Showing posts with label rabbits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rabbits. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

R is for Roses and Rabbits!


Received just today from a very dear friend is the stunning heart of friendship you see hung from the center of this vintage cupboard. It is beautifully designed and created with rose-covered ceramic pieces—just for us! A Vintage Cottage Home on a cottage heart. So perfectly charming! Thank you so much! We love it!!! Blessings and thanks to my perfectly wonderful friend!




R is for ROSES...and RABBITS, too!
Since the city we have recently moved to is referred to as ROSE CITY, it seems that an area of our home must be dedicated to that RADIANT RED symbol of love!

But let's not forget those crazy RAMBUNCTIOUS RABBITS that hop across our yard and ROMP over to my neighbor's garden! Without them, what would my shelties do with their days?

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Friday, April 22, 2011

To Greet You All On Easter!


Happy Easter!
Happy Pink Saturday!


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Friday, April 15, 2011

Bunny Ribbons and Roses!



A pretty PINK rose plate and PINK bunny ribbons!
Happy Pink Saturday!


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With a new recipe every day! Enjoy the memories! Enjoy the taste of the past!
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Bunnies & Cherubs on a Magical Monday!

How did "they" ever come up with some of these most magical and fantastic advertisements of long ago? Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Prevents Gray Hairs and Baldness! Don't know what that's got to do with bunnies and cherubs but I love it! How about you?
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Blissfully Blue Monday!



Forget-me-nots—a beautiful tribute to friendship! Have a blissfully blue Monday everyone!
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Tale of Peter Rabbit!


This copy of The Tale of Peter Rabbit is the same one I loved as a child. I read it over and over again to myself and later to my little sister and brothers. Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company of Akron, Ohio in 1942, it was a favorite at our house.

I remember forever hoping that one day Peter would not get into trouble with Mr. McGregor! Still he always did. But such a sweet story for children! (And grown-ups, too?)

I found this copy of the story last fall and was so excited to see the absolutely fabulous illustrations within!
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Peter Rabbit Popping Up From His Hiding Place!

Here's little Peter Rabbit popping up to say, "Hello"! I'm sure he'll duck right down when he sees Mr. McGregor coming to hoe  his garden! But, for now, just look at how cute this little guy is! 

This darling bunny-rabbit is a recent find from one of our local thrift shops. (I can't resist that shop!) There seems to be an endless supply of sweet cottage finds just waiting to be discovered! Now what could be more fun than that?


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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Rabbits and Rocking Chairs in the Kitchen!

Rabbits frolic in our kitchen and I wouldn't have it any other way! I found this rabbit border many years ago while redecorating our previous home. It went right up in that kitchen and then...and then, we sold the house and moved. I could hardly bear to leave that beautiful old Victorian but we had to move closer to work. 
So I saved a few of my favorite things for the new place, our vintage cottage home! I went back to the wallpaper store and bought all they had of this discontinued rabbit pattern. It was to be a few years before it was finally hung but now we get to enjoy it every day!
The rabbit sign was discovered at a yearly antique show. This hand-painted piece made quite a rabbit-to-do as we carried it out to the car! Of course, we were just tickled with all the excitement over our purchase. The sign had come from a farm near the Ohio border where rabbits had been the happy crop for many years.

The "Country Living" sign and the antique rockers print came from Home Goods. I love how they all compliment each other. With rabbits and rockers everywhere, what more could a cottage lover ask for?


(Let me just add that the move to our cottage home was one of the best decisions we've ever made! Not long after we were settled here, my daughter got married and because her husband needed to be closer to work, they moved to our same area. Now that the grandchildren have arrived, we are only twenty minutes away. Who knew we'd end up with such wonderful gifts!)

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

For the Love of Nantucket Rabbits!

Here's one of my favorite cottage accessories! There isn't a day that goes by in which I don't marvel at this wonderful design by Claire Murray. This lovely hand hooked wool rug called "Strawberry Patch" was produced by Nantucket Needlepoint and I was fortunate to "win" it on eBay several years ago. 

Claire Murray has an interesting story about how she came to leave the busy life of NY to move to her beloved Nantucket Island. A true cottage dweller, her artistry of flowers, animals and the beauty of her island is unmatched! I feel honored to keep a small part of her spirit in my cottage home.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Remembering on a Quiet Sunday Morning


I love using garden accessories in our cottage home. White Rabbit certainly never actually lived in a garden though he was intended for that purpose. When not out hopping through the forest, he sits & smells the flowers and enjoys the sunset photo. 

The photo is of the lake on which our family cottage was built back in the 1940's. My father chose the building site from all the others available because he knew that each and every evening in future we would be able to sit and watch the sun set over the water far across the lake. 

Hagerman Lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has been the vacation spot for family members far and wide for decades. Children, young and old, come to enjoy the peace and serenity of this forest home. They rise at dawn, swim and play through the day, and quietly count their blessings as evening speaks in rose-hued tones across the darkening sky, confirming the promise of another rich and beautiful day.

I wish you all a joyous Sunday!
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Snow White and the White Rabbit

Once upon a time there was a small white rabbit who lived under a cottage in the woods. The cottage was the home of seven small elves who were very busy and seemed to be working all the time. Often Rabbit could hear them singing and pounding away but he stayed clear of them. Who knew how elves might feel about a pretty little white rabbit out in the wilds! Rabbit wasn't taking any chances!

One day, while Rabbit was hopping home from his day in the forest to his hole under the cottage, he heard a different voice. Singing! It was a sweet, lilting voice that made his long ears stand right up straight! Who was it! 

As he crept closer to the elves' cottage, peering carefully around each branch and bush, he saw that the cottage door was open. And there, right there in the doorway, stood the most beautiful young girl he had ever seen, sweeping and singing an angelic song. 

"Oh! What a pretty rabbit!" she exclaimed, startling poor Rabbit out of his wits! "Come here, dear, I won't hurt you!" Rabbit wasn't sure he should, but he moved closer to the girl. 

"My name is Snow White," she said, standing her broom up against the cottage door. "I've been hoping for company with the elves away all day. Would you like to go for a walk? We can go adventuring together." 

Rabbit's ears wiggled back and forth making Snow White giggle. "I guess that means, yes," she laughed.

So off they went, Snow White leading the way and Rabbit hopping along like an old friend. Together they found a peaceful place to stop and smell the flowers, listen to the birds, and watch the butterflies flitting about. 

"I don't know when I've had such a nice time," Snow White exclaimed. And Rabbit's ears just started wiggling and wiggling, he was so happy to have a new friend.

The End

(The hand-painted Snow White figurine was a $4 local thrift store find not long ago. In her previous life, she lived in a garden. I find that garden items make great cottage home accessories! Don't you?) 
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Good Morning, Mr Bunny Rabbit!

I found this adorable wooden bunny rabbit in a wonderful Cottage Antique and Collectible shop in McHenry, IL a few years ago. (Because he's so cute, you'll probably be seeing him again in later posts!) The 1940's swan was a thrifty find from Michigan City, MI and, of course, they just have to "speak" to each other. The beautifully crafted barkcloth pillow was also discovered in McHenry.

The photo is of a tiny corner of a former clothes closet that I have turned into a cottage fun spot for storing some of my scrapbooks, photo albums and fabrics as well as showcasing some of the vintage finds I enjoy seeing every day. 

I had the door of the closet removed and the interior painted pumpkin, the same color as the adjoining bedroom. It's a small closet but provides a lot of useful space whereas it formerly held only a few off-season coats and jackets so was really not of much use...well, not of much use for a creative cottage lover anyway! I'll be showing you more of my closet storage ideas and vintage finds in later posts...so stay tuned!

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