Flags Over Fifth Avenue July 4, 1916

Childe Hassam July 4, 1916

The Fourth of July, 1916. The Greatest Display of the American Flag Ever Seen in New York. This painting was inspired by the climax of the Preparedness Parade in May of that year. It must have been a wonderful sight to behold. Thankfully, we have this world-famous painting to document the historic World War I parade down Fifth Avenue. It's the 100-year anniversary of this great painting.

Enjoy your fireworks tonight!

Happy Sunday July 3rd.

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Happy Sunday July 3rd. Bed in 4 corners @countrylivingmag, George Washington calligraphy @americanantiquarian, center humor @mount_vernon. Geranium photos are mine.
#photosharing #july4th #holidayweekend #ig

Wonderful Built-in Bed

Don't you just love this? What a great place to sleep. Yes, it would be a pain to change the linens and make up the bed but worth it. via

Pink sky at night

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Pink sky at night, sailor's delight. Nice sky on my evening walk!
#sunset #dusk #eveningwalk #saturdaynight #pink #ig

Textbook weather today.

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Textbook weather today. Cool and breezy with amazing clouds. Private pond around the corner from my house. Pulled off the road and got out of the car so I wouldn't get the overhead wires in the photo. 

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xo, Rosemary

Deer in the back 40 at dusk.

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Deer in the back 40 at dusk. The one on the far right has antlers!

#deer #mycottage #viewfrommybalcony #dusk #antlers #ig

All of these Rosemary cuttings were rooted in water.

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All of these Rosemary cuttings were rooted in water. Now the largest one is the mother of all the others that are finally taking off. 

#herbs #rosemary #topiary #pottedplants #mybalcony #ig

Giving myself a DIY Aspirin Facial.

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Giving myself a DIY Aspirin Facial.

Crush 5 aspirin, add Greek yogurt & lemon juice. This always brightens my complexion and feels really good when I wash it off and add moisturizer. Try it.

#selfie #facial #diy #beautytreatment #reallyworks #hopeididnotscareyou #ig

Antique iron doorstop in original paint.

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Antique iron doorstop in original paint. Provenance: Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens, wife of the founder of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ. The etching/engraving of the two dogs on my pantry floor was hers too.

#borzoi #russianwolfhound #dog #antique #doorstop #mine #heavy #ig

More Vine Veins

I can't help myself when it comes to photographing interesting leaves on the back side. Aren't these vein patterns fascinating? Bright sun is the order of the day and it's not too hot. That's perfect in my book. See you later. xo

1922 Bide-A-Wee bronze presentation medal

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1922 Bide-A-Wee bronze presentation medal. To Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens, wife of the founder of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ.

#service #friendlessanimals #dogs #stevensinstituteoftechnology #bronzemedal #bideawee #bideaweevolunteer #1922 #hoboken #animallover #ig

Patriotic Porch

This is pretty wonderful, isn't it? I can hardly believe June is almost over. Love the pillow and the bunting. via

Inside view of my kitchen pantry.

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Inside view of my kitchen pantry with the dutch door open.

#antiques #collections #pantry #mycottage #interiordesign #dutchdoor #ig

Late Shadows on My Cottage

We had a much needed rain overnight and will have showers and maybe some hard rain today. I will be stuck in real estate school all day for mandatory education for license renewal. It will be a long day. See you later. I get these shadows on my cottage as the sun goes down to the west.

Bunny Eating Long Grass in My Yard VIDEO

I haven't cut my grass in over two weeks because we have had no rain. I have a family of rabbits out back and one of them likes the corner of my front yard closest to my front door. I took a short video of him eating grass there a few minutes ago.
See it HERE.

Dining Room Watercolor

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Interior design dining room watercolor.

Splash splash. Bluebird taking a bath.

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Splash splash. Bluebird taking a bath.
#bluebird #birdbath #mycottage #bestbluefriends #ig #happysunday

A Modern Farmhouse with House Tour

I love all of the exterior photos of the farmhouse pictured above. There is a very comprehensive house tour of the interior too HERE. The idea of a tour is to embrace the things you love and ignore the things you don't. If you get one good idea, that's great! Have a wonderful weekend. xo

Great bumper sticker on a Mini Cooper.

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Great bumper sticker on a Mini Cooper.
#bumpersticker #minicooper #lovepeople #cookgoodfood #ig

All of The Canning Jar Cookies

Here's the whole lot of cookies being sold as they were decorated. I think these are supposed to depict fireflies inside a jar. I used to have one on my night table almost every night when I was a kid. Have a great weekend.

Summer. Canning jar cookies.

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Summer. Very cute danning jar cookies. These must have been fun to decorate!

#bakery #theartistbaker #ladybug #icedcookies #cookies #ig #summer #canningjar #cute

New Favorite Place

Cantaloupe juice with mint. So delicious and refreshing. It was nice and thick like slush. I am going to try to make this at home in my Cuisinart. Just wonderful!

Wish I had one this morning.

I went out to lunch yesterday with my friend Kelly. We went to The Artist Baker in Morristown where everything was made from scratch. I should have purchased these scones for my breakfast this morning but sadly, I did not. Kale with Cheddar Cheese! Sounds delicious too.

Oak leaf hydrangea at A Friend's Home

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Oak leaf hydrangea at the home of my friend. She has so many of these lovely native shrubs and they are all simply covered with cone-shaped flower heads. Do want!

#oakleafhydrangea #nativeshrubs #thriving #loadedwithblooms #ig #floweringshrub #hydrangea

Large antique zinc architectural urn.

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Large antique zinc architectural urn. Was once on the dormer of a grand building in Newark New Jersey. 

#antique #architectural #salvage #zinc #urn #mine #historicalbuilding #ig #njhistory

Fabric Wall Covering + A Brass Wallswitch

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Wonderful fabric wall covering. 

Leaf Detail

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Love the raised vein pattern on the back of this leaf. Mother Nature is the best designer. 

Nice Summer Sky after Sunset

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Sky with nice clouds after sunset.
#sunset #viewfrommybalcony #summersky #scenicnj #goodnight #ig #clouds

Smoothie in a bowl.

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Smoothie in a bowl. Too lazy to wash the blender this morning. It was delicious and very refreshing thanks to the frozen blueberries. 

#breakfast #unsmoothedsmoothie #ig #smoothie

Summer Cold

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I hab a subber code. 😷  So annoying. I forgot all about the neti pot until today. They say a cold peaks on day four. Wish me luck.

#summercold #netipot #himalayansalt #homeremedy #dayfour #itsworking #holistic #mybathroom #interiordesign #ig #feelbetteralready

Juvenile Bluebirds at My Birdbath

I took quite a few photos of these young bluebirds and decided to show you more.

I didn't know they were bluebirds at first. They visited this site the day before these photos were taken and there was a lot more water in the bowl. They were quite skittish testing the depth of the water to make sure they wouldn't drown. The next day they took the plunge after the sun had evaporated the water to their preferred depth. This was thrilling to watch. I hope these juveniles come back and I'm sure they will. Have a great Monday. xo

ENDEAVOUR Tonight, Season 3, PBS

I have already set my DVR.

Shaun Evans returns for a third season of the popular PBS series as the young Endeavour Morse, before his signature red Jaguar but with his deductive powers already running in high gear. In four new films, Endeavour must deal with the aftermath of the tragic events that left him languishing in prison, and his senior officer DI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam) with a life-threatening injury.

It's on tonight in my area 9:00-10:30. It is followed by a new 30-minute series called THE TUNNEL. It's about British and French detectives brought together after a body is discovered in the Channel Tunnel. I set my recorded for that too! Finally something to watch. So happy.