tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61985998118979498382024-02-07T21:21:31.590-08:00ici et làramblings from france and arty bits tooCarolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-48087739109447929092016-03-27T10:26:00.001-07:002016-03-27T10:26:06.844-07:00Joyeuses PaquesBonjour!<br />
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I know, I know - worst blogger in the world - nearly a year without a post! <br />
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Since I was last here we have had a new member of the family! Meet Molly, our Golden retriever puppy:<br />
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She joins Flynn and Louis (flat coat retrievers) , Kofi and Bertie (the cats) and eight hens plus Eric, the cockerel! Needless to say we love her to bits and she has already become a character!</div>
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Yesterday we walked down the track to the lake with the dogs to find our French neighbours at the bottom armed with the picnic of all picnics! They were having a fishing fest (carp) and had all the food you could imagine plus red and white wine (their own vintage) plus a hefty bottle of Ricard! We joined them in a glass of red and then carried on with our walk in the lovely sunshine. Sometimes it takes the small things to make you appreciate the bigger things in life. </div>
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The growing season is well and truly under way here in the Lot et Garonne. DH is working on his vegetable garden from dawn to dusk, digging, rotavating, weeding and planting. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, beans, carrots, lettuce, beetroot, aubergines, courgettes, potatoes, cabbage are all in. Melons next. I picked my first bowl of strawberries today, yum! The raspberry canes are doing well as all are the cherry trees and, for once, we are going to have a bumper crop of apricots. I think we need to open a market stall lol!!!<br />
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I am back crafting again after a nasty injury to my thumb. This is the tag I made this week for Tag Tuesday on the theme of Wild Flowers:<br />
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Thanks for dropping by.<br />
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A bientôt<br />
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Carolyn xxCarolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-23672736034480697502015-02-20T02:53:00.001-08:002015-02-20T02:53:47.032-08:00Washing StonesOh my, I am such a bad blogger - no posts for months!! Today I want to share some pictures of a cave near where I live that has fresh water running through it. Inside is a series of washing stones where the women of the hamlet used to come to wash their clothes and linen in days gone by. If you look carefully you will see the two indentations for the knees on the top of each stone and then the ridges cut into the stone to provide some friction when rubbing the clothes. If you catch the light at the right time of day it produces coloured dancing lights on the walls of the cave which the local children believe to be fairies! How magical!<br />
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<br />Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-3598439635549695922014-07-19T12:40:00.000-07:002015-02-20T02:42:06.893-08:00HarvestingBonjour!<br />
I am sitting in my studio and it is dusk. The combine harvester is cutting the barley in the field 20 m in front of me. Almost surreal, this huge machine with its headlights roaring towards me! Sadly it has just ploughed through all the stray sunflowers self seeded from last years crop that I was going to fill my vases with! Must be quicker off the mark. The farmer is sitting high up in his cab accompanied by his small son - love that the future of this beautiful rural corner of S W France is passed from generation to generation. <br />
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Carolyn xxCarolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-29848285749728556802013-10-11T03:14:00.000-07:002013-10-11T03:14:00.229-07:00MEMORY BOOKHello there!<br />
Today I am sharing a memory book I made some time ago. Hope you like it!<br />
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Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-8117158289950332222013-09-13T05:14:00.003-07:002013-09-13T05:14:34.444-07:00OMG!!!!I had a VERY nasty experience last week. I was swimming along quite happily in our pool when I suddenly realised I had company!! A VIPER!! I have never moved so fast in my life and even managed to climb out of the deep end without the aid of any steps!!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-5754535719869228882013-08-09T03:03:00.000-07:002013-08-09T03:03:16.509-07:00two new tagsThought I would share two new tags I have made this week. <br />
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Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-90835035075119434592013-07-07T04:26:00.001-07:002013-07-07T04:26:44.101-07:00The English are MAD!I finally made Sophie, my French neighbour, certain beyond any doubt that the English are mad yesterday when I explained that our coq is called Eric after Eric Cantona - she said, "You give your poultry NAMES??????!!!!"Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-80115058942613157602013-07-02T06:23:00.000-07:002013-07-02T06:23:44.888-07:00Catching UpOh my - I must blog more often! We've had an awful spring here in France - cold and rainy - I think everyone everywhere has been suffering. However it now feels like summer with a temp of 26 degrees today and I have been swimming in our pool nearly every day for over a week. I don't mind too much if the water is a bit chilly - I find it rather refreshing. <br />
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Still really enjoying Tag Tuesday and am very happy to have been asked to set the themes to follow on from our alphabet challenge. Lots of new people joining - some great talent - check it out <a href="http://www.tagtuesday.blogspot/">www.tagtuesday.BlogSpot</a><br />
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Carolyn xxCarolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-90857706253707291462013-05-01T04:22:00.000-07:002013-05-01T04:22:15.949-07:00La Fête du Muguet My lovely neighbour, Claudette, has just called round to give me a beautiful bunch of lily of the valley (muguet). This is a French tradition each first of May, when these beautiful flowers are given to friends and loved ones to bring them luck and happiness throughout the coming year. Just love living in France!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-452205077273123832013-04-15T06:01:00.002-07:002013-04-15T06:01:28.953-07:00Double tagBonjour!<br />
Thought I would share a tag I have just made inspired by the work of Anna Dabrowski (Finnabair). I love her work and would like to try some more in her style - need to save up for some of her trinkets, though! <br />
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Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-33427063043128581112013-04-09T07:06:00.000-07:002013-04-09T07:06:10.900-07:00New members of the family (or should I say ZOO!)Hello everyone. Thought you would like to see some of our new family! Now I know I said we were getting four hens but we now have five and one cockerel! The two extra ones were a present from me to John for our silver wedding. I saw a hen and a cockerel for sale at a farmers' market nearby and I couldn't resist. The breed was described as argente (silver)! Haad to be, didn't it!! Here is Eric with two of his lady friends and also an egg just laid. Need to start baking - don't know what to do with them all!!<br />
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Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-36232533395278320642013-03-22T05:01:00.001-07:002013-03-22T05:01:06.402-07:00Hi there! Hen pen finished at last! Off to pick up four chickens to be known as Ethel, Marjorie, Doris and Edna (after John's Mum and her three sisters!) Hope the dogs and cats behave!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-85344335429530129922013-02-01T06:04:00.001-08:002013-02-01T06:04:20.938-08:00One of my babies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Flynn. He is one of our flatcoat retrievers and is spoilt rotten!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-82436392687880513652013-01-24T04:52:00.001-08:002013-01-24T04:52:08.249-08:00ATC'sHi from a very chilly and grey s.w. France! Thought I would share some of my ATC's with you. Please excuse poor quality of pics - having technical problems with my photo editing software!<br />
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Another tag for Tag Tuesday (Fairground)<br />Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-4344904604561130992013-01-17T06:46:00.000-08:002013-01-17T06:46:08.357-08:00Happy New YearGosh - I have been such a bad blogger - I really must do better this year!! Anyway Happy New Year (Bonne Annee)! I realised that |I never did let you know what Yannick was doing with the net - he had bought some quail to train his new gun dog pup with and they had escaped! I thought I would begin this year's blog with a sample of some of my art work from last year over the next few days so here goes.<br />
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Here is a pic of some baby redstarts in a nest above our front door. They are very noisy when they're hungry!!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-42843357475059142822012-06-18T05:51:00.003-07:002012-06-18T05:51:51.862-07:00HuntingJust spotted Yannick (our farmer neighbour) hunting on our land with his two dogs, not with his shotgun but with a large net on the end of a long pole - now WHAT can he be doing ??!! Watch this space!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-33791795245648969462012-06-13T06:15:00.000-07:002012-06-13T06:15:20.970-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone. Cloudy day here. Catching up on some arty bits. Thought I would post some photos od bits and bobs I've been making. The tags are for Carolyn Saxby's super Tag Tuesday challenge which I'm enjoying very much. Other things just for me! The art buttons I made after watching Julia Smith's tutorial on StrayDreams.blogspot - tfs, Julia!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-79652216423256691242012-06-01T05:11:00.000-07:002012-06-01T05:11:40.168-07:00Bonjour! Beautiful day here today. Only problem is that the snakes are coming out to bask and if I have one fear it is snakes! Have seen two in the last two days - that is two too many!! However on a nicer note all the veg are flourishing in the potager (I am a potager widow - John is out there from dawn to dusk!!) and my wild flower garden is budding so hoping for lots of colour soon. The vines are flourishing in the vinyard and our neighbour Yannick is busy tending to them - very hard work. I will now share an exciting secret with you - our pool is ordered and work should begin in July - should be swimming in August - yippee!!!!!!!!Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-1660751380157679812012-05-21T09:55:00.003-07:002012-05-21T09:55:54.501-07:00At last!WOW! Can't believe I've been so long in putting the next post on this blog! Life has been HECTIC - <br />
Came back to France in Feb after a wonderful holiday in Barbados. Put house in UK up for sale the day before we left and got a call saying it was sold whilst en route!! Was back in France for one week and had to go back to England to find another house for the children. Flew back three days later and had three weeks when we were told our buyer wanted to complete within the week!! Flew back to England, packed up - two van loads - one for France - one for UK - and moved in 3 days!! I truly didn't know if I was ICI or LA!! Am just beginning to get my feet on the ground. Hope to rejoin Tag Tuesday next week. Have opened an etsy shop (MiniTresors) - only one item so far - vintage French postage stamps - great for use in mixed media/altered art projects. Hope to add more items very soon. Phew - need another rest! A bientot. Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-51852401910137166382012-01-18T03:27:00.000-08:002012-01-18T03:27:00.925-08:00WHITE TAG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMHuCkelLHtBtRSnHTTvSthkNWnP3U7yZJRTx5GJYpKSDvjJlcZD8FH8O7Snr9aLk26ESalNG1XbbLK6YC4Wp7gKqnFgzdDzgViTRHlIkxi0SB9Qw620aK4Md33MPoqWTDpDcEHpFWH4/s1600/New+Tag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMHuCkelLHtBtRSnHTTvSthkNWnP3U7yZJRTx5GJYpKSDvjJlcZD8FH8O7Snr9aLk26ESalNG1XbbLK6YC4Wp7gKqnFgzdDzgViTRHlIkxi0SB9Qw620aK4Md33MPoqWTDpDcEHpFWH4/s320/New+Tag.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>This is my white tag made for Tag Tuesday this week. I really love this theme - the others have made such pretty tags. Mine is made from strips of white fabric, lace and ribbons sewn onto a plain card tag and embellished with pearls, bugle beads and paper flowers edged in diamond stickles. Am off to Barbados for ten days on Saturday - can't wait to soak up some sun! Holiday is a present for us from some very kind friends who have a villa there - thanks Eddie and Sue! When we come back we will be in the UK for a couple of weeks and then return to our house in France. Longing to get back there! Once settled in again I intend to get this new blog up and running on a regular basis. Look forward to seeing you there! xxCarolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-3224751824601729282012-01-10T02:42:00.000-08:002012-01-10T02:42:00.417-08:00winter sports tag for tag tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuNTka1kBXBYyupw6ELk3gJsiY8Iizf3WQBKDCyQ220kkr0BiJovx9yWd8gur_uXDINZtptH_R9jgpr2P9Jo83JUNesjgOD8TaZcPO5yiVPQU7jdzegDsWZESbMtEWYMYpSuEn_zdauo/s1600/Vintage+Skater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuNTka1kBXBYyupw6ELk3gJsiY8Iizf3WQBKDCyQ220kkr0BiJovx9yWd8gur_uXDINZtptH_R9jgpr2P9Jo83JUNesjgOD8TaZcPO5yiVPQU7jdzegDsWZESbMtEWYMYpSuEn_zdauo/s320/Vintage+Skater.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Here is another of my tags for this great challenge. I'm really emjoying taking part. Thought I'd go with a vintage theme this week but now wish I'd gone more 'snowy'........... never mind!!<a href="http://tagtuesday.blogspot.com/">http://tagtuesday.blogspot.com/</a>Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198599811897949838.post-78870500731216334592012-01-03T06:54:00.000-08:002012-01-03T08:16:33.184-08:00snow tag for tagtuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzRBuQovEjb3rMiH8OInz3SR1LBozLDSGUqsuO_MoLxSoObO4UcTPtmkK2t3LUvpDH4f5TWt_pxfhE49SVg_I4Gwbv3GWsawvcThB6-42iRVX5CgKDZl_rcxZN9TBF9GD6IxbQAAbZZ4/s1600/Winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzRBuQovEjb3rMiH8OInz3SR1LBozLDSGUqsuO_MoLxSoObO4UcTPtmkK2t3LUvpDH4f5TWt_pxfhE49SVg_I4Gwbv3GWsawvcThB6-42iRVX5CgKDZl_rcxZN9TBF9GD6IxbQAAbZZ4/s320/Winter.jpg" width="182" /></a>Hi everyone. This tag was made using interfacing embossed with clear powder, lurex ribbon embellished with stick on pearls and snowflake ribbon pinched from the Christmas tree! Had limited resources for this one as nearly all my stash is in France!</div>Carolyn Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13345011725394275326noreply@blogger.com3