In and Out

The lace in this doorway is typical of old entrances in the Plateau; there are different kinds of lace curtains but all are made to the dimensions of the long glass windows in entrance doors. I especially like the scalloped and tasseled detail here, at the bottom. This one is made using a technique called filet crochet, and reminds me of the intricate scenes my neighbor Esther used to crochet back in Vermont. She was from an old Quebecois family, and had probably learned the art as a child - but back then, I never made the connection. Filet crochet can range from fairly coarse detail to extremely fine, depending on the size of thread used - and of course, the finer the thread and detail, the longer it takes. As in needlepoint or crosstitch, patterns are charted out on graph paper, with the squares corresponding to the crochet stitches.

Most windows, however, don't act as such perfect mirrors of the scene outside as the one on the right did, this particular morning.

Comments

[Rachel Barenblat]

Oh, that is lovely!

[Sharyn]

nice shot!!

[Marja-Leena]

Beautiful photo, could be a Christmas card! As I came back for another look I noticed a kneeling woman in that lace - wow.

Lace curtained windows bring German towns to mind. Just add window boxes of red geraniums, in summer of course.

Hope winter is not too harsh for you with all the snow I read about. We just survived several days of terrific semi-tropical rain and wind storms causing flooding and power outages in many areas up and down the Pacific. We only had the lights flicker several times one night and have a swamp in the back yard.

[Hattie]

This looks friendly and personal, a pleasant decoration. I hope your winter will not be as severe as predicted. We are getting huge amounts of rain here in Hawaii. It is literally the same storm that is hitting California, can you believe it? It's called the Pineapple Express.