photo du jour - wordless wednesday

wordless wednesday

photo(s) du jour - potager update

It's been a while since I blogged about my vegetable garden, truth be told I'm a little ashamed of the state that it is in right now.
It's so empty, due to low temps there are no tomatoes or runner beans this year.
Mr Ben must have thought it was all looking too bleak so decided to fill up a corner for me.

It's hard to keep on top of all the weeds with all the rain we've been having.
They are growing, well, like weeds!

I went out this morning to try and clear some ground for a new row of green beans but only managed to clear a footpath before it started "spitting".

I got a shock when I went to check on our first crop of yellow raspberries, which we were looking forward to eating, the birds had got there first.
Nary a one was left, I guess I'll have to wait until next year to find out whether they taste good.

So, far the birds are staying clear of my blueberries.
Even so there may only be enough for one batch of muffins this year.

Quite a few of the lettuces have already gone to seed, I pulled some up but left the rocket to sway gently in the wind, it looks so pretty still.

This is what the potager should be looking like this month, looking back at photos from last summer makes me realise how much we're missing this year.

What do you get

if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin

 by its diameter?

Pumpkin pi.

photo du jour - rain almost stopped play

 during the summer months foires, or fairs, of every type are held in villages across normandie.

this gourmet fair in Isigny was just one of many that went ahead despite the rain.

photo du jour - pink rose

this beautiful pink rose bush on the front of the house
grows alongside and over the top of the door which leads into the kitchen
i'm so grateful to a previous occupant for planting roses around my door!

it's looking so lush this year that I decided to make it my new summer header

it's blooming just in time for pink saturday
with beverly @ how sweet the sound

click here for more delightful pinks

photo du jour - aperitif anyone?

on a warm summer evening

 there's nothing better than to sit in the garden with an aperitif

and some nibbles.

you just have to be careful which bowl you dip into!

photo du jour - at the beach

It might be 4 months until I get there but this seat has my name on it.

South Beach Hilton Head Island.

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photo(s) du jour -Diane's mini birthday album

A few days ago I posted some photo's that I'd found whilst looking for some to use for my friend Diane's mini birthday scrapbook album.
You might remember Elvis's pink cadillac?
Diane and I have traveled many thousands of miles together since we met at the 2nd QCI meeting held in Washington DC in 2000.
We've enjoyed several vacations together with our husbands, lovingly refered to as the tag- a- longs, this mini album features some of our "greatest moments".

the front cover

Diane loves to buy Quimper,
here she is at the QCI meeting in Philadelphia with her latest treasure.

The album unfolds to show photo's of D & me at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis,
and D, me & the SP in Texas.
The pull out tag on the right shows D & her DH whilst on vacation with us in Cancun.

The album is a twofer, this is the 2nd front cover.

When you open it you see the iconic Graceland photo of
D & Me & Sister Sue,
above a photo of the SP & Diane's other half
 in San Antonio, TX.

Unfold once more to reveal D & DH on vacation with us in Hilton Head.

Well, today is Diane's birthday and although when I spoke to her just a few minutes ago she hadn't yet seen the gift, she said it was o.k. for me to go ahead and show it to y'all first.

Happy Birthday Diane!

photo du jour - is anyone missing a camel?

When the travelling circus came to a nearby village recently

 they put the horses & ponies, a camel and a dromedary out to graze on the local football pitch!

Not an everyday sight in Normandie.

photo du jour - Monday Doorway

 

This is the main entrance to the 12th century church of St. Marcouf.

Our home which is just a couple of hundred yards away was once the residence of the village priest. The Bishop of Bayeux was a regular visitor or so the story goes and used to stay at the Presbytere, which dates back to the 16th century.

On Saturday afternoon these doors were decked out in wedding finery for la marriage of the Maire's daughter.

It was a lovely day, full of celebrations, blue skies and sunshine.

Monday Doorways with Louis in San Francisco.

photo du jour

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

Maori Proverb

shadow shot sunday

photo du jour - pink birthday bouquet

“Lean forward into your life...catch the best bits and the finest wind. 

Just tip your feathers in flight a wee bit and

 see how dramatically that small lean can change your life.” 

― Mary Anne Radmacher.

Sharing my beautiful pink birthday bouquet with 

Beverly

@ How Sweet the Sound

and all her Pink Saturday guests.

These photos were taken by the SP using our ipad, afterwards he "sketched" the flowers for me,

isn't it lovely?

photo du jour - birthday cakes

june 22nd is national chocolate eclair day & my birthday!


Joining the Tablescaper once again this week for
Seasonal Sundays.
Why not come along and see who else is participating today.

photo du jour - wisteria

after many weeks of waiting our wisteria is finally in bloom

photo du jour

bucolic normandie

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