Great Things Every Woman Need To Remember You are stylish, beautiful, creative, nurturing, able to do anything you put your mind to, one of a kind, somebody’s hero and so much more.
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I have found such joy in things that fill
My quiet days - a curtain’s blowing grace,
A growing plant upon a window sill,
A rose fresh-cut and placed within a vase,
A table cleared, a lamp beside a chair.
And books I long have loved beside me there.
Author Unknown
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Chateau de La Ferte Saint-Aubin Part Five
The Guardroom or Games Room The panelling dates back to the 17th century. You can play any games or the piano. The Lowendral Bedroom This is a magnificent 18th century ceremonial room. The chimney goes back to Louis XV, as well as the inlaid writing desk on its left and there is an early 18th century portrait of Princess Palatine above. In the centre of the room stands an exceptional gaming table surrounded by four armchairs, facing the bed, all of them from the times of Louis XVI.
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The one who masters the grey everyday is a hero
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881)
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Chateau de La Ferte Saint-Aubin. Part 1.
My favourite castle of all time. A magical place, a place of remembrance and a lively place! A truly pleasurable moment. Numerous different families lived here until the late 16th century, when the castle and surrounding gardens were inherited by the Saint Nectaires, who later changed their name to La Ferte Senectere. Henri II de la Ferte Senectere was marshal of France. Though he didn't finish building the castle, he had the two magnificent stables built in 1681. In 1746, the castle was sold to Woldemar, Count of Lowendal. The castle was owned by many different people, until the O'Gorman family brought it in 1911. The castle was passed on and inherited until 1987, when it came to its present owner, Mr Jacques Guyot, who opened it to the public.
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‘The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of Right just before you. Do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life.’
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
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Frosty Mornings
The winter garden has striking shapes and textures. Frost has a magical effect on objects, producing sparkling highlights and striking patterns.
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The day has been long boxed in by glass and concrete deafening with sound, the mind lost among a thousand minds. Step into the scent of evening, the hush of the leaves, the touch of blossom. The garden gives you back your life.
Pam Brown 1928
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Always we hope someone else has the answer. Some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out well. This is it. No one else has the answer. No other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the centre of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want
Lao Tzu, From “Tao Te Ching”
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