France Post 6 - A Little Stroll through a French Town

I know I promised to show the linens today, and I know a lot of you are waiting to see them, but I haven't had time to photograph them yet! But come hell or high water, I'll photograph them tomorrow and post tomorrow as well, lol, AND............ just to make up for the long wait I will list some of them in Vintageland! Gorgeous monogrammed antique linen towels with THAT RED STRIPE, exquisite monogrammed damask serviettes, gorgeous monogrammed antique linen sheets, oh and perhaps a few 19th C lace bundles as well.

But, that will just have to wait til tomorrow, today I am taking you on a womble through a small town close to where we live in France. I know I usually prattle on and on, so just for a change, this time, there will be lots of pictures, but few words -





One quite often sees religious statues with old houses. I found this tiny madonna and child in a little niche so beautiful -





French air conditioning, lol -

This corner of the house was part of the very old town wall-



Quirky garden statues -












These fabulous little figures hold back the old window shutters-


You'll find cafes in the smallest little villages -


A few pictures of the lovely old church -




It is a rather lovely little town with lots of history, and I thoroughly enjoyed a couple of hours wombling through the little streets. I hope you have enjoyed your visit as well.

Toodlepip xxx

France Post 5 - A Little Bit of Nature

So many of the blogs I am reading at the moment are in full Halloween mode, so hopefully this post won't scare too many of you, lol. It is all about SPIDERS! Hah, gotcha, lol. I can hear you going eeeeeek and noooooooo. Actually, it is not that bad, it is only about SPIDERWEBS. Because I love them. They are the most awesome things and have always fascinated me. We do get more than our fair share of spiders at the cottage. I don't mind them outside, even when I get covered in spider silk when I take the dogs out for a walk first thing in the mornings. They spin their walkways right across the little lane. In the house is a different matter though, spiders have to be removed as soon as they are spotted, lol. I really don't fancy the idea of a spider making merry in my hair when I am asleep. But still, overnight spiderwebs appear as if by magic, in a corner or between beams.

But back to the spiderwebs outside. The way they sparkle when the early morning sunlight touches the dew on them is just stunning, don't you think? -










On the ground, the webs are really dense, almost like a cloth -


and this just shows you that I wasn't kidding when I said we have rather more than our fair share, lol, a whole army of spiders must have been at work here overnight -


There, thats it, you can now breathe again, have a cup of tea or coffee and relax. Tomorrow I'll get on to the linens I brought back from France. So for now, have a happy week, toodlepip, xxx