June 2012
Saturday, June 30 2012
- SUMMER HAT - Why has the man left his hat on the bench? What does he look like (A quoi ressemble-t-il?) Is he sitting next to it or has he walked away? Is there someone else on the bench or is he alone? Is it in a garden or in a street? (…)
Friday, June 29 2012
- HABITAT YELLOWS - The Habitat shop window in avenue Wagram, Paris often changes their colour scheme - yellow is for summer. This one's cute, it reminds me of Paul Klee's painting where there are lots of little yellow birds and one upside down (à l'nevers). (…)
Thursday, June 28 2012
- SURFING - Surfing on internet I found this beautiful image It can mean so many things, it's really beautiful. (…)
Saturday, June 23 2012
- CAKES - Oh, the English bakeries! Nostalgy, sweetness, how i'd love to eat just one! But just one's not possible, there are so many! Scones with jam and clotted cream, Betty's speciality in York, delicious! And these dainty little square cakes covered in fondant icing (glacage)! Typical Yorkshire cakes for (…)
Friday, June 22 2012
- ENGLAND - About time I reappeared! I've been to Paris and to England and I've enjoyed myself (je me suis amusée). Jet 2, a very good flight, on time, from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris to Leeds in Yorkshire where my sister and her husband were waiting for us. 45 minutes drive through on very green roads, (…)
Friday, June 8 2012
- JELLY SUCCESS - I tried again with elderberry flowers, leaving them just to cool and not macerate longer and this time it was a success. So here are my two creations for the moment: The poppy petal doesn't have much taste but the elderberry is very delicate. (…)
Wednesday, June 6 2012
- START AGAIN - recommencer - The elderberry was no good, it just tasted green, I think it macerated too long; so I threw it away (jeté) and started again with some poppy petals (coquelicot). They're a beautiful red. I put 1 litre of cold water on them, heated to boiling point (chauffé jusqu'à ébullition), the left to cool. I (…)
Tuesday, June 5 2012
- JELLY - Someone gave me a jar (pot) of jelly made from acacia flowers, it's delicious, a very delicate flavour. I've no acacia flowers but I have some elderberry (sureau) and I know you can make flavoured water with them. I looked for a recipe (recette) on internet and went out just before the rain to pick (…)