So sweet!
They are so tiny.
Sunday, March 28, 2021
A Castle in The Cloud
I made this illustrated quote with a photograph of a beautiful sky over my cottage and added the text using one of my photo editing apps. This was posted on my blog long ago (2010) but it deserves to be seen again. I am thoroughly enjoying a cool, lazy, Sunday morning with rain. xo
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
Books and Bookshelves Quote
I made this graphic years ago and it remains a favorite.
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Beautiful Bathroom in Every Way
Here we go again with beautiful wallpaper in a fabulous bathroom. I love it all from the cafe curtains to the large mirrored wall. I wish I could see the rest of the room to see the storage area for all the things we usually hide in under-sink cabinetry. Who knew plumbing could be lovely? I love all the polished nickel silver fixtures. via
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
CAIRDE: ☘️Seven Irish Dancing Lads☘️
Monday, March 22, 2021
My Hula Hoop is Back in Action
I haven't used my weighted Hula Hoop in several years. There was an episode about them on The Drew Barrymore Show recently so I went up to the loft over my garage to get mine out of storage. Now I love it all over again and have gotten up to 400+ revolutions before I make a mistake. It was like riding a bicycle. I hadn't forgotten how! I have looked and looked online and I think this is the one I have.
This is an old photo from a 2012 post when Webster (2002-2016😪) was afraid to come into the kitchen to get the dog biscuit on the floor opposite the threshold. That saddle divides the wide pumpkin pine boards in my kitchen from the narrow maple flooring in my living room.
Sunday, March 21, 2021
When to Start Your Garden Seeds in Your Planting Zone
I found the most amazing link for all of my gardening followers who start their plants from seeds. WHEN TO START SEEDS CALCULATOR
Saturday, March 20, 2021
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING
I didn't hear any crowing when I woke up early this morning but a rooster must have welcomed the first day of spring somewhere. I photographed this image from my 19th century Royal Book of Crests.
I started doing a little bit of spring cleaning yesterday doing the inside windows in my kitchen and two in the living room. It's still too chilly to start on the outsides. Enjoy this promise of finer days to come. xo
Friday, March 19, 2021
Mario Buatta ~ THE PRINCE OF CHINTZ
I lived in Far Hills for almost 3 years when I first moved to New Jersey in 1973. Sister Parish and Mario Buatta were designers' names I heard over and over when shopping for home furnishings and antiques. I enjoyed this video preview of his own collections offered by Sotheby's 2020 Auction in NYC after his death. via
Buatta’s Manhattan apartment, AD, 1997.
Photo: Scott Frances
Read his obituary and loving tribute from Architectural Digest here.
Painted Curved Stairs
Don't you love these painted stairs? The hall wardrobe, in the same green paint, is lovely against the white beadboard walls and unstained, natural wood floors. Image from Tumblr.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Chintz Fabric on Furniture
Would you rather have timeless Chintz on your furniture or floral wallpaper? via The room pictured is Yves Saint Laurent's final home.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Gorgeous Wetlands with Water Fowl
Someone got up early to snap this gorgeous photo and I love it.
HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!
One of my favorite posts.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Purple Martin Bottle Gourd Bird House
From Illustrations of
The Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio, 1886
Illustrated by Howard Jones
I have a bunch of these bottle gourds I grew one year and they were so much fun. I need to make bird houses from them his year.
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Hand holding Christina Rossetti's poem "Echo" by FATIMA RONQUILLO
8×6 inches, oil on panel
private collection
Hand wearing a lover's eye ring
Holding a Poem
ECHO ~ by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Red-Bellied Woodpecker at My Feeder
Red-bellied Woodpecker at my feeder.
He's my favorite visitor and he comes often.
Winter is back but most of the snow has melted,
except for my Snow Mountain out front.
Have a great weekend! 🥰
Friday, March 12, 2021
Bold Wallpaper in Powder Room
I found this photo on the MLS and I think it is a great example of a trend to use bold wallpaper in small spaces like a powder room.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Rachel Grant's Paintings
In 2021 I want to find a small hoard of books that feel like Rachel Grant’s paintings. Try putting that into a book search. I hope she found them!
Beautiful Woodcut with Three Birds
Lisbet Schulz, German Printmaker, Circa 1940s.
Hand-painted woodblock print.
Click photo to enlarge.
It's so beautiful!
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Blue and White Rabbit Mug
Your coffee, tea, or hot chocolate would probably taste better in this mug, right? via
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021
Another Kitchen to Love
It's lovely, isn't it? It must be wonderful in the summer when both doors are opened wide for outdoor dining on the patio. photo source
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Passenger Pidgeon (Extinct Bird) with Red Oak Leaves and Acorns
Pigeon of Passage (Palumbus Migratorius) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749). Original from The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University. I have read so many accounts of this bird that was so plentiful at one time that they blackened the sky when migrations flew over. They were game birds and over hunting led to their extinction.
Image source: Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon, passed away on September 1, 1914, in the Cincinnati Zoo. She was believed to be the last living individual of her species after two male companions had died in the same zoo in 1910. Her remains are on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. Read more by searching Google for "Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon".
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