Glorious.
It is a word true to its sound, both expansive and bright, reaching upwards. And that is the feeling floating through our courtyard these past few days. Remi and I – yes and the dogs too – are waking up slowly to the Spring that has arrived on our doorstep in full force.
Suddenly, everything needs to be clean, to be swept, to be made new in order to echo the sudden growth all around us. Finally, the rusty iron candelabra has been hung above our old teak table. We have been planting and repotting – including a new jasmine that I will watch crawl over our walls until it emits that sweet, true perfume that is most certainly…glorious.
This happiness.
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I am sending out my Very Best Wishes to those of you that are celebrating either Easter or Passover this weekend. And Peace and Joy to everyone…
Hello mes chères Hattatts! It is a truly wonderful space to be – the best room "in" the house. 🙂 We have already started having lunch outside when the weather permits. So far it is still too chilly in the evenings but we know from last Summer (when we moved in) that wonderful moments await.
I am sending my Very Best Wishes for your new Holiday Home and for continued enjoyment of your quite wonderful life in Budapest,
xo
Heather
It is lovely, Tracy and it is so fun to walk around everyday and see what it is growing! Sadly, we finally learned the reason for why the amazing huge rose vine over our front gate is not moving…we talked to the owner this weekend and it turns out she had hired a gardener to trim it back that most likely killed it…we are still hoping that maybe next year it will make a comeback!
Thank you, Meredith! I need to get caught up on your fabulous Map and Menu posts…eeee! I am so behind everywhere but it is because I have been outside in the sun. =)
Janey, that is one of my favorite photos of Ben! It just was such a lovely, peaceful moment. 🙂
I am missing you too, my incredible, incredible friend. I try not to do the overdramatic "Why oh why?" thing too often but I certainly could as far as wondering why we live so far away from each other…
Sending much Love to you and a handful of almond blossom perfume,
H
Karena, it is so interesting because just as the Magnolia is winding down, the vine is starting up! We are so blessed…
Everything WILL be fine, Silke. I too was left just absolutely astonished by it. I still am. And then there were the horrific shootings in Kenya. I didn't know how to write about it so I just tried to busy my mind elsewhere with the posts here. There is such contrasts in our world. I feel them deeply and am so grateful for the power of the beauty around us too.
Your trip is soon, non?!? You and R must be SO excited!!! It is at the end of the month??
Really hope to see you if it works out but I also want you both to just enjoy!
xo
H
Oh why Hello there, Amy! Any friend of Jackie's is a friend of mine. 🙂 We are actually no longer directly in Arles but just outside in the country. I kept the blog name because I like it. But there are still the same Provencey stories…I hope you will enjoy it here. I am a bit biased, of course, but I think that I have the nicest readers anywhere.
I especially love "Happy everything" Jackie! Sending that one right back to you too…
Oh don't be fooled Loree! We had friends coming for Easter and it was just the "encouragement" that we needed to clean up…And the wind here is also quite nippy…Hold on, your hot weather will be there before you know it!