Monday, May 26, 2014

a country weekend


There was the farmers market of course, and an auction, many barns, paint samples tested on the house with final decision based on those barns, great books finds at Bibliobarn (the treasure being Hiroshoge's Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido), an epic fall into a ditch while taking a picture of a roadside sculpture of a cat, lots of wandering… I have much to share with you, but right now I'm tired and just want to say hello. Oh, and there were wildflowers!

Hope you had a good weekend.

xo, Jen


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  1. Rubye JackMay 27, 2014 at 1:35 AM

    Hello Jen! We do like many of the same things and what a great day it sounds like it was. Have a good night!

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 2:56 PM

      good books, good food, some nice scenery--what else do you need?

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  2. Jane and Lance HattattMay 27, 2014 at 3:04 AM

    Hello Jen!

    We look forward to your refreshed return!

    The wildflower posy is delightful.....not so, by the sound of it, the spectacular tumble into the ditch.

    See you soon xxx

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 2:57 PM

      I love those bright blues.
      Embarrassing is what that tumble was.

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  3. ShelleyMay 27, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    What a find! Thank you for sharing it with us. Just lovely.

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM

      I hope to do a post on the book sometime--it's really interesting.

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  4. littlemancatMay 27, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    Wonderful book - I would've taken it home too. I have Hiroshige's One Hundred Views of Edo and Birds and Flowers. Love them! The Youtube video was really nice - and the koto music that accompanied it. Thanks for sharing. Hope you're okay after the ditch trip!
    Mary

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM

      I'm not really familiar with koto music--but makes me want to hear more.

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  5. ParnassusMay 27, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    Hello Jen, I hope you have recovered from that fall. Please take it easy and enjoy that Hiroshige.
    --Jim

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 3:00 PM

      I wasn't hurt. I went knee deep into heavy mud. (The term swampy comes to mind--or swamp sucking. There was actually a sucking sound when I pulled myself out. I had momentary visions of having to be rescued by the fire department.)

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  6. valerietilsten59.blogspot.comMay 27, 2014 at 11:53 AM

    A beautiful video of the book.
    When i here Japanese music ..it feels so peaceful.
    I do hope you didnt hurt yourself too much jen.
    get better soon.
    val xxx

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 3:01 PM

      Hi Val--embarrassed and muddy, but not hurt.

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  7. Susan ~ Southern FascinationsMay 27, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    Jen..sounds like a great weekend! Enjoy your book! No More tumbles..you have to dance at a wedding! Take care...Susan

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 3:01 PM

      I will have to watch my clumsy tendencies over the next few days!

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  8. AmeliaMay 27, 2014 at 5:42 PM

    That better be one heck of a cat sculpture to have you risk injury and a mud bath for. Those very pretty flowers and the video make up for it though. We're off to the Finger Lakes soon, can't wait for all the country stuffs. You're painting the house?

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    1. JenMay 27, 2014 at 6:20 PM

      I'm going to the Finger Lakes in a few weeks for a memorial service. Near Canandaguia. Have fun--it's a great time of year upstate.

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