Surprisingly, we have been hit by a heat wave. I can not complain, it is obvious by now that I am addicted to warm weather and sunshine. Which is odd for a person that hates suntanning. It is because I enjoy nature and rain only drowns out the pretty colors, makes me cold, confines me to the house and turns the ground into...
The loveliest places are those shrouded in mystery and the loveliest houses are those with at least one flower climbing them. The sweet scent and the crunch of the gravel under your feet are attuned to the vibrations of the whole living world. And the playful pastels of the flowers clinging to the ochre of the Victorian stone make this mansion an icon...
Despite the incessant rain and fog, there have been a few brief days of stillness and even a shy sun came out to greet us yesterday, before being chased away by more rain this morning. And in those brief moments of joy and perfection, when nature's beauty was more inebriating than any wine, the rape fields have managed to bloom into a cloud...
There are many ad campaigns and photographs that I love, but it is rare that any would make me this infatuated with its imagery and objects. The minimalist photographs are perfect! And the fancy little sweets have awaken my appetite for a cup of tea and cake somewhere in a cafe on the French Riviera (which, really, is an ideal place to wear...
