Delicious White Kitchen w/ Stainless Butler's Sink

White marble countertops and a fabulous farm sink with towel rack! Yes to all. Love the leaded window above the cafe curtains. via

Donkey with Dolan Lamb Papoose

These are the world's most expensive sheep, costing in the millions each, being purchased by wealthy Chinese as pets. Better not let their feet touch the ground until these rare lambs can travel in a pack and not get hurt! Read more about Dolan Sheep here and here. photo source

New Year's Fireworks

This is my favorite animated gif.

I post it every year.

I text it to my friends too.

It's fun to have on your phone.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Filled with good health and good friends.

2016 ~ Bring it on!

Aud Lang Syne: Happy New Year ! ! !

This is an interesting history of the song we sing to ring in the New Year. I did not realize it was written in 1788 by Scottish poet Robert Burns. Read the complete article in The Independent with the words of the original poem and the English translation in case you want to sing along tonight at midnight.

London. New Year's Eve last year.

Sun Melting the Frost

I love frosty mornings before the sun comes up to melt it. via

White Enamel Range

I love the vintage range and the white dishwasher. White is always right in a kitchen. I wish I could peek around the corner and see the sink and the fridge. via

Country Walk in Derbyshire England

Oh, to be surrounded by such unspoiled beauty! via

No Diving

Clever Tile Work on this Changing Room Floor.

I'm not exactly sure what this little anteroom is but the writing on the floor leads one to believe there's a pool on the other side. What do you think? via

Be Patient.

So true. Patience is a virtue. via

Box of Beautiful Onions

Aren't these the most beautiful onions? 

I am going to eat nothing but vegetables next week. I need greens after eating too much ever since Thanksgiving. I love chopping onions and find they improve almost every dish. Sometimes I don't even know what I'm going to prepare until I start chopping an onion to see where it takes me. via

Bedroom and Orderly Closet

This is very inspiring as we approach the new year with resolutions of order in the house. via

Boxing Day Flooding in UK

I have to admit I knew nothing about the 3 weeks of rain north of London to Scotland. I hardly watched the news at all in December because of my cold. I just heard on NPR that Cumbria in the Lake District is being especially hard hit. That's the home of the Beatrix Potter museum that houses over 450 of her watercolors! It was hit by floods in 2010 but this is the worst in over 100 years. How heartbreaking to hear about such awful conditions inn the country and land we all love. Read more current news here. Sending my prayers.

Perfectly Planted Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Farmhouse with a Forked Path

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Isn't this delightful? I hope they have a Christmas wreath hanging from both peaks. Happy Christmas Eve. I'm off to watch "The Bishop's Wife" on Turner Classic Movies! xo

Christmas Eve Blessings

See more vintage Christmas images here. 

The rain has stopped and we are having record warmth. It's supposed to be 74° today and it's already 70° and it's not even 9:00am. Oh well. I'll take it in lieu of snow. Have a wonderful day. You can do it. Here's hoping your stars align and everything will go smoothly and you will be ready for Santa tonight. xo

Thomas Nast: Santa Claus

Father Christmas. Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas. No matter what you call him, you probably think he looks like this drawing by Thomas Nast. From my collection.

The Morristown Club

Wreath on the door of The Morristown Club, the site of a Christmas luncheon today with my office colleagues. We were in the library and it was the perfect place for our get together. Delicious too.

UPDATE:  Did you know there's an app for TCM (Turner Classic Movies). I just watched "Come to the Stable" again on it. Go to the app store on your iPhone or iPad and in the search box type WATCH TCM. The app is free and it will work on you device if you have Turner Classic Movies in your cable lineup. Of course, you will have to know your user name and your password for FiOS, Comcast, or whatever your cable you have.  I am so happy I discovered it. You can watch whatever is playing live too. You have two choices on the iPad. East Coast and West Coast. It's awesome. Download it and be happy, You're welcome!!! The list of classic movies you can watch is unbelievable.

CALL THE MIDWIFE Christmas Day Special 2015

I missed their Christmas special on PBS last year and had to watch it after the holiday was over. I love this program on PBS. Here's the article about 12/25/15 programming. I'll be watching! Call the Midwife is one of my favorite series!

Sparkling Apple-Pomegranate

So festive and delicious. A great non-alcoholic beverage to keep on hand. It tastes like the holidays too. Cheers!

Uncut Christmas Trees

Decorated with snow by Mother Nature via