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• Crea te wonder fu l oases in your garden and on your pa t io• Cook and decora te w i th h is to r i c roses• Make de l i c ious pes tos and d ishes w i th sp inach• Crea te the s ty le w i th b rocante on a budget• Crea te a tmosphere in your garden w i th c l imb ing p lan ts and

wonder fu l a rchways• A new l i fe fo r o ld s l ip d resses

Joyous SUMMER LIVING

THIS MONTH'S MOST BEAUTIFUL

h o me s & g a rden s

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h o me s & g a rden s

In Summer TimeBy Pau l Laurenc e Dunbar (1872-19 0 6 )By Pau l Laurenc e Dunbar (1872-19 0 6 )

When summer t ime has c ome, and a l lWhen summer t ime has c ome, and a l lThe wor ld i s in t he mag ic th ra l lThe wor ld i s in t he mag ic th ra l lO f per fumed a i r s t hat lu l l each senseO f per fumed a i r s t hat lu l l each senseTo f i t s o f d rowsy indo lenc e;When sk ies a re deepest b lue above,When sk ies a re deepest b lue above,A nd f l ow ’r s a f lush – then most I l oveA nd f l ow ’r s a f lush – then most I l oveTo s ta r t , wh i le ear ly dews are damp,To s ta r t , wh i le ear ly dews are damp,A nd wend my way in wood land t rampA nd wend my way in wood land t rampWhere fo res ts r us t le , t ree on t ree,Where fo res ts r us t le , t ree on t ree,A nd s ing the i r s i l ent songs to me;A nd s ing the i r s i l ent songs to me;Where pathways meet and pathways par t , –Where pathways meet and pathways par t , –To wa lk w i th Nature hear t by hear t ,To wa lk w i th Nature hear t by hear t ,T i l l wear ied ou t a t l as t I l i eWhere some sweet s t ream s tea ls s ing ing byWhere some sweet s t ream s tea ls s ing ing byA mossy bank ; where v io le t s v ieA mossy bank ; where v io le t s v ieIn c o lo r w i th the summer sk y, –In c o lo r w i th the summer sk y, –Or t ake my rod and l ine and hook ,Or t ake my rod and l ine and hook ,A nd wander to some dar k l ing b rook ,A nd wander to some dar k l ing b rook ,Where a l l day long the w i l l ows dream,Where a l l day long the w i l l ows dream,A nd id ly d roop to k iss the s t ream,A nd id ly d roop to k iss the s t ream,A nd there to l o l l f rom mor n t i l l n ight–A nd there to l o l l f rom mor n t i l l n ight–Unheed ing n ibb le, r un, o r b i te –Unheed ing n ibb le, r un, o r b i te –Jus t fo r t he joy o f be ing thereJus t fo r t he joy o f be ing thereA nd dr ink ing in the summer a i r,A nd dr ink ing in the summer a i r,The summer sounds, and summer s ights ,The summer sounds, and summer s ights ,That set a res t less m ind to r i ghtsThat set a res t less m ind to r i ghtsWhen gr ie f and pa in and rag ing doubtWhen g r ie f and pa in and rag ing doubtO f men and c reeds have wor n i t ou t ;O f men and c reeds have wor n i t ou t ;The b i rds ’ song and the wate r ’s d rone,The b i rds ’ song and the wate r ’s d rone,The humming bee’s l ow monotone,The humming bee’s l ow monotone,The mur mur o f t he pass ing b reeze,The mur mur o f t he pass ing b reeze,A nd a l l t he sounds ak in to these,A nd a l l t he sounds ak in to these,That make a man in summer t imeThat make a man in summer t imeFee l on ly f i t f o r res t and r hyme.Fee l on ly f i t f o r res t and r hyme.Joy sp r ings a l l rad iant in my b reas t ;Joy sp r ings a l l rad iant in my b reas t ;Though pauper poor, t han k ing more b les t ,Though pauper poor, t han k ing more b les t ,The t i de beats in my sou l so s t rongThe t i de beats in my sou l so s t rongThat happ iness b reaks fo r th in song,That happ iness b reaks fo r th in song,A nd r ings a loud the we lk in b lueA nd r ings a loud the we lk in b lueWi th a l l t he songs I ever knew.Wi th a l l t he songs I ever knew.O t ime o f raptu re ! t ime o f song!O t ime o f raptu re ! t ime o f song!How sw i f t l y g l i de thy days a longHow sw i f t l y g l i de thy days a longAdown the cur rent o f t he years ,Adown the cur rent o f t he years ,A bove the rocks o f g r ie f and tears !A bove the rocks o f g r ie f and tears !‘ T is wea l th enough o f j oy fo r me‘T is wea l th enough o f j oy fo r meIn summer t ime to s imp ly be.In summer t ime to s imp ly be.

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Dear ReaderIn th is June issue o f the magaz ine , we ’ re fea tu r ing a smal l theme

about ou tdoor oases . Here in Denmark there ’s no guaran tee tha t

the weather w i l l be n ice enough to be ou ts ide even i f our ca lendar

assures us tha t summer i s here . So tha t ’s p robab ly why we ’ re

very concerned about ge t t ing ou ts ide whenever the oppor tun i ty

p resents i t se l f . A t my house we s imp ly have a s tand ing agreement

tha t regard less o f what o ther p lans we may have made fo r indoor

ac t i v i t ies in our spare t ime, they ’ l l be pos tponed i f a t a l l poss ib le i f

the weather i s n ice . Because you never know qu i te how many n ice

summer days we ’ l l ge t . We ’ve go t many o ther exc i t ing a r t i c les fo r

you as we l l , though: severa l wonder fu l summer homes w i th p len ty

o f insp i ra t ion as a lways , love ly summer d ishes and c rea t i ve ideas

fo r D IY pro jec ts . We a lways inc lude f lowers as we l l and one o f

the a r t i c les in th is i ssue i s about roses . We fee l tha t i t tu rned ou t

no th ing shor t o f amaz ing . Roses a re jus t one o f the most beaut i fu l

f l owers , o f course , even as they ’ re about to w i ther. Th is s tage

has i t s own very spec ia l charm. I don ’ t rea l l y do f lowers myse l f ,

and a l l o f tha t t y ing ” rea l ” bouquets o r mak ing a lo t o f the th ings

tha t Dor the and Lonn ie wh ip up i sn ’ t exac t l y my s t rong su i t . I t ’s

p robab ly a mat te r o f somewhat lack ing pa t ience as we l l . Roses a re

so easy to work w i th , though, tha t you can s imp ly p lace them in a

tu reen or a p i t cher and they ’ l l l ook amaz ing . Even I can do tha t !

Happy read ing !

Lonnie & VivianLonnie & Vivian

Betina Thorsager Jensen Helle Routhe

Lonnie Würtz Jensen Vivian Christensen

Bettina Solveig BakkestrømDorthe Hviid

Rikke Daugaard Thiel Rikke Vinter

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No. 6 · 2016Published by Jeanne d’Arc Living

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Cover photo: Anneke Gambon

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Page 4 . The Trans fo rmat ion a t L inde ly

Page 5 . New l i fe fo r o ld s l ip d resses

Page 13 . A beaut i fu l t rans fo rmat ion

Page 16 . F rench moods

Page 24 . Crea te the s ty le

Page 26 . Roses a re fo rever

Page 38 . A pass ion fo r perenn ia ls

Page 46 . Crea te na tu ra l a rchways in your garden

Page 48 . Pes to

Page 53 . Heaven ly b rocante

Page 62 . JDL L iv ing

Page 64 . New app l i ca t ions fo r o ld too ls

Page 70 . Bu i ld your own wonder fu l p lan te r boxes

Page 73 . Vin tage Pa in t

Page 74 . Le t i t c l imb

Page 79 . Wonder fu l oases – THEME

Page 80 . In the coo l shade

Page 82 . F rench oas is

Page 84 . A wonder fu l oas is

Page 89 . F rench rever ie

Page 92 . A l f resco lunch

Page 95 . F rench de l igh ts

Page 106. O ld bu t te r ing boards

Page 110. F rench w i th a raw tw is t

Page 128. Brocante on a budget

Page 134. Sp inach

Page 138. The co lumn

Page 140. Reuse a t i t s bes t

CONTENTS

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DEAR READER,

WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT WE’VE BEEN

FORCED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM OUR SERIES IN WHICH

WE FOLLOW THE TRANSFORMATION OF JØRGEN

AND LONNIE’S ATTIC ROOM. DUE TO UNEXPECTED

CHALLENGES, THE REMODELING WORK HAS BEEN

STALLED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AS WE HAVE A THREE�

MONTH PRODUCTION TIME ON THE MAGAZINE, WE

WEREN’T ABLE TO MAKE THE DEADLINE. WE PLAN TO

SHOW YOU OUR MASTER BATHROOM AND THE LANDING

THAT CONNECTS THE ROOMS LATER THIS YEAR. FOR

NOW, WE’VE INCLUDED TWO LOVELY DIY ARTICLES IN

THIS ISSUE INSTEAD.

SINCERELY,

LONNIE & VIVIAN

SERIES:

The transfo

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New Life for Old Slip Dresses

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There’s nothing better than pretty v intage garments for decorat ing

around the house – only they ’re not a lways that easy to f ind.

When my mother was young, a l l women used to wear s l ip dresses .

There was rea l ly no way around i t . The most expens ive ones were

s i lk and the cheaper vers ion were synthet ic . Here in Denmark you

can st i l l be lucky enough to f ind some of the n ice, o ld s l ip dresses

in secondhand stores . On the fo l lowing pages we’ l l show you

how to g ive these o ld s l ip dresses a new l i fe . They ’re a re lat ive ly

inexpens ive and easy way to br ing wonderfu l garments f rom days

gone by into your decor or into your wardrobe i f you’re the type

who loves the feminine v intage look. Look through your suppl ies

of lace, buttons, pear ls and r ibbons before you get started to

see what you have on hand. We’ve made severa l examples for

inspirat ion. You might have some di fferent th ings on hand but

they ’ l l work just f ine, too. The only l imit i s your imaginat ion. So

brush off your creat ive f la i r and get started.

Dress with flowersThe f i rst sty le that we made was or ig ina l ly a b i t longer but we

preferred a s l ight ly shorter dress as we intended to hang i t on an

o ld, French mirror. We found a pretty p iece of lace in our suppl ies

– a b i t wide but with a lovely pattern. We sewed i t onto the s l ip

dress around the bottom. We’re lucky to have R ikke, who’s very

good with a sewing machine, but don’t despair i f you’re not quite

there. These dresses are only for decorat ion so you can def in i te ly

hand-st i tch them. I f you p lan to wear them, you’ l l probably need

to use a sewing machine. The f lowers that we used for decorat ing

the dress were ones we a l ready had on hand. We added them

by hand, one at the center of the neck l ine and one on each s ide

at the bottom of the dress . A l l i t takes to create a beaut i fu l and

decorat ive p iece for your home is a b i t of t ime and imaginat ion.

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