A Little Bit of British from Across The Pond

A Brit girl living in Penn's Woods, with an Off-Grid Cottage in the North Country. For lovers of gardening, books, crochet, teatime, travel, most of all kindred spirits.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Jourartlery Avez-Vous un Cuppa?

Hi Dear Folk, Ideas where do they come from? Well this was motivated by a Trader Joe's Tea Box and an old Brooke Bond tea add, which...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Greengates by R. C. Sherriff a Persephone Book

Hi Dear Folk, Greengates by R. C. Sherriff 1896 - 1975 He wrote several novels including Greengates and a Fortnight in September, both...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Lighting of The Fire

Hi Dear Folk, Another day at home, with a pounding head, runny nose and a wet tissue. So I am appreciating light and heat. Light and H...

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Weekend Walk On The Wild Side

Hi Dear Folk, It has been a long weekend for me as I had off MLK day, but now is even longer because I'm home with a head cold. I th...

Friday, January 15, 2016

Young Girl With Basket by Berthe-Marie-Pauline Morisot

Hi Dear Folk, Young Girl with Basket. Bertha Marie Pauline Morisot January 1841 - March 1895 Was a member of the circle of Paris i...

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Journartlery

Hi Dear Folk, I treated myself to this set of pens by Sakura, they flow very easily and there are others I have my eye on. My fountain p...

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Two Girls by Pierre-August Renoir

Hi Dear Folk, We had a sprinkling of snow last night but nothing much. Mr. B. has these Magnepan speakers which are like panels at leas...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Colonial American and The Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Royal China, USA

Hi Dear Folk, Isn't it fun to set a lovely dinner table, but how often do you have the time for it, because it does take time. So he...

Monday, January 11, 2016

The Dance at the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

The Dance at the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Christy

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Bookmark

Hi Dear Folk, You might ask what is so special about a bookmark that I would make that my title for a post. Over the years I have used ...

Friday, January 8, 2016

Portrait of a Woman by Gustav Klimt

Portrait of a Woman by Gustav Klimt born 1862 died 1918 Frauenbildnis (Portrait of a Woman) 1917-18 Oil and charcoal on canvas Kli...

Thursday, January 7, 2016

View of The Bay of Marseille with the Village of St. Henri, by Paul Cezanne

Hi Dear Folk, Many museums do not allow photography but at the Philadelphia Museum of Art they do. View of The Bay of Marseille with th...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Avenue du L' Opera, Morning Sunshine, by Camille Pissarro

Hi Dear Folk, Avenue du L'Opera, Morning Sunshine, by Camille Pissarro. 1830 - 1903 Danish/French Impressionist. Camille Pissar...

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Japanese Footbridge and Water Lily Pool, Giverny, by Claude Monet

Hi Dear Folk, This is just one of the Monet's at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Japanese Footbridge and Water Lily Pool, which...

Monday, January 4, 2016

Departure of The Folkestone Boat, by Edouard Manet

Hi Dear Folk, Departure of The Folkestone Boat, by Edouard Manet at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This painting by Manet of the st...

Friday, January 1, 2016

May the - Apache Saying

Hi Dear Folk, Freedom a day to oneself, endless possibilities, what to do? May the sun bring you new energy by day, May the moon so...

New Leafs, Art Journals and Crochet

Hi Dear Folk, I am looking forward to using my new diary that I bought at the Frick House in NYC, there is such a variety of artwork in t...

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Tea Time

Hi Dear Folk, Thought you might enjoy this from Tea Time Magazine Tea Time's Favourite Recipes from 2015 Plus a Victoria Sand...

Friends, Food and Fun

Last dinner before Jean returned back to England. Christy

The Years by Virginia Woolf

The Years by Virginia Woolf I read this from the first American edition 1937, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc., just gotta ...

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