French Friday – Vintage

9 Sep 2016

Here is a challenge today. I took this photo at a spot accessible from the Paris Metro. The question today is...Where did I take this? Hint - It was where…

French Friday – I am off!

2 Sep 2016

It has been a long time in the planning but it is soon going to happen. I am off to live in Paris for a while! Take one French obsessed…

French Friday – Our Lady

12 Aug 201612 Aug 2016

Notre Dame (Our Lady), sitting proudly in the centre of Paris holds so much wonderful history. It was started in 1163 and took almost 200 years to complete. It was…

TJ’s Household Haiku – Symmetry

6 Aug 20166 Aug 2016

Prompt word: Symmetry Nature balances Dark, light, morning to night time Sun drowns in the sea Welcome to TJ's Household haiku challenge. This week the prompt is "Symmetry" and the picture…

French Friday

29 Jul 201629 Jul 2016

This was what I envisaged when I started paneling my dining room. I thought I could whip up something similar with the little box of water colors and a brush…

Room Makeover – French Friday

9 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

In the 1980's many houses in Perth were built with what was then known as "Feature Brick Walls" It was basically a clever ploy by the builders to have large…

French Friday – Versailles Orangerie

17 Jun 201617 Jun 2016

This vast paterre garden is seen in its full glory in the Autumn when all of the citrus trees are out in the avenues between the paterre beds. As most…

French Friday

27 May 201627 May 2016

The Tour Saint-Jacques is all that remains of the medieval church Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie which was tragically demolished during the French Revolution for its building materials. It now stands in a small…

French Friday – If we can’t be in Paris

6 May 20166 May 2016

Not all of us are blessed with the time or resources to visit Paris as often as one would like. Consequently there may be times when you crave some Parisian…

French Friday – Musee Rodin

1 Apr 20161 Apr 2016

It's French Friday! How about a quick visit to the Musee Rodin? Literally a stone's throw from les Invalides is the Musee Rodin. After venerating (or execrating) Napoleon in his…

French Friday – Medici Fountain

19 Feb 201619 Feb 2016

The ubiquitious Parisian pleasure grounds, the Jardin du Luxembourg was in fact modeled on the Boboli Gardens in Florence to remind the formidable Marie de Medici of her native home…

French Friday – Motifs

15 Jan 201615 Jan 2016

It seems that there is a trend in Australia at the moment (perhaps elsewhere too) to buy or wear items with random French words on the front. I can understand…

French Friday – Bonne année

1 Jan 20161 Jan 2016

I opened the door with a smile To welcome in the new year Only to find It had knocked and run away Bonne année mes Amis! Welcome to the first…

French Friday – Centre of Culture

18 Dec 201518 Dec 2015

Cee of Cee's Photography has a challenge this week to feature photographs with a centralised image so I have had fun trawling through my photos to find some that fit…

French Friday

27 Nov 201529 Jan 2016

I have just started reading "All The Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. It won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for literature for 2015 and already I can see why.…