Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Monday, 4 May 2015

Fear of flying, GrannyJ!

I saw this video yesterday and immediately thought of GrannyJ. These two ladies are quite funny, especially the one who's not afraid of flying. Enjoy!

Friday, 1 May 2015

Muguet du bonheur

Today is a holiday here, International Labour Day, and my Facebook news feed is full of photos of lily of the valley posted by French friends, wishing everybody much happiness. People offer women an actual bunch of muguet on May 1st.


In the "language of flowers", the lily of the valley signifies the return of happiness. Legend tells of the affection of a lily of the valley for a nightingale that did not come back to the woods until the flower bloomed in May.

At the beginning of the 20th century it became tradition in France to sell lily of the valley on International Labour Day, May 1, by labour organisations and private persons without paying sales tax (on that day only) as a symbol of spring.


The house of Caron launched a fragrance called Muguet du Bonheur in 1952. I remember wearing it in the 70s. It was a fresh, delicately sweet, very feminine scent.

Happy May Day, my friends, may happiness lie ahead for all.


Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Interesting white flowers

Hey Amy, have you ever seen these flowers before? The rain performs some magic on them!

[Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn transparent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.]





Sunday, 26 April 2015

Quid pro quo

These butterflies drink the mineral rich tears of the yellow-spotted river turtle. The liquid helps the butterflies reproduce, the turtle's eyes remain clean... and everybody is happy!


      [Photo taken by Peter Oxford (Minden Pictures) at the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador.]

Friday, 24 April 2015

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Rustic and beautiful

These rooms look very smart and peaceful, perfect for a lazy day when it's too hot outside...






Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Fantastic photo

This B&W photograph is very impressive. It may have been manipulated, but the result is quite breathtaking!


Sunday, 19 April 2015

Some amusing quotes

Amy sent us these quotes and some of them are quite spot on... Thank you, Amy.