Petals against the sky III

Aiming for the sky, yet again...

The fairgrounds are back in town

A silver magic wand for sale

I am not ashamed to admit that I nearly bought it!

Colourful bling at the shopping mall

Ceramics display in Bassano, Northern Italy

The abandoned house

Towards the garden III

The entrance to the villa, northern Italy

Santa Claus up in the air

...I am not ready for Spring, neither is the weather.

A patisserie close to the Bastille

...a souvenir from a few years ago, I wonder whether this patisserie still exists, what a marvellous alibi to plan a long weekend in Paris!

The things we love to keep...

I seem to remember that this cute paper bag contained a couple of yummy croissants bought in a "boulangerie" in Paris quite a few years ago. I used to keep everything,...these days I am in the middle of a massive de-cluttering and I have become more strict when it comes to decide what I need to let go...

The bench and the net

Wonderful and bizarre to look at a tennis court covered in snow!

By the garden shed III

Aiming for the Sky

Thinking of Summer III

I love the blurred view of the countryside behind the flowers, it almost looks like a painting!

Thinking of Summer

Memories from a few years ago, while on holiday in Cumbria.

Flowers III

Don't even think about it!

The woman in the shopwindow

A spot of deep purple

Window display-violet paillettes

Window display-the turquoise gown

Decadent, elegant,... this is a slightly bizarre shot, due to the reflection of the scaffoldings

The "Love Me" Coat

Into the garden VI-the candy wrap series

Looking up IV-The candy wrap series

Onto the fields V

Footprints towards the bench-the candy wrap series

The tree in the corner-the candy wrap series

Over the frozen stream

I am in the mood to travel...

I blame these beautiful journals I saw a few days ago at the local Waterstones, they are perfect: old prints of the Eiffel Tower, maps and lovely illustrations of plants and butterflies one can encounter while travelling in warmer climates...

At the tearoom-downtown

Granny, (not my real granny), caught me right when I was about to take a photo of her with my cell phone. Until a nano second before I took the photo, she was looking ahead, a perfect and pensive profile. I still wonder whether it would have been a more poignant shot had she not turned to look at me...

Cash till and calculator with loads of bling!

I want one!!!

Blue hair at the shopping mall

I discretely followed her for a few yards and took some snapshots with my cell phone, this is the best image; she had a 1960s style make up, shame I didn't manage to get a full front shot, dommage, as French say!

Window display III-Accessorize

Love the Union Jack theme along pearls and bracelets

Shopwindow display at Accessorize-details

Love these hanging large scale reproductions of the porcelain cup, saucer, the plate with flowers and the broach with pearls!

Walking towards the statue-the candy wrap series

Down the garden path I

Footprints IV-the candy wrap series

The white halo-the candy wrap series

Making notes-the knitting project

Mum's handwriting, making notes for the latest knitting project, a multi coloured jumper.

My first sewing machine

Mom bought this toy sewing machine when I was a kid, it actually work, I love it! It is quite tiny, it measures about 15x8x10 cm.