Hermès Scarf - Le Mors "à la Conétable" - Plissé

This lovely Hermès scarf, entitled "Le Mors "à la Conétable"" is a "plissé" or pleated scarf.  I believe it depicts the horse bits for the constable's horse.  In earlier times, the constable was in charge of the stable!  A very responsible job.  So maybe his horse gets fancier bits to chomp on than other horses do.

Pleated scarves are usually stored curved into a circle - hence the round box.

It was designed by Henri d'Origny in 1970.  It was also reissued in 1985 and there were probably later issues.

The title is printed at what would be the bottom of the scarf:

It does have the copyright:   © HERMES.

The photo above also shows that the previous owner wore lipstick.

The spotted or otherwise damaged ones become "wearers," so I don't mind small flaws if I like the design.

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The care tag has been removed from this scarf.

It is also identified with Hermès - Paris.

The draping and tying is different with a plissé.  And it's lots of fun to play with.

For comparison, I found a photo of a non-pleated "Le Mors "à la Conétable"."

To see the other Hermès scarves I have blogged, 

click here.

Hermès - Les Fêtes du Roi Soleil

 This lovely Hermès scarf celebrates the festivals or parties of the "Roi Soleil," the Sun King, Louis XIV of France.

Most scarves have a title incorporated into the design. 

 

The title of this scarf is prominent in the center of the scarf.

At the center, bottom, is the company "HERMÈS - FRANCE."

The scarf was designed for Hermès in 1995 by Michel Duchène.  He has signed the scarf, M Duchène, on the drum, in the top right corner.

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The care tag is also on this corner, as it usually is.  This care tag has the letter B.  It has been suggested that the letters are assigned to exceptionally talented seamstresses who hand-roll the edges and stitch the hems as well as add the care tag.  But you can't believe everything you read on the internet.  It's a nice story, though. . . is it true?

This scarf is damask, with the design being "fireworks."

The damasks are expensive to produce, so they are rarely, if ever, faked.

My interest began in collecting the damasks, because I knew I would not be buying a counterfeit, but I have broadened my search.  I think I can identify fakes accurately and avoid them;

The corners have instruments to make delightful music for the fêtes.

In the corners, there are a horn,  a drum, and stringed instruments.

Took a while to find - the copyright mark is on the "horn" of this instrument.

If you know the names of these instruments, I hope you will put the name(s) in the comments or send an email.

Like all Hermès scarves, this hangs and drapes well.

To see other scarves

I have blogged,

click here.

There are lots of them!

Daffodils 2022 - page 2

 We have a delightful variety of daffodils.  In addition to the ones on Page One, we have these:

It is so bright and cheerful.

Daffodils - 2022

 On April 17 we picked our first daffodil bouquet.  Of all the spring flowers, these are a favorite - so bright and cheerful after what always seems an interminable winter.

This bouquet of eight flowers has six different ones.

There are still crocus blooming and violets, but this is all we have so far.

And, they are forecasting 8-12 inches of snow beginning tomorrow night!

We will probably pick a lot tomorrow so they don't get trampled by the heavy, wet snow, so check back!

There are more different kinds.

Alstroemeria - Peruvian Lily

 

A friend knew how much I enjoy cut flowers in the house, and during the winter I have none!  She surprised me with a bouquet of white ones.  They are alstroemeria, also known as Peruvian Lily.

It was such a welcome surprise gift.  D cut the stems to different lengths to make a lovely arrangement.

There were enough to make some small vases for the bathroom.  I really like to have flowers in there because I have time to enjoy them, and there's not much else to enjoy looking at.  (I am well past the age when looking in a mirror is fascinating!)

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They were still lovely after two weeks!  Wow - 

We thought they were so cheery that when we saw a sale at Price Chopper, I asked the Instacart shopper to get me a bunch.  

When she asked me which color I wanted, I had no idea, so I asked her to get the freshest looking one.  Some of these shoppers are really wonderful.  When Cristina delivered the flowers, she said that she had asked the florist which were the most fresh, and the florist said, "Take these, they came in yesterday."  It was a lovely mix of colors.

The white ones have been here 17 days!  Some are just thinking about dropping petals.  They are from Grand Union.  The others have been here three days.  They are from Price Chopper.  We'll see how long they last.

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As we sit here in the middle of a snowstorm, I can enjoy some wonderful flowers.  Thank you, K!  

I never even thought about buying flowers in winter.  They have brightened my home.

Daffodowndilly

 Daffodowndilly              A poem by A.A. Milne

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,

She wore her greenest gown;

She turned to the south wind

And curtsied up and down.

She turned to the sunlight

And shook her yellow head,

And whispered to her neighbour, 

"Winter is dead."

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Would that were true. . . 

This is the view next to my desk on March 12.  It's 21º and has been snowing all day.  We will end up with about 9 inches of snow on the ground.  The winds were fierce, and much of the snow has blown off the trees . . . but not all.

It's time for this to end and bring on the flowers!

Last year, the first daffodil was March 31.

But that was surprised with the April Fools weather joke.

We were really ready for spring last year.  The gardens have the temporary fences to keep the rabbits and woodchucks from eating the tender shoots.  The fences can come down in mid-summer.

Last year, we picked some forsythia for forcing on April 7, and this was our first bouquet (April 10).

I guess I have a while to wait.  Sigh.

We did have lots of crocus against the house last year on March 13,

so there's still hope. . . 

In the FWIW category, the word daffodowndilly is an old one.

Collins Dictionary shows it as appearing 1565-75.

They spell it with an a:  daffadowndilly.