Thursday's Inspiration: Architecture

Because I love houses and interesting buildings (especially old buildings) I guess you could say I love architecture.  I was excited that Mary at Little Red House chose architecture as her cue for this week's Thursday's Inspiration.  I have a lot of existing pictures to choose from; and since I haven't had a chance to go anywhere this week to take new pictures, I'm sharing a few from the archives today.

Conservatory and greenhouse in Reynolda Gardens, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
"Historic Reynolda Gardens"

The New Decorating/Design Book, Part 2

Two weeks ago, I wrote about one of the decorating books I got for Christmas.  It's called "THE GREAT AMERICAN HOUSE, Tradition For The Way We Live Now," by Gil Schafer, III.

  

Downton Abbey

I think it's safe to say that many most of us were unhappy, disgusted, incredulous, sad, frustrated, and maybe a little angry at the way the third season of Downton Abbey ended.  So I wondered -- have you all seen this?

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Mr. Forest Manor found this on Facebook, and we just had to laugh.  Ironically, they were doing fundraising on PBS the very night they showed the Season Finale.  Just sayin'.  :)  What do you think?

Denise

Winter's Still Here

Hi everyone!  What's the weather like where you are tonight?  Thursday nights and Fridays seem to be our days for getting wintry weather this year.  Right on schedule, we got sleet and freezing rain Thursday night and into Friday morning.  It was cold and dreary, so my husband decided to brighten things up a bit.

February Note Card Party

I don't want to miss Vee's monthly Note Card Party like I did last month, so I've published two posts today.  If you want to participate, just choose four images which you've used in previous posts that you think would make pretty note cards.  Then pop those picture note cards into a post and join us at A Haven For Vee, February Note Card Party.  It's easy and fun, and you'll meet some really nice bloggers.

You don't have to do a theme with your note cards, either, but I usually do 'cause that's just how I roll.  :)  This month I've chosen Valentine's images for my note cards.

Attract More Birds To Your Outdoor Feeders

Hi everyone!  If you've read my blog before, you know that my husband and I love to feed and watch the birds in our backyard.

  Last year, we discovered something that the birds here really, really love to eat -- it's called bark butter.  We first purchased it at our local Wild Birds Unlimited store, along with a fairly small log containing three holes to hold the bark butter. We hung this from a chain under the eave of our screened porch.  This is a good spot for our bird feeders because they're visible from the kitchen window and from our den, as well.

Stratford-upon-Avon -- England Trip, Part Three

The Season Three finale of Downton Abbey will air tomorrow night here in the U.S.  With that thought in mind, I thought I'd share some more of our trip to England; so today we'll visit Stratford-upon-Avon, in south Warwickshire, England.