Our little saga of bucolic sundays continues with a visit to our friend Antonia who lives outside my village in cherry land or should I say, cherry orchard paradise....I always tell her, I'd never be able to do one tenth of what she achieves every day. Antonia is an artist and she also works hard on her land, picking cherries in summer and selling them, making wine in autumn, growing vegetables. She also has a few goats and makes cheese. Let's add to this, a few hens and roosters, little frogs, cat and dog...When she's in the mood, she takes up her brushes and paints and exhibits her work now and then. I just don't know how she does it all!
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The house was built little by little. There was no bathroom, no kitchen
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Antonia made part of the floors herself
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the sunny terrace....once you sit there, it's quite difficult to make a move
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here is our charming hostess
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she set up her studio in her bedroom.
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because the place is quite cold in winter, Antonia escapes to warmer territories during the winter months
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after teatime, it's milking time...The little goat keeps jumping up and down the roof. So cute!
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it's also teatime for the goats...yum...plenty of good things which will give a splendid flavor to the milk
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wouldn't you like to taste the cheese Antonia makes with such a delicious milk?
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tomorrow and during the whole week, there's a lot of cherry picking to do....Monchéri will give a hand
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er....I will too....in my own way, that is....Would you care to join ?
Happy monday to you !
I'll be back on wednesday to answer some tags
pics : me, Monchériyou can see more of Antonia's work on her site
Comments
And to think that I have to rely on cherry yogurt that I just purchased! Aren't you lucky! Love the picture of the little goat on the little roof!
Cheers,
David
http://www.globalaroundtown.blogspot.com
I love the curly-cue mirror in the third photo.
Mmmm, some goat cheese sounds good about right now.
Anyway, beautiful post, beautiful person you´re showing us and beautiful person you are, always spoting the most amazing places.
Que tengas una buena semana, besitos!
Catherine
and the cherries look delicious.. and the paintings were awesome!
(I so adore picking cherries ... . )
Jjjj
Ok, bueno, un dia,....regresso a Espana...
Maybe I'll have to break down and but the El Gordo lotteria...
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gracias
merci
grazie
thank you
Nathalie
amo cerejas!!!
aqui no rio de janeiro só tem no final do ano e...importadas...
você está divina!
besos besos
The portrait is divine. That brick table is awesome. I love them all...
Wonderful! Thanks for making my day.