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
 
 

 

 

Welcome Guests!

It's that time of year when many of us

look forward to traveling and 

visiting friends and

relatives.

Or

we look 

forward to receiving 

friends and relatives that we

haven't seen for a while.

Our guest room is ready :)

It's a cute room with lots of light

on the south west corner of the cottage.

The lamp on the left was my gr-grandmothers

This room is right off the living room

and right next to ours through 

that door on the left.

I know...but it locks!

What's neat about our little

cottage is that every 

bedroom (3) has two doors.

This is wonderful for air circulation 

both in the summer and winter

and every room except the

laundry room/back porch 

has a ceiling fan.

You need that here in Kansas

as it gets VERY hot.

When triple digit temperatures

are here...like now...

you really appreciate that air movement.

Yes we do have central air conditioning :) 

This pretty rose sign

hung above our

front porch

in the city. 

Never thought I'd see the 

day that sign would come down

 and end up in a farm cottage in the

country.

So glad it did!

Love the details on this 

vintage lamp

I bought in the small town 

near us.

This room looks out to the lilac 

grove that runs along 

the lane

to the cottage.

It also looks out onto the

Annabelle Hydrangea's

that grow along the front of the cottage.

I found this chair years ago at a garage sale

in the city. I meant to re-paint it

but I just can't bring myself to do it.

Maybe one day.

Above is a little hand made

Amish girls dress pinafore apron and cap

that I bought near the

Amish community not

far from us.

Even the hanger is hand made.

This is the Edwardian wedding sheet

I bought at the big 

Flea Market

not far from us this spring.

If we have company I will remove

this sheet which I just put

on top of a regular ruffled

sheet.

The pillow is a garage sale find.

Have you got your guest room ready?

I'm linking this week with Cielo

at

House In The Roses

for

Show Off Your Cottage Monday

I hope you have a WONDERFUL week!

Maura :)

An Edwardian Wedding Sheet

Last Sunday my Hubby surprised me

by asking if I'd like to go to the 

 Flea Market.

I had been thinking about it

because we had missed the 

last couple of months

but because he 

just had knee surgery 

less than two weeks ago 

I figured we'd just forget this one

and hit the last one in June.

Well heck YA...I jumped on that one

right away!

He promised me he'd stop and rest

if his knee got sore...

so off we went.

On the 3rd isle 

I came across a lady selling

antique linens. 

I wasn't going to stop because

I had my heart set 

on something else but some

antique lace caught my eye.

Lo and behold I hit the 

MOTHER LOAD!

I found a beautiful

hand made

Edwardian Wedding Sheet!

It is GORGEOUS!

Please excuse me for taking

pictures before I ironed it but 

this thing is HUGE

100"x114" 

and I'm back painting the outside

of the house again so 

ironing will have to wait!

The handmade lace is so delicate.

This little corner above is the only

damage that I can see.

There are a couple of tiny spots

on the linen but they may come out

with a little tender loving care.

There is also a monogram

but I'm not sure what the letters are. 

This is how it sits on the sheet.

The sheet 'turns down' 36 inches.

I was in a hurry to take pictures

so I just used this quilt for now.

I'll soon be switching

to a summer comforter

which I think will look better.

Thanks to my hubby for suggesting 

we go...even though he had to sit down 

less than half way through

and still told me to 

"go have fun!"

So I did.

I also found this "Tea Towel" 

as my English Nana 

called them.

She explained many 

years ago that ones like these

were used for drying your 

crystal and silverware

as they didn't leave

lint.

I think this one is much

too pretty to use.

Can you imagine

going to all this work

just to dry something!

I saw this tiny cast iron

flying pig

and just had to buy it.

Isn't he cute!

I'm not sure what I'll do with the old

 feed sacks

but I liked them and they were 

inexpensive so I bought them.

Last but not least I found this 

old wooden ladder.

It's been cut in half

but it's the perfect size

for in the house

once I wax it.

I had a great time

and Hubby said he had 

fun "people watching". 

I wonder if I'll get him to 

go next month ;)

I'm linking up with 

Amy and Deborah Jean 

for 

And Liz at

Brambleberry Cottage

for

 

And Suzanne 

at 

Coloradolady

for 

http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/>Vintage Thingy Thursday

I hope you have a WONDERFUL

Memorial Day Weekend!

Maura :)