Giant Soap Bubbles | Amazing Video

This is quite restful to watch. Nice music too. I can't figure out how he gets the soap between the wands, can you?




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X-ray lamp

Isn't this a great way to use your old x-rays after the break has healed, the cast is off, and you're not on crutches anymore? X-ray lamp




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Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding | ‘Royalty’ in Rhinebeck, NY

Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding: ‘Royalty’ in Rhinebeck - Slide Show - NYTimes.com
Published: August 1, 2010
Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton were married Saturday night at a ceremony that captivated the town of Rhinebeck, N.Y., though the proceedings and high-profile guests were largely hidden from view.




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Beautiful Goldfinch | NJ State Bird

I never tire of seeing these wild canaries even though they are quite common where I live. Image via Flickr

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English Proverb on Gardening

Maybe this is why my garden looks so dreadful this year. I didn't prepare it in my soul. The deer ate the tops off 2 of my 5 tomato plants too. There is hardly anything left. Boo hoo.

"The garden must be prepared in the soul or else it will not flourish."

English Proverb




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Dream or Daydream Depending on Your Time Zone

It's early and I have all day to daydream. Enjoy your Sunday. via




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Astor Courts | Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Site

• Photo #1. A view of the entrance to Astor Courts, designed by Stanford White and built in 1903.
• Photo #2. A closer view of the front exterior of the Stanford White design.
• Photo #3. The restored main reception room of the playhouse, now known as Astor Courts, where Chelsea Clinton's wedding will take place.

Learn more about the history of Astor Courts via The New York Social Diary. More photos too. Chelsea got a beautiful day for her wedding; one of the ten best days of the year in New York State. I can't wait to see the photos of the happy couple.




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Moseley Old Hall | English Manor House and Garden

The back gardens built from scratch by the National Trust as a faithful recreation of a 17th century garden. Moseley Old Hall on Flickr I've blogged about this place before . . . here. I still want to go. Who wants to join me? Have a great weekend.

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Billy Baldwin Loved A Roomful of Books

"The best decoration in the world is a roomful of books." Billy Baldwin




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You Can Never Have Too Many Drawers

If you're looking for a very clever storage idea, you might consider this one featured recently in Traditional Home magazine. I do much better with drawers than I do with closets for some reason. I love these drawers Down Under the stairs.




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Life's Little Instruction Book | Volume II | Page 17

I made a zucchini casserole last night. 'Tis the season.




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Craft Wrap Gift Compute in a Closet

Craft, Wrap & Gift Closet | The Inspired Room
I've always been a fan of offices in closets. Here's another idea for creating a craft, wrap and gift closet. Image from Country Living.




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Jantzen Swimwear is 100 Years Old

Boy, does this ever make me feel old. I loved Jantzen bathing suits and always bought them. I really didn't even realize they were still in business and I certainly did not know the company was founded in 1910. How very smart of them to revive the line thanks to all that free advertising on MAD MEN. I thought it was very bold of Don Draper to dismiss them the way he did on the season premier. They deserved it for being so narrow-minded. View their creative 2010 ad campaign here. Do you think bathing caps will come back too?




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Mad Men's Don Draper | Hockey or Football Fan?

This detail in Mad Men season 4 premier went completely over my head. Did you catch this goof in the sportscast segment of the show?
Don Draper was supposed to be watching hockey, not football, on Saturday night




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Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter

She did love her rabbits, didn't she. Today marks 142 years since her birth. Beatrix Potter was born July 28, 1866 and died December 22, 1943 but her books will live on forever. Enlarge the photo and you'll see that she's wearing a Sherlock Holmes Deerstalker cap. Elementary my dear Watson. image

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