dimanche 18 octobre 2026

A Fall weekend

Hello friends 
Yesterday we tried to go out despite all the problems here and road blocked.
We went to a little town in the country where it was safe.
We were looking at the shops and heard a crowd screaming we thought it was a  demonstration
We were surprised and a little scared 😟 
But it was a big wedding about 200 people and as there was a carousel in front of the church the brides went on the carousel and the family laughing and waving at them. About 200 people make noise!
I took a picture from far not to disturb of the ladies in their beautiful dresses and hats and men  most of them in their tailcoats. A very nice wedding!
We walked a little this afternoon and saw the Holly already in bloom for Christmas!
Little cyclamens along the road.
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We try to keep positive despite the situation in our country at the moment. Fall is my favorite season!
Watching TV by the wood fire before our supper.
I wish you a nice week.

 

mercredi 14 octobre 2026

This and that.



Hello Friends 
Not feeling too well these days we are tired because our dog is ill and we have to take him outside once or twice during the night and it’s difficult for my husband to wake up in the middle of the night as he  is still working but it will be a relief when he will retire end of December.


Last  Saturday I had a voucher in my favourite shop so I tried to get a pair of jeans but I finally bought two of them one beige and one black
They are warm but light with hood but no sleeves
I found some beautiful pictures of my favourite season Fall!
It’s sometimes difficult to post with blogger!
The reading list doesn’t work most of the time.



(Source:ZZZOe)

 

lundi 12 octobre 2026

A new weeek.

Today’s Autumn weather.

Hello Friends!
Today is a new week and Bandit is smiling 😊 
Not feeling too well , sometimes he gets better and sometimes not… he will be 13 in December he is an old dog now! We love him !
Our two grandsons at Sea World Abu Dhabi with a friend.


A little bit of fun! Yes it’s difficult to see the years  go by when you have to scroll to your birth date!
Sometimes it gives vertigo!!!



This will be my motto: don’t watch the news and avoid the scale!
Happy New Week!
 

vendredi 9 octobre 2026

This and that.





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New watercolour exercise book.


 Hello Friends !

It is cooler  here 13 degrees C, rain and wind but Maxime uses an umbrella against the sun and heat! He saw one of the guards at his school entrance with an umbrella to protect himself from the sun and asked dad to get one for himself! But he des appears under this big umbrella. He is going to school with it!

The weather actually is very hot and damp with fog. They really need rain to cool down the temperature.

Tomorrow Mr L is home and we will go out to the supermarket and go for a walk if the rain is not too heavy. 

The five pigeons are having their breakfast in the garden, Bandit if feeling a little better today he went for a little walk with his dad.

This morning I put the AC on warm ( it can do cold and warm) to warm up the house this morning. This winter we will use wood in the stove and AC instead of our oil heater oil being very expensive at the moment. With the stove in the fireplace it was about 22/23downstairs and now I am testing the AC downstairs we will see…





Mr L buys a lot of food for birds and pigeons so we have a lot round there! 

I wish you a nice weekend!


jeudi 8 octobre 2026

Autumn has arrived!


(Source: ZZZOe)


Hello Friends!
This afternoon I lit the fire of our fireplace. Bandit is cold and not feeling well. He had a surgery for a cancer in May, I hope all goes well and that he will be better he just comes back from the kennel I hope it was not too much for him. He was in the dog hotel he had a room with heating if cold his own bed and had walks during the day.

Our miserable garden under the rain.

 Now Bandit and I are sitting by the fire đŸ”„ it’s warm and nice!

mercredi 7 octobre 2026

Some new finds during our getaway.

Bandit is really not well today
I will soon use the fireplace 
This time i bought some Italian liquid soap instead of solid ones. ( this picture should be at the end but  blogger decided differently!)
Hello Friends,

Today, Bandit our dog is not feeling well well.
I took him for a little walk and he was not well.
I did not use the buggy yet outside I had a try inside for him to get used to it.
This week mom is in India for her work and dad is  looking after the boys. Hard work !

II found some new shoes for Autumn 🍂 

 A gift from Mr L. This year I like brown and burgundy. I also found a burgundy cardigan at C&A. When we go there every three months we  do our shopping at the same time from the outlets.
Today we’re having some rain!🌧️ good for the garden and fresh air! I will soon lit the fire place!

At the same time I am watching the news which are very bad here!
I think I will do some watercolour this afternoon and in between continue the laundry! đŸ§ș 



mardi 6 octobre 2026

Back home.



Hello Friends 
We are back. We had a nice break before going back home where there are lots of troubles in France unfortunately we would rather have a peaceful time when coming home!but…
This morning I went to get Bandit from the kennel
And he was quite happy to be home.

Before the end of our trip we ate a good schnitzel with fries.


We also did a little walk by the canal 

 
The pigeons were happy to get some more food.
Our next trip will be in November back to the Netherlands again!
Now I must do the laundry and put the suitcases away for the moment!
Have a nice day!

A Fall weekend

Hello friends  Yesterday we tried to go out despite all the problems here and road blocked. We went to a little town in the country where it...