Fresh food for heatwave!

Hello friends! 

Today, we went to get our dog food at the vet, new sandals for indoor and new medication at the pharmacy. 

Them we tried to use our 7 year old mower robot that I called” Nono”  but we  were not successful! the new one will arrive on Wednesday. We had to buy another  one ! I don’t know what name I will choose for him maybe 🤔 “ Nono” number two 😂!

We went to the farm next, my husband wanted his favorite “ Pate croute” with foie gras in the middle

( sorry for the geese or ducks! I don’t eat foie gras anymore for the welfare of the geese or ducks)our children are vegetarians and I will have to cook vegetarian for a month when they come.

But I don’t mind and I am doing some salad with lettuce, 🥬 tuna, peaches, Mozzarella di buffala , croutons, olives and avocados. Mixed with olive 🫒 oil and balsamic vinegar.

Thank you for the salad ideas! Tomorrow I’ll try the one you suggested me.

I will also cook fresh salmon in my little air fryer 10 mn and leave it cool down and then put it in the fridge for another salad with shrimps and potatoes.

I like peaches in salads  it is very good and refreshing same with strawberries.🍓 

We are now watching our English serie: “ All creatures great and small” a series in Yorkshire with beautiful sceneries. It is the story of veterinaries in the rural countryside in 1937 James Herriot. A beautiful  and interesting serie.

 I wish you a nice Sunday and prayers for the people in Spain who are fighting against enormous fires.

A very difficult and dangerous time!

Hello Friends!

Today, it is going to be HOT again!

I don’t want to bother you, but the situation is really serious! Fires everywhere in Europe especially in Spain big fires 🔥 

I will have to go and get some groceries early morning before the rising heat and then stay inside “Again! And again!” We will have to wait till 15 th of July to have a cooler weather. Today it is declared to be a dangerous weather week more than 40 degrees in the shade in some places. Here today 35 in the shade. Extreme heat 🥵 is declared in the country!

I am looking for new salad recipes  I don’t want to use the oven or gas. I use my small air fryer if needed.

The flax in the field is left to dry for some weeks before it is harvested. I like the pattern they make.

After the 14 th of July our national day I will certainly make a blog pause when our son’s family will arrive. I will have to prepare the house, get some food… not much to say for the moment as i can’t go out and take pictures. Many people lost their house and lives unfortunately because of the numerous fires I hope things will improve very soon!

I wish you a good weekend and hope to have better news next time.

 

What’s going on here today?

Hello Friends!

Today, I will finish my ironing and smoothing out for shirts. As I was not well during three weeks

I was very late and have a lot to do! 

Yesterday I took a picture of of our dog Bandit, he has a cancer but had a surgery and is ok for the moment. He is 13 years old and we will only go on holidays in September because it’s too hot for him to go to the kennel!

It is a bit boring! The climate news are always the same! About 33 in the shade! Yesterday midday 44 in front of the house. The consequences are below! Crops fires! A lot!

(Source: France 3Normandie)

 

But Bandit is still relaxing and it to hot with the AC drinking water and waiting to go out for his walk with dad early morning and late at night.

When Maxime was here he loves our grandchildren 

Hunting moles

Dressed for Christmas 

Waiting for an enemy! Cats!

A little angel at the kennel!

He is very serious 🧐 at the kennel.

Enjoy your day!

Sun flowers and painting.

Hello Friends!

I had the idea of today’s post on “ Eva blogja” from Hungary 🇭🇺 

I saw some sun flowers on her blog and it reminded me  of last year sun flower field.

I had to choose the right moment to take the picture because they are following the sun 🌞 as you know and I did not want to take a picture of them not facing me 😂 

What a beautiful yellow! The clout of Summer!

But I wish we had less sun this year and less heat

But there is nothing we can do?

I also love Daisies!

These are sunflowers on a painting in an exhibition  I went to at  Giverny museum . Gustave Caillebotte if I remember correctly this painting is in the Orsay Museum in Paris if you want to see it.

 I wish you a nice day!

The uprooting of flax!

Tonight we were having our dinner, when we heard a very load noise! It was the uprooting of flax. As it is too warm during the day they are allowed to work in the evening or night.

My husband had cleaned his black car! And did not have time to put it in the garage… it is making so much dust! That the cars doors and windows will have to be cleaned 🧽 the joys of countryside 😂 

( source: Facebook)

Hello Friends!

I can write on my blog for the moment blogger is OK!

The picture today resumes the situation in Europe with the heat wave the first one, but we are having a second one. I don’t know what is going  to happen this week?

 

A burning 🥵 Summer!

Hello Friends!

I still have some problems with blogger! But this morning I was able to write!

The pictures below are from the small village I go to have my pedicure done. As I was early, I sat on the bench near the pound in the shade.

This weekend we went out on Saturday morning to do some shopping and stayed home on Sunday as the temperature was continuously rising!

Today the second or third heat wave is starting… again and again! It is very tiring and critical for the plants and animals.

This week it will rising up to 35 C again and  no rain.

Tomorrow morning early I have an appointment for a morning relaxation only to look after myself!

Massage… after all the health problems I went through these days I need a break.

We still are thinking about our September holidays?? We want to go up north! Iceland 🇮🇸 Norway 🇳🇴 Sweden 🇸🇪??? We have to decide!

We did not have taken our June break because of our dog big health problems and couldn’t leave him at the kennel. But in September it will be ok.

On Saturday Mr L bought me some perfume for the Summer! I like Escada yearly perfume it’s a very nice fragrance of different fruits for Summer.

I don’t have much pictures from outside as it begins to be all burnt by the heat.

Unfortunately I go out only in the mornings it is even too hot to do barbecues.

On Saturday we also had time to get clothes for our grandchildren the sales have began here, so they won’t have too much luggage when travelling.

I wish you a good week and I hope blogger will still work!

 

Jardin Agapanthes

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Hello friends!

today I have problems to use blogger! Don’t know if you also have problems?

As I don’t go out much ( in fact I write from the doctors waiting room of the clinic in Rouen)

We usually go and visit this garden each year “ le jardin des Agapanthes” this is a beautiful garden in the countryside with Hydrangeas, Agapanthes and beautiful landscaping.

A mix of trees, flowers and water.

I hope you enjoyed the visit!Hope blogger will be fixed soon