Summer at La Pouyette - Charly 1

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One of my most wonderful discoveries this year was the creative talent of “Charly”, 

a sweet 15-year old high school student from Leipzig, Germany,

 whose real name is Charlotte.

The Charente-Dordogne region is her second home. 
Every summer of her young life, Charly has spent her holidays in our area 
together with her father Matthias, a journalist and Lutheran pastor,  
her mother Svetlana, a Bulgarian-born high school teacher,
and her two years older sister Clara.

This time my "Leipzig Family"...

...and their gregarious eldest daughter Clara...
 

...busied themselves gardening, swimming, weeding..., 

 ....cutting Lavender...
 ...and making lots of lovely bunches...

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...while Charly, a tall and beautiful, rather quiet young lady, 
walked about aimlessly...or so it seemed...
  when not swimming, reading or "hiding" in the coolness of the house.... 

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Then last week, before they returned to Germany on Friday,  
Svetlana emailed me a spectacular gift: 

A set of photographs 15 year old Charly took while wandering around my garden. 

I was so thunderstruck by their beauty demonstrating Charly’s artistic sense 
that I decided to share them with my readers.

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15 years old - Simply amazing

Well done Charly !

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Wishing you all a lovely Summer Weekend,
Take care and stay healthy. 
Until next time....

Summer at La Pouyette - Part 1

Time is flying by.....the year already half gone....

...and I try to get back to blogging....

Starting with something cheerful - like Summer...

In July...

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All Lavender and Hydreangeas doing so well this year...

...uplifting and pleasing...

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....pleasing to ignore, to forget for a wile the trouble in the whole world.

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Suddenly we have a heatwave...

...and...Oh my...a lot of watering is required...

...urgently...! 

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After months and weeks of lockdown due to Covid....

finally I can have friends again for my usual Sunday lunches...

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...despite the heat -
this is a lovely cool spot next to the pool...

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A charming antique French tureen, 19th century
available in my online shop
Here:

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lots of wonderful grapes this year,

...not completely ripe yet....

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Being inspired by the perfect light and a pleasant atmosphere -  

I started to make some photos for more listings for the etsy shop

Here an antique linen sheet,

dyed by myself in a kind of lovely French blue,

perfect to use as a table cloth for example.

It will be soon available in the shop.

But should you be interested - 

please send me an email for more info and details:

karinjansky22@aol.com

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Wishing you all a wonderful Summer -

Until next.....

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New Year Wishes

Sending herewith to all of you - far and near

all my very best wishes

for the Year 2020 !

HEALTH - HAPPINESS 

and  PEACE  to the world !

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A New Year's Wish
Poet: Helen Van Anderson Gordon

May each day bring thee something
Fair to hold in memory--
Some true light to shine
Upon thee in the after days.
May each night bring thee peace,
As when the dove broods o'er
The young she loves; may day
And night the circle of
A rich experience weave
About thy life, and make
It rich with knowledge, but radiant
With Love, whose blossoms shall be
Tender deeds.

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~ Helen Van Anderson Gordon (b. 1859)