Showing posts with label Shakespeare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shakespeare. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Wonderful Pen and Ink Drawing: Miranda

                                                             Pen and Ink Drawing
Robert Anning Bell, 1863-1933, artist.
Circa 1900
Found here.

Miranda is one of the principal characters of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. She is the only female character to appear on stage. Miranda is the daughter of Prospero, another of the main characters of The Tempest. Wikipedia

This drawing was done for Bell's decorated edition of Shakespeare's Tempest, published by Freemantle & Co. in 1901. 

Click HERE to see more art by Robert Anning Bell. 
Click on each thumbnail to enlarge and get more information.

xo

Friday, September 9, 2022

Stirring Speech by King Charles III


I thought King Charles II's 9 minute speech was quite wonderful. Especially the last line. 
"May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest'." 
That was the perfect Shakespeare quote for his Darling Mama.


They truly enjoyed each other's company.

Read the article in THE MIRROR here entitled: Soul-stirring meaning behind King Charles' 'flights of angels' line for the Queen in his speech. Long live the King.

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Wonderful Shakespeare Quote


Still working on the house but can see light at the end of the tunnel. My days have been busy and long lately and I am so looking forward to a lazy Sunday morning to recharge my battery. I found this Shakespeare quote on Pinterest and I love it. My gift for the past two weeks has been teaching my painters things they didn't know and they are so very appreciative. 
Have a great weekend.
xo

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

William Shakespeare's Family

Shakespeare Family

I learned so many things I did not know about Shakespeare's family life. When he married Anne Hathaway in 1582, he was 18 and she was 26! 

Read more about his early life in this article.
Enjoy!

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Shakespeare's Daughter's House with 17thC Garden




I copied the two photos above (with my phone) from one of my coffee table gardening books, "The Garden, A Celebration" Edited by Howard Loxton. I love the timber-framed house called Hall's Croft and the rear garden with no blank spaces for the weeds to grow. It looks care free but we all know there's no such thing.🪴

Enjoy the long July 4th weekend extending into Monday.
xo








Friday, June 25, 2021

Anne Hathaway's Cottage, wife of Shakespeare


The cottage of William Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway. This photo couldn't be lovelier, could it? via From the late 1580s, William Shakespeare started to divide his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London; his family and professional lives. Shakespeare's wife and children remained in Stratford and he made most of his financial investments in his home town.


Saturday, December 19, 2020

Vintage Christmas Card I Made Years Ago

I just discovered this Christmas Card I made long ago. I lost all the images I created when my desktop computer running Windows XP crashed and took away all my saved photos, photo editing software, Microsoft Word, and so much more. This was around 5 years ago I think. I just found this image on an old phone and I still love it. I scanned the image from one of my books, enlarged it and printed it in black and white on heavy card stock. I still adore everything about the image and the sentiment and this is my wish for you. I picture myself as the woman walking up to her cottage because her driveway hasn't been plowed and she had to leave her car at the bottom of the hill. Such is my life. xo

Friday, March 6, 2020

Waiting for My Daffodils

Title: Daffodils. 
Etching, Isabel Saul (early to mid-1900’s)
I am still waiting for mine, The shoots are several inches out of the ground but I don't have any buds yet but it won't be long. via

Daffodils come before the swallow dares, 
and take the winds of March with Beauty.
The Winter's Tale. William Shakespeare.

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Monday, August 28, 2017

The Meaning of Life

The meanng of life is to find your gift.
The purpose of life is to give it away.
William Shakespeare

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Shakespeare. 1st Folio Book Tour. USA

I knew about this tour but didn't know when it was happening. Drew University in Madison was selected as the sole New Jersey location and will host the exhibit for a month during the fall of 2016.

Where will this exhibit be shown to your state? Check the full list here. Once you find out the location, you will be able to search for WHEN yourself as I did for Drew. You're welcome!

Friday, August 1, 2014

The Wisdom of Shakespeare

I love the graphic that illustrates this quote by William Shakespeare. Everything went well at my Certificate of Occupancy inspection today and the carpenter bee treatment. We had some fierce blowing rain late this afternoon and I had quite a time cleaning up my wet floors and windowsills. I had open windows all over the house and couldn't close them quickly enough. It really cooled things off for my after supper walk with the Wonder Dog. 

I found a photo of the bedroom in the house where my new love seats once lived. I'm still over the moon with joy over them. Webster is still being a perfect gentleman and is respecting them too. 

My tall brass lamps were once in the dining room of this lovely house.

Here are the furnishings in my cottage for those of you who missed my previous posts.
I think everything looks perfectly cozy at my house, don't you? Enjoy your Friday evening. I'll be stretching out on the love seat by the window pretty soon, watching my small television. I changed the artwork to the right of the window. See photo here. See you tomorrow. xo

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

William Shakespeare's Birthday

I created this illustrated quote back in 2010 Via
Today is widely celebrated as William Shakespeare's 450th birthday but it's just a guesstimate according to Time Magazine. It's also a day for mourning for he died on this day too in 1616 at the age of 55.

William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Wikipedia
Born: 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
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Friday, November 29, 2013

David Tennant reads Shakespeare's Sonnets


Shakespeare's Sonnets from Touch Press on Vimeo.
I could listen to his Scottish accent all day long. This is a Promo for Shakespeare's Sonnets. I wonder if all 154 sonnets will be available when this project is ready for iPad publication?
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Friday, August 24, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Saturday, December 31, 2011

My New Year's Wish for Everyone in 2012

Health, Peace, and Sweet Content Be Yours. Shakespeare
I scanned this image from one of my antiquarian books and sent it as my Christmas Card several years ago. It is still my favorite. I think it works beautiful as a New Year's Card too.
Click to enlarge.