tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post2625215425372818713..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Bank Holidays: Chagall and St CeddDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-46672041883183632072013-06-08T15:39:00.647+01:002013-06-08T15:39:00.647+01:00Many thanks as well for the Chagalls, David, they&...Many thanks as well for the Chagalls, David, they're beautiful:-)Pialanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-32924241881841468952013-06-05T15:21:27.960+01:002013-06-05T15:21:27.960+01:00As a Rothschild said, even the smallest garden sho...As a Rothschild said, even the smallest garden should have at least two acres of wildernessDavid Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-31605547500187118132013-06-04T08:16:04.961+01:002013-06-04T08:16:04.961+01:00We will be sure to visit Bradford-upon-Avon at las...We will be sure to visit Bradford-upon-Avon at last on our next stay with beloved Van der Beeks in Lacock.<br /><br />The meadow mentality is returning, I'm so pleased to say - and very evident at Glyndebourne under the latest garden regime. I mention above the charm of paths mown through longer grass, one of my favourite things. Those at Gbne are a little wide, perhaps, but still preserve pockets of wilder nature. And bring back cornflowers, say I.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-88225851995569868042013-06-04T07:46:35.864+01:002013-06-04T07:46:35.864+01:00There is another splendid Saxon Church, to be foun...There is another splendid Saxon Church, to be found in Bradford - upon - Avon near Bath ( a lovely village/small town definitely vaux le voyage)- a bit younger than the one you report, David, but more complete and beautiful.. Both it and the Mother Church ( or perhaps one should say daughter church) next door are beautifully kept, all the lawns mowed, the graveyard absolutely neat etc etc - BUT according to a recent BBC report we should NOT cut all lawns and verges so regularly, but leave the grass and weeds to grow and lead to seeds and new growth, and provide a home for insects. And another church at B-u-A, up the hill , has a graveyard just like that - I thought it overgrown and not loved until I heard the BBC report. Not sure what to think now.David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-82461760895892408102013-06-04T00:02:39.582+01:002013-06-04T00:02:39.582+01:00Well, David, the extremes have gotten freakish, ha...Well, David, the extremes have gotten freakish, haven't they? Last year, at least.<br /><br />More of this, newleafsite, I promise - Glyndebourne is the cue again in the latest entry - but also more of that and the other too. With more Sicilian art still to negotiate, the flowers may take a back bed for a while.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-85424210010079724472013-06-03T16:41:55.291+01:002013-06-03T16:41:55.291+01:00What a beautiful travel journal! The photos are gl...What a beautiful travel journal! The photos are glorious, and thank you for posing, especially (supposing that's still you?) walking through the rape field. Seeing someone in the path gives the scene human scale and communicates the essence of the place - one feels quite drawn in! More of this, please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-45711314261427993652013-06-03T11:53:26.732+01:002013-06-03T11:53:26.732+01:00Many years ago I stayed at Princeton (they had bot...Many years ago I stayed at Princeton (they had bottles of the actual wine in the wine shops ! In London it was difficult then to see the difference between a wine merchant and a picture gallery - there were pictures and a glass of sherry in both). On the Friday evening my hostess turned off the heating. On the Monday morning she turned on the air conditioning. " That, David" she said " was the American Spring.David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-40380848935571245882013-06-03T08:54:30.826+01:002013-06-03T08:54:30.826+01:00I was saying only yesterday, from our bench lookin...I was saying only yesterday, from our bench looking down on the Glyndebourne lake, that the Hudson Valley has equal beauties. I suppose the difference, as we've discussed before, is our network of footpaths covering the whole country, while in America right of way is linked mainly to national parks (cf Rebecca Solnit's Wanderlust).<br /><br />You seem to have gone from fitful spring to heatwave...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-81980435482971011142013-06-03T03:46:11.837+01:002013-06-03T03:46:11.837+01:00Chagall stained glass in an English church. Who wo...Chagall stained glass in an English church. Who would have thought it? Aren't you the best for bringing this to light (so to speak). How I envy your clement weather, given our continued unbearable heat here (though it promises, finally, to break tomorrow). I know I've said this many times before, but there is no place for walking known to me that's better than England, as you so beautifully depict with your photos here.Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-30760230298977564092013-06-02T23:31:10.638+01:002013-06-02T23:31:10.638+01:00Yes, I felt very lucky - and the luck held out tod...Yes, I felt very lucky - and the luck held out today: almost perfect at Glyndebourne - huge fun with the talk, excellent picnic bench along new-mown paths above the lake, warm and sunny into the late evening - and, last but not least, an Ariadne which I had suspected was going to be much better than many had said, and it was; I sympathised and wept along with much of it. More on that anon.<br /><br />And, of course, I enjoyed travelling with you to Salzburg and Munich. We'll be swanning in Dresden and Berlin ere long, so hope to return the compliment.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-59500874928791182022013-06-02T18:21:39.054+01:002013-06-02T18:21:39.054+01:00Those Chagall's take the breath away - and you...Those Chagall's take the breath away - and you captured them beautifully in word and photo. On a wet, chilly Ottawa afternoon your travels bring some warmth and even more joy. I do love travelling with you.Willymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.com