This tiny grey house is empty and in ned of total renovation. It stands next to my sisters house in France at the bottom of the lane. This was one of my favourite places to sit and draw while I was there. the sweet pears are glorious, many of the other flowers were past their best when I was there and in some places the landscape looked dry and bleached, but this little corner was a riot of colour.
aaaah.....sweet peas and figs! i really hope they are scented? the sweet peas, i mean. ; D ; D
ReplyDeletegorgeous-wouldn't that be nice to be able to fix up the building-a studio-apt.just for you when you visit France
ReplyDeleteKathy I would love that, I actually could and I have considered it. My sister bought it a while ago because it was an eyesore and dangerous. She has made it water tight and mended the holes in the walls, there is a courtyard at the back that has been cleared. Now she is selling it as a renovation project. I really wanted too but the problem is I would be completely dependent on them and its not good to be that dependent on others. It's in the middle of no-where, I don't drive and I don't speak french, .............but lucky lucky person who takes this on.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors and lovely flowers. That corner must have some ground water close to the surface. I'm surprised to see so many dandelions mixed in there and still standing. The dandelion (dent-de-lion) greens or pis-en-lit are prized by the French for salads and cooking.
ReplyDeletelol thats funny cos my sister said exactly that when I was there. They pick the leaves when they are young and tender before the flowers come.
ReplyDeleteWe used to do that whenever there was a drive into the country. I'd see families pulling off the road and parked to have their lunch, then pick all the pis-en-lit that they needed to take with them. It's very tender and has a slight nip to it.
ReplyDeleteThe fall is the time to find wild sickle pears along the roadside.
yes, I would agree with you
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I love sweet peas. Such a sweet little flower.
ReplyDeleteA riot of colour! Now that's the kind of riot we all like.
ReplyDeletethis is one I drew while I was out there, just realised I took the photo on the bedroom floor in my sisters house. Those floorboards are a few hundred years old
ReplyDeleteDo you know what the tall plant is in the front?
ReplyDeleteWoo, he's an interesting fella!! Is he a beetle?
ReplyDeleteI love fresh figs. Haven't had any in a while.
ReplyDeleteReally nice drawing :-))
ReplyDeleteThe colours are so vibrant.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light.
ReplyDeletenot sure, that why i photographed him, he looked like a blue leathery wasp.........any ideas??
ReplyDeletethanks, I posted my drawings as soon as i got back in a late 'art sunday, but thought i would include this one here to show where the inspiration came from. It really was a beautiful place to sit and draw.
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