tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post6307710860440702846..comments2024-03-09T00:25:22.754-08:00Comments on City Views, Country Dreams: City Views, Country DreamsFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-59782369589153847962015-01-30T21:58:27.819-08:002015-01-30T21:58:27.819-08:00It was very useful for me. Keep sharing such ideas...It was very useful for me. Keep sharing such ideas in the future as well. This was actually what I was looking for, and I am glad to came here! Thanks for sharing the such information with us.<br />Places to Hangout in Gurgaonhttp://www.oystersappughar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-17079160144742318542015-01-25T13:34:19.631-08:002015-01-25T13:34:19.631-08:00Thank you for your visit and comment. My new year...Thank you for your visit and comment. My new year's enthusiasm for clearing out a bit from my apartment is still strong!<br />Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-58267108372335352472015-01-25T07:38:45.666-08:002015-01-25T07:38:45.666-08:00The color combination of your knitting is easy to ...The color combination of your knitting is easy to the eyes. :)<br /><br />It's cold alright and that soup looks so comforting. <br /><br />Clearing out unused items is a good way to start the year. I did that too early this month. :)Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-26518719167577878602015-01-24T05:09:10.631-08:002015-01-24T05:09:10.631-08:00Jeri, thank you for the compliments!
Yes, January...Jeri, thank you for the compliments!<br /><br />Yes, January is a good time to stay warm and dry indoors when cold and wet special effects are putting on their show outdoors. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-46993415220023651402015-01-24T05:06:27.894-08:002015-01-24T05:06:27.894-08:00Yes, Pondside, I think that I am going to keep tha...Yes, Pondside, I think that I am going to keep that rosy hap for myself.<br /><br />Funny drilling update. Today was to be another special Saturday day for the drillers, but once again, we have an ugly mix of snow, sleet and rain and so the work was cancelled.<br /><br />However, I do have to venture out to work myself. (At least my work will be indoors!)<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-48211476550558747382015-01-23T08:38:20.953-08:002015-01-23T08:38:20.953-08:00Frances, your knitting is simply stunning, those c...Frances, your knitting is simply stunning, those colors! I believe the teacup paintings are yours as well, beautiful work. I don't envy you the cold, bitter winter in NYC, but I do wish I could visit the exhibit of Kimonos, as I love fabric and design. Keep warm! Jerijerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-37988879008194696852015-01-22T22:03:14.008-08:002015-01-22T22:03:14.008-08:00The wrap is so pretty, Frances. Will you keep it ...The wrap is so pretty, Frances. Will you keep it for yourself? I think it would be very good with your colouring.<br />You and I find ourselves in similar circumstances. You, with drilling and pounding on the outside of your building, and I with hammering and drilling on the house next door. It has been 'lifted' a full story, to make a larger house and we have been living next to a construction zone.<br />I love a post like this - a cosy life in a very big city!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-91954264293774058772015-01-21T07:12:23.312-08:002015-01-21T07:12:23.312-08:00Titti, thanks for your visit! In the past couple ...Titti, thanks for your visit! In the past couple of days we have also had some very odd weather swings here in NYC. Today is just a bit warmer (at least it's above freezing) so I look forward to getting outdoors for a good walk. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-34876741052588062032015-01-20T13:00:26.619-08:002015-01-20T13:00:26.619-08:00A lovely post from you again Frances...I hope ever...A lovely post from you again Frances...I hope everything is good and your pictures gives me so much inspiration!<br />Yesterday spring and today winter here on the island...so weird weather.<br />Have a happy week, take care!<br />TittiHWIT BLOGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851355663006106726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-70140317375469365722015-01-20T10:44:23.329-08:002015-01-20T10:44:23.329-08:00Ahh Lucille, last Saturday's brutally cold wea...Ahh Lucille, last Saturday's brutally cold weather caused the cancellation of the workmen's weekend exceptional schedule.<br /><br />I'm having some freshly made potato and onion soup right now. With dill seed and thyme and pepper and a little OXO. Delish. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-15960723033918941502015-01-20T10:42:31.234-08:002015-01-20T10:42:31.234-08:00Val, hap is a name for a traditional Shetland Isla...Val, hap is a name for a traditional Shetland Islands shawl, that usually has some lacy stitches.<br /><br />If you go to ravelry.com or even google, and ask about haps, be prepared to stay for several hours. There are endless variations!<br /><br />I'm sure that what I saw in the kimono exhibit is already percolating through my mind.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-11465696978741199922015-01-20T10:21:55.257-08:002015-01-20T10:21:55.257-08:00Oh no! Not Saturdays as well. I do hope this reall...Oh no! Not Saturdays as well. I do hope this really means an accelerated end to the noise. So relieved that those cups weren't on your clearing list. Soup in the freezer is always very cheering. I have some leek potato and watercress soup in there.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-12390383176032515992015-01-20T08:49:18.697-08:002015-01-20T08:49:18.697-08:00You will be pleased to know that walking in cold a...You will be pleased to know that walking in cold air boosts the immune system, or so I am told. So you can comfort yourself with that thought whilst waiting in line. Your soup looks delicious and comforting on a cold winter's day. It has inspired me to make a batch myself, something I have got out of the habit of doing. I know I would have loved the Kimono exhibition, maybe we will see some influence in your future knitting creations? Choice of colour perhaps? Your present knitting projects are gorgeous, not sure what a hap is? xAcornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-39259948554678232812015-01-20T06:48:15.925-08:002015-01-20T06:48:15.925-08:00Madelief, that exhibit at The Hague sounds like an...Madelief, that exhibit at The Hague sounds like an excellent one. It would be fun to see such an exhibit with you...either here or in the Netherlands.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind comments about the knitting. I'll have a scarf update soon. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-79886657219745767792015-01-20T06:45:50.536-08:002015-01-20T06:45:50.536-08:00Annie, my little collection of old china is quite ...Annie, my little collection of old china is quite safe. It still amazes me that so many English potteries have closed. Just seems unbelievable.<br /><br />Drilling is tapering off.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-1575528030424718762015-01-20T06:42:36.613-08:002015-01-20T06:42:36.613-08:00Gina, I agree that homemade soup and knitting are ...Gina, I agree that homemade soup and knitting are both welcome on cold days in January.<br /><br />About the exhibit...the Met is so full of beautiful things that it can be overwhelming. I like to try to limit my visit to one particular exhibit so that the impression doesn't get diluted. Yet, sometimes I do get lured down a hallway to something that catches my eye. (Same thing happens to me at the V&A!)<br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-13331786703826529262015-01-19T10:31:47.099-08:002015-01-19T10:31:47.099-08:00Dear Frances,
It's already the 19th of Januar...Dear Frances,<br /><br />It's already the 19th of January, but I would like to wish you a Happy, Healthy and Creative New Year! <br /><br />The exhibition you went to in the Metropolitan sounds interesting. My youngest daughter and I visited a textile/fashion exhibition in The Hague recently, about Romantic fashion in the 18th century. Very much worthwhile as well. The Metropolitan looks like a beautiful museum on your photo's. Hope to see it for myself one day.<br /><br />Your wrap looks beautiful. Do like your choice of colour!<br /><br />Have a good week!<br /><br />Madelief x<br /><br />Love the colours of your new projectMadeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906326152435858221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-41875264258929620702015-01-19T08:18:21.496-08:002015-01-19T08:18:21.496-08:00Hello Francces, what a lovely catch up post. I am ...Hello Francces, what a lovely catch up post. I am so very pleased to hear that those gorgeous cups still reside with you. I do hope the drilling ends <i>soon</i>!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-62706876955047449162015-01-19T06:30:37.927-08:002015-01-19T06:30:37.927-08:00Dear Frances, there are so many lovely things in t...Dear Frances, there are so many lovely things in this post. It is chilly here today and I could happily tuck in to a bowl of your soup wrapped in some of your beautiful knitting... Me not the soup that is! I was a little concerned at first and thought you were getting rid of those beautiful cups... Glad to hear that is not the case. And yes, I would have loved to see that exhibition!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-52786464210739164482015-01-19T06:19:28.287-08:002015-01-19T06:19:28.287-08:00Friko, my wish for discovering a way to add more h...Friko, my wish for discovering a way to add more hours to the 24 hour day has been set aside. I realize how much I do enjoy a bit of daydream time each day, much more that trying to fit in another activity or interest. There are always so many things going on in NYC, it's often been a challenge to decide whether to work on somethingof my own, or to use those same available hours to go out and see or hear what someone else created. This does still perplex me somewhat.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-63594558456504686012015-01-19T06:13:18.841-08:002015-01-19T06:13:18.841-08:00I appreciate your comment very much, Helen. I do ...I appreciate your comment very much, Helen. I do love playing around with color...never tiring of trying new combinations. <br /><br />My little collection of pretty cotton fabrics still calls out to me to try that paper piecing technique. 2015 could be the year (another intention.) xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-71351194303126045642015-01-19T06:10:05.309-08:002015-01-19T06:10:05.309-08:00Thank you, Vicki. I think that your own sense of ...Thank you, Vicki. I think that your own sense of color is very fine.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-11370073676387375452015-01-19T03:24:11.524-08:002015-01-19T03:24:11.524-08:00that’s meant to be ‘colourful life’ of course.that’s meant to be ‘colourful life’ of course.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-80200103220612248952015-01-19T03:21:45.372-08:002015-01-19T03:21:45.372-08:00Hello Frances,
I’ve been absent from blogging for...Hello Frances,<br /><br />I’ve been absent from blogging for quite a while, with only the odd little foray into writing and have done almost no visiting since before Christmas.<br />So it’s a great pleasure to come here and see your colourful live displayed and hear all about your stylish and cultured activities.<br /><br />You are a true sophisticate!<br /><br />And, as I see, also a good cook. The lentil soup looks delicious and I am all in favour of cooking ‘for the freezer’. I do quite a lot of it myself.<br /><br />Good intentions are so much better than resolutions. In your case they will NOT be the paving stones on the road to hell but gentle and pleasant steps to a special kind of heaven.<br /><br />Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-36091963104233892872015-01-18T10:32:28.632-08:002015-01-18T10:32:28.632-08:00I enjoyed reading this post, dear Frances. You hav...I enjoyed reading this post, dear Frances. You have been busy with such an interesting mix of activities over these wintry days. I love your beautiful knitting, the colours are delicious. I wish you happy and fulfilling times through out 2015, and am looking forward very much to visiting you here.<br />Helen xoxHelen Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085327303967055337noreply@blogger.com