Εmbroidered linen and Sunday's breakfast

Be satisfied with cleaning and tidying up crowded drawers 

and cupboards, it maybe happens…
but taking photos that’s a real, real fun! 

A new one! So, when I had to put the linen tablecloths  in order,

I thought that it would be interesting to get some photos of 

this stuff intriguing myself with its presentation.

It’s a challenge for me to experiment with my artistic nature 
in a sector still unknown for me…creating beautiful photos. 

Anyway, I’m trying and I 'm learning from you.

So, I’m showing you here a specimen of my linen embroideries

 but please I have to make it clear, this work is the hand work 

of my mother and not mine. She particularly loves linen and has 

made a great work when she was younger.

I remember how pleased she was when she offered 
her pieces to us but also to friends. Share is wonderful!

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One of these linen napkins was used for our Sunday breakfast,

 which unfortunately was taken indoors 

because of the weather. We have had very windy days 

and were obligated to stay inside, 

no chance of the veranda. Don’t imagine that we decorate 
our daily table breakfast like this, we have just 

celebrated our 11 wedding anniversary!!!

Thank you for being here and

take the time to taste the little pleasures of daily life!

O

Georges Moustaki has passed away and 

I’m uploading a song  in his memory

Roof terrace opening...

                                             

Summertime

and the living is easy

      and the cotton is high……

     End of May…

I woke up in a summer mood, whispering this lovely song,

refreshed and ready to act.Things left behind all these days,

my roof garden… Friday night we had one of these terrible 

drizzles full of mud coming from Africa. Everything outside 

was dirty and bedraggled, my blue car was unrecognizable!

 Panic…but also very eager to update the outside area.

At this time of year, I’m always happy because finally summer 

is around the corner and long summer evenings and dinners 

on the veranda are all ahead. When the temperatures are high 

and the sea breeze strengthens, the only place we can escape to

and continue breathing is our terrace as it's on the second floor 

of our house.Of course, all activitiestake place only 

after 21 pm or very early in the morning.  

                       

The problem which always appears in summer is called mosquitoes.

So, we read that herbs help to repel these bad flying insects and

we have planted thyme, rosemary, lavender and basil

all around the other plants. 

 

                  

         

                                   

After three hours of work,

I deserve some home made iced lemonade !

It’s exquisite and offered by a lovely lady as the “Amaryllis Minerva”
If somedoby is interesting I can give you the recipe,
I suppose organic lemons are all that you need.

I think life needs simple things to be beautiful

 plants which were going bad this winter are flowering

fresh love made lemonade

      sweet thoughts for bloggers never seen...

I hope the sun’s warmth arrives everywhere…

Sending you sweet thoughts and the day's melody...

O