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"Summer afternoon -
Summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language."
Henry James
photograph by Lucinda Lambton
World of Interiors, July,1992
& on this first day of Summer a birthday wish to ELizabeth- 28 years today.
Vogue June,1972
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You capture my mood exactly. I am in a very summer mood today. A favorite quote. Also, love the header with the sphinx in Alexandria. Just finished Cleopatra: A life by Stacey Schiff this morning. The Vogue '72 image is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThe first image is a time capsule for summer. I would love to see it printed in a current magazine. And, a first day of summer birthday...divine!
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ReplyDeletePhilip- if only we did not have such humidity. ah-so hot, but I had to quote James.
ReplyDeleteA&A- It is indeed and a wonderful girl for a wondrous day.
Bruce-as always-thank you. pgt
I love that photo of the trees, ladders, grass and couch. All you need is a book and a glass of wine, and life would be utterly complete.
ReplyDeleteBut gggggrrrrrr. In this half of the world, temperatures are dropping and dropping. I wore a woollen jumper to work today :(
Me too! love the photos....and I love the ladders! And I love the first day of summer birthday! what a lucky luck!
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ps it should be against the law for weather to be as heavenly as it is in Santa Barbara...don't tell.
Oh.....and I forgot to say......(to add insult to injury) There are "no bugs" here! I am not kidding. Don't ask me why!! NO BUGS!!!
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Happy Birthday to Elizabeth!! Daughters are the best blessings in the whole wide (and wonderful) world (sons are bad either). Happy summer to you. Mary
ReplyDeleteGreen and a balmy temperature is a recipe for happiness.
ReplyDeleteahhhh Lucinda miss her ,she hasnt had a television series for WHILE What a perfect image
ReplyDeletecould do with that now ! its baking here
grazie Gaye
fay x
What a beautiful photograph with the ladder!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the stunning photography.
I adore your blog!
Jamie Herzlinger
Hels, have to tell you wool sounds good, I have to say. The photograph is certainly idyllic.
ReplyDeletePenelope, Oh NO! don't say it. here I would call this weather SWELTERING and buggy, I feel like I have to run from the mosquitoes, though I think since we had NO Spring they are not quite so bad yet.
Fay-well yes, but at least it is Italy! pgt
Jones, yes a Summer Solstice birthday girl.
ReplyDeleteJamie, I do love the idea of this sort of summer, it helps to keep me cool.
Linnea- Green and it is hard to keep it so with the heat here. Green is such a comforting and cool color-and Liz's favorite at that. She is a very Summer girl. pgt