Content in a Cottage

Sunday, February 17, 2013

All in A Day's Work

So sweet. Dogs are such great helpers. Isn't this a great image to wake up to on a Sunday morning? Enjoy. via

Saturday, February 16, 2013

This is a very elegant kitchen, isn't it? I love all the antique accessories, especially the silver food domes, serving trays, pepper pots and tea caddies in the cubbies at the end of the island. As I mentioned earlier, I spent two whole days this week polishing silver. There is nothing more beautiful than newly polished antique silver. The pewter chargers on the wall are nice too. This is a beautiful cook's kitchen! Click photo to enlarge. Have a great weekend.

Snow and Sun Rays at My Cottage

This is a recent iPhone photo of my balcony and back property earlier in the week. I love photos with sun rays!

Goat Castle

HaHa. These goats must love this! Have a great weekend! This goat tower is located in Portugal. history here

Friday, February 15, 2013

White Aga Cooker

This one doesn't have the pipe connected in the wall. I like the simplicity of it. via

Somewhere in Vermont

We still have snow on the ground in New Jersey and we got much more than they did in Vermont. This is a beautiful country scene with sun, clouds, and new fallen snow. It's very mild here today--almost 50 degrees. Tabitha has been outside eating grass qne Webster is napping on his sheepskin. I'm going to wake him up for a mid-day walk and he will be thrilled! I was out early this morning before 8am for a real estate walk through and he missed his after-breakfast walk. See you later.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Antique Fraktur Valentine circa 1800

Valentine
Courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Love Letter (Liebesbrief)
Decorator: Anonymous
Scrivener: Anonymous
Creation Place:
State/Province: [Pennsylvania]
Note: Based on design characteristics
Creation Date: ca. 1800

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. This document is a square sheet of paper that is folded into a star. The text and drawings are on both sides of the sheet. The areas that are visible on the folded paper are decorated with text, hearts, flowers and a small cross. One of the hearts is pierced by an arrow. The measurements refer to the unfolded paper.

Transcription:
1 \ My Dearest Dear and blest divine \
I’ve pictured here your heart and mine.
2 \ But Cupid with her Cruel dart \
Has deeply pierced my tender heart
3 \ And has between us set Across \
Which makes me to lament my loss
4 \ But I’m in hopes when that is gone \
That both our hearts will be in one