07/11/2012

Balade à Chaumont

Pas de croix à vous montrer aujourd'hui...
Quelques enveloppes sont parties et dès qu'elles sont arrivées à destination j'aurai des créations à vous montrer , dont la décoration de sapin réalisée pour l'échange d'hiver sur le blog des fans de Margaret Sherry =)
Mais je ne peux pas révéler sa destination, n'oublions pas ... les partenaires sont secrets =)
En attendant , j'ai reçu ce matin , juste comme ça, j'adore, un peu d'amitié du Portugal....


Ce petit badge avec une kokeshi et un papillon n'est il pas super mignon ?
Fait pour moi non ? =)
Merci beaucoup Nia pour cette trèèèèèèès gentille attention =)

Aujourd’hui je continue  notre balade dans les châteaux de la Loire... en espérant que personne n'en a marre =)
C'est Chaumont qui est à l'honneur


Un air de conte de Fées non ?
Les jardins sont superbes , le château aussi en fait !
Il me fait penser au château de la belle au bois dormant  , même si le 'vrai' château de la belle au bois dormant est celui d'Ussé. C'était trop loin nous n'avons pas pu y aller !


La malle un peu plus bas c'est l'ancêtre du coffre fort , impressionnant =)
Au départ château de Catherine de Médicis , elle l'a échangé à Diane de Poitiers contre Chenonceau...
Mais Chenonceau ce sera pour une prochaine fois, il vaut le détour lui aussi !
D'ici là je vais profiter du faible soleil qui est revenu et puis continuer mes petites broderies de Noël...au moins celles qui doivent partir loin =D
J'ai aussi presque terminé la 3ème partie de la SAL mystère
Il devait y avoir des croix la prochaine fois =)
A bientôt
xxxx






Hi the World

We have a little piece of Sun shining in the sky today ! It changes a lot from the last few days that have been awful ! Wind and rain that didn't stop for 5 days ! 
Anyway , I received this morning sun and friendship from Portugal that really brightened my day =D


Isn't this badge with a kokeshi and a butterfly soooooo cute ?? =)
Made for me, hehehehe
I love it ! Thank you so much Nia for this very kind gift. You're a real sweetheart.

I don't have any stitches to show you today 
Not that I haven't been stitching, but everything is secret, Xmas is coming...
I know it's early but it's the price to pay when you do things by yourselves =D

But if you want, I have pictures of another castle we visited to show you ....
I really hope nobody is fed up with those pictures =)
We only visited 4 castles ...
Maybe next time I should show pictures of our stay in Normandy to change a bit...
So today it's :  Chaumont


Don't you find it's coming from a Fairy tale ??
It seems to be Sleeping Beauty's castle !
The 'real' Sleeping Beauty's castle is supposed to be in Ussé , but it was too far and we didn't visit it.
The garden at Chaumont are amazing ! But we only saw a little part of them because an extra fee was needed :(
This is really the most furnished castle we saw
I have hundreds of pictures but I had to select only some =)







Here above, the ancestor of the stong box =)

We were very lucky with the weather ! And as we were mid September, all the places we visited were not overcrowded !
This castle belonged to Catherine of Medicis and I'm not sure but I read somewhere that Benjamin Franklin spent time in one castle, and I think it's this one...
I have to show you Chenonceau, it the most beautiful one we visited (in my opinion, Hubby preferred Chambord =D) 
Till next time, take care my sweet friends and happy crafting
xxxx 




29 commentaires:

  1. So sooo cute! Love the badge & Gorjuss card!
    Elle est belle fa France! Non? :D
    Mais que fais-je donc en UK???
    Mii
    x

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    1. Thank you sweetie =)
      C'est vrai que la France possède des endroits superbes, mais l'Angleterre aussi =)
      nous, dès que nous avons l'occasion c'est là bas que nous partons =D
      bisous

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  2. Looks like you are having Xmas already.
    What a wonderfull gift you got from sweet Nia.
    Gorjuss is just toooo Cute!!!

    I love the pic's of your castles... The pic from outside. really a pinces castle..
    I love it..
    The other pic all so wonderfull...

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    1. ho yes, Xmas already =)
      it will arrive so quickly !
      but it's always fun, anything that we prepare is fun =)
      big hugs
      xxxx

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  3. Hi Dear
    WOW -- wonder of wonders
    this castle is beautiful,
    it really looks like the castle of Sleeping Beauty.
    I hope to go there soon
    :) ciao Giovanna

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    1. sure you'll soon go there
      (by the way...how is your mother sweetie ??)
      if you can , go to Chaumont , it's such a wonderful place
      we only visited 4 castles but they were all different
      big hugs
      xxxx

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    2. Hi dear Valérie
      my mom is feeling better, everything is back to normal.
      thank you very much. :)

      I received another award
      and this time I give it to YOU and YOUR lovely blog :)
      Giovanna

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    3. hoooo I'm so late in my blogs readings :-/
      going to repair this....
      thank you sweetie
      big hugs
      xxx

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  4. Wonderful gift from sweet Nia.
    And beautiful castle, hugs.

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    1. thank you June =)
      for a few days I thought I was a princess, hehehehe
      hugs
      xxx

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  5. I think I could happily live in a castle! I would use all the extra rooms for stash, lol! I wonder what all that stuff in the "strong box" is for...?

    Congrats on the cute gift from Nia~ Gorjuss is always so adorable! :D

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    1. Ho I think I could easily live there too =)
      Can you imagine the craft room we could have !!!
      hehehehe
      but I would have someone to clean the windows =D
      the stuff in the trunk is just the lock !!! can you believe this !
      all was made of metal and seems to be very heavy !
      xxxx

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  6. Oh, my... I'm completely in love. I've decided that I really love castles! Wonderful trip, dear. Concerning Nia's gift, it's so you!!!! Congrats to both of you, guys! Kisses!

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    1. thank you sweetie =)
      If you love this castle, I'm sure you'll love the next one, hehehehe
      there are so many to visit (about 50 just in Loire Valley) , all different, but we only visited 4 !
      I saw mister postman went quicker to Portugal :-/
      I really don't want you to think I don't say thank you, hehehehe....but letter box is still empty today :(
      big hugs
      xxxxxx

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  7. Chaumont is so lovely, Valerie! And you are so lucky to be able to take photos inside the castle. Here in the U.S. we aren't allowed to take photos inside historic buildings...

    Lovely gift from Nia--she is such a sweetie!!

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    1. Thank you Carol
      indeed, in each castle it was allowed to take pictures, often the flash was forbidden
      but we have a great album anyway :)
      big hugs
      xxx

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  8. Wow!!! That Castle is sooooo awesome :D I was really thinking that, it looks like something from a Fairy Tale =) Beautiful! There's a place I hope to visit same day =) Loooove it!
    Did you know that I love to visit historical places, visit all kinds of Castles and Palaces? Portugal has much history and many beautiful places, whenever we have the chance, we go visit a new place :) My favorite is 'Palácio da Pena' in Sintra, very close to where I used to live in Lisbon, have you ever heard of Palacio da Pena? Maybe I've sent you a postcard before.. can't remeber.. It's my favorite Palace in Portugal, I will take you there someday ;)
    Hugs!!!! And I'm glad my little letter gave you a smile =))))))) Of course that badge was especially for you :D

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    1. I have to get my nose here just to say that i alsom loveee Palacio da Pena! In fact, i just love everything in Sintra..it seems a village take from a fair tale :) Love it and want to go there again!! :)
      Sorry girls to get in the middle!
      kisses**

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    2. Thank you Nia =)
      I never heard of Palacio da Pena, but sure I would love to go there (even more if it's with you hehehe, and by the way Rita, don't be sorry , you are very welcome in the middle of anything =D)
      and it seems that Sintra is a very great place as I have 2 very positive comments =)
      I also love to visit places that have an history, I now know we have another thing in common =D
      I hope you'll have the chance to visit those castles I visited, all are so beautiful !
      big hugs
      xxxx

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  9. Hello Valma,
    that this so cute. This castle who visits you is really beautiful, looks like I'm in a book when I visit such a thing. I really like this kind of tours. For here we have some castles, but very different from this.
    Kiss

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    1. thank you Marcinha
      we visited such beautiful castles ! I lived in a book for the whole week we spent there =)
      I love those kind if places that have an history
      Even if it a ruin I love =)
      big hugs
      xxx

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  10. What a lovely package from Nia ;)
    Gorgeous castle pics. Definitely the perfect home for a princess! Stunning pics of the grounds & inside. Thank you for sharing them. Can't wait to see the next one :)

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    1. and if you had seen the tapestries inside each of them !!
      wow !
      each place was a delight for the eyes
      the gardens too were amazing ! I thought I was a princess the whole week =D
      big hugs
      xxx

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  11. Hello, Valerie. Please, run to my blog, there's something for you.
    Kisses.
    XXX
    Fiore

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    1. hooooo, I'm very very late in my blogs readings :(
      I'll go and see your blog today =)
      I think that Italy has been very kind with me twice =)
      I have the same message from Giovanna, hehehehe
      big hugs
      xxx

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  12. Ohhh another beautiful castle..this one really seems the one from the sleepy beauty ehehe Such great photos you had! :)

    Nia is really a sweetie...so nice gifts she have sent you! But you deserve it ;)
    kisses and happy stitching! ;)

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    1. Thank you very much sweetie
      I'm so blessed with you all my friends
      big hugs
      xxx

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  13. Very sweet gift :)
    And lovely castle xxx

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    1. thank you dear
      a place where we feel like a princess =D
      Big hugs
      xxx

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