tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post3158443770813712168..comments2024-03-09T00:25:22.754-08:00Comments on City Views, Country Dreams: City Views, Country DreamsFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-58130782050393011662012-06-07T20:41:42.869-07:002012-06-07T20:41:42.869-07:00Thank you for taking us along on this lovely walk!...Thank you for taking us along on this lovely walk!K @ Aurora Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974486560775228982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-32693843462826394702012-04-29T01:46:08.748-07:002012-04-29T01:46:08.748-07:00Hi Frances!
My eldest daughter is now in NY with h...Hi Frances!<br />My eldest daughter is now in NY with her friend and will clebrate there her 21 th birthday next week!<br />She sent some pics of huge buildings....but I'm not a citygirl...I don't like cities so much!<br />But they will visit all those places we always see in american movies and I'm sure they like it!<br />I read you visited the cotswolds and that more my cup of tea!!<br />Keep on looking for those beautiful green spots filled with color in the city! Like those tulips!<br />greetings Fleur from ; <br />in de polderfleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982209870117619979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-59740844746921010932012-04-28T14:53:56.810-07:002012-04-28T14:53:56.810-07:00Dear Frances,
Lovely photo's of pretty Tulips...Dear Frances,<br /><br />Lovely photo's of pretty Tulips, I have only a few flowering this year, mainly yellow and red ones.<br /><br />Sorry not to have met up with you dear Frances, I know you will have had a wonderful vacation in England visiting the Art Galleries and catching up with dear friends.<br /><br />I do love your sweet little drawing of the succulent Frances.<br /><br />Lots of rain here for almost two weeks constantly and more on the way.!CAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-20361925272848822192012-04-28T03:09:35.781-07:002012-04-28T03:09:35.781-07:00Francis , fancy you came to London and I knew noth...Francis , fancy you came to London and I knew nothing about it!. Glad you had such a wonderful time. Many years ago my brother was a chorister in St Martin in the Fields. The east end that your saw is very removed from the East End that I grew up in. Hope you are well. Carol xxtoadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890073795239873916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-39181445856117155462012-04-27T15:17:47.590-07:002012-04-27T15:17:47.590-07:00It seems that you really do have spring in New Yor...It seems that you really do have spring in New York too. I enjoyed your walk through the park, so many lovely colours and blooms. The yellow tulips really look magnificent amongst the buildings.. <br />Your paintings are a pleasure to see, you seem to be inspired after your trip. Great to see you painting.<br />I think you have a spring in your step too, your trip has done you the world of good.MILLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701141335185294744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-50256478897880599442012-04-25T10:23:54.401-07:002012-04-25T10:23:54.401-07:00Hello Frances - I have just discovered your wonder...Hello Frances - I have just discovered your wonderful blog, and just wanted to say how beautifully you write - I was with you for the whole journey! Amazing tulips - well captured! I am writing from the English countryside, and you mention that you have just been over here. I look forward to settling down and discovering more about you and your journey!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997152541694968825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-74551945257438334262012-04-24T23:08:22.144-07:002012-04-24T23:08:22.144-07:00Welcome Frances!Welcome Frances!Bella Bheaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928126159466031672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-6440657207773738992012-04-24T12:16:37.013-07:002012-04-24T12:16:37.013-07:00How funny - you begin your post by telling of your...How funny - you begin your post by telling of your purchase of the little plant from the farmers market - which looks like the "money plant" - and which is supposed to bring luck. Then you end your post by telling of the cheque from the tax man. Perhaps there is some truth in that superstition after all! <br /><br />May your money plant bring you continued good fortune and help you build travel funds to visit those yet to be discovered country views - from the city of dreams!Bella Bheaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928126159466031672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-47818150060673100682012-04-19T21:54:18.301-07:002012-04-19T21:54:18.301-07:00Thanks you for sharing your colourful adventure, F...Thanks you for sharing your colourful adventure, Frances. It's always a treat when you show us around New York.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-63311272981430466752012-04-19T17:19:17.429-07:002012-04-19T17:19:17.429-07:00Wow! Such beautiful tulips, and I love your drawin...Wow! Such beautiful tulips, and I love your drawing of the little succulent!Annie @ knitsofactohttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-75673691690320613662012-04-19T10:15:35.977-07:002012-04-19T10:15:35.977-07:00Hi Frances,
My mum used to call your little window...Hi Frances,<br />My mum used to call your little window-ledge plant a 'money tree'. Fingers crossed, eh!<br />Tom.Quibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300682742346254701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-91699723718887506342012-04-18T09:57:47.810-07:002012-04-18T09:57:47.810-07:00This may not be the countryside but you have an ab...This may not be the countryside but you have an abundance of flowers and greenery right in the big city. I think your environment is an enviable one and I'd love to come for a walk with you.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-67309194603342591362012-04-18T07:43:02.379-07:002012-04-18T07:43:02.379-07:00Oh thank you for that glimpse of Stuart Little'...Oh thank you for that glimpse of Stuart Little's world! I almost believe that Central Park really exists now. :) Hard to believe you were here nearly three weeks ago now, it seems like another time! (Though there is still a tiny bit of rather stale lemon drizzle cake left)I just love the macaroon box, what classy packaging, are you going to use is as a brush box or similar?Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-69201042602288862042012-04-18T07:37:05.643-07:002012-04-18T07:37:05.643-07:00Just catching up Frances, how lovely that you were...Just catching up Frances, how lovely that you were in London, but isn't it also lovely to come home. I love the beginnings of your water colour. The flowers in your photos are so vibrant, we have lots of daffodils and primroses here, but so lovely to see wisteria in bloom.Posiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844732200803572416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-30285142977754371082012-04-18T00:42:40.098-07:002012-04-18T00:42:40.098-07:00Thank you, dear Frances for that walk and what you...Thank you, dear Frances for that walk and what you have seen - so enjoyable to look at! I love those black and white tulips.<br />Hope you feel ok at work and the macarons are giving as much pleasure as the photograph promises. I wanted to try it out for so long - must do it and find out if they taste as good as the bought ones.bayouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803865167364775151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-54154157111062915342012-04-17T18:35:25.351-07:002012-04-17T18:35:25.351-07:00What a lovely post! The tulips, Stuart Little'...What a lovely post! The tulips, Stuart Little's pond, the wisteria -- there's a lot more 'nature' in NYC than I had realized. And I agree with you about Merisi's blog -- her photography has inspired me for some time now.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-70996603046742977632012-04-17T15:24:53.080-07:002012-04-17T15:24:53.080-07:00It was great to see those big yellow tulips in blo...It was great to see those big yellow tulips in bloom in NY spreading their springtime joy. Spring wouldn't be the same without tulips, would it. We've been enjoying them here in the Netherlands also. <br /><br />I also like the photos of the wisteria. It's one of my favorite vines and I've always wanted to have one myself. I've just not been lucky enough yet. Maybe some day.<br /><br />I always enjoy reading your posts. I just seldom comment. Thought the tulips were a good reason to.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-36784634905784787662012-04-17T10:53:39.763-07:002012-04-17T10:53:39.763-07:00Your photos are wonderful. I particularly love th...Your photos are wonderful. I particularly love the one of the wisteria through the squares (trellis? window panes?)<br /><br />Regarding the little plant you bought to draw: I'm no botanist, but it looks as if it might be a Crassula Argenta, or Jade plant, or Money Tree as it is sometimes called in England. My English mother-in-law had one which grew (slowly!) to be about three feet tall in an 18" pot. So you may get your green tree yet!Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-66779295471713781652012-04-17T08:37:56.292-07:002012-04-17T08:37:56.292-07:00What a colourful spring you have! Not so much colo...What a colourful spring you have! Not so much colours here yet. The last days have been sunny, but the wind comes from the north so it is really cold. And we even got som snow yesterday. Winter is still refusing to let go...<br />But spring will win in the end :)Solveighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996030837784676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-15101825372996266722012-04-17T06:44:00.530-07:002012-04-17T06:44:00.530-07:00You are truly in the middle of Spring in New York!...You are truly in the middle of Spring in New York! Spring, with all its vibrant colour - what a treat to see.<br />Do you find that on returning from a trip you see your own surroundings with a different eye?Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-46153368057278015832012-04-17T04:38:14.145-07:002012-04-17T04:38:14.145-07:00What gorgeous spring days you're having - thos...What gorgeous spring days you're having - those massed yellow tulips really took my breath away - fantastic! And Central Park's ponds and flowers look quite lovely, like being in deep countryside in the middle of the city. <br />The macarons and your check must have been a perfect finish to your day!<br />And I'm sure you know we're having the most awful weather in England now - you timed your trip here most perfectly :)<br />All best wishes, Karen xoKaren@PasGrande-Chosehttp://www.athousandmiles-k.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-73629755546652355912012-04-17T03:58:28.378-07:002012-04-17T03:58:28.378-07:00What a super post!
I think I recognize that little...What a super post!<br />I think I recognize that little tree/plant.<br />Such tulips! <br />I have been a follower of Merisi's super blog for 6 years.<br />Hoping that work is not proving too stressful.elizabethhttp://elizabethwix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-29893094151698188732012-04-17T02:55:27.881-07:002012-04-17T02:55:27.881-07:00I so enjoyed seeing all your spring city views tod...I so enjoyed seeing all your spring city views today, Frances. You really capture the feel of a place in your photos.<br />I also loved seeing your trip to the UK in the last post which I somehow missed over Easter week. Lovely to see your take on a city that I do know a bit! You cetainly fitted in a lot on your trip, and saw so many interesting things.<br />Enjoy your painting, and the rest of your week.<br />Helen xHelen Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085327303967055337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-88990010879146677552012-04-17T01:00:05.922-07:002012-04-17T01:00:05.922-07:00What a charming walk! It's a grim day here - w...What a charming walk! It's a grim day here - wet, cold and windy, tulips will be flattened and sadly my wisteria looks as if it's been ruined by the late frosts.<br /><br />I can imagine why you were drawn to the little 'tree',<br /><br />Enjoy those macarons - they look so beautiful!<br /><br />Celia<br />xxCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-61148126331085921412012-04-17T00:49:57.633-07:002012-04-17T00:49:57.633-07:00Another lovely blog, Frances. I feel I am in New Y...Another lovely blog, Frances. I feel I am in New York with you, but you see so much more than I would have seen - or maybe different people notice different things. But yours, surely, is the land of the wide open space and if you take a train how far would you need to go before you could not see a house? An hour? Less probably. That's certainly the case with crowded London.<br /><br />The Wisteria you picture is beautiful. We have a couple here, but they are young ones with much growing to do. There is the most beautiful one in the Town Square in Figeac of which I think I have a photograph. Anyway glad your refund has come through; spend it wisely. You might but a wisteria and grow it on your windowsill.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.com