Illustrated Quote About Architecture

My photograph of a beautiful sky seemed perfect for this quote. Agreed?



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Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Wishes

Thanksgiving is a busy day for all of us. I hope your turkey looks just like the one in the Norman Rockwell illustration called Freedom From Want. This painting appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on March 6, 1943 and inspired America. It continues to inspire me. Every time I look at it I remember my grandparents and the big family get togethers of days gone by.
I added the poem below the classic image.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving Place Cards | Free Download

I made some elegant fold-over Thanksgiving place cards for you using an 18th century engraving of a Cornucopia from my antiquarian book on Royal Crests. I probably didn't leave enough room for you to write the name of your guest so you'll have to write small. Sorry. You can use card stock and turn the page around and run it through your printer again and get 6 on one sheet. You can save the image to your photo editing software and print the names on your computer. You know what to do [hopefully].

Have fun decorating your holiday table.

Here is a single place card if you want to start from scratch.

The Reason I Like Fall and Winter

I've always liked the fall and winter landscape too for this very reason.
Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), Pennsylvania Landscape 1942, Tempra 35" x 47" Click photo to enlarge.

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It's Easier To Keep Up Than To Catch Up

This was my grandmother's favorite saying and she lived by these very words. She was never behind in anything...housework, cooking, sewing, gardening, and more. I wish a little more of her had rubbed off on me. But then I remind myself that she didn't have the Internet!

My grandfather (a minister) used one of these little wisk brooms to brush off his coat before he left the house every day. This one hangs in my vestible here at the cottage. My mother always says the reason Grandma was so caught up on everything was because she made the kids do most of the work. All I remember is that in her elder years she did everything herself with only Grandpa's help.



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Gardens in Late Summer

My late summer garden looks awful this year. The summer in NJ was brutal this year. A friend sent me an article from The New York Times today just in time for this post. Thanks Marybeth. I was glad to get a new recipe for a homemade weedkiller. I can't wait to try it. Click on the following link to read more.

In the Garden - Use Old Newspapers to Kill Weeds - NYTimes
"Try spritzing weeds while they are still sprouts with this homemade solution: a gallon of vinegar mixed with 2 tablespoons canola oil (other oils will gum up the sprayer head) and 1 tablespoon liquid Ivory dish detergent."

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Poor and Content | Shakespeare

I've always loved this quote by William Shakespeare.



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Nothing To Do Is No Fun

This great quote came across my screen one day recently in my subscription to Quotes of the Day on my iGoogle page. It's so true, isn't it? Get ready for a crazy week beginning Tuesday.

Great Poster.



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Seed Saver 2010 | Envelope for Saving Seeds

Here is another seed saving envelope for 2010 ~ A free download.

Click on the first image to print 2 on a page.

Click on the second image to print one large envelope on a page. You can run it through the printer once more to get two large ones on a page. Just be mindful of how you position the paper the second time around.
Happy Gardening and Seed Saving.

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Seed Saving Envelope 2010 | Free Download

Time to start saving seeds again. I made a new 2010 seed saving envelope for you today.

Click on the image to enlarge. Then print. You'll get two seed savers on one sheet of paper. Write the information about the seeds on the back of the envelope. Happy Gardening. Share you seeds with friends. Tuck some seeds from your garden inside a greeting card or Christmas card. Enjoy.

Other Seed Savers I've designed and blogged about.

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Remembering Daffodils

As I weed my pathetic garden I can vaguely remember my excitement this past spring when my daffodils were in bloom. This one was in my kitchen window.



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Andy Warhol and Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think Andy Warhol's Advertising Artwork is the perfect image for Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote. Agreed?




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George Washington | An Honest Man Quote

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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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Harriet Beecher Stowe | On Architecture

This quote is still true in America for the most part. There aren't that many new houses being built that can stand the test of time either architecturally or structurally.

Harriet Beecher Stowe | 1811-1896 | American Author and Abolitionist




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Beatrix Potter Hated Publicity

I'm so glad she succeeded in becoming an old woman. On moving to the Lake District, Potter became engrossed in breeding and showing Herdwick sheep. She became a respected farmer, a judge at local agricultural shows and President of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association. Read more . . .

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A True Friend Is A Blessing

François de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer 1613-1680

"A true friend is the greatest of all blessings,

and that which we take the least care to acquire."

Why not touch base with a friend today?




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