Geting Your Garden Ready for Winter

I thought this article in The Guardian had some very good pointers. Our days for working outside are numbered, aren't they?

I liked this article too on resisting the urge to tidy your garden. Leaving some seed head for the wildlife is a good thing. I adore this photograph of poppies that have gone to seed. Less is more when it comes to cleaning the garden this late in the year. 

Frost at My Cottage this Morning

Frost is one of my favorite photography subjects. My hands were freezing when I took off my gloves but all the while I was wishing I had gone outside just a little earlier. The morning sun had already started melting the frosty outlines of the leaves.

A Corner of My Living Room

Another peek into a corner of my living room that never gets any direct sun. We have a bright sunny day here at the cottage and I'm planning so many things in my head right now. Enjoy your Sunday too. xo See detail of the transferware punchbowl here.

Happy Sheep Family

Adorable. I never tire of looking at sheep. via

Wonderful Architectural Details for the Back of a House

If this is the back, what can the front be like?

Prettiest back door ever.

Wonderful patio with pergola.

Amazing back yard. I honestly have never imagined a quad filled with just grass. I always figured you had to have lots of clipped boxwood. I love this idea. 

Photos: GSMLS Have a great weekend. xo

Portrait of a Barn Owl

Too beautiful for words! via

Red Leaves: Too Pretty to Rake

These beautiful leaves were decorating the lawn at a real estate showing yesterday. The intense color of these red Japanese maple leaves was unreal. If they were at my house, I wouldn't rake them either!

Where's The Kitchen Laundry Room?

Can you see it now? Very clever, indeed. Tour the entire remodeled home here.