Content in a Cottage

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

BBC America | Royal Roundup: Palace Releases New Wedding Schedule

Westminster Abbey

Royal Wedding Insider: Palace Releases New Wedding Schedule Buckingham Palace has released a new timeline of events for April 29. All times are London time. For the most comprehensive schedule, combine with previous timeline. You might have to print both schedules and put them together to find out what's happening and when.

In order to figure what time all this is taking place at your house you can refer to this: Every Time Zone in a visual display. I live in the New York time zone and London time is 4 hours ahead. I use this time zone checker all the time. Love it.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you -- The Royal Wedding will be streamed Live on YouTube. That's really exciting for those of you who will be at work or don't have a TV set. Actually I know several people who watch everything on a computer. Isn't technology grand?

The Power of The Flower

Loving this beautiful macro shot of a flower up close and personal. Great Easter color.

Vintage Easter Postcards
Bunny Ears Napkin Folding for Easter
Bird's Nest Cookie Recipe for Easter

Disney's Little House Movie

A little house on a little hill out in the country. This is the cutest, sweetest short film and so very timely too even though it was made in 1952. I found it at the Tiny House Blog: Disney's Little House Movie "Although a cartoon, and maybe not what you expect to see here, I think it effectively demonstrates how our country's thoughts on housing have evolved through the years. It also shows why so many people today have come to realize that living more simply, in the long run, is the way to go. As most of us know, having more and bigger does not make you happier.

Thanks Disney for presenting this lesson so well for us."

Tulips at Rockefeller Center

I love to see tulips anywhere and especially in a city setting. Isn't this photo beautiful with the sky and the flowers providing the only color? Love the perspective too. *

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Anne Hathaway and Piero Fornasetti

I love Anne Hathaway and think she looks stunning against the backdrop of Piero Fornasetti wallpaper featuring the iconic face of operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri, as a motif. *_*

Piero Fornasetti

“I do not believe in eras or times. I do not.

I refuse to establish the value of things based on time.”

Edgar Allan Po ?

I wonder how Poe would like being depicted as one of the Teletubbies? I thought this was genius and super hilarious. :)

Orchid Portrait

I took this photo several years ago while I was hosting a realtor open house. I took my camera along and luckily there were many interesting things to photograph and pass the time away. I was very pleased with this portrait of a beautiful orchid that was in the seller's living room.

I can remember when you could buy orchid corsages in almost any grocery store for women to wear to church on Easter Sunday. We always bought one for my grandmother.