asked what i wanted for my birthday, my wish was a weekend away from it all, chores & cooking (3 people & 3 different daily diets). we left home to dinard on saturday afternoon, spent the night there and took the ferry for the day to the channel island of jersey on sunday. all this under a perfect blue sky and so much sunshine we started tanning.
i thought she would use this little "navy" dress -- this striped jersey fabric is a traditional one here in brittany, land of sailors -- on her swimsuit to go to the beach, but she seems to have found another use for it.
L. picked a winner for the little necklace before she went to bed tonight : mirva, please get back to me, i need your address !
What a lovely way to spend a birthday, a getaway beneath blue sky. Darling stripes, and it fits her perfectly.
ReplyDeletethank you Denise. she finds it comfy and wants another one ;)
Deletei agree, it couldn't have been more complete : my family and some sun away from the routine. bliss.
I had no idea I was so close to England (Jersey island) when I was in St Malo, I've never been England...
ReplyDeletebeautiful captures as usual :)
it is 1h15 by ferry. maybe next time you'll go ? or you can hop on a plane from Dinard to London : Ryan Air 1h & cheap provided your dates fit in their schedule (school breaks are expensive) thank you. these were taken full sun early afternoon, I don't complain (we need sun so badly) but it doesn't give good pix.
DeleteThe weather looked perfect for a big celebration. Not only is L beautiful so is her shirt! Congrats to Mirva on winning your great necklace. xo
ReplyDeletethank you Joyce. yes after so much rain in April, a suuny wkd was a true gift ! fingers crossed it lasts a bit longer !
DeleteL. a deja un look d'ado ;o)
ReplyDeletepas de Jersey pour nous mais NY tous les 4 en septembre ;o)
gros bisousssss
mais c'est une ado !! ;) 12 ans quoi !
Deletebon, NYC... ouaip... on échange ?!!!
Quel beau temps et quelle belle lumière! Ta fille est superbe!
ReplyDeletemerci Camille. un peu dommage de faire des photos en plein soleil 11-16h mais pas le choix car ferry à 18h ! je pense bien à toi, à N, à J en ce mois de mai x
DeleteSounds like you had a wonderful birthday! It's always good to have a break from it all, isn't it? The dress is so pretty, I wish I had one too! Thank you again for making my morning special! :)
ReplyDeletehi winner ;) I will reply your mail real soon & will send your necklace sometimes next week x
DeleteLove the stripey dress!
ReplyDeletethank you. it seems these past years you can't run away from stripes ! ;)
DeleteEnjoy the sunny days!
ReplyDeleteTo see the blues must be awesome for your eyes :D
3 daily diets sounds complicated for vacation at the hotel.
Your daughter has become a real teenager, how time goes by.
Do you celebrate Father's Day tomorrow?
Or do you have it in France on another day?
Love
that's why we never eat breakfast at French hotels, only the ones abroad that has big buffets. But it is still easier when we eat out, because each of us can have a different menu and I don't have to cook the 3 of them !!
DeleteI know time flies, she has grown so much this past year -- makes me feel so old sometimes ! no, Mother's day is usually late May & Father's Day is in June, here in France xo
Lovely dress, looks great on L, style and elegance !
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending us some blue sky via your pix, I'm in France at the moment, boy it's cold !!!!
Congrats to Mirva on winning the necklace !
Have a wonderful day !
Marilou
... and i'm going to "your place" next week! shame i can't even contact you... mind you, you certainly have much else to do ! xoxo
DeleteCurrently in the north of France, crossing the border tomorrow to go to Brugge and Antwerpen, quite a long ways to meet you ! Happy to hear from you via your blog, love your pix, always !
Deletetoo far ! have fun & ... start a blog or flickr please !!!
DeleteHum, très en retard, mais joyeux anniversaire!
ReplyDeleteJe connais Dinard, mais je n'ai jamais mis les pieds de l'autre côté. Mais c'est une idée à garder, tes photos sont belles, cela fait envie... Et je souris à tes réflexions sur le soleil qui ne donne pas de bonnes photos ;o). Lumière d'automne, aube et crépuscule.
merci Celine, très en retard j'adore car ça me rajeunit et passé 40 on refuse rarement cette opportunité ;) Jersey est hors été une jolie petite ile calme proprette et fleurie. j'y préfère le nord sauvage & vert au sud tres urbanisé (mais la,je n'étonne personne...) bah oui les photos pas tjrs le choix de l'heure, en + j'ai un conjoint completement insensible à la photo donc peu compatissant...
DeleteJe préfère les endroits touristiques hors saison (quand c'est possible), on y voit la "vraie" vie du lieu. Quand à la photo, il faut éduquer l'oeil de ton homme, après il sera plus réceptif ;o)
Deleteoui mais comment éduquer son oeil ?!! après + de 20 ans la situation semble desespérée !!! :P
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ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect birthday. The stripes are awesome and I love how she put together her outfit.
ReplyDeletesweet of you thank you xx i will pass on this compliment to her and i'm sure it will bring a big smile on her face !
DeleteJersey, ooh, lovely! Looks like it did the trick for you too :)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely ! anywhere sunny is a bkiss at the moment !
DeleteEn lisant une interview sur le film de Depardon/Nougaret, j'ai de suite pensé à toi à ce passage! ""Et puis le problème, quand on vit avec un photographe, c’est qu’il s’arrête toujours au milieu d’un carrefour, fasciné par une lumière à la con. C’est l’horreur."" C'est Claudine Nougaret, la compagne de Depardon, qui parle, j'ai trouvé ça extraordinairement juste ;o)
ReplyDeleteexcellent ! mais peut-etre encore en-deça de ce qu'il pense... si je me refère aux mots que l'on a eu la dernière fois que j'ai voulu photographier un champ de tournesols... toutefois ma fille se mettant a la photo... a deux contre un... qui sait...
DeleteJe découvre enfin ton site, je fais le tour...charmant!
ReplyDeletebravo pour l'investigation inspecteur Line Houde ;) welcome !
ReplyDeletePour faire l'oeil de ton homme, livres, expos, magazines, et peintures qui exploitent les variations de lumières, ET photos de sa fille (autant utiliser les points faibles ;-)). Mais bon, après ils ne sont pas toujours réceptifs aux mêmes choses que nous, c'est clair que là, il y a du boulot!
ReplyDeletevalerie,your flax started blooming in my garden.
ReplyDeletethank you ❤
Hi!!!!! How are you, my friend? All ok? I miss you !!!! XXX
ReplyDeleteun petit bonjour en passant ... je viens d'aller faire un tour sur ton Pinterest "Delicious" ... un délice !!
ReplyDeletejust popped in to say hi and read up on whats been happening in your life
ReplyDeletebeen travelling... so not often online
many greetings
xxxxx
Tu te fais rare.
ReplyDeletejolies pic'! J'espère que tu vas bien Valérie.
ReplyDeleteJe t'embrasse
Maricle
Dear Valerie,
ReplyDeleteI tried serval times to write you (viva e-mail), but always "Delivery Status Notification (Failure)".
Hope you and your family are doing well?
Wish you all a great summer vacation time and lots of sun, summer here is a very big flop.
greetinnnx and hugs
(~ _ ~)
valerie, what pattern of sashiko are you
ReplyDeleteworking on? i really like that circle one
because it nicely flows very well like a
music. i just finished another one and
will sew it up to make something...something..
not sure what yet.^^
i was going to make a note on your recent post
but didn't see comment section.
i hope you are well.
Jersey, quelle jolie île!!
ReplyDeleteJ'y suis allée souvent avec mes parents.