Cecil Aldin Dog Etching🐾🐾

I have always loved Aldin's dog etchings.♡

This one, "Ready for Mischief", was sold by Christie's.

Still Life Saturday in My Kitchen

A grouping of some favorite things on my kitchen counter.

A French Faience lamp with a shade I made.

A Dutch bulb forcing pot.

A white lidded container found while thrifting.

A rosemary cutting rooted in water, just repotted.

Have a great weekend. xo

Now Watching: MONARCH OF THE GLEN

MONARCH OF THE GLEN on Tubi

https://tubitv.com/series/300006800/monarch-of-the-glen

 I stumbled on this BBC series with seven seasons that aired 2000-2005 and I absolutely love it. The characters are wonderful as is the Scottish castle and the countryside of the vast estate. It is on Amazon Prime if you are a member and on Tubi to watch free with ads. I put the link for TUBI if you are a cord cutter like me. I think it might be on BritBox too. January is the perfect month to start watching a long series with a total of 64 episodes. I'm so glad I found it. I'm sure many of you saw it years ago and might want to watch again. 

A list of all the episodes can be found here.

Enjoy! xo

UPDATE: At the time of the above posting I knew one of the main characters was familiar gut couldn't quite figure out who he was. Mystery solved! It was Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame. I thought he might have been influenced by this Scottish series and did some research. I found this link very informative. There are other links within the article that are interesting too.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/downton-abbey-loosely-based-creator-julian-fellowes-life.html/

Bird Prints on A Gallery Wall

This wall of bird prints is stunning. 

I love the wide wooden frames and the further framing of the entire wall in natural wood. 

The <<<<>>>> border might be handpainted on fabric, it's hard to tell. It is on the ceiling too around a wide figural border wallpaper. This could be a bedroom. Photo found here.

Only Group Portrait of the Brontë Sisters

Found on Instagram @National Portrait Gallery

This information about the brother/painter was found here.

Isn't all of the above fascinating? 

I thought so too!

xo

Frigid Outside Today

I love this image by Lee S. Hee so much. It reminds me of my grammar school days in Pennsylvania when my brother and I had to walk to school every day. Those were the days of deep snow and I honestly cannot remember ever having a "snow day". There was always a thawing out period when arriving home at the end of the school day and we had to change into play clothes if we wanted to go back out for sledding. This little girl's mother certainly has a system all worked out for her daughter's warming up period and it looks very cozy, doesn't it? Say warm and be careful if you have to go out. xo

Grey Heron Taking the Stairs

Sometimes it's easier to take the stairs than to fly😂

Photo found here.