A Message From Emily
As some of you already know, we will be working in the U.S. from mid August until mid October this year and our beautiful Parisian home will be available to rent. We would be incredibly grateful if you could pass the info along to anyone you know who might be interested in renting it for a few days, a few weeks or the whole time. We’re not on social media so we’re trying to get the info out in the old fashioned way.
May Days
In northern France, as well as in many other parts of Europe, les Saints de Glace (Frost Saints) are reckoned and respected in mid-May. St. Mamertus, St. Pancras and St. Servatius have feast days May 12-15 and are reputed to bring a sudden cold snap. Gardeners are warned that tender plants, especially tomatoes, should not be planted out of doors until after les Saints de Glace have been on their way—in other words, only after May 15. This year has not followed convention, and cold and rainy weather in April and early May has only now given way to some real warmth and sunshine.
Churches
I have been doing a certain number of architectural drawings lately, based mostly on photographs I have taken from around Europe (and beyond). I find myself often using photos of churches, which are interesting to sketch. Of course church buildings can be found in every hamlet and are, more often than not, the most impressively beautiful building in a town.
