing for

Thanksgiving

and I will 

'talk' 

to you before then.

It's good to be back.

It's Been Fun

Yesterday morning my sister Susan

left for home.

Unfortunately she had to leave a couple of

days earlier than expected

as the people she had gotten a ride 

with decided to leave on Sunday

instead of Tuesday.

Oh well...it was a wonderful visit

and we got lots of visiting in

and even found time for a 

day-trip!

We're grateful for any time we can

spend together.

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I'm afraid I put my back out on Saturday

so I'm not able to sit here at the desk for

very long but I wanted to get a few pictures

posted for you. 

This is Olly enjoying his 'Aunty Susan'.

He's got a tough life doesn't he ;)

Sue enjoyed Olly as much as he enjoyed

his belly rub.

More photo's coming once I can sit longer

at the desk. 

Did any of you feel the earthquakes last week?

We sure did.

I hope your weekend was a good one!

Having Fun!

Sue is on the right

Time sure flies when you're having fun.

My sister Susan and I are enjoying every

moment together.

We've visited the local parks this past weekend

and enjoyed the last of the fall colors.

My Sister In Law Donna came with us

and we had a wonderful time.

Remember this house? 

If we get time I'm going to see if we can get

a tour of the inside of this beauty

while Sue is here.

We still have a week to enjoy her

company so we've got lots 

more yacking and exploring to do.

I just hope we don't loose our voices ;-)

Have a wonderful week!

Almost Time!

Olly doesn't care that

company is on it's way.

He doesn't care than I'm

scurrying around making

sure things are ready for my

sister ♥Susan's♥ visit.

I'm so excited.

He's such an intense cat.

Nope he couldn't care less.

While Olly is 'hanging' out....

I on the other hand am busy

getting last minute things done.

You know...looking for 'dust bunnies'

cleaning the fridge

vacuuming

dusting

polishing

etc.

Hubby came down with the flu

so I'm trying to get everything done

as fast as I can just in case I come

down with it too!

They won't be here until tomorrow

but I also need to mow

and then get some baking done

so I've got my work cut

out for me .

Wish me luck.

Have a great week!

Ready For Guests

Next Wednesday my Sister arrives from Canada. 

The guest room is ready!

It's been nearly 3 years since Sue was here with us in Kansas

but this will be her first visit since we've moved to the farm. 

The last time she was here we lived in the big old Victorian

in town....now we're here in the country

in our tiny cozy farm cottage. 

I'm excited to see her

and the wonderful friends who are dropping her off

while they continue on to Tulsa Oklahoma.

She'll be here for two weeks...

lots of time to yack...shop...explore...did I mention yack?

;-)

See this pretty quilt?

One of my favorite Bloggers gave it to me!

She said she thought of me when she saw it...

how cool is that.

Thank you my friend...I LOVE it!

It's perfect.

The pattern and colors are gorgeous.

I have a fluffy Canadian goose down comforter 

that I put at the foot of her bed

although I doubt she'll get

cold as she can see the wood stove

from her bed.

I LOVE that floral pattern and I love the lilac color.

The little black dress...pinafore apron and hat

and hanger was made by Amish

not far from us.

Sweet Dreams Sis...

we'll see you soon!

Are you having company over the holidays?

A Little Fall Decorating

I don't have a lot of indoor fall decorations.\

to play with.

I think I need a trip to Hobby Lobby!

If you're looking for dust....you're probably

going to see it.

I promise I'm going to dust and polish before

my sister get's here next Wednesday!

No use doing it twice....right?!

The white pumpkins you see ....

they're from our last years crop 

and they're still looking good. 

I found this little crystal bowl at a garage

sale years ago and it wasn't until

today that I REALLY took 

a good look at it.

I don't remember seeing this spider web.

I don't know who the maker of this bowl is

but who ever it is they did a beautiful

job. The cut work is deep and 'crisp'

and yet it's very delicate.

Not bad for $1 !

I'm not sure how much more decorating I'll be doing

but if I find something I like while Sis and I

are 'out and about'.... and it's a DEAL

it will be coming home with me.

Are you done your fall decorating?

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I'm still working on my blog.

I'm sorry if you've been looking around and

clicking on things and they aren't working.

I may have to delete a couple of tabs as I'm a

computer klutz. 

I think everything else is working OK.

If you find a problem please

let me know.

Thanks.

I hope your weekend is a good one!