Off to the countryside to pick cherries and picnic with family…
Hoping to peek into the old warehouses where my Northern Italian
grandfather kept all the necessary equipment for managing his
fruit orchards. Records at Ellis Island show he arrived from Italy
with little more than a hundred dollars. In California, he worked
unloading ship’s cargo and bought property, piece by piece,
planting groves of walnuts, peaches, nectarines, pears, cherries.
Remembering and grateful for family not here today…
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend…
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The French Country Home
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
Bernard Touillon
Very lovely room. A magical restful place. A lovely story about your grandfather. It’s interesting to hear about the men in the family and their sensibilities. Do your husband and son love French style too? Cheers. Susan
Hi Susan. My husband hated my French canopy chair, but loves the canape. It’s hit and miss with him! At the flea market my son was drawn to mid century vinyl pieces…the horror!!
what a stunning room and photo – I would be happy living there forever!
have a lovely holiday weekend.
Hi Tristan. That is a music room in Perigord…17th century…”joinery beams exposed like the hull of an old ship upside down”
When you return, I would be so grateful if you could send me a list of books that you recommend…particularly as they relate to houses in France. You have the most beautiful inspiration pictures!
Hi Holly…I put my list of favorite books back on the side bar! The French Country Home is at the top of the list. I have double of this and Carolyn Quartermaine’s book in case something happens to the first.
Your post made me run to my bookshelf to look for my “the French Country House” that I have not looked at for a while..thank you…i’m about to curl up with it in front of a roaring fire (since our sunny South is icy cold today.-) I could happily live in any of this beautifull book’s rooms..so full of history and as if the past is still alive, as if someone just left the door ajar to tend to some errand…love the table with books on pg 81
Enjoy the day……BIRTHDAY GIRL!!! mwha-mwha../kiss -kiss
Colx
Have a wonderful time, enjoy those cherries a very happy weekend, xv.
Trish:
Yes remembering and taking the time to honor and be grateful for those who have walked this earth before us — family, friends, countrymen, all deserve our prayer of thanks giving.
Lovely room, a simple Zen moment looking through the door. Enjoy your cherry picking and set aside a bowl for the occasional visitor who will come strolling through your door. Your ancestors will be pleased.
The maternal ancestry side of my roots — my Grandfather came from France and married an Italian lovely lady. They set up a Tailor shop in America and my grandmother and mother made beautiful cloths and were lace makers,,, and other fine needle crafting … my fathers side was Celt Irish.
Have a lovely week end..
Joanny
Except for my Cherokee great grandmother, everyone on my family tree came from somewhere else to America. I think your ancestors would recognize themselves in your garden. Happy holiday. And birthday????
Yes…it is true…with a coffee crunch cake home made by my mother and served with a single candle in the orchards she grew up in. Bliss.
have a wonderful week end. Sunday, it is mother’s day in France
dear trish, my father is also from nothern italy and he says that older people in his city left for america, it’s amazing how people travel out into the world, making a home where they settle…
happy holiday and thanks for your nice posts as always,
solange
I love your beautiful blog and photos, wonderful
Trish, my father came from Italy, as did I. I was only two when we immigrated to Canada,via Halifax. I am so thankful for my Italian heritage and how it has shaped my own family.I am married to a Canadian who has Irish and Swiss ancestors.Interesting mix, don’t you think, all around! Must go out and get that book, it looks great!! Thank you always, Nella