French Finery

How exciting to see the mail carrier trotting up my driveway with a parcel in hand recently. Even more thrilling was seeing foreign stamps and knowing it had flown across the pond!
I had prior notice from the kind and generous sender so knew something French was on its way from Brittany. I was definitely not ready for such a delightful and beautiful gift.

I've being enjoying interesting posts by blog friend Elizabethd at French Village Life for some time. Being fellow Westcountry (she Cornwall, me Devon) natives who both live in adopted countries, we now lead different lives but still hold our English roots close to our hearts. I love learning about her life in a lovely village in Brittany, and her visits to the coastal towns of Northern France. When I wrote a post about bringing back hand written letters some time back, we started writing, enjoying the thought of our notes winging back and forth across the pond.

My new farm style table now has this grey linen serviette holder with a beautiful M monogrammed in the center. It's perfect alongside the French dough bowl.

Elizabethd included the prettiest paper serviettes with grey hearts and the beautiful card depicts a woman in traditional Breton costume on the coast of Brittany.

This gift was a wonderful surprise from this growing friendship. As Elizabethd followed my French style dining room makeover, her kind words were enough when she said I had done a good job..........a beautiful accessory for the room was the icing on the cake!

Thank you so much dear friend. Some day soon I hope to return to France and visit Brittany and Northern France and meet up with you in your lovely village...........cup of English tea or glass of French wine, whatever, it will be enjoyed in your company that's for certain.