Pablo Picasso Quote

Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working. Pablo Picasso via

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A woman surveys a treacherous mountain pass in the Pyrenees of France, 1956 - Photograph by Justin Locke, National Geographic. Doesn't this take your breath away? I think we are so fortunate these days to have better equipment to take care of the snow. I'm so lucky to live on a county road that is plowed around the clock. I'm having my furnace serviced for the winter on Friday. I still have visions in my head of getting stuck in the snow on a pretty regular basis when I was young and we lived in Pennsylvania. Do people even use chains on their tires these days? What are you doing to get ready for winter? 

Cheerful Kitchen Behind Pocket Doors

It's nice to see pocket doors again instead of sliding barn doors, isn't it? I love this cheerful small pantry kitchen with open shelves and checkerboard floor. via

My exterior painting hasn't started yet but I've been busy with trades people working inside. All of my electrical problems have been solved inside and out. Plumber is coming on Friday. Progress is being made. 

It's Easy Being Green

What a lovely small dining room! The shades of moss and sage green are very pleasing and soothing, aren't they? via

Grand Old Brass Plumbing Fixtures

Yes, yes, yes, I love these. I wish I could see the whole tub so I could understand the recessed area. via

Keep Building Your Dreams

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One Color to Pop

This is a very pleasing accent color in an otherwise all white interior. I like the brown leather tuxedo sofa in the other room too. Larger version of this cottage farmhouse entry here.

The Wonder Dog Sleeps

He loves the cooler weather when he can be wrapped up in blankets when he naps. Webster bids you all a good night and a great second half of the weekend tomorrow. xo

Blaise Hamlet Cottages - Antique Print

An antique 19th century lithograph showing the cottages of Blaise Hamlet. It is in a museum now. 

Blaise Hamlet Cottages, Bristol England

This must be Rose Cottage.

I've never even heard of this hamlet but now I must go. Blaise Hamlet is a hamlet in north-west Bristol England, composed of a complex of small cottages around a green. They were built around 1811 for retired employees of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House. The hamlet was designed by John Nash, master of the Picturesque style. He had worked for Harford on other buildings. The cottages are now owned by the National Trust. They are still occupied and not open to the public, but the ensemble may be viewed from the outside. All the cottages, and the sundial on the green (which is accessible to the public), are Grade I listed buildings. Rose Cottage is now rented out by the National Trust as a holiday cottage. image source

There is a composit of all the cottages HERE on Flickr.

What a wonderful man John Harford must have been. The whole concept gives me goose bumps, and knowing he carried it out is simply wonderful. This must be one of the most charming places in all of England. Have a great weekend.