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Wanderlust – postcards from the road.
The Le Vieux Couvent in the southwest of France has that special ingredient that was present in the book I read so many years ago—-the kind of place one might find on a walk and peer longingly over the wall wishing you could enter in, but knowing you will never get to—except in this case,…
“Longhouse Laundry Day” Watercolor If video doesn’t appear, just click here:)) And one more image for your watercolor journal. (The photos I share here, of our time in France, are to be used as reference for doing watercolors for your personal journals or postcards only. I please ask that they are used soley for that…
Well if you won’t tell then neither will I. We’ll just hope that the local authorities don’t figure out what happened ’til we are well on our way back home;)) (I know Eddie said it was safe to smoke the lavender but we both should have known better. Since when can he be trusted?)…
There is one side issue that I haven’t mentioned because I knew it would only make you paranoid. Eddie has spies everywhere here. They are very good at blending in with their local surroundings…and then reporting back to those who have no business knowing how many crepes one has eaten whilst in France. Well, some…
Not just another day on the farm. Suzie and Ian Dick’s lavender fields are simply a delight for the soul and definitely a sensory overload. So much purple, so much scent, so much blue sky and beauty that you just don’t want to leave! Suzie is an artist (she does beautiful silk painting) and that…
What can you say about a French gentleman who has coaxed his roses to climb all the way to the top of a tree and bloom? Magnifique!! Hope you’re hungry….we have five kinds of quiche to choose from for lunch:)) And the perfect spot to eat it and do your watercolor sketch afterwards while nibbling…
This sweet spot was on a back street in Saint Cirq Lapopie. There are alleys and then there are French alleys;)) A little more inspiration, French style… If video doesn’t appear, just click here:)) Be sure and look for tomorrow’s video on Saint Cirq Lapopie! Another day, another entry in my journal:))) Notice the tint…
Market day is Saturday in Cahors and it’s overflowing with everything imaginable!! From veggies that look pretty enough to paint! to cherries so ripe you can smell them:)) And just a few olives to pick from 🙂 I found some pots just “hangin’ around”… And flowers for sale everywhere! Here’s your spot for the day. …
Memories like that deserve a special place in our hearts…..and in our journals. No matter how many times I paint the windows of France, each new one I see….it is a first for that one:) Even if it’s the same window painted before, it’s the first time on a Thursday, in June, in 2013 at…
See….that’s your little cottage just beyond the jasmine:) The poppies have put on their best show and are all lined up ready to greet you. Just one small detail. We have company. And before you ask, I didn’t invite him—seems someone in Kentucky told him to drop by—that it wouldn’t be a problem. Lokie says…
