One could spend one's life studying and learning about the stained-glass windows in the cathedral at Bourges, and I'm sure some people have. Here are some more pictures I took there in June 2008.
I just realized that today is the 20th anniversary of the first night we ever spent in this house. We both have now lived here longer than either one of us has ever lived in any one house or apartment in our lives.
It is a great feeling. I think a lot about moving into a house without stairs, but we probably won't ever do it. I'm probably going to live out the rest of my life in this place. I always think about how my mother sold her house when she was 75 and had been living there alone for 15 years. She was lonely. I'll be 75 on my next birthday but I'm not lonely.
We have enjoyed living here. We had our neighbors from across the street over for a glass of wine the other evening. They hadn't seen the house since we moved in 20 years ago. They said they thought the place was very welcoming with our decorating choices and because of the big windows and all the light they let in. That was one thing that attracted us when we first saw the house.
I remember your telling us that your realtor had to talk you into looking at the house because you thought it wouldn’t suit your needs. You had a good realtor! BettyAnn
That's right. He wanted to show us this house even though it was smaller than what we wanted. It only had two small bedrooms. But it was well located close to but not in Saint-Aignan. It had privacy and was on a road that didn't carry much traffic. And it had potential. We had the attic converted into living space in 2010 and the place was suddenly as big as the house we lived in in San Francisco.
Thesse colors are all still so vibrant. I remember hearing that one color in stained glass fades out quicker than others. I don't remember which maybe someone knows.
The last window would make a beautiful quilt. The duchess of Berry had a short life a very long time ago.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a good pattern for a quilt.
DeleteI just realized that today is the 20th anniversary of the first night we ever spent in this house. We both have now lived here longer than either one of us has ever lived in any one house or apartment in our lives.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great feeling, isn’t it?
DeleteThanks for these pictures!
Judy
It is a great feeling. I think a lot about moving into a house without stairs, but we probably won't ever do it. I'm probably going to live out the rest of my life in this place. I always think about how my mother sold her house when she was 75 and had been living there alone for 15 years. She was lonely. I'll be 75 on my next birthday but I'm not lonely.
DeleteYou picked a good house and have gotten a lot of pleasure from it for quite a while now.
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We have enjoyed living here. We had our neighbors from across the street over for a glass of wine the other evening. They hadn't seen the house since we moved in 20 years ago. They said they thought the place was very welcoming with our decorating choices and because of the big windows and all the light they let in. That was one thing that attracted us when we first saw the house.
DeleteI remember your telling us that your realtor had to talk you into looking at the house because you thought it wouldn’t suit your needs. You had a good realtor!
ReplyDeleteBettyAnn
That's right. He wanted to show us this house even though it was smaller than what we wanted. It only had two small bedrooms. But it was well located close to but not in Saint-Aignan. It had privacy and was on a road that didn't carry much traffic. And it had potential. We had the attic converted into living space in 2010 and the place was suddenly as big as the house we lived in in San Francisco.
DeleteThesse colors are all still so vibrant. I remember hearing that one color in stained glass fades out quicker than others. I don't remember which maybe someone knows.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the fading of the colors. Some of these windows are from the early 1200s and others are from the 1300s and 1600s.
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