Mr. Fun is home from the hospital with his new titanium hip! He is walking and free of pain, with only the muscle soreness expected when someone cuts you open and removes the largest joint in your body! This bouquet of small spray roses came home with him. A nice choice for a man, I think. Usually I…
Would you like to enjoy a summer meal here? Or maybe a picnic on the grounds? Waveny House was built in New Canaan in 1912 by a founder of Texaco for use as the family’s summer cottage. The mansion and 300 surrounding acres, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, were purchased by New Canaan in 1967 for “the future use of…
The little table in the family room (we call it the den) is one of my favorite places to eat lunch. I’ve set it today for the two of us. Here’s your place … … but it looks like we have company! The cabbage dishes are tempting this brave bunny, just as they tempted me! Little bees have joined…
Mr. Fun is in Dublin. Right now! He stepped onto his hotel balcony and snapped this photo of his view, including the tower of Dublin Castle, for me to share with all of you! He travels to Ireland (lucky him) every quarter on business, and I (lucky me) reap the rewards when he finds goodies to bring home! He has…
No one will ever mistake me for a real cook. I do use the kitchen, and sometimes some delicious dinners show up on our table, like my chili or spaghetti sauce, and a few choice dessert items. And although cooking is not usually on the top of my FUN list, going to parties always is, and I heard Lynn…
Welcome to my home. My friends call me Nellie, although I answer to Nellie Belly, Nelle Belle, Miss Brown, Brown Beast, Smelly Nellie, Nellie Belly Burp (because I have been known to…), and most anything sounding like Treat or Ball. My official name is Naughty Miss Nellie Belle, in keeping with my ancestors who include Bad Buster Brown, Good…
Outside my kitchen window is a beautiful maple tree which is the last to turn and lose its leaves. Sometimes the leaves are still on to greet the first snowfall. When they turn this luscious bright red I know it is time to put up the birdfeeders. Woodpeckers, finches, chickadees, cardinals and bluejays visit daily. **** ****…
Perched on the sideboard in my dining room are several woodland creatures, overseeing the preparations and waiting to hold turkey, stuffing, and other delicious side dishes. The deep wells on the huge Woodland Spode turkey platter hold all the juices from the tasty bird! But not from this bird! He’s a guest. Serving spoons and plates…
HARVEST TIME The harvest table is warm and rich, in the colors of the autumn fields and leaves … … bountiful with the vegetables so carefully tended to through the spring and summer. All through the crispy spring and hot summer the Scarecrow stands in the fields, keeping watch day and night over the crops. The…
In my foyer is a chest with two drawers full of beautiful cards and writing papers. ***** Even though I am always happy to open my email and find notes and pictures from my friends and my blogging buddies, I am thrilled when I open the mailbox at the end of the driveway and find…