2.28.2010

A walk in the Renoir's garden.



 


 
The most incredible olive trees, he chose to live there because of them.
Spring flavoured daisies.
It was a breathing parenthesis... grey is back
How is your week-end ?

Chie Mihara creates such wonderful shoes !

2.26.2010

breakfast with Arrabal




It was remarkably quiet this morning.
All our visitors are gone.
I had a  moment sipping my coffee while reading some poems.
And I was happy to savor the latest of my homemade macarons.
 I didn't expected such a sucess at baking them. Not easy but it was worth the time spending !
Today I'll finally write some mails and perhaps some real letters.
The wind is beating the shutters loud...
 I'm longing for a seaside walk to feel the powerful waves.
Unluckily I've got an endless to do list...
Well the first step is to do that list !
Now !
Have a very joyful week-end !


Hmmm, trying out to translate one of these poems...
Sometimes when I look at the tree I see a neck
 and a bow tie around the trunk.
If I approach I can open the bark as a door and inside
 I discover a regular empty tetrahedron, and in the tetrahedron a sphere,
 and in the sphere the word "knowledge".


2.25.2010

Carnival


I went to Nice last week-end, and didn't remember
 I should rather avoid this area because of Carnival.
Well, I could actually check out that I don't truly like
 the crowd and this fake atmosphere.
It's a real business here, not much fun
and you cannot even just walk free in it !
they put fences and policemen all around !
 I hadn't my camera with me but I didn't have any frustration ...
It made me think I had these pictures from last year,
 at the same period.
 my daughter was walking with her circus company in our little town.
-she changed her mind this year,
 she left her circus school for a ceramic workshop -
What I liked the most was the colorful details
 against the cold grayish mood
and the confettis walk.

I like the true and tender eye Nina Korhonen has put on her granny
...I couldn't find if she has her own site, here is just a peek, have a look
  (even if there's way too much advertising on these pages )

2.23.2010

some more little bits




How it felt...
long time ago it seems already !
I had friends and family at home
 all these days since I'm back.
It was nice to see them despite of the rainy days all along...
I cooked a lot for huge tables,
 I baked some cakes and bread.
We had umbrellas walks, long talks, many good meals,
 some good wine, music exchanges...
Some of them are leaving today,
 my nephews are still sleeping...
I'm here, lingering into my little trip pictures
 and have a quick blogs stroll
 instead of answering my emails... Ooops!
see you soon !

2.18.2010

Sienna

There were some great and inspiring books in the flat,
 they were sharing our breakfast before finding out our destination.
We had a stroll along "marble drawings" in Sienna.
It was quite incredible.
Fred was wearing matching shoes...
 But it was so cold instead of the happy-shiny-sunny afternoon 
 that he got pretty frozen feet !
luckily there was some delicious cappuccino to warm us up.
Kids prefered to drink fresh lemonade... they probably are living in another dimension !

wishing you all a bright day !

2.17.2010

first Italian impressions

 





I stayed for few days on a hill in a small town called Colle di val d'Elsa near Sienna.
It was even more delightful than I could have imagined.
We rented a flat in a building from the 17th century.
surprising details everywhere...


Searching for some Bauhaus links, I found out the incredible work of gunta Stolzl, each of her design is an enchantment.
... and have a look at this attractive bauhaus version of a bird house a wish I had one in my yard !

2.14.2010

hello

 
How are you ?
I saw so many things in my little Italian trip.
Sienna was the most enchanting town to me...
well, Pisa was not bad either... and the landscapes,were as they, somehow,had escaped old paintings.
I'll show you later how lush and quaint it was.
Before I have some pictures of our adventurous road trip...
I was really deceived to have to leave already. Finally, the way back to Nice was really diverting.
Snow in french Riviera is very unexpected and choked the cars in a pretty mess.
The snowfalls we had on the highway were supernatural on the palm trees...
and under our wheels without tire chains too !
We were happy to be back
 and to discover our white yard
 even if it was freezing inside home as well !

2.06.2010

just because...




I hadn't much blog time these days.
I was rather browsing on the web to find a travel destination.
I really need some new landscapes...
Tomorrow I'm leaving for Toscana.
I'm excited about this.
See you soon !

2.02.2010

pizza party





 
 
We had fun altogether with the kids... and they almost forgot how hungry they were, so concentrated to finish the books at the end of this morning workshop at school !
Bon appetit !
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