1926 Vick's Garden Guide Rochester New York

Maya Plisetskaya making it look a lot easier than it really is.

> What a tulip really looks like. I can't wait to see one. Hurry up spring!

Instruments of the Orchestra

1903: The Wonder and Beauty of Seashells

Midnight Market Toronto

Our on-line shop made its first Toronto appearance at the Midnight Market on Saturday night. We loved the music, streetstyle food and, of course, dancing until dawn!

Gems Jewellery Still Life with Artichoke Tomato Coconut 1960s

Penelope Tree Mask by Emanuel Ungaro 1968 Photograph by Richard Avedon.

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova (1881 – 1931) is regarded as one of the finest classical ballet dancers in history and was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes.

Irving Penn for Vogue 1950

The Taraxacum

These grow very well in my garden each year.

Back to the 70's

Lovely pastel vintage Thos Cort Ltd shoes just in time for spring!

19th Century Chart of Edible Mushrooms

If you go into the woods today for some mushroom picking, this chart might come in handy.

Papaya with Caterpillar Botanical Print

Papaya with Caterpillar Maria Sibylla Merian Botanical Print 1680

Babar and Celeste: a Lovely Wedding

1960 ~ The Marriage of Babar and Celeste

When You're In Need of a Fairy Godmother

Everyone needs a Fairy Godmother at times in their life. If you could write down your very own wish, what would it be?

Historic Ironwork

From St. Michael's Church Charleston South Carolina, Altar Rail.

This is what I have planned for 2013...

Fall Leaves

Fall is my favorite time of year.  I love the crispness of the air, wearing a sweater and walking through the piles of gold, red and yellow leaves.  I delay raking leaves all fall, (not because I'm lazy)  because I enjoy the rich colors.  This print is from a painting by Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961) a famous English botanical artist whose works are in the permanent collection of the National Geographic Society, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Time for a Summer Holiday

The Golden Plover and Ruddy Turnstone are on the beach.  Why aren't I?  It's mid-July already and I haven't planned my summer vacation.  Fewer people are planning vacations this year.  A rough job market often creates a fear that we might not be missed from the office and really aren't that  important (and so we're replaceable). But for some of us, it's just that we may have lost the ability to relax and get away from our daily routines.