Monday, April 25, 2011

Throw Open the Windows



Yesterday we were given a reprieve from our cold, rainy weather. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day. Perfect! Although, today we have returned to the damp & chill, that brief taste of glorious weather, made me want to open the windows & let springtime in.





This is one of the things, that I love about France. There, without screens, it is truly possible to trow open windows & invite the fresh air in.





It is a common sight to see French women shaking out rugs or airing out bedding from their open windows.





One can lean out of a kitchen window to hang out a wet tea towel...




or just to chat with a passing friend....





One can simply pass the time watching the breeze blow the curtains bellowing in & out of the window.




Or, as what so often happens to me, one might open their window to discover a wonderful gift of fresh garden vegetables & herbs, left by a neighbor on the sill.


I am looking forward to this liberating feeling of openness after, what to me has been a very long & closed up winter.


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13 comments:

  1. lizaApril 25, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Beautiful, Sally. Will you go back to France this Summer? I hope so!

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  2. Menthe BlancheApril 26, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    Your pictures are really lovely! I like the atmosphere of village houses. When will you come back to France?

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  3. Kristen DoneganApril 26, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    What great windows! Looks beautiful over there and your last comment about liberation after being all closed up is SO TRUE! :)

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  4. TomokoApril 26, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Hello,Sally.
    Really lovely post. The house, the blue windows and the rocks go with the atmosphere of the village. I love it very much!!
    Will you go back to France for your arts?
    How, wonderful! Stay warm.
    Red rose, Tomoko.

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  5. PaulitaApril 26, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Some of the things I love most about France -- the windows, the shutters, the people. You captured it all

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  6. Sally Tharpe RowlesApril 26, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Thank you so much everyone for your comments, & yes, I will be going back. I am in the process of looking for flights right now.

    It is a totally different life than the one I live here in Boston. It is a very simple life & I love it!

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  7. cocoApril 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    those places look like a paradise to me..so lovely.
    Big windows kept open...that's how I like to live too. You are lucky to have such a nice environment.

    thanks for visiting my blog.

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  8. Sandra EterovicApril 26, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    I can almost feel the breeze blowing in! Beautiful photos Sally. There is no better way to live, I think!

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  9. Ren- Lady Of The ArtsApril 27, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    I am in Prague right now and really enjoy seeing the laundry out to dry- not as typical at home where the home owners association would not allow such things but certainly common in the Polish area of Toronto where I was raised- Love fresh smelling sheets!

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  10. Laura DarlingApril 27, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    I love thoe pictures! It looks so different from where I live but I can tell the sense of excitement for the spring is the same!

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  11. Hannah {Culture Connoisseur}April 27, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    I love it. This made me happy and at peace inside.

    I love that you can more easily smell a home-cooked meal being made with the windows open!

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  12. sarah nicoleApril 27, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Beautiful! I would love to be in France right now. : )

    xo,

    Sarah

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  13. UnknownApril 28, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    This post made me miss France! I won't get to go this year but I love that country!!

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