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24 tiny embroidered gardens in a thimble box. Inspired by the thimble box
and the gardens include paths with embroidered borders, walls, fences with climbing plants and by the sea.
for more information contact Jacqueline@jacquelineglyde.co.uk
Photography by Peter Mennim
The last remaining structure on what was O'Brien's farm, in St. John's, Newfoundland. This saltbox house is now empty, after the death of the last O'Brien brother. A unique structure in a secluded location of the city. I have a series of photos I will post soon.
More information on the history of this great property.
Irish emigrant John O'Brien designed Thimble Cottage on Nagle's Hill in St. John's around 1850. O'Brien had emigrated from Ireland between 1815-1820 and began to clear 14 acres of land in Freshwater Valley, now located in St. John's.
O'Brien took advantage of a measure by Newfoundland's Governor, Sir Richard Goodwin Keats, to ease the laws against commercial farming in the early nineteenth century. O'Brien established a commercial dairy farm and sold his milk to housewives and shopkeepers in the west end of St. John's. He nearly lost the farm in 1849 after a legal battle fined him £12 for an assault. O'Brien claimed he could not pay the fine and, consequently, his farm was to be sold at a public auction. A public uproar ensued caused by an editorial in Robert John Parson's Newfoundland Patriot in support of O'Brien. As a result, no one submitted a bid on the farm and O'Brien was able to keep his property.
The present structure was the third home built by John O'Brien on his farm. Built for his son Timothy, it would usually take two winters to gather sufficient materials from the nearby forest to build such a dwelling. He made the chimney from locally-gathered stone and sheltered the structure with locally-made spruce shingles. The two-and-a-half-storeyed salt-box house has a sloping roof which makes the structure a single storey at the rear where the kitchen is located. The dwelling is typical of a nineteenth century Newfoundland Irish farmhouse. It is the sole survivor of approximately 20 similar homes that were once common in the Freshwater Valley area.
The O'Briens fought against the forces of modernization to preserve the farm that has been in the family for nearly 180 years. They had rejected million-dollar offers made by potential developers and resolutely defended their property against industrial and residential intrusion.
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador rewarded the efforts of Aloysius and his brothers to preserve their land and home in May 1992 when Thimble Cottage was declared a Registered Heritage Structure. This structure was also awarded the Southcott Award for Heritage Restoration by the Newfoundland Historic Trust.
The last remaining brother, Aloysius, recently passed, leaving the home empty. The city has purchased the property with a plan to preserve it.
Yummy fruits and berries to be found for free in nature. Don't ya just love it?
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me. Riches and Honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. My fruit is better then gold, yes, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver. I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. Proverbs 8:17-21
Close up of a monopoly board. It shows a piece landing on a question space almost as if it doesnt know where to go. Not a staged picture
TED: "When we finnished this pussle I decided to dress up like the shake in this pikchur. But I didn't bare me chest cuz it's a bit nippy today - I don't wanna catch new-monia, do I? So whaddya fink? Do I look like wot Mum sed - a sex thimble?"
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An antique thimble that used to belong to my great-aunt. I have never used it because it is too big for my finger, but I really love the delicate detail work on it.
Lighting: An SB-800 through a Lumiquest softbox camera left, and a sheet of tinfoil as a reflector camera right.
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Made using the Happy-Go-Lucky pattern from the book Simplify.
blogged here: everydaycelebrate.blogspot.com/2013/04/i-guess-you-can-ca...
Made some silicone thumb and finger thimble, for hot things. out of a hackable RTV silicone called Sugru, sugru.com/
taken for an instructable www.instructables.com/id/Sugru-Thimbles-for-manipulating-...