In Corfu town we walked past grand villas with rusting iron balconies, peeling stucco and creaking fading plaster once certainly crimson but now bleached and faded pink by the relentless and unforgiving summer weather and I was reminded of an observation from Lawrence Durrell – ‘Corfu is All Venetian Blue and Gold – and utterly spoiled by the Sun’.
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Even I would want to mend the shutters, bottom right!!
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Repair or Replace?
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Great selection Andrew! I love those really old shutters.
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And Corfu Town has more than its fair share!
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With your archives, you just can’t miss.
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Thanks Derrick
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Whenever I think of Corfu I think of Durrell, Andrew. I read the Alexandria Quartet if high school and it has never left my mind. Utterly spoiled by the sun? Or is it part of the islands charm? –Curt
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In UK most people know the work of Gerald Durrell because it is always being adapted for TV and film but the writing of Lawrence is so much better.
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I got totally lost in those novels, Andrew. They carried me off to another world, and influenced my life. –Curt
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I agree Curt, they are some of my favourites.
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Great photos, Andrew. Broken and dilapidated…still beautiful!
Teresa
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Yes, we can really see the effect of the sun in some of these. My handyman side wants to jump in and fix, refinish, and replace whenever I see a collection like this. Great finds 🙂
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Shabby chic wins again. I like the photo with the white curtains.
janet
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There was a curious light both outside and in. Thanks.
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Love the hinges and the balconies!
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what great interesting shutters..
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Interesting but not a lot of use!
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