Charleston Cottage + WrapAround Porch

WOW. This small cottage with a wrap-around porch is amazing, agreed? via

Artistic Design and Construction, design-build firm, Charleston, SC. A.Kinard photo.

April Showers

April showers bring May flowers.

I woke up to a foggy morning after a rainy day yesterday. My phone says it will clear off later and there will be sunshine but more rain on Thursday. That's fine with me since I've always liked rainy days. See you later. xo

Emerson Quote

Really good advice.

I am a very patient person.

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Very Nice White Kitchen

This kitchen looks very nice, doesn't it? I would like to see the whole thing to see if the stove protruding farther than the counters bothers me in person. It bothers me in the photo but it's probably fine (smile).

Season 6 CALL THE MIDWIFE tonight

A friend just texted me that a new season of Call The Midwife on PBS begins tonight at 8pm. Hope you see this in time. If you miss tonight, you can watch it online.

It's 1962 and times are changing, with new leadership and policies at Nonnatus house.

Sunday Morning Sun in My Living Room

I put this photo on Instagram this morning and thought my blog followers might like it too. The sun was shining nicely on my fireplace so I had to leave my cup of hot coffee to capture it. Here's hoping you enjoy your first April Sunday. I'm helping a friend move and it's a beautiful day to be working and doing some heavy lifting. See you later. xo

April Fool's Day Smile for You

For many, many more photos of this adorable pup, click here.

Lovely Wet Bar in A Butler's Pantry

I love the sink, marble countertop and backsplash and especially the faucet. The framed black and white engravings are perfect too. I like everything I see in this Birmingham, Alabama home. via

Have a great weekend!

Sunroom Windows

I have always liked these industrial windows. The roof overhang here is a nice detail for the patio.

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Kindness

I live this quote.

I've never heard it before, have you?

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Trimming the Ancient Hedges

Trimming the ancient hedges.

What a Herculean effort!

This photo takes my breath away.

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Walking in Derbyshire England

Could anything be more beautiful?

I think not.

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The Dressing Room in My Cottage

I have photographed this room before but not this view. The table is at the foot of the antique bed. All of the floors in this wing of the cottage are painted this color, the hall and the smaller bedroom where I sleep. That room has no closet. So now you have another small peek into my home. It rained all morning but cleared up nicely by late afternoon. 

I didn't watch Masterpiece last night but recorded it for later in the week. I am on the very last Season of MI-5 and should finish tomorrow. I am going to miss the best espionage thriller I have ever seen. I am so lucky to have such a good library chocked full of DVDs to entertain me. There is almost nothing on regular TV these days that holds my interest. The BBC Video productions have me thoroughly spoiled! See you soon. xo

Breakfast in Bed and Masterpiece on PBS

Not my bed. Not my breakfast.

But I did have a very leisurely Sunday morning with coffee in bed watching MI-5. Now I am ready for a Sunday evening with the Brontë Sisters on PBS.

To Walk Invisible The Brontë Sisters follows the Brontë sisters in the eventful three-year period that saw them rise from ordinary, unmarried women, taking care of the household and their widowed father, to the secret authors of the world’s most sensational literature.

MASTERPIECE brings these remarkable literary geniuses to life with a beautifully filmed and acted two-hour drama, premiering on Sunday, March 26th, 2017 at 9/8c. Enjoy. xo

Quizzical Owl

Are you ready for the weekend?

This burrowing owl photo made me laugh.

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More about Beatrix Potter

A teenage Beatrix Potter with her pet mouse Xarifa, 1885, from Cotsen Children’s Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University.

The daughter of Manchester Unitarians wealthy from the cotton trade, Helen Beatrix Potter, born Saturday, 28 July 1866, grew up in a fully-serviced Kensington house. Notwithstanding the butlers, governesses, grooms, nurses and maids she suffered early from the angst of loneliness. A cold, uninterested mother raised the child at arm’s length, and the warmest early companionship came from pets – lizards, guinea-pigs, newts, birds, mice, bats and rabbits, cats and dogs.

Read more fascinating information about our favorite illustrator here.

Welcome Spring

This rooster really has something to crow about on this first day of Spring. I photographed this image from my Royal Book of Crests.

I took this photo yesterday on my way home from walking my property at sundown. The snow has been melting rapidly and this was the first time I could walk easily in my boots. All the snow has melted from my back roof but there is still plenty on the western front. The birds sound happy on this sunny day and here's hoping you are too. See you later. xo

Daffodil Lawn

Are you dreaming of daffodils? Mine are still buried under over a foot of snow. Do you love this 1775 Welsh cottage as much as I do? Have a great weekend. More photos here.

More Copper Cookware

Copper and polished nickel together. Nice!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

Wonderful Small Kitchen w/ Two Sinks

This kitchen would suit me just fine.

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