In May of 2008 I excitedly sent several friends a list of my favorite blogs.
It was incredible… this wealth of ideas and images, all at your fingertips.
After a year of inspiration I started my own. A little more than six months later
I’ve reached my 200th post, and am so grateful for all the encouragement I’ve
received from fellow bloggers and readers. I specifically wanted to acknowledge
and thank some of the “Grande Dames” of the blogging world who could easily
have been far too busy, but took the time to comment and encourage and put
me on their blog list. Cote de Texas, Paris Apartment, Designer’s Block
and Country French Antiques were at the top of that very first blog list,
French Blue and Velvet and Linen added on a few months later when they
started their blogs. In what I promise will be a rare self-aggrandizing stunt,
the following are some of the wonderful comments I’ve treasured from this
esteemed and benevolent “old guard”.
“Well, there’s this beautiful blog Trouvais. And she has a hedge of Lavender in her backyard.
It’s the most gorgeous…at first I thought it was from France. It’s her back yard and she harvests
her lavender and has this huge bucket, European bucket. And she puts her lavender in it on her
mantle piece. It’s the most gorgeous thing you’ve ever seen.”
Joni from Cote de Texas at The Skirted Roundtable
Thank goodness you have a pause feature on the SRT, Joni. I had
to transcribe every glorious word …we need to see how much lavender
we can squeeze into your yard next spring.
Wow. Don’t you have a beautiful blog!
That bed with the painting behind it is gorgeous. xo Brooke
I do believe that I love everything that you love:
Rococo, antique clock faces, barometers. That fantastic bird cage.
Brooke from Velvet and Linen
Oh!!! I AM IN LOVE!!! THIS BLOG IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
I HAVE EVER EVER SEEN! BEAUTIFUL WORK MADAMOISELE~
And
I just found your blog via Claudia! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT So much!!! It is the most beautiful blog
I have EVER EVER EVER SEEN!!! Thanks for coming over to visit me.
I can’t wait to come back! Your images and visions are SO perfect~~
XO’s
Janet
Janet from French Blue
A Beautiful Blog-Trouvais
Go and get an eye full of candy at Trouvais.
Di from Designer’s Block
Di was always my go-to blog for “the find”…and I’m so glad she found me.
Short and simple, but with a link to my Blog….Blogger’s gold!
this is via trish at trouvais (another bonnie find full of eye candy, beware)!
she has pics from one of my favorite books, The Bed by Alecia Beldegreen (below)
and has become a new blog friend.
Claudia from The Paris Apartment
Trish,
I absolutely ADORE your blog! It is truly wonderful and sooo inspiring!
One of my favorites 
Thanks for visiting mine!
Have a beautiful evening.
Shawn from Country French Antiques
You are all too, too kind. You all have been such an inspiration.
Thank you for making the path so enjoyable.
XO, Trish
A Grand Dame WOW that’s the first time I have been called that. Merci
Di
xx
grande dame (gränd däm)
a woman, esp. an older one, of great dignity or prestige
Etymology: Fr, great lady
“older”…In blog years you cutie!
Your blog is so beautiful and full of photos that take my breath away!
(including the photos of roses and passion flowers you show here)
They’re yours aren’t they? Oh my gosh, how gorgeous!
Dear Trish, I discovered your blog by chance one evening and just simply forgot everything around me…it was like picking up this most wonderfull book and being transported into another world…so inspiring and so reliable- I receive your feed every eve at allmost the same time – between 10pm and 11pm in South Africa….so it is my relax and enjoy moment….my last thoughts and the best bedtimestory to fall asleep with and dream on…..gosh that sounds soppy, but just love your blog! congrats on your 200th!
kind regards from another francophile….way down South
Congratulations Trish.
You have done a beautiful job. I have enjoyed myself every visit.
Lee
Thank you Kerry, Colette, Lee. Love all your comments. Yes, last bits of my garden. The passionflower will take over a whole fence…a real worker vine and the flower is incredible.
A well deserved Congratulations, Trish! You are a dedicated blogger with so much to share. Trouvais ~ there is nothing quite like it and you my dear friend are the “found” treasure for all of us.
~Jermaine~
You have an inspiring blog, truly beautiful….I found you by chance and am so glad I did!
Have a wonderful day
Wow – how sweet!!!!! Thank you so much – I am honored to be a part of your beautiful blog, thank you a million times.
ok – the funny thing about that quote – before I starting talking – I made linda stop the tape – and I said, ok -how do you properly pronounce this name? hahahah!! I didn’t want to sound like a country bumpkin –
so glad you heard that! I actually had forgotten when I said that and under what context? interesting.
congrats on your anniversary – your blog is as beautiful as ever!
Joni
Hi Joni. You all (you make me want to talk in Texas) were talking about accessories, books, then moved on to artificial and dried flowers, when you broke rank and championed my lavender hedge, and dried lavender. Your plucky nature really comes out in SRT. You’re absolutely wonderful Joni. Merci!
Your blog is fantastic and we are very happy one day you decided to write it and to share your inspiring vision of decoration !! Merci
Merci to all. I feel I am officially an old blog (and old broad) now.