Stuck at home!

My paper houses survived for the moment just having lost one window shutter!

Hello friends!

Grandma is alone today! She should be out at Rouen Christmas market… but she is in bed with a virus like all Christmas since the beginning of COVID. Why on Christmas time!!!

So they are gone to Rouen to auntie Maud and the Christmas market.

My daughter is coming to help me tomorrow to prepare everything for Christmas. But as I was scared to be ill I anticipated a lot fortunately.

My white amaryllis is on time for the holidays 

 I hope to be better by Sunday to bake a little bit of Christmas cookies with Maxim. William will eat them!

Christmas and family time 🕰️

Merry Christmas !🎄 to you!

Hello Friends,

Just a little time of rest and a few pictures of Christmas time in a castle close to our home.

Not much time to be on my blog at the moment but I wish you  in advance a very Merry Christmas to all my bog friends  if I don’t have time before Christmas.

 

They arrived!

Yesterday, they arrived ! Fortunately we feel better but tired.

Grandma has bought some warm clothes warm jackets in the Netherlands as it is cold.

Grandma got up at 4 AM , the children have been waking up early with three hours difference with their country, so grandma is very tired, but with a lot of hugs grandma is very happy 😃 

We did a little walk in the country this morning and Maxime said we were going in the jungle because of the lot of trees! I did not know I was living in the jungle 😂 

 In the afternoon we went to Desjardins a big garden centre with lots of Xmas decorations, eat at the restaurant and had a look at the fish, rabbits and birds.

William is not feeling too well because of his teeth and is now in bed, Maxime is playing with grandpa in his police car.

I am resting in my recliner before preparing the meal.

Finally after this first day grandma will sleep well… she hopes! See you soon for grandma ´s adventures!

Christmas bad luck!

 Hello Friends,

For three years I had COVID for Christmas and have spent Xmas in my bed! ( with vaccine) the nurse came two days ago for my blood test and she came last year at the same time to test me for covid and this time she told me “ I hope you’ll be better for Xmas” but… my husband was feeling tired this weekend and finally caught a virus! I was very cold yesterday and finally caught his virus!

I think we have the Christmas bad luck ! The children are arriving Saturday so we will have to wear a mask inside as much as possible, no hugs on their arrival!

Tomorrow we must wear a mask at the clinic.

This is why now I anticipate everything before Christmas time … in case… of the Christmas bad luck! lol

This morning I will rest in bed with our dog Bandit who is very happy!😊 

See you soon and take care❤️

Christmas time 🕰️!

 Today, as Maxime says when he can’t do something “ I am stuck!” Well, today I am stuck waiting for our son and DHL parcels delivery!🚚 everyday, parcels are arriving 

And they throw them above the gate! They don’t even ring. So one is arriving this morning, I will have to get it in the garden before the rain!

It is really becoming cold here, so we had to get winter clothes for the children. It will make a different temperature from nearly 30 C to -1C!

Already 5 parcels arrived!

These are the stars I made with self hardening clay and cookie cutters.

Maxime’s Christmas pyjamas 

William’s

A sweater for Max

And one for Will.

We also got other sweaters, rain boots, trousers, pyjamas 

So the parents have less in the suitcase to carry.

The delivery should be this morning so  I’ll be free to go to the vet this afternoon to get some food for Bandit to go to the kennel soon. He will stay a week time for me to organise everything.

Last night I cooked a chicken in my new air fryer and it was perfect!

I wish you a good day!

Christmas at home.🏠.

Pictures from London sent by my son who is still there until tomorrow.

 Hello Friends!

Today, the nurse came for my blood test and now I am making some soup.🍜 

Yesterday, I started to put some little lights on the mantel and I have some more gifts to wrap.

Nearly ready  for the grandkids arrival on Saturday evening!

I am feeling better, but I have to go to the clinic on Friday for my scan I am not very enthusiastic by that just before the kids arrival but I have my appointment!

I must go shopping this afternoon, the freezer being full but the fridge empty! 😂 

Lemon squares and coconut and waiting…

Hello Friends,

Long time ago I found this recipe in a magazine and today while waiting for my air fryer that is late to be delivered! ( I hope it’s not lost or damaged by the post…) I begin to worry, because last week the postman arrived at 2 pm because he had forgotten my parcel!!!

I baked these lemon 🍋 and coconut 🥥 squares to put in the freezer.

I tasted them and they are SO good!

I should have tried the recipe before!

Today they announced a good weather and they changed during the morning… the weather being bad, all dark and rainy.

Now the freezers are full , but the fridge is empty, so I have to go grocery shopping 🛒 tomorrow.

 Well! I am still waiting and waiting my parcel the tracking says it is coming but the time is late now I must keep my fingers crossed crossed it arrives safely!

Last minute!

Ninja dual zone here it is !

A windy weekend.

I have been cooking stuffed butternuts with goat cheese and hazelnuts today.

 Hello Friends 

Since yesterday we are in the middle of Darragh  storm coming from Great Britain. I stopped my outdoor Christmas decoration. A lot of mess outside and very windy and dark weather. After heavy snow now heavy rain and strong wind. 

Our son was flying to London today and had a safe trip. I was worried because of the storm. Lots of homes have power cuts since yesterday, but we didn’t.

We have been preparing the bedrooms and beds for children and grandchildren, but grandpa broke William’s bed! ( a folding one) SO we will have to go to IKEA after my clinic appointment on Friday to get a new bed!

My son has sent me some photos from Fortnum and Mason shop windows at night.

I hope you’ll have a good week!

Here the wind is calming down so we will sleep without the wind 💨 noise.