No inspiration has left my blog barren for a while - but as it is the time for harvesting the grapes I thought I would share a photo of some grapevines which still carry them. I haven't been out and about to take photos of the grape pickers so these are pictures just outside our fence. The weather is absolutely beautiful at the moment, a real Indian Summer and I'm getting exercise in the pool in the evenings. Now is the time to take a little vacation to the Mediterranean, with all the summer tourists gone home, a place by the Sea would be just gorgeous!
Funny, no inspiration in the craft room but I did so much want to bake an apple pie with all the apples we got from the Orchid in a nearby village. This is the first time I baked a cake like this, truly (you can tell can't you)!
I have lots of cards I've never shared so I will share this Autumn colored card today.
Still needing lots of rest to recover from the onslaught from the chemo-therapy, hoping to get better every day.
See you soon dear friends and thank you for your visit!
So good to hear from you, Jacqueline. Beautiful pictures of your part of the world. Sounds like your appetite is good. Keep resting, as the coming radiation will make you tired, also, so build up your reserves as best you can. So glad that you got the dogwood stamp - your cards with it are wonderful! Sending hugs, my friend!
ReplyDeleteLovely post today, Jacqueline! Beautiful photos and that apple pie looks delicious! Love your Autumn dogwood too! Thinking about you often and sending lots of big hugs!
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures.They make me want to see France more. Your apple pie look delicious. It´s a wonderful season for apples.
ReplyDeleteEnjou your vacation. It will do you good.
I love your card with the flowerstamp.
Take care, Jacqueline.
Big hugs Helle
It's so wonderful to see such beautiful pictures of the grapevines Jacqueline, fantastic to see them grow and what can become of them. Some of the finest wines come from your part of the country ;-) Don't you just love baking? We grow apples in our garden, too, so this is about the right time to pick them. Your card is another beauty, you truly have some of the finest and most elegant stamps. Lovely lovely card! Take care, Ira
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous card, I will never tire seeing you work with that dogwood stamp! Your mojo will come back before you know it! Beautiful share with the photos today!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you again Jacqueline, so good to hear you are getting stronger and able to do some baking. We too are having a bit of an Indian summer so lets make to most of it.
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Sally
The photos of the grapevines are gorgeous. It's amazing and lovely to see that you live in a place surrounded by grapes...We have lots of grass, no hills and less sun :)
ReplyDeleteThe apple pie looks great; it's one of my favorites to bake and yours is making me hungry. And your card...a beauty..as usual.
The last few months have been difficult for you. Going through chemo and working so hard to get "back on your feet". I hope you are feeling a bit better every day. Fightin the battle against cancer is a long journey and not easy. Still praying for you...XX
So glad you are feeling better! I loved the pictures and the pie looks scrumptious! Rest and relaxation and a little crafting now and then should be what the doctor ordered. Take care and blessings to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteLove your photos Jacqueline and am happy you got to make a pie. Take care and rest as much as you can.
ReplyDeleteLoVe your card Jacqueline,the lace at the bottom is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLin has given you wonderful advice, all I can say is think only positives thoughts, you are surely over the worse aspect of the treatments.
Smiles:)
Your apple pie looks so yummy. And your photos look wonderful.. I always love seeing your cards. I really do love your style.. Take care my friend and you will be in my thoughts and prays..
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I love your photos Jacqueline. What an amazing view you have and I have never seen such beautiful grapes,the leaves are perfectly formed. They look so delicious ... I'd just have to go and try them if I were there ... and your pie ... oh .. it looks so good!! Thank you for sharing these pictures... it's like being there, if only for a moment. Gorgeous card! I love the autumn colours and the lace makes this so very romantic. My thoughts and prayers are still with you Jacqueline. Sending you hug!
ReplyDeleteJacqueline, these pictures are worth more than a thousand words! Thanks for sharing them. And, your card is so very pretty - I love how you can take one stamp and make so many different cards with it!!
ReplyDeleteRest is your best ally for now - I pray that God's grace will carry you through the radiation part of your treatment. Big hugs to you!!
This card is wonderful!! I love those warm shades of red and brown! I've just read that you're going through a terrible time! May you always sense God's presence at your side! Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind a piece of that apple pie! It looks very yummy! Love the photos you shared Jacqueline. Just keep resting, your body needs it. I still love your Dogwood cards!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm.. lekker die druiven.. prachtige kaart!
ReplyDeleteNothing says Indian Summer like Apple Pie. You might not like the way it looks, but I'd be more than happy to be a taste tester!
ReplyDeleteA really beautiful card and I love the look of your cake/tart. Wish I was living in France again... x
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