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)

A Birthday.

 Hello Friends!

On Sunday it will be my 70th Birthday 🎂 I am invited to a brunch in a restaurant in Rouen by my daughter.

I have a day spa present I did yesterday , hairdresser tomorrow and a lot to do this week!

On the picture I was Two, it’s a long way from then! 

So, I’ll see you later after a little pause. Enjoy the rest of week and weekend!

Apple blossom.

Hello Friends,

This long weekend we tried to relax and not watch the news too much, but we are worried for our son and grandchildren in the Middle East, we prayed for them on Easter Day. We will see what happens tomorrow.

On Saturday, we went to order our wood stove for our fireplace it will be installed on the 21 th of May, then another AC downstairs during May.

Today, we went in the garden , I tried to work a little . The weather was nice and sunny 🌞 but not on Easter Day!

I will be busy this coming week . I wish you a happy new week.

This flowers are from my small apple tree. Aren’t they beautiful?

 

Happy Easter!🐣

(Source: ZZZOe)

Happy Easter to you 🐣 !

Fool’s day 1rst of April.

( source: internet)

Hello Friends,

The first page is a drawing I did when I was 19 

Taken from   The other Edith Holden book

I was staying with a family in England and this is where I discovered the book.

I added little shrinking plastic poppies, butterflies…

Today is the 1rst of April it is fool’s day here. When I was a child I would draw a fish form on paper cut it put a piece of tape and you put it on the back of someone who would carry it all  day! ( my father! Of course!)

We are dangerously approaching my 70’s Birthday and Maxime’s 4th Birthday ( I would rather be 4 again! 😂 

Have a nice day!

 

Easter time .

Egg custard with air fryer 

Hello friends!

Today, I decided to share with you my Easter 🐣 preparations. I will soon bake my Easter Lamb 🐑 

I bought from Germany a few years ago.

Here on Easter the tradition  is to have lamb for lunch but we are not eating it in our family we rather have other dishes!

I did a little decoration on the mantel.

It will be a busy week for me, so in case I have not the time, I wish you a Happy Easter !

Would it be a peaceful time.

 

This and that…

Little bag to go with it.

Hello Friends!

 This weekend has been busy. We had our daughter and husband Saturday evening and had a Birthday supper for our SIL, then they stayed for the night had breakfast before the beginning of the race.

Our daughter did better than last year and 12 of her friends  have participated . After the race she had a shower and they went to have a brunch together in a restaurant.

On Saturday we decided to to go out to my friend shop

And I found this granny square cardigan to wear with my navy blue linen dress.

This week will be a busy one as I have many appointments. I am anticipating the problems that we are going to have to get gasoline and oil for our  boiler.

I am also preparing in case our son and family arrive these coming days or weeks.

We decided that we are not going out anymore during the weekend for the moment we will continue our house cleaning and tidying and then clean the garden instead!

I hope we “ALL” have better days!

 404 runners.🏃‍♂️