tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post7588414071738635344..comments2023-09-28T11:08:42.509+01:00Comments on love and a licked spoon: Travel narrows the mindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-42387615645194026912009-07-04T11:55:23.617+01:002009-07-04T11:55:23.617+01:00Nothing better than summer in the Mediterranean......Nothing better than summer in the Mediterranean...just came back from Barcelona and when I started to skim your list I thought perhaps we were in the same place! so jealous of the fruit...New York is wonderful, but the fruit does not compare...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085413093222573852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-6828942920471999592009-07-04T04:09:34.122+01:002009-07-04T04:09:34.122+01:00Somehow I get the feeling you don't mind too m...Somehow I get the feeling you don't mind too much being 'chained to the stove'. Glad you are having the best summer ever - keep on havin' fun. <br />Thanks -cross fingers so far so good.<br /><br />Mariana.Through My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-36807269465223263292009-07-03T19:11:26.174+01:002009-07-03T19:11:26.174+01:00Barely, but I'll take it. I'm so glad you ...Barely, but I'll take it. I'm so glad you know what quiet waters you've rowed toward, darling girl. And I know you deserve every cotton-pickin' minute of bliss! <br /><br />Hugs, Lanky Yankee KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-85493185340954185602009-07-02T23:27:45.815+01:002009-07-02T23:27:45.815+01:00Mariana - Thank you! I'm fascinated by the liv...Mariana - Thank you! I'm fascinated by the lives lived behind those doors. I wish I could walk through each one, but then I'm nosey like that... Some of them are so small that even I'd have to duck and I'm only 5ft5. Now I'm back in London and it's hotter than France - 35C today and we're all melting! I know, we're wusses. It's tough for us fair-skinned folks to get to work in this weather, but I have little choice. Almost as soon as I got off the plane, I helped my friend Carole with the food for her party for 40 lucky souls and then on Saturday, Lady de B and I are catering our Aussie friend Stuart's birthday party. So it's the best summer ever and I'm chained to the stove... And sooo sorry about your troubles in posting. I'm delighted you persisted as I love your messages. We're investigating the problem so I hope it won't happen again.<br /><br />Karen - Does it help even a bit if I say I know how lucky I am? And that I, and my runner beans, are longing for rain to fall softly on the tarmac-melting streets of London?Lickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-67794472095944290162009-07-02T16:15:44.620+01:002009-07-02T16:15:44.620+01:00Excuse me, I believe you are having MY vacation? I...Excuse me, I believe you are having MY vacation? I was just in the midst of having what passes for a vaca here...running errands, pulling weeds, and haunting the mailbox. What was I thinking? This, THIS is a vacation! Falling out of bed and into a paperback...<br /><br />I worship you, lambie! <br /><br />Love, Karen in cloudy, rainy, Rochester...Which has everyone one might love about rampant constant moisture, minus the appealing allure of vegetarian vampires and other movieland accoutrement of rainy climes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-10763129950323526802009-07-02T07:52:29.399+01:002009-07-02T07:52:29.399+01:00Absolutely gorgeous post Debora! For a moment I wa...Absolutely gorgeous post Debora! For a moment I was right there with you as I felt, smelt, saw and tasted all those wonderful images! A small black coffee and frangipane tart I can do. The rest I can dream about! It almost seems as if time is "slower" there compared to the crazy hustle and bustle world many of us live in.<br /><br />You captured a real sense of history with all those doors! One wonders what went on behind those doors at a time long before the present.<br /><br />PS: Summer is awful. We have some really hot temperatures - unbearable at times. Summer is my least favourite season. Right now we are hearing about a heatwave in England and the temp. is 32degrees. You are kidding. A heatwave here would be 45 degrees!<br /><br />Another PS; This is my ninth attempt to leave a comment. I have been getting a block that prevents me from submitting a comment. It says "internet cannot open this site....operation aborted". It is most annoying but I have been trying.Through My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-22103875463954703202009-07-01T20:37:48.377+01:002009-07-01T20:37:48.377+01:00Catherine - Oh, I hope you have a lovely summer wi...Catherine - Oh, I hope you have a lovely summer with Emma.I love it that everything just seems easier. Two days in a row now, I've followed my morning dog walk with coffee in a local cafe with my friends Alastair and Ricardo.We sipped cappuccinos in the sunshine while the dogs lapped at their water bowl under the table. The perfect way to start the day.Lickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-85545615311789310872009-07-01T17:08:55.349+01:002009-07-01T17:08:55.349+01:00What a lovely post--thank you! I love summer becau...What a lovely post--thank you! I love summer because I can just hang out and do things (bike ride, play tennis, hike) with my daughter.catherine @ www.unconfidentialcook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14575873066347951124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-87825947479827707642009-07-01T16:52:08.987+01:002009-07-01T16:52:08.987+01:00Peachkins - Thank you so much for visiting.
Girl -...Peachkins - Thank you so much for visiting.<br />Girl - It is indeed a lovely place.<br />Clare - Dr Freud, call your office... Doors are endlessly fascinating. What stories lie behind each one? Particularly here, where a worn and battered door can open onto a magical courtyard or soaring staircase.<br />Z - Oh, I'd love that!<br />Wendy - Merci, maman! I miss you, and Agde, already.<br />Avril - Well, I think that is clear evidence that we have to return. We can call it the 'Sod it, pass the cocktails' tour...<br /><br />DxLickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-30662799425960755522009-07-01T13:30:21.774+01:002009-07-01T13:30:21.774+01:00Love your 'things I love about summer here'...Love your 'things I love about summer here' - but I wonder now if we shouldn't just have said 'sod it', thrown caution to the wind and gone for that Hemmingway cocktail!<br /><br />A xxAvrilhttp://www.avriljoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-5834230076891788292009-07-01T09:32:44.556+01:002009-07-01T09:32:44.556+01:00Those picnics on the roof were very special. The a...Those picnics on the roof were very special. The anonymous gardener was truly an added bonus. I was thinking about how our blogs will change now we're back in Britain. Mine will change gear, I think. But yours will be just as beautiful and appetising...<br />mxxWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-81415935241063901332009-06-29T14:56:40.781+01:002009-06-29T14:56:40.781+01:00Who is the naked gardener? Can I come with you nex...Who is the naked gardener? Can I come with you next time? Please?<br />zxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-6754225945479798412009-06-28T12:13:55.406+01:002009-06-28T12:13:55.406+01:00Lovely writing and photos. I think it must be a f...Lovely writing and photos. I think it must be a family obsession to photograph lots of doors... (I do windows too!) Hope you have had a wonderful restful break.<br /><br />C xClarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-57963251952891522812009-06-28T00:30:15.718+01:002009-06-28T00:30:15.718+01:00Wow, Agde looks amazing! I must go.Wow, Agde looks amazing! I must go.A Girl Has to Eathttp://agirlhastoeat.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-2820424886237879542009-06-28T00:17:34.887+01:002009-06-28T00:17:34.887+01:00Hi.It's my first time here on your blog..love ...Hi.It's my first time here on your blog..love the photos..♥peachkins♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/07509102904424388743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-48657977331296805352009-06-27T17:35:39.506+01:002009-06-27T17:35:39.506+01:00Lady P - Just look out for the thorns...
CookiePie...Lady P - Just look out for the thorns...<br />CookiePie - Thanks so much!<br />The Epicurean's Market - I'm so pleased you did and thank you for your kind words. I LOVE a list. They're everyday poems to me.Lickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-37550102736749563222009-06-27T03:42:23.657+01:002009-06-27T03:42:23.657+01:00stumbled upon your blog today. you paint such viv...stumbled upon your blog today. you paint such vivid pictures with your words. love the list, too! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-8987559958820179252009-06-27T01:51:34.581+01:002009-06-27T01:51:34.581+01:00What gorgeous photos!!! Sounds like a wonderful va...What gorgeous photos!!! Sounds like a wonderful vacation...CookiePiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004659011580005962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-56106226528989490352009-06-26T18:48:01.295+01:002009-06-26T18:48:01.295+01:00I am so in love with your vacation - I was just sa...I am so in love with your vacation - I was just saying to a friend that it is summer, but I haven't really felt like I was enjoying it or realizing truly that it was here.<br />I am really going to rectify that if I can - like take up nude gardening. Now if I could only find a suitable terrace....Lady Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797024837774358632noreply@blogger.com