24 January 2014

A little bit of this and some of that.




What do you do when it's raining ?

 I'm indisposed as they say !
even if it wasn't raining,
I would only be doing armchair activities.

A good time to get the camera and paints out,
but half way through the day, I felt tired due to the strong pain killers I'm taking.
Which means I will only be showing the shots I took of my indoor gardening. 
Hopefully the paintings will get done when I feel in the mood.
Back in November I bought several packets of dwarf daffodils,
 for the new area we started near the deck.
and thought it would be fun to plant some in unusual containers,
 and grow them on a sunny window ledge.



They took awhile to sprout , but are now shooting up, some more than others.
I thought I'd take a few photo shots, to test my improvement
 playing with Mr France's camera..



This is a vintage cup I've had for a long time and never used for tea,
so thought I'd put it to good use.
I planted these dwarf daffodils at the same time I planted the Paper whites.
which have been and gone.
The daffodils indoors are all growing at different paces .





This is a square glass container I use for  displaying  lots of different things.
It was full of dried Lavender and dried rose buds before I planted the daffodils.


 I like this simple shot.








I use Picasa  for the photos I post on my blog.
Usually for creating a collage.
Look what I did with the above photo. 


Today I tried clicking on a few other things to see what else I could do.
 and found several things like this sketching method. which I'll  certainly be trying in the future.


maybe for a watercolour of the cup and saucer



I collect things I like, not because they have a certain name.

But for all of you who collect pottery
this cup has a group of pretty little flowers on the inside of the cup
and the name underneath is
Soliam ware
made by 
Simpsons Pottery Ltd.
 Cobridge .England
.
The saucer is one of a few pieces I still have from a full tea-set.
which I had a long, long time ago.
Made by Johnson Brothers .England.


I hope you liked seeing what I did with my cup & Saucer. 

When they're in bloom I'll show you what they look like.



à bientôt
Barbara Lilian.



8 comments:

  1. I must admit those bulbs are something that please me every day as I see they please you..love the vessels you have chosen..I only bought hyacinths..next yr..well you have inspired me to get mini daffs:)

    Barbara what kind of camera does Mr F have?

    I can tell you are having fun..and i hope you feel better very soon.Meanwhile I hope your indoor gardens cheer you up.

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  2. i love the chance to see bulbs sprouting. They look so pretty.

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  3. I love cups and saucers for drawing and painting, such a challenge to get the ellipses right! I look forward to yours. Those daffodils sprouting give us hope that spring isn't too far away.

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  4. I love pottery and cups and saucers for sketching, such a challenge to get those ellipses right. I look forward to your drawings. Thos sprouting daffodils give us such hope that spring is not too far away!

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  5. Visiting fromGYB. Looking forward to more of your posts. Love France and hope to visit your country someday. I live in Wisconsin, USA. Hope you will visit me at www.littleputtylittlepaint.blogspot.com. I am a new follower.

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  6. I'm sorry to hear that you are indisposed and having to take pain medication. I hope that you will be better soon. I enjoyed your post and how you are using this time to experiment with your camera work. Take care, my friend.

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  7. Love all your bulbs Barbara...love your blog to ....i will follow you too...have a nice day...love Ria....your blog is wonderful !!

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  8. I love daffodils, Barbara, and I can't wait to see yours bloom. The tea cup and saucer is so pretty - I think that is my favorite one that you planted your flowers in. So sorry to hear you have to take pain killers. I think I missed this post, but I hope you feel better soon, my friend.

    Love,
    ~Sheri

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