Sunday, January 17, 2010

A Pile Of Newly Cut Logs


ll of this firewood that was cut on May 29th last year is almost gone. I hope I will get buttercups in this same spot again. They were so beautiful. You can never tell where they will pop up since they like to jump around from year to year. I had a very busy day yesterday with real estate customers, both buyers and sellers. I think this will be a good year.
I am finally beginning to feel like my old self after the first cold I've had in 3 years. I am not a complainer, I just like to suffer in silence. Now that I'm better, I don't mind telling about it. Webster was the one who suffered the most because his walks were not nearly as plentiful as he would have liked. We played ball yesterday now that all of the snow has melted and that made him very happy. He got the "crazy runs" and made me laugh as he zoomed around at 90 miles an hour. He wore himself out.
Enjoy your Sunday. I know I will. Rosemary



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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Beautiful Sunrise


A beautiful sunrise is definitely one of the rewards for getting up early. This was the view out my window one morning earlier in the week. Today is almost like spring. No coat needed, a vest is plenty. So nice. Enjoy your weekend, Rosemary.



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Jane Austen Exhibit At The Morgan Library and Museum







"A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy," a new exhibition of letters, engravings and manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum, is drawn from the institution's extensive Austen holdings. Slideshow via The New York Times Read more in the NYTimes article.
Exhibit runs through March 14 at the Morgan, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street; (212) 685-0008; themorgan.org

Have a great weekend, Rosemary.



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Friday, January 15, 2010

My Favorite New Year's Card | Letterpress

This is by far my favorite New Year's card. My friend Richard McGeehan always uses the best letterpress stationery. My photo doesn't do the card justice. The wonderful paper is almost as thick as a coaster and the impression is very deep. Thank you Richard.

Here is his design website: http://www.mcgeehandesign.com/
He is very talented and we have been friends for years. The website is relatively new and doesn't begin to show his true talent.



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Dog Rules For Property Ownership

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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 152


Great advice from H. Jackson Brown, Jr.



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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Quiz: What Font Type Are You?



This site is wonderful. You answer four questions and the perfect font is picked out for you based on your answers. Make up a name. The password is 'character'. You must do this before you can enter the site. It is fabulous. What type are you? Wasn't that fun?
The resident psychiatrist told me I am Marina Script.



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Orangutan And Dog Are Soul Mates

One of my readers (she has a brand new blog) sent me a wonderful video this morning about a very unusual friendship between an orangutan and a dog at the Tigers Sanctuary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Watch it. It will definitely make your day. It's very uplifting and so happy. Enjoy.



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Allegory of Winter | 18thC. French Painting

Oil on Canvas, Allegory of Winter
Artist: Jacques de La Joue the Younger (French, 1686–1761)
Dimensions: Irregular, 39 1/4 x 41 5/8 in.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906

The painting accurately captures the face of winter, doesn't it? It makes me cold just to look at it.



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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Year Of The Tiger Commemorative Stamp

Issue Type: Commemorative
Issue City: Los Angeles, CA 90052
Issue Date: January 14, 2010
Issue Series: Celebrating Lunar New Year
(Chinese New Year)

It's beautiful. Read more about this stamp that will be issued tomorrow by the USPS.



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Things I Learned From My Dog


Dogs are so smart. You can learn a lot from them. Just ask Webster, he has trained me very well.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Frank Lloyd Wright's Studio



The first photo shows the library within Wright's studio in Oak Park, Illinois. It was an octagonal appendage to the mass of the whole reached by a narrow corridor. No spot could seem more remote or more tranquil. The perfect place to think things out or meet with clients. The studio itself (second photo) wraps around and lies beneath a tall open area that terminates at a canopy ceiling with beams that form umbrella-like ribs. Placed around this space on several levels are work areas with double drafting tables. Light is abundant and the sense of interaction among the spaces is strong, yet the work stations themselves seem very private. This must be considered the dream office for any architect past or present. Agreed? See Wikipedia listing for Frank Lloyd Wright.

Photographed from a favorite book in my Architectural Library: OF HOUSES & TIME by William Seale ~ Personal Histories of America's National Trust Properties. Sorry about the page glare in the second photo. Rosemary



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Children Playing On A Fence Circa 1914


Young Barbara Douglas (4th from left) and her friends climb a fence about 1914. Look at the size of some of those hair bows. What fun it must have been being a child of privilege living and playing at Brucemore in Cedar Rapids, Iowa during The Douglas Era 1906-1937.

Photograph from one of my architectural books: OF HOUSES & TIME by William Seale, Personal Histories of America's National Trust Properties.



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Monday, January 11, 2010

Staying Home Circa 1921

Margaret and William Penn Cresson at home in 1921, the first summer of their marriage. Painted by John C. Johansen in their cottage The Dormouse, a wedding gift from Margaret's father Daniel Chester French who lived nearby in Chesterwood. Margaret later donated his home to the National Trust.

I used my camera to capture this image rather than my scanner which is too hard on my cherished books. The photo of the above-mentioned painting is from OF HOUSES & TIME by William Seale. Personal Histories of America's National Trust Properties. It's a wonderful room as well as a happy moment in time, isn't it?



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