my husband's parental home - a little self-made wooden house on the edge of a farmer's field - has hardly changed since i first made its acquaintance as "the foreign girlfriend", 30 years ago.
it is still an oasis of old-fashioned "gezelligheid", small but with its space used well, full of light, a little less tidy since my father-in-law sadly found himself alone in his golden years.
and because it is on leased land, it cannot be inherited, so i wanted, needed to try coaxing the essence of it onto film.
beautiful. i love the patterning. do you feel you achieved your goal, of capturing the essence of the home?
ReplyDeleteThis is very good, love those shades!
ReplyDeleteThanks, both.
ReplyDeleteBran: this is the first of a series, so I s'pose it's a start. I hope to have 12 good images in time, and then make little square books for the family...
Gezelligheid! My absolute most favorite word in the world... I think that word suits YOU quite well, in fact... :)
ReplyDeleteSuch delicate, delightful light Lynn. I'm sure you will take the other images no problem...can't wait to see them.
ReplyDelete"the foreign girlfriend"... that's cute. I have been the "foreign boyfriend" of my wife (and she was my "foreign girlfriend" of course). Those words reveal a mix of reservations (where did he/she fond her?!? will it work out?) and acceptance (yeah we got both lucky in the way our families didn't have any issue with that). I am looking forward to see your interpretation of the little wooden house.
ReplyDeleteLovely light - very evocative.
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