Skagit Valley Tulip Fields, Washington State

Now those red tulips are just plain gorgeous, aren't they?
Skagit Valley Tulip Fields in Early Morning, Washington




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Sophisticated Log Cabin

Backwoods Design ~ Slideshow
A look at Butch Anthony’s home, part of an 80-acre compound in the Alabama woods, and his “micro” folk-art festival.

Images: The New York Times




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Buy or Make Your Own Seed-Bombs

Available from Anthropologie. See how the ones above are made here.

If you want to get down and dirty and make your own, watch this slideshow from The Los Angeles Times showing the step-by-step process of making seed bombs that gardeners-on-the-go can drop into the soil of barren, forlorn spots. I think these are so wonderful. You can be the Johnny Appleseed of wildflowers by throwing these around to beautify the urban landscape. I think I'll throw some around places where I never mow here at the cottage and see what happens.

Here is another pictorial tutorial from Instructables.




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Tiny Garage Converted To Home For $32,000

I love stories about converting spaces into tiny homes. This article that appeared recently in The New York Times tells about a garage that was converted into a 250 square foot home in Seattle for $32,000. View Slideshow and read Full article. I've always wondered how I'd fare in small quarters. My cottage isn't that big and I struggle all the time keeping things neat. It would be a lot easier if I ditched half my stuff but I'm not ready. This lady was. Interesting, isn't it? Could you live happily ever after in smallness?




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Tree and Barn in Winter

It's raining pretty hard at my house today but at least it's not snow. That kind of precipitation is such a faint memory now. I am too sleepy to look for pictures of rain on my computer so snow it is this morning. Enjoy your day.




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Entertaining Looks Easy In These Photos

I've always liked these stainless steel islands more than stationary built-ins that have to stay in the same place forever. David Jimenez has cleverly and beautifully arranged this one for a buffet and a bar.




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More Shelves To Love

If these shelves were mine, they would contain mostly antiquarian books. Is there anything better than a wall of shelves from the floor to the ceiling and from side to side? I think not.




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Lake House Extraordinaire

Dibs...I saw this lake house first so it's mine, all mine. But you may come and visit. Photo by Bjorn Wallander




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Stormy Skies Over Tuscany

Brrr...It's a chilly April Saturday here at the cottage. I was going to teleport myself to Tuscany but I see it doesn't look any better there with that stormy sky. Actually, I don't mind the chill because I get my best work done in "San Francisco" weather. Have a great weekend y'all. See you later. Rosemary

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Nice Place For An Organized Desk

I don't know if I could keep my desk neat enough for such a public location but I really like the way this looks. Have a great weekend, Rosemary.

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Woman Builds $20,000 Dog House

Woman Builds $20,000 Dog House for 3 Pampered Pets:

What does a $20,000 dog house look like? A lot like a regular house, only smaller and with the scaled-down furniture lower to the ground.




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Wisteria

I mowed my front and back lawns last night and did quite a lot of weeding. I didn't finish until almost 8pm. It was a really good workout and everything looks so nice this morning. My wisteria is starting to bloom too. Mine doesn't touch the house like the beautiful mature vine in the image above. It's so nice in the spring and very fragrant too. One must be very careful that it doesn't take over like it did at Grey Gardens.




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It's A Beautiful Country Morning

It's a beautiful country morning here at the cottage. I can smell my new-mown grass through the open window. My push mower started with the first pull of the string late yesterday after being in the garage all winter. I was so happy. I'll be back later. Have a great Friday, Rosemary.




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Repurposed Vintage Refrigerator

I love the way the old refurbished refrigerator looks in this cabin, don't you? It's a very sophisticated mix of old and new.




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Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day. I love this globe magnified in the water drop.




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