When I find my milkman, I'll ask him if he knows a bread delivery man like this one in France. I actually found a link called "Find Me A Milkman" but alas there isn't one in my area.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Wonderful Christmas Beverage
Nothing says Christmas like hot chocolate in reindeer mugs with homemade marshmallows and chocolate swizzle sticks. A little peppermint mint bark candy on the side is nice too. I'm sure there is a roaring fire nearby too. via
Cheetah in the Snow
This is an amazing photo -- found on Pixdaus -- photo by Exeter. His coat must be extremely thick and warm.
Monday, December 17, 2012
One More Week
A week from today these beautiful creatures will be flying around the world pulling Santa's sleigh. They look to be in fine shape, don't they? via
Cottage House Plan, Circa 1929
I really like this dutch colonial cottage from a 1929 home building catalog. I would want a full bath on the first floor and maybe a bedroom on that level too. It's a very sensible and charming plan that would work just as easily today with a little tweeking. Agreed? I love the green roof. Found here.
Carved Angel in Rome
Such a beautiful image. I hope the families in Newtown are able to be comforted in their time of sorrow. The whole world weeps for and with them. via
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Delivering the Egg Nog
I still have such fond memories of the milk man. Nothing today compares to those glass bottles full of fresh milk with the cream on top. Ours delivered eggs, butter, cottage cheese and probably a few other dairy products too. The egg nog at Christmastime was the best! Leaving the empty bottles in the milk box beside the front door with a note in one containing the next day's order was recycling at its best. Now that you can have your groceries delivered to your home after placing an order online, I say bring back the old-fashioned milk man! via
White on White
I love this photo. No footprints, just snow and shadows. I wonder if this was a color photo converted to black and white and shades of gray or if it was just a gray day? It's absolutely beautiful. You can hear the quiet, can't you? via
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Goose Crossing in Hampshire England
A delightful thatched country cottage on the south coast of England. Charming! via
Perfect Tree Lined Drive
I hope there is a wreath on each of the gates now that the trees are (probably) bare. I'm curious about the driveway. Is it patterned concrete or stone pavers set in concrete? I'd like to see more of the walls with the diamond espalier. I love the way the canopy of the trees has formed a natural arch. Lovely! Have a wonderful weekend. via
Friday, December 14, 2012
Wonderful Weathered Door with Wreath
Another great old weathered door with a grapevine wreath covered with berries opening to a great room all decked out for Christmas. via
White Poppies
These white Oriental Poppies are beautiful. Must look for some seeds. Now is the time to sow them. image source
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Hooked Rug with Not Quite White Owls
Not Quite White
21" x 27"
#8 and #6 cut wool on linen
Designed and hooked by
Karen Larsen
Crows’s Foot Farm Designs
Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania
2012
I recently reconnected with an old friend from this area who now lives in Pennsylvania. She has been hooking since 2006 and one of her original rug designs is on the November/December 2012 cover of Rug Hooking Magazine.
Read about why these owls are "Not Quite White" in a portion of the article Creating White from Colors. I think she did a wonderful job, don't you? Her home was just photographed for an upcoming feature in Rug Beat. The owl rug looks beautiful on her dining room wall.
Image: IMPACT XPOZURES
Works of George Eliot
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. George Eliot."
I couldn't agree more ~ Quote from 'Mr. Gilfil's Love Story,' Scenes of Clerical Life, 1857
[my photo, my books]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Christmas Wreath on Cottage Door
I put the wreath on my front door a couple of days ago after I gave the outside a good cleaning. A red bow looked too garish for me so I left it unadorned. Yesterday I got some beautiful flowers with a big white bow and quickly put it between two pinecones. It looks amazingly perfect, doesn't it? To me it represents the purity of my mother's spirit. [my photo]
Tulips and Spatterware
White tiger tulips in a blue and white spatterware pitcher. My friend Jill brought them to me to remember my mother. They get more beautiful each day and she says they are very long lasting.
A Sweet Kitchen
Sometimes I wish I had done a cooktop and built-in oven below in my kitchen. It makes for a more seamless countertop. I like open shelves for other people but for me, I prefer closed cabinet doors in the working part of the kitchen. via
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