Lamps

The only things that were left behind were the lamps.

Yesterday we made an exciting discovery about the house. 

I will tell you soon, : )

Cleaning

Our new home is perfect for us. 

There are many things to change, like the kitchen.  

We see this house as a long term project that will evolve most dramatically in the next few months....but it will be in constant change for years!

Before anything, we have to clean, clean and clean. 

So, I'm changing clothes, taking good music with me, and off I go to do a bit more scrubbing. 

Have a happy weekend!

Changes

We have been living in this apartment for nearly 4 years and it has been wonderful.

Location, quietness, space. 

We will be moving to our new home in a few weeks.

I will miss the squirrels and the lovely trees outside our window, but that is about it.

Can't wait to move!

Kitchens with charm

There is something special about these kitchens, don't you think?

They are warm, cozy and light. One of the things I really like are larders. The ones that you can walk into, even if it is a little step. I used to go into my grandmother's larder when I was little and came back starving from the beach. I would look in wonder into the shelves and choose something to eat for merienda, or afternoon snack. 

The photos on both ends belong to the home of Robert Graves in Mallorca. The second one from the left was taken in J. Knox Corbett House, Tucson. The third one from the left was taken in the Hubbell Trading Post.

Any chance you are cooking something special or different this weekend? I think I might make apple crumble and flan.

The hidden beauty

Open garden day in Oxford last Saturday.

 A lovely sunny day until the clouds came by. 

The light was dramatic. 

The flowers outstanding. 

The gardens were at the back of private houses. 

The owners were generous enough to open their doors to strangers in order to raise funds for the First World War Memorial, St. Margaret's Church, Oxford.
I have never had a garden, but I will very soon. 
Aren't these flowers beautiful?

Lazy Sunday

Rainy day today. 

Chilly out there, but cozy indoors. 

Under the duvet until 12.00. 

Watched a recorded program about Captain Scott in the afternoon.

Slept a little siesta. 

Had some tea and M & M's. 

A lazy Sunday.

This does not happen very often.....

Hope yours is as relaxed.

Landscape

I came across two great blogs (Kris Atomic and Mani Katz) yesterday where they show amazing photographs of Iceland. It is a place where I have wanted to go for a long time, and looking at the incredible landscape reminds me I still haven't tick that off the list of places to go. There was also a program about Iceland recently on the BBC, so I am wondering whether it is a fashionable place to go now, or whether this is a message from the world telling me to go....

It also made me think of the outstanding geology I encountered when I went to the Petrified Forest in Arizona a few years ago. Here are some photos I took there.

Going to such bizarre places reminds me there is so much to see and so much I don't know about the world I live in. It makes me feel privileged and ignorant at the same time. Where will my next destination be?