tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post5500975233862401711..comments2023-10-19T11:11:58.187+01:00Comments on Anne in Oxfordshire: Doors, Knockers and Shutters ... Dreaming of FranceAnne in Oxfordshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-62070244952462243782014-07-30T16:53:20.903+01:002014-07-30T16:53:20.903+01:00Hi Arti , thank you for commenting , great to see ...Hi Arti , thank you for commenting , great to see new people , I do hope that you get back to France soon and have more time to observe and do your photography , I am sure you see so much too,, Glad you like this post, Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-53730082897755706292014-07-30T16:51:50.358+01:002014-07-30T16:51:50.358+01:00A feel a post coming on Linda, I would love to se...A feel a post coming on Linda, I would love to see your photos xxAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-71181885287318328282014-07-30T16:51:13.661+01:002014-07-30T16:51:13.661+01:00Hello Trubes , I think I must visit Lyon , sounds ...Hello Trubes , I think I must visit Lyon , sounds just the place for me , I will let you now if I go. To be honest I hardly eat out when I am in Paris , I am happy that this brought back happy memories of your trip to Lyon or should I say a reminder, Love anne xxAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-44589044865723800542014-07-30T16:48:52.178+01:002014-07-30T16:48:52.178+01:00Hello Genie , thank you , yes I just love taking p...Hello Genie , thank you , yes I just love taking photos of doors, shutters and this time knockers , my boys think I am crazy . I took lots of photos of the bike and the scene, who would not? My friend Diane who I stayed with says the tiny door might lead down to a coal cellar , but we think it should be a WINE cellar , Bises Anne Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-6040162621512194252014-07-30T16:46:08.456+01:002014-07-30T16:46:08.456+01:00Hi thank you for calling over to my blog, love to ...Hi thank you for calling over to my blog, love to see new readers. Yes I know exactly what you mean , what is the point of the shutters stuck to the sides , we want real shutters :-) ,, We should have them here in the UK too. Thank you for your lovely comment too. Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-36299217558571261472014-07-30T16:44:34.682+01:002014-07-30T16:44:34.682+01:00Hi Lisa , I love them too , and you can see such a...Hi Lisa , I love them too , and you can see such a variety over in France. I am not sure about Italy as I have not been on a trip where I have walked around a town or city , in much depth, I am sure they are out there. xxAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-28774377420808261542014-07-27T08:16:04.374+01:002014-07-27T08:16:04.374+01:00Gorgeous and I just love those knockers in the han...Gorgeous and I just love those knockers in the hand shape and want one for our big gates. <br />love them all xxlisa | renovating italyhttp://www.renovatingitaly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-27770482382072722742014-07-22T18:08:55.460+01:002014-07-22T18:08:55.460+01:00You show such picturesque photos of door knockers ...You show such picturesque photos of door knockers and window shudders too. What I miss in the US is that they have window shudders but they don’t close over the windows – they are stuck next to the windows as decorations. Window shudders are great to close out the cold or the heat in summer.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-6190599077356582312014-07-20T13:24:56.237+01:002014-07-20T13:24:56.237+01:00What a lovely collection of doors and knockers. T...What a lovely collection of doors and knockers. The photo with the bicycle is my favorite and I hope that you took an abundance of photos of that scene! The architecture fascinates me and I would love to have a peek inside that little door.<br /><br />Bises,<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-17466112210747467862014-07-17T13:30:24.685+01:002014-07-17T13:30:24.685+01:00There are lots of fine door knockers in Lyon Anne,...There are lots of fine door knockers in Lyon Anne, you must visit1 <br />Lyon is now considered to be the ' Gastronomique' capital of France, don't know what the Parisians will think about that.<br />We stayed there on our way south many moons ago, I remember the city being on two sides of a river, with an abundance of fine eateries.....C`est fantastique,<br />love Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-69074389113878442262014-07-16T16:58:48.021+01:002014-07-16T16:58:48.021+01:00Love these photos, I have a very similar collectio...Love these photos, I have a very similar collection of captures like this myself only taken in Italy!LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-88805512743490504282014-07-16T06:42:30.835+01:002014-07-16T06:42:30.835+01:00Beautiful and artistic photos! I must visit France...Beautiful and artistic photos! I must visit France again and next time will spend much longer time, just to observe all the intricate details of doors, knockers, shutters, and windows. Thanks for this interesting post!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-49478012633670664972014-07-15T13:36:14.195+01:002014-07-15T13:36:14.195+01:00Hello CherryPie , I am happy that you found this p...Hello CherryPie , I am happy that you found this post fascinating , I had not hear before 2011 either, take care xAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-43101208860895851272014-07-15T13:35:27.629+01:002014-07-15T13:35:27.629+01:00Hello Diane , I think the ghost writing is near yo...Hello Diane , I think the ghost writing is near you but cannot remember now, just love it. Thank you for your lovely compliment , and so happy that you like the post. I thought you would know, yes I suppose it has a shoot to slide the coal down. Great idea I am with you , a WINE cellar, take care xx AnneAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-89015467913356877482014-07-15T13:33:03.001+01:002014-07-15T13:33:03.001+01:00Hello Pat, thank you for your lovely compliment. Y...Hello Pat, thank you for your lovely compliment. Yes the door knockers are so interesting, lots to look out for. xAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-61359240672450657892014-07-15T13:32:12.244+01:002014-07-15T13:32:12.244+01:00Hi Leslie , yes you took the bicycle photo near th...Hi Leslie , yes you took the bicycle photo near the Café The Vaults :-)Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-82086068962310295632014-07-15T13:31:01.251+01:002014-07-15T13:31:01.251+01:00Hi Paulita , I just think the hand is interesting ...Hi Paulita , I just think the hand is interesting , but also , love the key. I love the bike and flowers too. Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-36504161696748894042014-07-15T13:29:42.540+01:002014-07-15T13:29:42.540+01:00Hi Gaynor , thank you for commenting ,, they are f...Hi Gaynor , thank you for commenting ,, they are fascinating , I am sure you will see interesting ones in your area of France.Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-29831407522093059792014-07-15T13:28:46.145+01:002014-07-15T13:28:46.145+01:00Hi Liz, certainly does, I just love how France see...Hi Liz, certainly does, I just love how France seems to have been kept old so interesting..Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-86114188167972838382014-07-15T13:27:52.284+01:002014-07-15T13:27:52.284+01:00Hello Esme, No I have not been to Lyon , I will ha...Hello Esme, No I have not been to Lyon , I will have to sort that out . They seem to have so many different ones, not like the UK . Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-18034412853203445612014-07-15T05:16:43.077+01:002014-07-15T05:16:43.077+01:00I love the door knockers-have you been to Lyon-the...I love the door knockers-have you been to Lyon-they had some amazing ones there.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-58115859816734480182014-07-14T22:13:27.116+01:002014-07-14T22:13:27.116+01:00That is a fascinating story about the Hand of Fati...That is a fascinating story about the Hand of Fatima, I had not heard of that before.<br /><br />I too love the bicycle photograph :-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-5752329232225015652014-07-14T20:34:37.970+01:002014-07-14T20:34:37.970+01:00Anne this is a fabulous post, that ghost writing l...Anne this is a fabulous post, that ghost writing looks familiar :-) That little door I am sure you will find goes down to the cellar and it is probably where they stored the coal in the olden days. Now, if I had that cellar it would have all been cleaned out and turned into a wine cellar :-)))) Much more practical me thinks. Keep well and don't work too hard Diane xxRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-15278621718092906302014-07-14T15:38:06.555+01:002014-07-14T15:38:06.555+01:00Some very interesting door knockers and beautifull...Some very interesting door knockers and beautifully photographed, Anne. xWelshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095810400750813813.post-48585422700205538032014-07-14T07:06:16.331+01:002014-07-14T07:06:16.331+01:00I am like Paulita in that I love the photo with th...I am like Paulita in that I love the photo with the bicycle in front. Reminds me of a shot I took in Oxford near Radcliffe.Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.com