Looking Back at 2011

January saw snow here in Kansas

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's hard to believe that we're 

already into the new year...

is it just me or did you find the 

old year flew by?

As I look back on 

2011

I realize that it was a busy year

 at

Lilac Lane Cottage

here at

Kisiwa Creek Ranch

January saw lots of snow and

February I had my

One Year Give-Away!

Most of the month of March

was a mess with renovations

being made to the bathroom.

What a job

but it was worth it!

April saw the return of the Lilacs.

Unfortunately it wasn't a good year for them

but we did get enough blossoms to

enjoy that wonderful heady

perfume.

The Monarchs loved them too :)

May into June we spent our days 

priming and painting the house.

Going from medium blue to 

pale yellow was a pain!

June was the month of kittens!

We found these two out in one of

our buildings but then their 

feral momma carried them

out to our burn pile

and that's where I found them.

Dora the black one found a wonderful home

and Henry is 'fixed' and living with us.

It was a terribly hot summer but we managed

to have a little tea party in the garden with 

my new tea cozy I had won :)

The end of August was the time

for the annual 

Heritage Days in Yoder Kansas

where the Amish mix with the

locals and have fun competing in all kinds

horse events.

September took me to Ozark Missouri

with my sister in law Donna

where we had a wonderful time

antique shopping

:)

October was the month of the dust storm

here at the ranch.

This was a summer of drought for sure.

November

My younger (by 3 months!) Sister

came to visit from Canada!

She got to experience

2 earthquakes while she was here.

December 

was a wonderful month

of good food good company

and ended with a 

couple of surprises.

Which I'll share with you soon ;)

I wish you and yours all the best for a

HAPPY

HEALTHY

2012