The seagulls come inland and dance for me
One never knows what is going to happen next in this world of bloggingMy dear blogging friend Sara from California sent this book to me
She ordered it at Amazon UK from California and had it sent direct to me
here in England
If you want to read about this book check the link as Sara has written about it on her blog
Thank you so much Sara
I have just started reading the above bookI love to read anything about Tuscany and Provence
Even though one is Italy and once is France there are many similarities I think
Let's have a look out of the window and see some colour developing
You may remember I showed a vase of roses that my daughter Jane had delivered to me on Mother's DayThe bouquet was surrounded with tight budded lillies that just looked like green stalks
When the roses drooped I was left with this pretty display
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Well nobody managed to guess which were the 2 door photos that were not taken in EnglandHere are the answers
This little chapel is a memorial chapel on the edge of one of the Swiss lakes
It is for a famous person but as it was taken in 1961 I cannot remember who it was
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This door is the barn door at our friends farm in South West FranceThe other half of the barn was converted into a Gite
The farmhouse is to the left
I plan to post on it one day
For those wondering, I am aware that I have not posted on My Story for a while
For those wondering, I am aware that I have not posted on My Story for a while
I do intend to finish it but have found it difficult to get on with it recently
I'm waiting for inspiration
Have a nice weekend everyone
20 comments:
Lovely photos! Enjoy your book!
Things are beginning to bloom around here, too. YEAH!!!!
Susan
A wonderful glimpse of your English garden!
The forsythia seems to be doing well.
i have read other parts of "My Story" and find it really interesting.
Hope to read more soon.
Have a lovely weekend.
Hi Barbara - I am here and reading but life has been a trifle challenging so comments have been scarce! Just wanted to say how much I loved your door post. Those photos would make such a beautiful book. My forsythia is glowing, and that red thingy (in your post and in my garden too!) is sprouting as well! New growth on the rose bushes and tulips appearing slowly. I love Spring! Love to you both.
Have you seen Maggie Smith in My House in Umbria. Lovely film. It's set in Tuscany...I think!?
It's always a beautiful visit here with you. Your garden is brightening so much! I am certain that you have planned it well so that you have color in every season.
Janie's bouquet has been the gift that keeps on giving with those lilies just now coming into bloom. Great idea!
Enjoy your book. Now, as usual, I am curious and must go check to see what it's all about.
As for your story, we can wait for inspiration to strike knowing that it'll be worth the wait.
Enjoy a marvelous weekend!
Okay, now I AM intrigued! LOL!
Well, nobody guessed the doors. That was a tough one.
The Alstromeria that is left from your bouquet used to grow as perennials when I lived in Santa Cruz, CA.
They are one of my favorite plants.
Your garden looks like its getting off to a nice start. I love the Forsythia.
Well, at least the French door was not an English one, as I wrote ;-) !! But the Swiss door I never saw before. It could possibly be the memorial chapel for the Belgium princess Astrid who died there (you wrote you took the picture at the Vierwaldstättersee) in a car accident...but I am not quite sure.
Enjoy your Spring garden, here it is going to be winter again next week...
Have a nice weeken!
Barbara
Great color combinations! What is the pinkish looking shrub in front of the forsythia called?
I love the flowers and the birds.
I have read A THOUSAND DAYS IN TUSCANY. I enjoyed it, but my favorite is the author's first book, A THOUSAND DAYS IN VENICE.
WHAT'S YOUR GOD LANGUAGE also sounds interesting.
Paz
Nice to see spring has come to your backyard. I think there are similarities between Provence and Tuscany too-all of that open country with vineyards and perched villages.
Beautiful books and photographs.
Love them all.
Love Jeanne
Are the yellow flowers forsythia?
I see photinia, too! As well as the daffodils.
I ditto Mike's comment about My House In Umbria....it's a wonderful little film. As well as the beautiful scenery, I love Maggie Smith's wardrobe in that movie....
Your garden is really getting colorful...very pretty.
What gorgeous color!!!!! What a view!
Kelly
That first picture is incredibly beautiful!
I wonder if the chapel is the one built near the spot were Wilhelm Tell escaped from a boat onroute to prison (Tell is the Swiss national hero famous for shooting an apple off the head of his son, which lead to a series of events that caused ultimately the formatation of the Swiss Federation).
Beautiful English Spring arriving. How thoughtful of Sara. We California girls are the best. LOL
Oh a lot going on here. I have been away too long. I love the doors. How fascinating. Your garden colors are looking so inviting. Now, that Sarah has got me started on a few books too. I will have to go check her recent post. She is amazing!
Your photos are LOVELY! And I am intrigued to read your book recommendations. Thank you!
Happy Easter!
Melissa
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