Studio 365

Studio 365: Day 300

Here we are back home again and it’s Day 300. After all the glorious colours in England and France all I had to do today was step outside to find autumn had come to my own back door.

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It’s hard to believe that three hundred days have gone by since I committed to posting every day throughout the year, and so far I have been able to keep to my goal. On both Day 100 and Day 200 I looked back at some of the paintings from the previous one hundred days, so it seemed like a good idea to do so for Day 300 today.

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Only sixty five more days to go.

Studio 365: Day 299

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Sunrise this morning in “…this sceptred isle

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Sunset tonight on arriving safely home to “Oh Canada

Studio 365: Day 298

Home tomorrow after two glorious weeks travelling in Southern England and South West France with dearest friends. The photos each day have been just a selection of so many magical and unforgettable moments; and how lucky we have been that the weather cooperated with blue skies and sunshine almost every day.

Thanks to all of you who joined us, albeit virtually. It was great to be able to share the holiday with you and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

for J and V.

Studio 365: Day 296

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If you go down to the woods today…

Walking in the woods today the music and words of Teddy Bear’s Picnic immediately came to my mind as I tramped in muddy boots through the trees. I hadn’t thought about the song for many years but it’s one that is so familiar to me, and I suspect to many of your reading this, and yet I knew nothing about its origins. Thanks to Wikipedia I discovered the melody was written by the American composer John Walter Bratton in 1907, and the lyrics were added by the Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy in 1932. The first vocal recording was by Henry Hall and his orchestra in 1932. Enjoy his classic recording as you “go down to the woods” with me, although “you better go in disguise.”


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Studio 365: Day 295

This morning we said farewell to Bergerac after a week filled with great memories of this beautiful region of France, with special thanks to Laurence and Pascal.

This afternoon we were greeted by the glorious Surrey countryside as we return to England for the final few days of our travels with dearest friends.

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We spent our last day visiting Bordeaux. So much to see but too little time.

We definately need to come back.

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Studio 365: Day 293

The highlight of today was our visit to Saint-Emilion, listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1999. After climbing the 171 steps of the bell tower the view of the town and the surrounding countryside was simply and (literally!) breathtaking.


Before returning to Bergerac we visited Chateau de Monbazillac after another spectacular day.

I’m not sure how much more of this I can take!

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A visit this morning to market day in Issigeac, a medieval village that dates back to Roman times, followed by an afternoon tasting the wines of Chateau Lestevenie located in Gageac et Rouilliac.   It’s been a tough day!

Studio 365: Day 290

Today has been a day of reflection in which I saw a painting at every sparkling moment:

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Trémolat I

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Trémolat II

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La Roque Saint-Christophe

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St Léon sur Vézère

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Montignac

Our last stop at the Cave of Lascaux deserves a post of its own when I return home.
It was definitely the highlight of the day.

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