English Hare Portrait

Photographed by Margaret the Novice in Suffolk England. Click on the link and follow the arrows to see more delightful photos of this hare that posed for her while she sat in her car. Love! xo

Blooming Amaryllis at My Cottage

In the few days since I took these photos, a third flower has bloomed on my stunning Amaryllis. I hope I will have success in forcing it to bloom again next year. I have done it in the past but I will have to refresh my memory on how to do it. I seem to remember planting it outside and then bringing it in and putting it in the refrigerator. These flowers are way too pretty for just one season. This pot was a Christmas present from a friend.

xo

Small Space Love

There is not a single thing I do not love in this photograph. Obviously an antique-loving gardener who likes to fish lives here. The painted floor and the old drop leaf table painted white set off the collection of old watering cans. Love it!

I have been advised that the first photo is from this book: "Nora Murphy's Country House Style" Making your Home A Country House. Thank you for all the comments crediting the first photo. I am so glad to know the source. xo

Wild Owl. Old Church.

What a beautiful photograph. Found here.

Lovely Royal Crests by Jessica Roux

Royal Crest with Pomegranate

Tudor Rose

Royal Crest with Tudor Rose

Jessica Roux is an illustrator new to me and I love her work. I chose these three black and white illustrations of Royal Crests because they are so beautiful. 

FATAL THRONE: INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS - Click to read more.
Black and white interior illustrations for the Young Adult book "Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All"published by Schwartz & Wade. Each chapter is told from the perspective of one of the wives of Henry VIII by different authors. Each one of the chapter header illustrations show the heraldic badge of the wives.

I consumed no added sugar yesterday. Yay. xo

New Year's Day 2019

I think I made this in 2009. I scanned a page of a decorative alphabet and cropped the individual letters to spell out this greeting. I am having my morning tea with no honey this morning in an effort to cut down on all the sugar I consumed over Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween. 

"A new year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other." I hope I can keep mine.

Happy New Year 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR

It is raining at my cottage but it isn't cold. 

Happy New Year to each and every one of my fabulous followers. Wishing you all good health, happiness, and prosperity in the coming year. xo

Bird Camouflage

Alaskan state bird Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) blending in with winter landscape. Photo: Anthony Madden. via Isn't this photograph spectacular? Mother Nature never ceases to amaze me!

Have a great New Year's Eve. I am watching BBC World News America and it is already midnight in Japan where they celebrate the new year with oranges. I like that!