This is my last day in Scotalnd. Almost every night over the past two weeks the sunset has boasted a mezmerizing array of purple pinky hues. Its truly astonishing what a little light and water can do to an otherwise blank sky canvas. Isn't it grand?
Now its time to snatch it out of the sky and bring it into my home.
I just finished a three day car trip through the Southwest of Scotland including Oban, Skye, Fort William, Argyle and the Cairngorms. Here are some snapshots from along the way!
I've spent the last two nights in two different B and B's on the West Coast of Scotland and I have to say that not only am I impressed with the tea and cream routine, I'm also very taken with the parlours and sitting rooms in which these lovely Scots serve their tea. It certainly makes me re-think my own parlour (known in Texas as my living room). I have some rearranging of furniture to do when I return home.
This was the scene driving home to my Dad's place today. I love the mist flanked by flowery yellow fields. The little blooms smell like sweet Easter lilies. Its intoxicating.
After touring around the northeast countryside of Scotland, looking at castles, manners and homes rich with the patina of age, I'm ready to rough up my walls a bit. Maybe you enjoy this antique look as well?
Ornamentation and detailed filigree is a lost art. I've recently seen so many new homes and interiors that lack nuance and detail. It's all hard lines and plaster and grand empty space. I'm not saying everything has to be dripping with hand carved mouldings, lavish paint designs or fluted edges. I'm simply saying that I love the look and feel of a home whose designers or owners understand and appreciate the details. A curving banister. Hand tiling in the entry. A cornice here or there. This is probably why I have such affection for the Art Nouveau period.