High up above the town of
Amalfi, is
Ravello.
These photographs (that I took with my own fair little hands, with Mr. Home's camera that our daughter bought him for Christmas. He didn't get his hands on it for the majority of the holiday !!!!!) are of The Gardens of Villa
Cimbrone and Villa
Rufolo at
Ravello.
This is Villa Rufolo.Much of the remaining parts of the Villa were rescued by Scottish Industrialist (we poke our noses in everywhere!!!!) Francis Neville Reid, who owned the Villa at the turn of the twentieth century. It now hosts the Fondazione Ravello, The Ravello Music Festival, which was on when we were there.
Bougainvillea is in abundance, something that we can only grow in the
greenhouse or conservatory here in England.
Stunning views, everywhere you go ( obviously after great long walks UPWARDS!!!!)
You are going to see lots and lots of iron gates and
terracotta pots with flowers....I took a lot of those......lots and lots......actually...lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots!!!!
This is the entrance to The Gardens of Villa Cimbrone......don't you just love that weathered grey gate ?
These gardens belonged, in Roman times,to the noble
Acconciajoco family, then to the enormously wealthy
Fusco family. At the end of the nineteenth century, the estate, by then sadly abandoned, was discovered by a well known and educated English traveller, Ernest William Beckett, Lord
Grimthorpe.( Us English get everywhere!!!). He was from a group of intellectuals who made the Grand Tour and had come to
Ravello to recover from depression after the early death of his beloved wife.This magical place gave him so much pleasure and intense happiness, that he bought the estate in 1904, determined to bring it back to life., which he did with the help of English architects and landscape gardeners such as Harold
Peto, Edwin
Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.
Well.......what can I say...I think that photography must be in my blood !!!! My husband is never getting his camera back now !!!!
Another good one, I think......not that I'm boasting or anything.!!!!!
This is the crypt, modelled on the Fountain Abbey of
Malton in Yorkshire, England.
Although it looks medieval, it was built between 1907 and 1911 and became one of the meeting places of London's Bloomsbury Group.
Oh, it's tough being
soooo talented......!!!!!!
Wouldn't you just love this as the entrance to your garden ?
Beautiful.........perhaps it wouldn't look so good in
Hertfordshire, England.
I want these
terracotta pots.......but I think they cost a pretty penny.
WOW.......even bigger pots (and more iron gates...you
aint seen nothing yet!!!!)
Swoon.....not only from this delightful gate and geraniums, but am very hot now and have walked up what seemed like the face of the
EIGER...and I need a drink.
I think that this is the entrance to the hotel that costs mega bucks and you get '
coptered in ......as you can imagine, we didn't stay there !!!!!!
Another arty
farty one from my portfolio!!!!!!
Sorry....had to tarry awhile, as we have just walked UP again and are now at the top!!!
Well, I think that this is my piece
de resistance...what do you think ? Shall I start saving for a mega camera with telephoto lens ????
More of the gardens..this is a well...by now I had reached the point of possibly jumping in it, I was so upwardly challenged !!!!!
I've jumped in it !!!!
Love the lamp, love the arched windows, love the leaves. love the walls ,love it all !!!
LOVE ITALY!!
Thought a little
sustenance was in order and possible a little glass........
.........oh, looks like this one's nearly finished. Let's open another bottle.....
...yep.....that's right....keep pouring......up to the rim.....I'm going to need it...I've got to walk all the way down again soon. !!!!!!
Gootbey to Raveollooooo.......beeeuutifll coastline...fandabby dosey grdnssssss.....
think I might have drunk a bit too much wine so I'm signing off now and we will be sauntering down to Amalfi town, the next time we visit Italy.....HIC Hic hic.....
Jackie
P.S. I'm only joking when I say that I think my photos are good and that I'm soooo talented....it's just my humour.........some of them are pretty out of focus!!!!
Come with me through this lovely distressed door to a wonderful world of interiors....well, I think so anyway!!!!
Lace, satin, chandelier, flowers........a world of shabby chic delights.
Old rose pink, iron bed and beaded fringed lampshade.......
.........lets just pop outside for a moment, it's a lovely day and I've just made a cake (kitchen coming up in a minute)...sit down, I'll be out in a moment.
.........I have just picked this larkspur from the garden....I tend to grow flowers that match my decor perfectly !!!!!!
Here we are in the kitchen....see I told you that I grow my flowers to match...pink roses to match the food mixer !!!!!!!.........
and the plates............
...............and the fridge !!!!!!!
................excuse me a moment, I'm just going to make melon vodka.......we can have some on the porch later...as you all know, I'm not much of a drinker, so I'll probably abstain !!!!!!!! NOT 
.............. Won't be a sec..I'm on my way with the cake....I made a few more things while I was at it.. .......
..........shall we sit here instead ? There's a lovely view from here.......
...( don't think that I like this but it comes with the house!!!!) I can always take it to the charity shop...I'm sure one of you out there will take it off of my hands.
.......lovely that you came round...I'm off for a long soak in the tub !!!!
