Saturday Spotlight: Life Behind the Blogger Series

Saturday Spotlight: Life Behind the Blogger is a feature done each Saturday that introduces you to a blogger you may already know or a new blogger for you to get to know. This feature gives you a peak into the personal life of the blogger.  Getting to know the special person behind the beautiful blog.

There is so much talent and inspiration in blogland so enjoy getting to know these talented bloggers each Saturday.

Shane from Roses, Lace and Brocante

I have a beautiful and sweet blogger from New Zealand with a French heart to introduce you to.

It is Shane from Roses, Lace and Brocante.  Please read and get to know Shane and then hop over and visit her pretty blog you will not be disappointed.  Shane is as sweet and kind and open as her beautiful blog.  Enjoy.

Thank you so much dear Kris 

for inviting me to take part today.

I am delighted to have the opportunity

to meet and get to know more bloggers

via your

Saturday Spotlight!

Hello and welcome to everyone reading this post!

My name is Shane and I blog at

Roses, Lace and Brocante

where I often post about things french.

My love affair with 
France 
begins with

my daughter and three granddaughters

who all live there.

We travel to France as often as possible and

we will be there again in June this year!
I'm counting the days, hours and minutes
until I step off the aeroplane
and I can hug my favourite girls!

One year we hired a canal boat for a week
with four friends from home and had such a great time.
We cycled up to a village every morning to
buy a baguette, ham, fresh salad, fruit and delicious
patisseries

Much as I enjoy travelling...

home 
is where my heart is
and I love
decorating, painting old furniture with Annie Sloan paint
and styling with collections of
books, vintage pieces and pretty things...
flowers and candles bring ambiance to a room
they give that certain
je ne sais quoi

my garden 
is developing year by year
it's filled with old fashioned roses
hydrangeas,perennials and herbs
all growing happily together
though the dry conditions this summer are a challenge!

With my love of

vintage 

lace, linen, buttons 

I search the village brocantes when I'm in France

and come home laden with gorgeous pieces.

With these I make collage pieces and fabric books.

I dream 

in french but I'm very much a

Nouvelle-Zélandais

(New Zealander)

and I live in Auckland.

Since I started blogging five years ago, 

my camera or iPhone are always by my side

photography

has become an absorbing interest - I photograph everything!

Our family love messing about in

boats 

and my dear husband is restoring an old classic launch

which will be in the water for next Summer - Yea!

I'm looking forward to visiting your blogs

and I do hope you will pop over and say hello/bonjour

to me!

thank you

sweet Kris for hosting 

Saturday Spotlight - Life behind the Blogger!

I know my followers will enjoy popping over

to meet you and your followers too!

Merci 

take care and

be kind to one another

Shane

Thank you Shane for sharing your beautiful family with all of us today.  It is so great to get to know you better.

Have a wonderful Week End everyone.

Kris

:)