More of Beaune ...To market, to market

Yes the weather was pouting a little that day, but I really enjoyed the Beaune market. It is so colorful and lively with gorgeous displays, friendly people, merchants that offer to let you taste their products (I stilll dream about that "pate en croute" that I tasted ... and bought, the "charcutier" was truly the Da Vinci of pork products )

I found this plaque that says that Arthur and Gaston Chevrolet (Yep, the car and truck guys) lived there at the end of the 19th century, before going on to bigger things I guess.

I like the old fashioned french boutiques, so quaint ! and most aren't especially high-end,

they can be bakeries, and delis and real-estate offices, nothing fancy, just charming.

I took a pic of this building and forgot what it was (I'm hoping Sis can tell me soon)

Well that's enough for today.

Tooddles.

Trip To Beaune (The Hospice)

Beaune is reknown for its ancient hospital ( Hospice) build in the 15th century. It is truly magnificent, both inside and out, It was built at the time by a local nobleman and his wife to atone for their sins, and provided free health care for the poor. It was a working hospital as late as the mid 20th century.

Below is the room for the poor people, quite lovely accomodations, I think.

Alright now for an anecdote. In one of these huge rooms, there is a grate in the floor (a beautifully ornate one, of course) and through that grate, you can see a river running beneath the building. That room was where surgery was done, and whatever was.. removed was tossed into the riverbelow. As the legend goes, the trouts downstream of the hospice were the fattest and the sweetest tasting in all of Burgundy...omg, I cannot believe I told that story!

The kitchen was renovated in the 19th century (I want that stove!)

The Hospice is especially famous for the stunning roof of glazed, multicolored tiles.

More to come later, I have hundreds of photos.

TTFN

Trip to France (visiting BEAUNE)

I have been absent for a long time, I know. I went to visit my sister in Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy country. It is a gorgeous little town which blends the charm and laid back life style of the country with the sophisticated elegance of far larger cities. Castles and mansions are everywhere, beautiful shops, a killer outdoors market on saturdays, magnificent, ancient architecture ... I was impressed!

A New Little Card

I made a new card with a vintage photo from my Vintage Collection cd and a Morgue.com FREE Grunge background. This photo reminds of my MIL and the time line is about right as well.
TTFN.


TEXTE EN FRANCAIS

J'ai fait cette carte a partir d'une photo de ma collection sur cd . et l'arriere plan vient de chez Morgue. com. La photo me rappelle beaucoup de ma belle mere qui etait tres jolie. et le commentaire dit: "quest ce quelle etait bien notre grand mere!" A bientot.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME !

Yep, that it is (my B'day) but at my age we don't count them anymore.

Yada, yada... B'day gift, B'day card, B'day song etc... Nuf said, more interesting things to do.

Today I did some exploration in my linen closet, and made some interesting finds.
I took out of a box this pretty table cloth, bought for a song at the flea market. I can't exactly date it perhaps the forties or fifties but it is still fresh and pretty despite it's age .

I'd love to use it on a table but it is square and not too large while my table is oblong and very large. Oh well, back in the closet it goes.

Many years ago, my MIL gave me a large piece of cloth all embroidered with the birds and flowers of each state of the union at the time : 48 in all, I suppose it was made prior to the entry of Hawaii and Alaska (a date, anyone?) For a long time I had no idea what to do with it and then I started cutting each embroidery into 8 inches squares and fashioned it into a quilt top. The other fabrics (the flowery bands and green squares) are more or less contemporary to the embroidered patches, so I hope they don't clash too much.

It is a quilt TOP but not a quilt yet. So it is to be classified under the rubric "Unfinished projects" that I must finish this year. I have my work cut out for me, this one is HUGE.

TTFN.

TEXTE EN FRANCAIS:

C'est mon Anniversaire aujourdhui, et je prefere ne pas y penser.
Pour me distraire, j'ai farfouille dans mon placard a linge. Trouve cette jolie nappe des annees quarante ou cinquante. J'aimerai bien m'en servir mais ell est carree et plutot petite alors que ma tables est rectangulaire et tres grande... Dommage.
Autre trouvaille : ce patchwork brode avec tous les oiseaux et fleurs de chaque etat des Etats Unis : 48 en tout , ce qui indique que la broderie a ete faite avant l'admission d'Hawaii et de l'Alaska (oublie la date). La broderie etait faite sur une espece de grand drap que j'ai decoupe en carres et transforme en patchwork (avec des tissus contemporains, sil vous plait, rafine, hein?)
Maintenant, il faut que je me mette au matelassage, encore un projet a finir , celui-ci va etre du boulot... aille!!!
Abientot

Another Unfinished project

Four years ago for Tom's Mom's birthday, I decided to make a family quilt with the signature of every body, that was there at the party.
I asked everyone to sign the little pieces of fabric and I started the quilt, but I abandonned it

(fickle me) So I re-started working on it again.

The picture doesn't do it justice, for some reason my flash did not go off. The color scheme is blue and white. and in real life the blue is a lot truer than in the picture. But it's okay because it is in pieces, so hopefully I will take a nicer picture when it is finished. To be continued.

TTFN

TEXTE EN FRANCAIS

Il y a quatres ans, pour le 80ieme anniversaire de ma belle mere , j'avais decide de fabriquer un Patchwork avec les noms de tous les membres de la famille qui etaient chez nous. Tout le monde a signe son petit bout de tissus et je me suit mise a coudre. Apres un petit moment j'ai abandonne et puis le projet est parti dans un tirroir ou il a ete oublie. Maintenant je m'y suis remise. La photo n'est pas tres bonne, un peu sombre, en realite le bleu est beaucoup plus bleu, mais ca n'a pas trop d'importance car il est tout en pieces. J'espere prendre une bien meilleure photo quand il est fini. Histoire a suivre.

A Bientot

Snow In Georgia

My last post bragged about Spring; well, today, it is snowing, large, fat snow flakes that cover the ground rapidly, and we have THUNDER with it too, have you ever heard of such a thing? Strange Days Indeed!
This inspired me to do a "Still-Winter-but-in-the-mood-for-Spring" card. The picture is of our little grand daughter Sydney, in her beautiful chrismas outfit The background is painted in water colors, the stamp is mine and the cut-outs are from my collage sheets.

TTFN.

Texte En Francais :

Dans mon dernier article je parlais du Printemps, apparemment un peu tot, car aujourd'hui, il neige: Une grosse neige drue qui couvre rapidement. Il y a aussi du TONNERRE que je ne crois pas avoir jamais entendu pendant une chute de neige : Les temps sont etranges.

Tout cela m'a inspire a faire une petite carte dans l'esprit "Le Printemps arrive mais, vetu d'un gros Parkaa et de bottes d'eskimau" La photo est de notre petite fille Sydney, n'est elle pas mignonne dans sa belle robe de Noel? le fond de la carte est peint a l'aquarelle. le tampon est le mien, de meme que les images decoupees.
A Bientot