Vintage New Year Postcard

Nothing says Happy New Year like an elf riding a pig in the snow. Or is that a gnome?




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G. K. Chesterton | A New Soul

he object of a
new year is not
that we should
have a new year.
It is that we
should have
a new soul.

G. K. Chesterton




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Vintage Tin Noisemaker to Ring In 2010

This vintage tin noisemaker is amazingly loud. I'll use it to ring in the New Year.




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Mourning Picture Circa 1811

American painted silk with watercolor and ink. Executed by Sally Miller at the Litchfield Female Academy, Circa 1811, Litchfield County, Conneticut. A fine example of schoolgirl art, one of eight known examples from this Academy. From the American Decorative Arts collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.




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Poligny Virgin and Child

This monumental yet engagingly intimate image of the Virgin and Child was probably a gift of John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy (died 1419), or his wife Margaret of Bavaria (died 1424) to the convent they founded at Poligny dedicated to the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. This is one of four large sculptures from Poligny in the Museum's collection. As court sculptor in Dijon, the influential artist Claus de Werve (active 1396–ca. 1439) created many works for his patrons, and this is certainly one of his masterpieces.

Metropolitan Museum of Art ~ more details ~ limestone carving with paint and gilding. This French antiquity is so very beautiful.




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50 Best Interior Design Blogs Worldwide

This should keep you busy for a while. Enjoy browsing. Maybe you will get an idea or two on how to make your blog better. I'm always tweeking mine and I plan on studying all of these award winners -- a few each day. Busy day ahead for me. Later, Rosemary




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Puppy Love

Age 4 Weeks [Christmas and New Year card depicting portrait of dog with stick and brick wall].

Don't you just want to pick him up and kiss his belly? He couldn't even sit up by himself for his first portrait.
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Moss Chair Tutorial

Step by step instructions for making a Moss Chair. This is so beautiful. Be on the lookout for a good sturdy chair somebody put out at the curb so you can make one of these for your garden in the spring. I have an old adirondack chair that has seen better days. I think I'll repair it and make one of these in about 5 months. Those of you that are already in the "gardening zone" can make one right away. Isn't this a wonderful thing?

Grass chair outside the Hotel de Ville in Paris. I would imagine the same instructions would work for a grass chair too. Just push some dirt in the chicken wire and sprinkle grass seed.

Let me know if you make one! You could use a bench too.




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