A little weekend outing.

Hello Friends,

Today, we went out to breathe fresh air, have our lunch by the sae and walk 5 kms.

We drove through rapeseeds fields (a lot) this beautiful yellow colour. We saw potato 🥔 fields, and flax fields which is beginning to come out and this will be a beautiful blue colour. These pictures are from last year but the fields will be of this colour soon.

After we drove through the countryside we arrived at the sea ( the Channel in French La Manche sea) it was still cool and the sea was a bit rough, but I like it !

We walked by the cliffs and enjoyed the sun and light wind.

Rapeseeds fields.

On our way we discovered a nice Castle 

With a beautiful pigeon house

I took a picture of these trees on our way they are so majestic!

 Next weekend we won’t be able to go out because our dog will have his surgery on next Saturday, so we enjoyed our weekend!

( I don’t know if our grandsons will be able to go back to Dubai next week???) we will see…hope all will settle soon!

On Saturday we went to my favorite clothing shop and I found new Spring clothes I’ll show you next time !

I wish you a nice new week.

A greenhouse.

Today I want to show you our daughter new greenhouse.

One of their neighbours wanted to get rid of it and they bought it at a very low price!

It is on their little garden and she has a shared allotment five minutes walk from her home.

Our SIL re built it and made the plant containers.

She is going to  grow the seeds here and then transplant them in her allotment.

The allotments are a meeting place where younger ones help elderly a place of exchange.

Also exchange of seeds and fruits and vegetables in the Summer.

She is very pleased with it and has sent me pictures.

I find the roof decoration very nice.

Today was grocery day and I met some people I know in the supermarket and we had a chat. Then I went to another village to get bread and to the butcher to get meat  for the coming week. We will be free to go out this weekend.  

Next week we will have our dog Bandit’s surgery, so this weekend we need to relax because there is a suspicion of cancer and he is 13 years old old, but the blood test for the

Anaesthesia  was good we will see…

 So I wish you a good weekend!

(Our grandchildren come back to Dubai next Thursday)

On Saturday Maxime will be four years old! 🎂 

A busy day.

Hello Friends!

Today I have appointments but yesterday I went into the garden to look at my peonies bush. It is beautiful this year

It never had so much flowers!

I will be busy today but I leave you with my peonies. Enjoy! I wish you could smell their perfume! So nice!😊 

Have a nice day!

Mary’s hearts 

 

Patchwork and Maileg

(Look at last picture this one did not come in the right place)

Hello Friends!

Today, we are still back to cold weather. Yesterday I did the laundry and shirts ironing.

At the moment I am still on a diet so this morning I just looked at the Maileg cakes and food 😂! My husband doctor says I must loose weight for my health! But with thyroid problems it’s… difficult!😣 

I love my Maileg house but I am not sure my grandsons will be interested with it! Batman and trucks are their favourite games. No granddaughter to play with it !

News from Dubaï: dad is on his own, cleaning and reorganising the whole flat! School is going to start soon so the grandsons will have to go back to Dubai soon.

I love the tea set and macaroons  ! So good but not easy to make real ones.

Cheese for the mice

Bed time

Grandma and grandpa having tea and cake 🧁 

All the food in the fridge, toast with cheese 🧀 

 And finally a bed spread patchwork I wan some years ago 

On Saturday I bought a new steamer mine was old and broke. I use a lot my steamer to cook vegetables.

News and peonies collection.

 Hello Friends,

Today, it’s a dull day, grey without sun.

Saturday before my Birthday we had an appointment to the vet for Bandit’s blood test and there is a problem, he must have a surgery within two weeks. We don’t know what is going to happen ( it is not a very good start of the year for us.

Our grandchildren have managed to fly to their other grandparents with their mother. They have tried two weeks ago but their plane had been cancelled. 

Our son is alone working in Dubaï. 

Many worries for us but I am sure  he is safe where he is.

These days I will have to look after Bandit we won’t go out to the Netherlands for the moment as Bandit can’t go to the kennel. 

Last year we drove a long way to a castle where there is a big collection of beautiful peonies ( my favorite flower) here are some of them!

 

THE Day!

Hello Friends!

Today, was my Birthday and we went to join our daughter and SIL for a brunch aside the river Seine.

My daughter brought me the bunch of flowers sent by my son from Dubaï with a bottle of champagne! 🍾 

My daughter brought me a  beautiful Swarovski bracelet .

The Cathedral on the picture is always in reconstruction.

Lots of young people and young parents were running and biking 🚴 ( I wished I could still run and cycle!)

They transformed the ancient warehouses in restaurants, museum, sport  centers. A little electric boat is going from one side of the river to the other.

This is the opening bridge to let the Tall ships arrive in Rouen for the Tall ship exhibition .

This is the restaurant for young people “Cocorico”so we were surrounded by by young people which was good when it’s your 70’s Birthday!🎂 😂 

This is the place we had our brunch! Before they all arrived.

 There is a terrace with view on the river, but we ate inside because it was too cold.

Some more presents are arriving next week.

It was a nice day and we had a walk along the river in the fresh air. We arrived home and I took a picture of of my favourite flowers The Peonies !

They are beautiful flowers with such a delicate perfume !

About thirty flowers to come!

The walk next to the restaurant.

Thank you for all your Birthday wishes! I am glad to know you. All my love Catherine.

( I will be back soon on your blogs)