Each day during our drive through provincial France, Paul would stop the car so I could pick the wild flowers buy the roadside. Each day I had a fresh bunch of flowers to gaze at during our drive. It was most enjoyable, and a ritual I looked forward to each day.
Every town in France seemed to have a a Bakery (the French really are passionate about their baguettes), and sometimes patisserie with a trained artisan. In the town of Thiers we found one such place. So for breakfast we bought a tray of petite pastries and desserts. Each one was magnificent. The combination of quality ingredients and expertise was a delight to the taste buds.
I was so excited to be at the Louvre. The extensive collection was so special. It was fantastic to see all of the paintings and artifacts I have seen so often in art books and documentaries.
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The range of Lint chocolate avaliable at the Galeries Lafyete was quite amazing. Needless to say I was as happy as a chocoholic can be in such situations. So I purchased one block of Darck lint chocolate with lavender and Blueberries. It was truly lovely.
How do we pass the time on a flight from Kiev to Berlin? Paul and I play Gin Rummy for two. “My magic hand” has an uncanny knack for winning every game. We enjoy the blissful game for but a while and just as Paul is on the verge of a depression, we stop. I would also like to emphasize that this trend has been going on for 6.5 years! We need to play a new two person card game.
A COMPETITION: a mystery prize for the person who has a suggestion that works!
This sketch “Black Gloves Dining” was drawn in the dining cart of a train heading from Berlin to Freiburg. After all, gloves need to eat too.
My two sketch books (art journals) and pencils are my gateway to creativity. I write down ideas , develop artwork and refine my skills. As all of my key art resources are in storage, I am focusing on Sketch book art. This image is the title page of my journal. This poster (shown as a cross section) was inspired my my visit to the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin.
I faced quite a challenge. What do do with the left over cherries? Why make a breakfast to remember of course. I bought pastry from the super market and cut the circles of pastry out and placed them into a greased muffin tray. Next I brushed melted butter over the pastry of each tart. I cut and de-seeded the cherries, and placed them on the pastry, lightly drizzle fine strands of honey over the cherries. Bake in the oven. When they came out of the oven, I drizzled 25yr old balsamic vinegar over the top. Serve with a esspresso. A Divine Breakfast.
The start of summer is the season for berries. Wow. The best part is being able to buy a whole tub of fresh sweet rasberries and some juicy white cherries. This makes for one happy lady! Chow down.
Sunday morning Paul and I decide to go out for coffee and pancakes. We sit down at one of our usual cafes. We open the menu to look for pancakes, to our horror there are no English translations to be seen (there usually is). Instead we find the Russian word with a transliteration underneath- Blintzes ???. This gave us no clue to what the menu list was. It could have been raw pig fat and liver for all we knew. I take out my trusty Russian & English dictionary to look up the word. Yes we have pancakes!! Crisis avoided. I enjoyed having cherry and chocolate pancakes for breakfast.