“And thank God for home-sweet things, a green and friendly hill,
And red geraniums aflame upon my window sill.” – Martha Haskell Clark
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Cathedrals, Europe, History, Hotels, Literature, Postcards, Spain, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Andalusia, Flowers, Geraniums, Granada Spain, Spain Balconies, Spain Doors, Spain Windows
The Moroccan Tea Gardens are difficult to find and involved a long drive along a dusty track until we arrived at what seems at first sight to be an oasis in a thirsty plain. Getting in is easy enough but I worried about getting out again when the iron gate was closed firmly behind us with a firm jailhouse rattle.
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Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Cathedrals, Europe, History, Spain, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Doors and Windows, Extremadura, Francesco Pizzaro, Spain Doors, Trujillo
A little twist this week on the theme of Thursday Doors. The twist of a key in a lock…
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Chosen wood
Craftsmen’s blood
Polished brass
Shall not pass
Hammered nails
Good for gaols
Distressed paint
Blistered faint
Joiners Skill
No sign of fill
Blacksmith twister
Sunburnt blister
Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Cathedrals, Europe, History, Literature, Postcards, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Caceres, Door Keys, Extremadura, Spain Doors, Thursday Doors
My full post about the charming town of Besalú can be seen here
Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Posted in Europe, History, Postcards, Spain, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Besalu, Catalonia, Catalonia Churches, Catalonia Independence, Catalonia Postcards, Culture, Life, Spain Doors, Spain UNESCO
Posted in Cathedrals, Europe, History, Knights of St John, Postcards, Spain, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged 12 Treasures of Spain, Castles in Spain, Doors of Spain, Spain Doors, Valencia
“And thank God for home-sweet things, a green and friendly hill,
And red geraniums aflame upon my window sill.” – Martha Haskell Clark
More Balconies…
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Europe, History, Postcards, Spain, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Andalusia, Flowers, Granada Spain, Spain Balconies, Spain Doors, Spain Windows
In Spain some people go to a lot of trouble to decorate their balconies with blooms.
This on the other hand is the minimalist approach to window gardening.
Posted in Europe, History, Literature, Spain, Travel
Tagged Balconies Spain. window gardens, Castilla-La Mancha, Culture, Life, Siquenza, Spain Balconies, Spain Doors
Posted in Europe, History, Spain, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Culture, Doors and Windows, Life, Spain Doors, Spain Windows
Posted in Europe, History, Literature, Postcards, Spain, Travel
Tagged Catalonia, Doors and Windows, Life, Spain Doors
Have Bag, Will Travel 