This weekend, I am going to Kent to stay with my dear friends, Mick and Gail, and a Wassaillng we will go.
We met at The Camp School in Kent when we were five years old!….the school was made up of wooden army huts (this was right after world war II) and set in the middle of bluebell woods.
We had no central heating, we grew our own vegetables and creativity was abound. All three of us have dedicated our lives to the arts. Mick is a photographer/musician, Gail, an author/actress and I am a painter. Gail and Mick married and have a glorious daughter.
Recent watercolour of Gail
Recent watercolour of Mick
There are two forms of Wassailing…one would be called carol singing where villagers go from house to house, and the other centres around the ancient custom of visiting orchards in cider producing regions of England, reciting incantations and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the year.
Tomorrow night we will be visiting the orchards that surround Gail and Mick’s home to sing to the trees:)
And of course the magical hummingbirds will be there…..
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Have a lovely weekend.
A bientôt.
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As always I love the brush work and use of colour. Your painting always seem to have a sort of inner light in them. Hope you have a happy and lovely 2015
Thank you so much, Peter….wishing you a very happy and creative 2015. Janet:)x
Singing to the trees? How wonderful! And a wonder to keep childhood friends close to you. Have a fabulous time. Hummingbird hugs! 😀
Hi Teagan, yes it will be wonderful….and hopefully I will return with some good photographs. Hummingbird Hugs to you:)x
Enjoy! Marvellous, characterful portraits.
Thank you, Sarah:)x
What a brilliant post….I just loved your portraits of your friends….how I would love to go a wassailling with you. Have a fab time and bring back marvelous pics!xxx
Good morning Dina…I think you would have loved this event….so much fun….wonderful music, and it really did feel as if we had entered another time. Have a lovely week. :)xxx
Lovely post . Have a lovely weekend!
Thank you, Gil….it was a lovely weekend:)
Lovely artwork
Thank you very much:)