WIPOCALYPSE 09/26

Time to share with Melissa and the Wipocalypse family the projects we want to complete before the end of the world.

On FB or  https://measi.net/

+++  2026 is the year of  "more of" +++

Sewing / Cooking / Junk Journaling / Beads / Wool / Felt / Gardening / Writing / Scrapbooking / Cross stitching / Watercolor

More blogging and travelling

As we spent some nice holidays in Dordogne, lot of pictures and some posts to share our visits but not a lot done this month.

More gardening

Only a bit of plants propragation, I brought some "babies"

of chlorophytum from my aunt house ready to make roots

I'm far from my schedule cleaning the flowers beds

as mosquitoes and insects don't let me free out 2 mn

on the terrace or in the garden, worse year ever.

More junk journaling and paper crafting

"the layers of atmosphere" for Capucine

already working on the "Sewing" number 3

details soon next Thursday

More crochet and knitting

Only a few rows here and there. 

Nothing special to show.

More watercolor

Some pastel colors for cards

The Tour has started on May the 18th for 17 weeks.

On September the 13th we have reached our last stage in Château Porcien.

Thanks to all the "players" who have shared

with me this medieval journey.

I have some troubles to post on Melissa's blog / Measi.net

so I'll post on FB.

Topic for this month:  What new stitches or techniques did you learn this year?

Looking for a translation, I found : Swiss embroidery, chicken scratch or Gingham lace?

It's stitched on Vichy fabric, crosses  x and +.

I have started with a Christmas pattern and made a birthday card last April

SMALL SAL 09/26

 

 

Rachel used to host the Smalls SAL, on the last Friday of the month everyone is encouraged to post about small stitchings and I'd love to join this SAL regularly adding sometimes my small DIY.

Smalls SAL était organisé par Rachel et nous propose de montrer nos petites broderies. J'aimerai bien y participer régulièrement et ainsi avoir un nouveau rendez-vous sur le blog le dernier vendredi du mois en y ajoutant quelquefois mes petits bricolages.

https://tenhourstitcher.blogspot.com/

Some watercolor this month...   

small rectangles...

De petits rectangles

peints à l'aquarelle...

Pour accueillir de petites fleurs

stylisées pour de futures cartes

To welcome small stylised flowers

drawn with a black pen

DORDOGNE 4

 

Lascaux IV is a replica of the cave shut down in 1963.

https://lascaux.fr/en/

No photo in the replica but there is a special room with more space to get closer views and take photos.

One last visit "the gardens of Limeuil"

On the left the bridge on the Vézère and in front the bridge on the Dordogne

https://jardins-panoramiques-limeuil.com/

Our trip to Dordogne is over, I might post again about it soon in my "photography contest"!

Dernières visites en Dordogne, le site de Lascaux IV, la réplique de la grotte fermée en 1963 et les jardins panoramiques de Limeuil surplomblant la confluence de la Dordogne et de la Vézère.

A bientôt pour un dernier article concernant mon concours photos.

DORDOGNE 3

 

Today we are going to Couze et Saint Front to visit

a paper mill, re-opened as a museum in 2008

A small village in the south of the Dordogne, situated some twenty kilometres east of Bergerac, Couze-et-Saint-Front was home to as many as 13 paper mills in the late 14th century, all situated within just a few kilometres of the river known as the Couze.

It shows how the sheets of paper were hang up to dry

Very interesting explanations about the filigree work on the paper

adjustable shutters to harness the wind for drying

the Couze river

https://moulin-rouzique.com/

Less than one hour east, close to Sarlat, is the castle of Puymartin

One big room is showing the legend of the White Lady

The display cases full of miniature toys naturally caught my eye.

Another nice room called the "Artémis room"

https://www.chateau-puymartin.com/chateau-sarlat/les-espaces-a-visiter/chambre-artemis-puymartin/

Then it was time for a cool homemade mango iced tea

and a lunch in the pop-up restaurant

Très intéressante visite du Moulin à papier du Rouzigue

explications très complètes et détaillées

et une belle journée pour découvrir le château de Puymartin

sa légende de la Dame Blanche, sa chambre d'Artémis

Les pièces sont bien meublées, fleuries, ornées de peintures et de tapisseries et très documentées.

Au pied du château, un restaurant éphémère est le bienvenu !