New works scheduled in the house

Hello Friends!

Hum! Croissants! 🥐 so good for breakfast!

This morning as usual we woke up and watched the news.

Then I had an appointment with the heating engineer 

We decided to install a new AC downstairs and a stove  in the fire place  to save oil from our boiler.

Now Nono the robot is back to work after the storm mister L has collected the branches on the grass after the storm.

Yesterday I baked a lemon cake and a rice pudding. I ended to cook my Carbonade in the Crockpot.

In the afternoon I started a new watercolour.

Then prepared supper.

This afternoon I must prepare our daughter’s room for Saturday night and think about the Birthday cake 🎂 I must order for Saturday.

Here we are back to cold with some cold air coming from the North Pole! Two weeks ago we all had to clean our cars covered with sand from the Sahara!

Now I have better go and work, I’ll visit blogs during my pauses!

(Source of the first picture: ZZZOe)

Nono the robot is doing a good job!

 

My rabbit family 🐇

Hello Friends,

Today, a new storm is arriving! I did the shopping 🛒 yesterday,  so I will be staying inside today. Our daughter is coming on Saturday with her husband we will have a Birthday meal for our SIL they’ll stay here for the night and I on Sunday our daughter will run a trail in our village with many people and 13 of her friends.

Today will be baking and house cleaning.

Tomorrow our heating engineer is coming to see what to do with our oil boiler and add another means of heating ( I am anticipating)

While I was doing my closets sorting I found these little rabbits I made during the lockdown. It is the time to take out rabbits for Easter! So here is my felted rabbit family!

Hope the storm won’t be too strong!

Have a nice day where you are!

(Source: this book petits animaux en feutrine  edition de Saxe)

 

This and that…

On Sunday I found this canvas bag very practical with lots of pockets and casual for Summer!( ZEDE bag Paris)

 Hi friends!

Today, first this morning we watched the news! Then I went to buy groceries I had forgotten to cook my “Carbonade Flamande” a dish from the north of France.

It is made of butter and oil, onions, beef meat, a little flour, brown sugar, mustard and ginger bread and I nearly forgot one litre of beer!🍺 special North!

I like to cook this dish a long time in the crockpot. It is in the crockpot for 4 or 5 hours so I am free!

I also prepared some cumin creamy carrot soup.

This is what I did today and now read my book and watch a live from my favourite clothes shop at 6 it last 45 minutes, we really have fun every Tuesday evening. You can order Aurelie keeps your order until you can get it, we usually go on Saturday when I have something to collect.

We are quite a lot now and it is really a nice time where we can exchange.

(Source: from this book)

See the ginger bread melting!

In the north of France they eat it with French fries but we will eat it with steamed potatoes.🥔 

Cumin creamy carrot soup.

The live will begin, so I’ll go for now Have a Good day or Evening!

A Sunday on the coast.

Hi Friends !

Yesterday, we finally went on the coast for the day.

It was nice, but still cold with a breeze. The air was strong and we were worn out in the evening and slept very well!

We had a salad for Mr My a bruschetta for me and a lemon 🍋 cheese cake in our favourite little place.

We needed a break from the stressful news.

We may have our son’s family home if things don’t settle and get worse. If they can get a plane… so yesterday we walked by the sea and breathed fresh air! Very fresh indeed! 😂 this was on our Normandie coast “Saint Valery en Caux.”

Today, the weather is foggy and I stay home. I will have to do a little shopping tomorrow get some fruits and vegetables.

It was nice to have a break from the news!

I hope you enjoyed your weekend have a nice week.

 

Spring cleaning.

First signs of Spring!

Hello Friends!

Spring cleaning has started!

We do our daily cleaning but here when first signs of Spring arrive we begin our big cleaning.

🧽 I heard on our local radio that this big cleaning is very good for our mind. There was a psychiatrist on the radio who said that it was an occasion for a renewal and boost your energy! I don’t think young people do it, but our generation still does it.

I started a big sorting out and now Spring cleaning.

These are the old book I have about grandma tricks about house cleaning.

(Source:Aujourd’hui comme autrefois les nouveaux secrets de famille. Edt Solar)

(Source: secrets de grand-mère Edt France Loisirs)

(Source : l’armoire de Mamie edt Ouest France)

 

What did I do today???

( source:ZZZOe)

Hello Friends 

Two days ago I baked some garlic bread, some tomato and basil bread and today an hazelnut brioche!

Yesterday I had a dentist appointment and today after my brioche baking and house cleaning I am back to my watercolour watching the news on tv at the same time.

We are always worried about my son and family in the middle of a war.

It will soon be the weekend and we will go out a litttle to relax ☺️ the oil prices going up a lot!

This is the hazelnut brioche!

 My today’s work not finished but enough for today.

Today the sun shines but it still chilly ( we only are in March!) 

Hope you enjoyed your day.

Keeping busy…

This Camelia comes from my last year shopping at Ldl it was small and very cheap one . I like the colour of it I find 

It very nice.

This is the back of these numbered plates

Craftsman place on one side of the room

Hello Friends!

Yesterday we wanted to go out, but we decided to save our  gasoline ⛽️ ( we may have problems soon to get gasoline)

So we wanted to be busy  not to think too much and we tided and sorted out the house  room after room. On the pictures this is our spare room where we stored our children toys, Christmas decorations … and this is part of the laundry room and craft room.

 With clothes, shoes and other items we gave 11 big boxes to the charity store on Saturday.

This is not finished! While sorting through my shelves, boxes and furniture I found my small plates I was looking for. One month by plate they are very nice English plates.

I must try to find some months I don’t have.

That’s May

April

September 

July

June.

I must have a look on the net if I can find the others.

Today, it is shiny but rather cold. I am thinking about my son’s family in Dubai, our grandsons and praying that all will quickly find an end. We worked a lot yesterday and I will continue today but slowly and watch some episodes of “Vera” this afternoon, make yogurt and bread. 🥖 

I wish you a peaceful week!