Painted Floor Cloth with Mariner's Compass . . .

Who doesn't love a painted floor?

This is the kitchen in my previous house. I painted the floor myself with gray and white diamonds. It wasn't hard at all and it held up very nicely.

Here is a scan of a page I ripped out of a magazine. I love the mariner's compass design on this painted floor cloth. At first I thought it was a painted floor but on closer examination I noticed several "wrinkles" so I decided it was a design on canvas. I have a hallway that is unusually narrow with a painted floor in a solid color.

One of these days I hope to decorate it. I might skip the diamonds and just put the mariner's compass in the center. The hardest part would be plotting out the design.

I am not at all ready to tackle such a project. I just wanted you to know what was on my mind today. Thanks for stopping by the cottage. ♥Rosemary

Life's Little Instruction Book, page 129 . . .

...To be continued...

Happy September 1st. I am feeling powerful and am looking forward to a great week of getting ready for fall. I got a good start yesterday and the weather looks great all week for mowing, clipping, putting the garden to bed, getting the weeds out of the driveway, and all those other fun things (not). I even started to tackle the giant weeds that line one side of the property where there is a steep slope. I am going to cut them each day for one hour after supper. How's that for a plan? Wish me luck. Please think of me when you are lounging on the beach or doing whatever you do the week before LABOR Day while I am laboring.
Thanks for stopping by the cottage for a chat. ♥Rosemary

WWF ~ Give a hand to wildlife . . .

I love this ad campaign asking us to give a helping hand to the animals.

WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Working globally to help endangered species.
GIVE A HAND TO WILDLIFE
Advertising Agency: Saatchi&Saatchi Simko, Geneva, Switzerland
Creative Director: Olivier Girard
Art Director: Nicolas Poulain
Copywriter: Jean-Michel Larsen
Body (hand) painter: Guido Daniele

Thanks for stopping by the cottage today for some inspiring art about our wildlife. ♥Rosemary

Love All, Trust Few | Shakespeare . . .

Thanks so much for stopping by the cottage. I hope your Sunday is wonderful. ♥Rosemary

Life's Little Instruction Book, page 128 . . .

...To be continued...

Thanks for stopping by the cottage on this last Saturday of August. The summer has virtually disappeared here and it's cold and rainy. After all the heat we've had, it feels very good. I just feel sorry for all the people on vacation. It will be better on Sunday. Enjoy your weekend. ♥Rosemary

Bicycle quote + film with a great message . . .

THOUGHTS ON MY BIKE is a film made for the NYC Bicycle Film Festival 2009. The fabulous score was written by Kev Corbett.
Thanks for stopping by the cottage for some bicycle inspiration today. Enjoy your Friday and the upcoming weekend as well. ♥Rosemary

Inspiring Art Video Story featuring a Watercolor Artist . . .

I hope this video will inspire all the artists out there who sometimes question whether or not their art is worthwhile. I enjoyed the watercolor musical story very much and hope you did too.
Thanks for stopping by the cottage today. Have a good one. ♥Rosemary

Life's Little Instruction Book, page 127 . . .

I overslept this morning on this fine summer day. The heat is supposed to be back in full force later on. I am going to get my outdoor work done early.
Thanks for stopping by the cottage! ♥Rosemary

The stewardship of owning land . . .

I was so happy to find this quote to go with another page I ripped out of a magazine. I found the quote and added the text to the photo. I am going to type it again so it can be searched in case you want to find it months from now.

"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own." Andy Warhol

I couldn't have said it better!

Life's Little Instruction Book, page 125 + 126 . . .

Thanks for stopping by the cottage to read a couple of pages from this wonderful book by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I will soon be finished transcribing these pages for you to read and won't that be a sad day? ♥Rosemary