Bloggers Block!

See the stepping stones? They used to be cement gray!

Is it just me?

I'm having Bloggers Block

if you know what I mean.

The past few weeks I've been struggling 

to find things to Blog about.

Spring was late arriving but when it did

we found ourselves scurrying around

 trying to get everything done that 

was put on hold.

That meant everything happened at once 

and we're still trying to catch up!

I still haven't started my spring cleaning

and the fence isn't stained and we still

 have trim on the house to paint.

And weeding...oh my...I don't even want to 

THINK about that!

Maybe this is why I'm having trouble 

with Bloggers Block?

While I was trying to think about something 

to blog about this morning I remembered 

that my friend John from

Going Gently

had asked to see more photo's

of our cottage.

Well John this post is for you.

Ok it's not all about the cottage but

I thought you'd like to see a bit more of

our little farm on the Kansas prairie.

Starting with the photo above

as most of you know this is actually what we call 

the back of the cottage as it faces the back of

our farm. The opposite end faces

the street. Strange I know.

These two photo's are just of the yard

surrounding the cottage. 

Above is the garden shed/chicken coop.

To the right of that is the vegetable and 

herb garden and the strawberry patch.

Above is looking towards the back of the farm.

We put the pool up last weekend but we 

have to get the rust out of the water

before we can use it or my white/silver

hair will turn orange!

The pictures above and below 

are actually the real back of the cottage

as the front of the cottage is on the opposite

side. The two windows on the left

are the bathroom we just renovated.

The double window in the middle

is actually our dining room.

The tiny window next to that is the 

stairway to the partial basement.

Where we would run for cover if a

tornado was heading for us.

The last window on the right is

to our master bedroom.

I just realized I've never shown this side

of the cottage before as it was so 

ugly with blue paint flaking off!

These two photo's show the side of the cottage

that faces the road.

In the bottom picture you can see the actual

front of the cottage with the porch.

The pictures above and below 

are what we see across the

road from our farm.

The picture below shows what people see 

as they drive by our little farm.

The two pictures below are why

I LOVE living in the country.

Looking to the south...see those trees WAY

in the distance more than half a mile away?

That's our closest neighbor to the south.

In the picture above..see those trees

WAY in the distance on the right side

of the road?

That's our nearest neighbor to the north.

I could stand out on the road naked

and no one would see me!!!

Not that I'd do that ;)

I threw in this photo of Shep

our Akbash.

He looks small ...but he's HUGE.

Back down the lane to the cottage.

Cottage is on the left behind the lilac grove.

Our pasture is to the right.

Here's a couple of pictures of the cottage.

We still have to make shutters, stain the fence,

finish painting the trim, make a sidewalk

to the front door (which country people don't use),

plant grass between the fence and the cottage,

and one day down the road...build a screened porch.

Makes me tired just thinking about it!

Above is part of the view from the 

back of our farm.

A creek runs along those trees.

The nearest farm behind us is a mile away

which we can't see.

I love it!

The last photo is the back of the cottage again.

Yes I do hang my clothes out to dry!

So there you have it.

John I hope you enjoyed the photo's

and for those of you who are bored with 

seeing our farm....hopefully I'll be out 

of this Blogging slump soon. 

Amy...I'm thinking of you.

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day.

Maura :)