Vegetable Garden Here I Come!

We are Moving!

Decorating our new mailbox

 We are moving

               tomorrow!

Why am I blogging the night before?

                 I don’t know!

On Komo news, the other night, they said a new study from Harvard (I think) found that people who used Facebook and shared about themselves have good feelings (similar to sex; but on a lower scale). 

????????

I think Harvard needs to come up with better uses of their time!

and I don’t think that “Facebook” and “Sex” should be in the same sentence.

What do you think?

Cake Bunting

Country Cottage Bunting

 To Celebrate Life and our move to the country; I’m giving away a cake bunting set made from oil cloth and a decorative bunting for any occassion. The winner will be announced May 23, 2012.

To be eligible for winning, you need to leave a comment telling me about your dream home.

For an additional chance to win, please copy and paste this “Bunting Giveaway” ad (below) on your site with it linking to this post on Country Cottage Living (and let me know in a comment).

Bunting Giveaway

For another additional chance to win, please join our group on Facebook by clicking on the Facebook icon in the upper right column of this blog.

Thanks and Good Luck!

Highclere Castle

 The photos below are of the exceptional cast/characters of Downton Abbey.

The Family of Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey Servants

Downton Abbey Ladies

 I’m fascinated with the lives of each of the characters but especially the 3 young ladies in the above photo. Mary, Edith, and Cybil.

I long to travel to Europe and visit the famous Castles and Gardens and especially Highclere Castle which is only 1 hours and 20 minutes from London. I recently discovered a website that has reasonable prices for Hostels in London. At around $40 US per night, one could stay in London and take day trips to the surrounding areas.

Our Country Cottage Home

Looking to the fields

Looking the other way

Back Door (there are 3 back doors)

Looking past the shed

 Moving to the country has been a dream for our family in the last 5 years or so…

We discovered this old white farmhouse and fell in love. We had a long list of what we needed in a house and it had most of the qualities!

We know it’s not perfect and it never will be.

and

actually, that’s what makes it special.

I’ll be terrible busy in the next 3 weeks but stay posted for updates. My daughter has named 3 of our future chickens: Betty, Jackie and Lucy! Great? huh?!

B&B Breakfast

Eggs Benedict

Bicycles Available

 I promise these are the last pics of River Run…

For Breakfast, delivered to our room, we had fresh fruit, scones, toast, gourmet coffee, orange juice and eggs benedict.

We didn’t have time to pedal around town, but these bikes are available and I’m determined to use them next time.

In case anyone is curious, I’ve basically only learned one skill on Photoshop Elements and that is adding a duplicate layer and adding hard light or soft light. The way things are going, it might take another 3 months to try another tip from The Pioneer Woman’s photo tips…

                                               BECAUSE

My brain cells can’t seem to focus and remember…HELP!

I’m only in my 30′s!!!

…sorry for digressing, I just had to get that out.

Have a super day!

River Run Docks

River Run more-boats

River Run Waterfront

Water Lilly

River House

Many Pots

 Sharing some more photos from Ladner, B.C. Canada…It’s really another world living by the river. The B&B we stayed in was the most unique dwelling(s) on the river…River Run Cottages.

Another exciting tidbit…we may be moving, after all, to

THE COUNTRY!

We’ll let you know soon!

River Run Swan

River Run Mossy Pot

River Run Wrap-Around-Porch-House

River Run boats

 I’m learning bit by bit how to do things in Photoshop Elements; like add “Hard Light.” I’m learning from the Pioneer Woman’s Photoshop tips.

These pics were taken a couple week ago in Ladner, B.C. Canada.

Thanks for visiting!

P.S. sorry if my photos are not all flowing and blending…I’m slowly learning how to tweak them to look their best. If anyone knows of good tutorials on Photoshop (for dummies), let me know!

River Run Sign

Keepers Quarters Gate

Wicker & Side Table

Welcome Cookies

the Kitty on our bed

Real Woodstove - yippee!

Aveeno Mint Scented Shampoo, etc.

They think of all the details: including Q-tips!

 Rotten Spoiled

      We Were.

-more pics soon!

White Rock Clock

 Lovely view, isn’t it?

Getting away from home to explore and play is a great refresher! My husband and I just “got away” for 24 hours and went to White Rock, B.C. Canada and Ladner. Today, I’ll share a few White Rock photos!

White Rock Train & Dock

White Rock train tracks

Donny & Mel

White Rock Boats

White Rock Street-side

Sage Store Front