Monday, February 8, 2010

A Long Soak in a French Tub


There is a woman in France, named Cory, with a blog called 'Tongue in Cheek'...this is her picture. She is describing a day she has to herself. In my world, there would be a bulky flannel nighty involved and you can bet the floor wouldn't be that clean, but in my mind, I like to think of spare days Cory Amaro style.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Egg-onomics!

There is much to be learned from the many colours available in chicken eggs. If you get them when still warm, the colour can be wiped off - but once they harden, too late. The brown ones actually form from blood pigment - ewwww, but the pretty blue ones, they're a different breed altogether - the Aracauna chicken. Ah yes, much to be learned about harvesting chicken eggs - nature's perfect food - and when the yolk's blown out - windchimes!
This spring we're looking forward to a few different types of chickens. Chicken shopping! Nothing better.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

For Whom the Bell Tolls

On a warmer day, this pretty bell would ring for service from the roadside. Our wee cottage industry of selling cottage friendly furnishings sits, quietly, in it's various sheds and storage rooms.
Today, in the snow, the friendly bell waits for winter to pass, like the rest of us.
Our friends are going to Havana to stay in the same hotel that Hemmingway did. I don't know if they're going to drink loads of scotch and be belligerent, but I hope so.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Window on Winter



Weather not fit for man nor beast. The snow slapped the window as the wind rattled the bones of this old house. No tulips, no hammock, no fat cat stretching it's girth across a warm deck. Today is just for imagining.
Hey, imagine this bauble trimmed floor lamp standing on your floor....$50!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Sunshine and Dreams of France





http://www.lamadone.net/

...this is where I go on a sleepy, sunny Saturday...Viva Provence!!!
The same way a hot bubble bath can transport, Tongue in Cheek is a blog that brings new meaning to 'vicarious'. It's Corey Amaro's chronicle of her life in France, featuring all things French including the aforementioned hotel.
Go ahead. Google Tongue in Cheek. If you have a penchant for Provence, Paris, baguettes and brocante....you'll visit Corey regularly.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Thin Ice

Oh, he's a bonny little laddy!!! With the might and the will and the stick poised just so, a silly bottle of beer could ne'er defend it's net...unless, is it so?...is it just possible?...that the bonny little lad is intimidated by my sturdy guard??? He won't look me in the eye....he's fearful to be sure!!! Aye... the lowly bottle 'o guinness reigns over all!!! He doesn't shoot...he doesn't score....he shivers and quakes at my very presence!!! Does this ice make me look fat, then?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

A Wiener Dog on the Hand is Worth Two Hounds in the Bush

Dance, weiner dog dance!!! The footprint of a 'dauchsy' is easily identified by the splay pattern of the toes. While taller, more regal dogs practically skip between the snowflakes, the inveterate wiener dog's huge, spongy pads don't hold him back, so much as launch him into his next step. If you should go to the woods today...and spot footprints that look more like a bouquet of upturned daisies...they would be those of the elusive wiener dog.