Jessie Lilac Blog

I've just returned from somewhere that I've never visited before but have often wondered what it was like there,  The Lake District , in northwest England.  Coniston Water It's a long drive, about 4 hours north but well worth the journey. The weather was quite overcast, apparently they get a lot of rain there but that's a good thing when you see how very green it is!   Lake Windermere We found a lovely place to spend the evening, at the edge of Lake Windermere is  Waterhead . The sun peeped out for moments while I took these pictures. Not far from Lake Windermere is a farmhouse built in 1626 called  Townend . The interior is so lovely, here are some photos I took while I was looking around. the kitchen The large glass jar would be filled with water and placed in front of the candles to magnify the light on dark days and evenings. Great idea, I must try that sometime.  Lovely carving...

I thought I'd share with you today a quote from a book I'm reading at the moment. It's called 'Simple Reminders' by Bryant McGill and Jenni Young. The painting is from a commission I did for a lovely client but I thought it fitted these words so well. 'On the still calm waters of surrender, the reflections of clarity appear.' I'll leave you to ponder this thought and to wish you a lovely calm and peaceful Sunday. xx

Summer's such a lovely time for colours! I took the photo above at a local National Trust property, Coleton Fishacre in Devon. Quite often when I visit here I don't go into the house. When I first used to come here many years ago, the house wasn't open to the public but when it was, I was one of the first to have a look around. We had to wear what looked like plastic carrier bags on our feet to protect the newly finished flooring. I'm very pleased to say that's not the case these days. The house was near to closing for the day so we had a speedy look around the lovely art deco rooms, not much time for photo taking I'm afraid. But I did take a quick photo in this room. I love wood and the beautiful wood on these chairs was just gorgeous. The garden there's pretty lovely too with my favourite summer flower, delphiniums. ♥  ♥  ♥  Such colour! ♥ I'm told these are called Penstemon. ...