View From The Potting Shed

Christmas colors are red and green and it's warm somewhere today. Gardeners everywhere will love this no matter what the weather. I am a person who loves winter because most chores are inside ones and I don't have to worry about the great outdoors, except when it snows.



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Hedgehog Mittens to Knit

Aren't these hedgehog mittens the cutest things you've ever seen? I love them. It's probably too late for you to make these for Christmas 2010 but they would be a great project for the doldrums that set in after the holidays. Order kit here. They will be the most lovable things you'll ever knit to wear on your hands.



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Pastoral Landscape Flagstaff, Arizona

A lone tree + a cow + dark blue blue sky + white puffy clouds = a perfect landscape. Since much of the world is blanketed with snow, we shall remember summer.

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Busted: Cottage Dog on Sofa

Caught in the act of sneaking on the sofa! If you look closely near the rug to the left of the throw you'll see a disgusting dirty mark on the skirt fabric. I was attempting to disguise it with this wonderful brown wool throw but Webster assumed I put it there for him. This spot on the rug is his favorite. He stands there and slides his front feet forward while leaning on the sofa...thus the long mark on the sofa frame of dirt and his body oils. I've cleaned it before and will again when I have time.

I got a new sofa (long story for later) in another part of the room where my mother and I were sitting enjoying our morning coffee. It is a big comfy one and Webster wanted to join us but wasn't allowed so he politely walked over to his "spot" and defiantly climbed up making eye contact the whole time as if to say, "I'll show you what I do when you're not around and I'll do it to the new one too when I get a chance."



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Winter's Charm circa 1910

Winter's Charm circa 1910

Robert Demachy (France 1859–1938)

Another vintage photograph to please you. There are no people or structures in this image but you can tell it's old just by looking at it. Why is that?



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Bulldog Stuck in A Doggie Door

Hilarious. I wonder if this is even his house? What a face! via



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Smile For The Panda Photographer

This photographer gets paid in bamboo shoots. So cute!



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A Secret Garden in England

A fabulous Secret Garden in Nymans, West Sussex UK by Nigel Burkitt. England has the best stonework and the best gardens, doesn't it?



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Christmas Classics Sung by Old Crooners [Video]

Can you hear the Christmas music playing in this beautiful room?

Here's hoping you enjoy this trip down Memory Lane. I know I did. Close your eyes and listen; you'll think you're a kid again.



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Cat Enjoying the Milk

My cat would never put her head in a glass, even one full of heavy cream. Would yours? via Pixdaus

My cat Tabitha prefers getting hers like this.

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Black and White Kitchen Love

I wouldn't change a thing in this beautiful kitchen. You know how much I love a black and white checkerboard floor having had one myself in my previous kitchen. I really want to see more of that room behind the partially opened door, don't you? Is it a bedroom? We want more in case anyone is listening reading. Simply charming!



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Happy Christmas - John Lennon 1971 [Video]

War is Over.Would that this were true.
John and Yoko with The Harlem Community Choir ~ 1971.



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Audrey Hepburn and E.T.

Audrey Hepburn photographed by Richard Avedon - New York 1967

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came to Earth in 1982
Was he looking for his mother?

Am I the first person to notice the similarity between these two beloved movie stars? Was Steven Spielberg influenced by this Richard Avedon portrait? I know he's an art collector. Did he base this adorable Science Fiction character on this photograph? Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was still alive when the movie was released. I wonder if she saw it and remembered this photo shoot? I think she would have loved being called E.T.'s mother, don't you?

Photo credits Audrey and E.T.

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Make Do and Mend -- Again

My grandmother used to take outgrown hand-knitted garments apart and reuse the yarn for other knitting projects. Rush over to The Homely Place to see more versions of the "Make Do and Mend" slogan that is so timely once again. Elbow patches are all the fashion these days so don't throw away your worn garments. Patch and be proud.

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Addicted to Books

How many of you can relate to this? HaHa, count me in. I've been addicted to books all my life. One day I might fall victim to a reshelving accident too.



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River Landscape in Cumbria, England

Such a peaceful winter scene in the Lake District of the English countryside. No wonder Beatrix Potter decided to settle in this region.



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