{Happy St. Patrick´s Day!}

 

It is difficult to separate fact from fiction in the stories of Patrick’s biographers. It is historically clear, however, that Patrick was one of the first great missionaries who brought the gospel beyond the boundaries of Roman civilization. According to tradition, he had established bishops throughout northern, central, and eastern Ireland. Only Munster, in the south, was to remain pagan until a century after Patrick’s death.

     Patrick was the ultimate model for Celtic Christians. He engaged in continuous prayer. He was enraptured by God and loved sacred Scripture. He also had a rich poetic imagination with the openness to hear God in dreams and visions and a love of nature and the created.

    He is, then, most worthy of the appellation saint, as one “set apart” for a divine mission. As such, he became an inspiring example. Hundreds of Celtic monks, in emulation of Patrick, left their homeland to spread the gospel to Scotland, England, and continental Europe.

{Filming Set Decor #1; "Amour" by M. Haneke}

I admire the quality of the photography and staging in this film, however I must to admit I felt anxious about the plot, it is full of gloom and sadness. This is the kind of films that leave you dissappointed. However the next day after watch it, I irremediable spend all time thinking about it, specially about the ending.

Set Decoration: Susanne Haneke, Sophie Reynaud.

{Corners of a Kitchen}

{My Countryside... }

''Imagination, which in truth 
Is but another name for absolute power 
And clearest insight, amplitude of mind, 
And reason, in her most exalted mood.''

- W. Wordsworth.

*Do not miss of check this lovely and "shabby" handmade pottery

{Princess Lilian of Sweden Dies aged 97}

R.I.P

Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Holland.

(1915-2013)

Swedish Princess Lilian, who waited over three decades to marry her lifelong love Prince Bertil, passed away at her Stockholm home on Sunday at the age of 97, the royal palace said in a statement.

     Welsh-born Lilian, the widow of King Carl XVI Gustaf's uncle, was a married model when she met Bertil in London in 1943. She divorced her British actor husband Ivan Craig in 1945.

Bertil and Lilian c. 1945.

     King Gustaf VI Adolf, the king's grandfather, refused to give his blessing to a marriage between the prince and the commoner, forcing Lilian to stay in the shadows though the couple did live together.

    It wasn't until 33 years later in 1976, when Carl XVI Gustaf was on the throne, that the two were finally allowed to wed.

Wedding portrait in 1976.

    Popular royal Bertil, who was known in Sweden as "prince charming" because of his romance with Lilian, died in 1997 aged 84. The couple never had any children.

Bertil and Lilian

Princess Lilian in her last years.

   

 In 2010, Lilian withdrew from the public eye, suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

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