The History of a photo.

Hello friends!

When we did our road trip in the Netherlands some years ago, three years of I remember time flies so quickly!

We went to frieseland up north east of the country.

A beautiful agricultural place and very nice farms and landscapes.i was looking at my photos and reminded me of that place a beautiful place but a sad history!

We slept in a B&B which was part of a synagogue. They did a nice place for tourists 

But what I did not know is that in August 1942 the entire population of the Dutch province of Goringue  or Groningen in Dutch. was rounded up and deported by the occupying forces to Auschwitz Birkenau 2550 inhabitants of the province only 10 survived.

And we were sleeping in the classroom.

The picture of the school children all deported was in the room and the place was nice but I couldn’t sleep thinking of those children.

I just reminded me of this photo that disturbed me a lot because I did not know the history of the province of Groningen.

History is part of the travels!

The small houses above the canal were the kitchen 

 

Problem with blogger!

 Hello Friends!

Just to let you know that blogger doesn’t work when I want to leave a comment on your blogs.

I hope it won’t last long!

See you soon I hope!

Can you still send a comment on my blog??

Breakfast time!

Hello Friends!

My day begins with coffee!☕️ without coffee it is difficult to start my day! I don’t eat these lovely cakes and don’t eat chocolates but I have a glass of orange juice, bread and a low fat butter and some cheese or egg and of course my coffee!

(( source: ZZZOe)

 This is the time of mushrooms 🍄 and little cyclamens. The white ones i don’t know how they arrived but they are very nice in white.

It’s nice to see some little flowers that resisted 5 or 6 heatwaves! The temperature is going down and rain waters the garden fortunately!

Our daughter is going cycling on her own again to Belgium this time. She takes the train with her bike to Bruxelles and then cycle I don’t like to know her alone on her bike! But…

Our son came back from New York for his job and will fly on Saturday back to Monaco, Paris and London. He will go to China  and somewhere else i don’t remember 😂 soon and his wife to India and Singapore  so the family will be scattered!

Preparing winter!

Hello Friends!

Our holidays are approaching soon!

We want to relax and rest during those days.

The first picture on the left right is  Etretat in Normandy and the sea 🌊 is our coast.

Today is the first school day!

( these pictures are from: source ZZZOe)

Our new electric and alarmed garage door was installed yesterday. We must do the p garage paint now ..

Today was a big wood delivery for our fireplace stove. ( to save oil from our boiler that the price is going up and up the same for our gasoline)

 I am waiting for winter! I am ready for 🥶!

A quite Sunday.

Hello Friends!

It is still hot for the end of August. We had our breakfast this morning when Mr L went to get some bread and croissants!🥐 

I am really looking for a cooler weather and Autumn !🍂 We have been having 5 heatwaves since May and very little water. Now we are having rain and thunderstorms!

The grass begins to be green again but many plants died despite the daily watering.

( all photos sources: ZZZOe)

Now I am preparing our holidays, but before, tomorrow a firm is coming to change the garage door. We will have a new electric one. In the afternoon another company is coming and on Tuesday another wood delivery will arrive for our new stove in the fireplace to save the very expensive oil from the boiler prices being going up and up.

I will try to visit blogs in between this week ‘s appointments. 

See you soon! 🥰 

 

Some news of the grandparents.

Hello friends!

The little family went back to Dubai after one month. Now it’s time for grandpa and grandma to go away on holiday!

This will be our hotel and we will have a terrace to take our breakfast outside!

This is the beach which is on the same peninsula 

Where our son and family went for a few days.

They were on a little island for four days.
 

With a fortress 

We are going by the sea first and then on Guernesey and Jersey the Anglo- Normand islands. We may finally go back  for a little stay in the Netherlands.

Before we have workers changing the garage door  to put an electric one  which goes with our electric gate. We are getting old and it will be useful.

My husband will be retired in four months so we are counting the days!

For the moment I have to rest after a busy month and prepare our holidays.

Take good care of yourself here Covid is back again!

❤️ see you soon.

Our little travellers 🧳

(Source: Cotentin tourisme)

Our two little travellers are off to Tatihou island ( Viking name) for some days and before they stopped to Caen Memorial on their way.

They will go on the island by amphibious boat.

⛴️ when the tide is low the boat uses his wheels and when it’s high tide  it is sailing! I used to take our children there and they loved it!

They will sleep on the island, there is a hotel and restaurant on it now.

It will be a good experience for them “ a mysterious island”! 😂 

This is the coolest place in France so they’ll be fine! It’s called Cotentin and I love it .

We are going to there as part of our September holidays and may move there in the future 

When grandpa will retire!

On pyjamas on the beach! 😂 

The fortress 

This is the famous boat! So funny!

Our two students 

In Rouen having fun!

And at Caen world war 2 Memorial .

I will be following their little holidays from home as grandma feels very tired but when she hears:” grandma I love you” she forgets her tiredness and keep going on!

I had an invitation but I think they will enjoy those days with their parents and grandma will prepare their return and their going home next Sunday.

Grandma will make chocolate cakes as grandmas do!

See you soon!