tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post4314765125371235124..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: A discovery in Castillon du GardHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-91003064723333860372018-01-06T14:18:52.109+01:002018-01-06T14:18:52.109+01:00How wonderful, magical and intoxicating! Good thin...How wonderful, magical and intoxicating! Good thing it was you there at the time and not me, because I would have completely lost control of myself in that fairytale place! Laura Clark Garrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868133446277992223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-60449036905082011002017-11-27T07:37:48.816+01:002017-11-27T07:37:48.816+01:00Wonderful work! This is the kind of info that are ...Wonderful work! This is the kind of info that are <br />supposed to be shared across the internet. 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Come on over and talk over with my web site .<br /><br />Thank you =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-40001676762053136032017-11-18T19:27:42.835+01:002017-11-18T19:27:42.835+01:00What's up colleagues, pleasant post and pleasa...What's up colleagues, pleasant post and pleasant urging <br />commented at this place, I am really enjoying by these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-6408960982641033072014-03-21T15:51:08.450+01:002014-03-21T15:51:08.450+01:00it is Jolly Exciting to wander around these villag...it is Jolly Exciting to wander around these villages with you pondering if you and the Monsieur will reside there shortly with a lostinfillinthelbank to continue on in another location. <br /><br />funny enough - this line that you opened with: ""Medieval village, first left."<br /><br />reminded us of yesterday as we took a stop in Encinitas (to buy snacks for the long trek home) and saw this sign<br /><br />"1883 Historical Schoolhouse three blocks" and an arrow.<br /><br />why yes, we did take a detour. <br /><br />because keeping an open mind about the future, even if it's only the immediate future, is the only way in such strange and uncertain times.....<br /><br />*wavingfromlosangeles*<br /><br />_tg xxteamgloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322977251350140490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-76130277685397497902014-03-20T17:32:23.695+01:002014-03-20T17:32:23.695+01:00Lovely insight and beautiful hidden village. I'...Lovely insight and beautiful hidden village. I'll be in Provence this May and hope to do some exploring myself!Kim @ French Country Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242414252885896630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-33880751496915037212014-03-20T03:40:17.841+01:002014-03-20T03:40:17.841+01:00Wow - what a beautiful, spooky town! I love the b...Wow - what a beautiful, spooky town! I love the blues in the first pics and the last shot is breathtaking. But where the hecky darn is everybody?? Not even a pupper in sight! It was a little creepy; I understand why you passed! But beautiful as always. I would also like to concur with Maywyn's and D.A. Wolf's statements. : )robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238181152648216554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-55993455355463957732014-03-19T22:36:27.847+01:002014-03-19T22:36:27.847+01:00The place reminds me of The Country of the Blind b...The place reminds me of The Country of the Blind by H.G.Wells, clean and well ordered. But even the sighted one was tempted to leave the idyllic place.<br /><br />Wisdom grows with age.Thank you for the link to the insightful essay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-31608770793873441732014-03-19T22:08:05.306+01:002014-03-19T22:08:05.306+01:00I think I've said this to you before, and trus...I think I've said this to you before, and trust me, I know it is no simple thing at all and nor is it quick, especially with all that life asks of us, but... perhaps it's time to gather your exquisite words and images for a book? Perhaps the "don't assume" is falling (like a whisper) - just at the right time?<br /><br />And thank you for the lovely mention.<br /><br />xoD A Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949530248534460557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-9029827874010074652014-03-19T20:28:42.104+01:002014-03-19T20:28:42.104+01:00By the way, Heather......giving credit where credi...By the way, Heather......giving credit where credit is due, I do need to give a compliment to my French in-laws for never correcting me when I regularly referred, over several of those initial visits, to "Izay" le Rideau.<br /><br />Have I ever told you about how, during that first visit (when I was equipped with only my skoolboy, learned-in-Tennesse French) I arrived at the reception for my first exhibition in France (arranged, mais bien sur, by my mother-in-law) and, in front of about twenty people, told her that she shouldn't be such a greedy cocksucker? The term I used (learned from sanitized, American art-history accounts of Henri de Toulouse-L'Autrec's work) is complete gutter-slang and does not at all mean that a person is simply a "glutton".<br /><br />Everyone was very nice about the business and simply acted as though it'd never happened (although Herve hustled me downstairs and gave me a quick lesson in French idioms).<br /><br />Warily yours as ever,<br /><br />David Terry<br />www.davidterryart.comdavid terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009130338123162371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-67165751609960736702014-03-19T16:26:09.813+01:002014-03-19T16:26:09.813+01:00It's so powerful to see your images now, havin...It's so powerful to see your images now, having been there, having met you at last. There's a greater context and richness, if that makes sense. But these were compelling because they required a careful second and third viewing. Those crisp and exactly right and expensive details - too perfect. In this town you'd call in Set Decorating and tell them to age everything down and rough it up a notch. I've watched them do it. It's an art getting a patina, creating rust and centuries of grime in minutes. But some things can't be faked. Missing you! XXX 1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/06765437720110111300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-80277761333411288332014-03-19T12:21:09.948+01:002014-03-19T12:21:09.948+01:00A chillingly perfect response, David.
And Remi&#...A chillingly perfect response, David. <br /><br />And Remi's work is here Bella Contessa, so for now, here we stay...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-48206327713735082392014-03-19T12:20:05.856+01:002014-03-19T12:20:05.856+01:00It must have been exceptional, Jackie.It must have been exceptional, Jackie.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-88459730856849013442014-03-19T12:19:20.359+01:002014-03-19T12:19:20.359+01:00Rarely - and they would look surprised or spooked ...Rarely - and they would look surprised or spooked when they did! I am sure it is an entirely different experience in summer, alas...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-83699030299594803932014-03-19T12:18:18.407+01:002014-03-19T12:18:18.407+01:00You are welcome Judy! Have a great day...You are welcome Judy! Have a great day...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-56454519536874720712014-03-19T12:17:05.072+01:002014-03-19T12:17:05.072+01:00And Level Best you are, David. Another wonderful s...And Level Best you are, David. Another wonderful set of stories and how I hope (record on repeat) that one of these days...well, you know...that you write them all down beyond the comments section. Azay le Rideau is my favorite chateau in the Loire by the way. Happy memories there. Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-57415683370527203232014-03-19T12:14:19.638+01:002014-03-19T12:14:19.638+01:00Just like your photos of Malta, Loree. I am so hap...Just like your photos of Malta, Loree. I am so happy to have found you on IG!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-2155645259944930752014-03-19T12:13:13.439+01:002014-03-19T12:13:13.439+01:00Isn't she amazing? Always gets right to the he...Isn't she amazing? Always gets right to the heart of things. I am always so impressed by her writing - not to mention that she publishes every day!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-25118204855579968772014-03-19T12:12:25.276+01:002014-03-19T12:12:25.276+01:00Thank you friend. Although I know that I need to a...Thank you friend. Although I know that I need to also make sure that I think with my head too! Sometimes it works the other way around...bit of a dreamer...as you know... ;)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-69644157807888543862014-03-19T12:11:09.219+01:002014-03-19T12:11:09.219+01:00I think that you might be right, although not behi...I think that you might be right, although not behind that particular door (which appears to lead to a rather large garden dotted with stone columns)...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-39814136363550194622014-03-19T12:10:07.398+01:002014-03-19T12:10:07.398+01:00Lorrie, can you believe that I have never done tha...Lorrie, can you believe that I have never done that? A lot of folks from Arles go to a secret picnic spot (that is still a secret to me) in the summer to spend the day. It does sound absolutely magical - especially as the experience of visiting the Pont otherwise is expensive and is often disappointing - at least for me - as you herded like cows through the site. Ahhh, I will have to go this summer!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-53779758441567178682014-03-19T10:09:42.875+01:002014-03-19T10:09:42.875+01:00"Have you considered coming back to the STATE..."Have you considered coming back to the STATES?I think LIFE would be cheaper"<br /><br />Oh, Elizabeth.....having just (as in five minutes ago?) finished reading a long article on gun violence/comparative murder rates in the USA, I have to say that you needn't doubt your instincts; life definitely is cheaper here than in rural Provence.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />David Terry<br />www.davidterryart.com<br />david terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009130338123162371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-2612832866449138792014-03-19T05:17:52.628+01:002014-03-19T05:17:52.628+01:00Have you considered coming back to the STATES?I th...Have you considered coming back to the STATES?I think LIFE would be cheaper………just a thought!I know not the same but it might be worth consideration!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-36561049971944217702014-03-19T00:46:33.000+01:002014-03-19T00:46:33.000+01:00I loved walking the winding streets with you, wrap...I loved walking the winding streets with you, wrapped in history and imagining how life was in the town's heyday.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-26964829092921000902014-03-19T00:11:53.482+01:002014-03-19T00:11:53.482+01:00A beautiful place...but did you ever encounter any...A beautiful place...but did you ever encounter any people (or their detrietus) there? Thank you for continuing to take us on your explorations, LeslieUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072342787536727765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-74990926767117124792014-03-18T22:38:53.862+01:002014-03-18T22:38:53.862+01:00What an interesting town. I will have to visit on...What an interesting town. I will have to visit one of these days. AND I loved your photos. Thank you again Heather!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com