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.

Wordless Wednesday

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