Aboutbooks - The National Gallery - Illustrated Catalogue

This is not only a complete illustrated catalogue but also an expanded edition! Pure heaven for someone like me who gets excited about looking at paintings and finding all about them. As I cannot go to The National Gallery on a regular basis then this book is the next best thing. I bought it the last time I visited the gallery shop and on that day I was able to buy it - half price! I soon forget the time when I sit turning this books' pages. It has more than 800 pages of good quality paper and it is very easy to follow. I totally love it. I wish I had studied History of Art but you never know ...

I Love The Google Doodle! - Hot Air Balloon

When I first saw this Google image I wondered what I could possibly say but it seems we have a history!

Hot Air Balloons! My dog, Zoe barks whenever one passes overhead. We tend to see them during the summer months in Bath and Bristol area where my mum lives. I went to a Hot Air Balloon Festival in Northampton some years ago and saw an amazing variety of them. When my youngest brother married, it was a Saturday in August in Bristol and it happened to be the Festival there and guests were able to enjoy seeing them over that weekend. My husband would love to be on one, one morning, early, at dawn!