Wednesday, October 25, 2017

DIY Wine Cork Pen/Pencil Holder

This looks like a clever gift to craft using your wine corks and your glue gun. Photo found here. Christmas is two months from today so you'd better get started.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Painted Stairs

I think this staircase is beautiful and it was clever not to paint the design on the risers, just the treads. High upkeep, but beautiful. via

Another Amazing Pie Crust

This one is extremely beautiful, a real work of culinary art. via

Monday, October 23, 2017

XO Gate

This beautiful gate greets you with hugs and kisses every time you pass through. xo via

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Lamb in The Warming Oven

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Now I've seen everything.
Here is a very new use for the warming oven on an AGA range. Warming a new-born lamb or a spoiled pet lamb! So sweet. Have a great weekend. xo

Friday, October 20, 2017

A Loaf Cake with Fresh Cranberries

I look forward to seeing fresh cranberries in the markets so I can make this tea cake. More photos and recipe here. Looks delicious, doesn't it?

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Chickens Carefully Crossing the Road

Law abiding chickens using the crosswalk. So cute! via

Halloween Hand Pies

How cute are these? I would love to bite into one right now with my morning coffee. Catherine, a reader, found the recipe and more photos here. Thanks, Catherine!

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Pumpkin Fields Forever

Looks like a good harvest, doesn't it?
I wonder if this is a pick your own pumpkin field?
Hope so. They are just begging to become jackolanterns.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Yew Tree Farm, Cumbria UK

Yew Tree Farm, Lake District, England by Aidan Mincher When you see photos like this, it's easy to see why Beatrix Potter was drawn to this part of England in her later years. In 1929, when Beatrix Potter was 64 years old, the Monk Coniston estate came up for sale. The estate consisted of 2500 acres of land around the head of Coniston Water. It consisted of the well-known beauty spot Tarn Hows, seven farms including Yew Tree, Boon Crag, High Arnside, High Tilberthwaite and High Yewdale, as well as cottages, quarries and open fell land. She sold the half containing Tarn Hows to the National Trust, and bequeathed the rest of the estate to the Trust in her will. Read more here.

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Beautiful leaf

This photograph is so beautiful!
My leaves are just starting to turn colors.
We are having a very late fall.
Enjoy your Sunday.

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Painted Kitchen Floor

I wish I could see another view of this kitchen looking out the window. I love the gray diamonds painted on the floor. via Have a great Saturday night and a nice Sunday tomorrow. xo

Friday, October 13, 2017

Cats Wearing White Collars (Ruffs)







Marie Cécile Thijs - White Collar Series
CATS WEARING AN ANTIQUE ELIZABETHAN RUFF
'White Collar' is one of the newest autonomous photo projects of Marie Cécile Thijs, which she started in 2010. The models are wearing a 17th-century antique ruff collar that belongs to the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Because this collar is so delicate and rare, it was photographed by Marie Cécile Thijs separately in the Rijksmuseum and placed afterwards on her models by way of digital imaging.
She used human models too. See all of these fabulous images here. See all 14 images here.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Shedding Light on the Old Stairs

I love this photo. The patina on these old stairs is so beautiful since they have never been painted. My trees are still green because it's been so warm but I am looking forward to fall color soon. via