This and that…

Before the rain tomorrow! A beautiful day!

I have the little diaporama diaporama to built for the boys.

I have to cut three butterflies to make one.

 Hello Friends!

Before the weekend and market day tomorrow, let me take stock of my parcel situation! Last night I was watching the news and one of the subject was Roissy airport’s customers. They were complaining about the 5000 parcels arriving each day and a lot of delays in their work. I think  a strike will soon take place! And they are rejecting some parcels i don’t see another answer to my question . Mine is perfectly packed, labelled and the custom label was detailed. Nothing wrong with it. This is why! I am waiting for it to be back, but will not send it again for the moment.

Today, is the last day of sun. Tomorrow rain is arriving, so no gardening and a day out! The meals are done for a few days so nothing to do.Mr L is on duty Sunday so I’ll be on my own all day and it will be a rainy day. What shall I do? Some DIY I expect. 

Yesterday, I did some cooking and cut out some butterflies from my Dutch magazine “Daphne’s Diary”

Nothing much today except that the first big parcel for my son and Max’s Birthday arrived yesterday in Dubaï at least it is the more important one and I am glad it arrived on time it was important for me!

I wish you a nice weekend!

Little Batman story…!

 Today, I am desperate! The second parcel I have sent for my grandson’s Birthday should be returned to me because of the custom! It’s only a Batman toy clock chosen by grandpa…I have contacted the international post and I am waiting for a mail. They  will try to explain to the customer that it is a child Birthday present! I have a little idea why… but we will see! It was not the good time, and it is stupid! Maxime will have half of his Birthday-presents and  he is a Batman’s fan! and I am really sad and disappointed!

Well no that I have no news from my parcel except that he is continuing to come back home!

I decided to do some cooking . I cooked fresh spinach flan with goat cheese, stuffed tomatoes ( tomates farcies)

Cooked apples with cinnamon and brown sugar. No I have to cook stuffed sweet potatoes and broccoli 🥦 maybe a potato and broccoli purée.( mashed)

Then a salad with avocado, grapefruit, apple and cucumber.🥒. Better continue!

Agricultural show.

Hello friends!

On Sunday it was the agricultural show in the country town 12 kms from our home. The best farms animals were presented and this bull ( above) won the price.  He looks very proud of himself! 😂 

This is the Normand breed. They have brown around their eyes like spectacles.🤓 

This one looks surprised??? Why are you taking a picture of me? Very gentle face.

 So cute piglets sleeping together. All farm animals had fresh straw, water and food and have been well treated.

This morning I went to the hair dresser and they have wished me Happy Birthday in advance ( it’s on Saturday)

I had a discount for my Birthday!

My daughter wants to organise a perfume creation learning in Rouen as I had a perfume organ from my son at Christmas. It is in fact difficult to make the good associations between different smells. 

Then I had a quick sandwich and took my dog for a walk.

Now, I have plenty of work to do, but I am sitting outside with Bandit looking at the vegetation before the weather changes to rain on Sunday!

I am lazy! The robot is mowing the lawn in silence, only the numerous sparrows are making noise and I can hear babies sparrows asking for food!

It will be a relaxed day 😂 

A busy Monday

Hello friends! 

A quick hello. Today the roofers are here and they are fortunate! The weather is so beautiful! Two young men arrived with their employer this morning, as we have been waiting for one year we had decided to do a special treatment for the tiles, but as it is toxic for the vegetation and birds we cancelled it to Autumn.

I hope the birds nest won’t be too disturbed, they all have disappeared for the moment. There are already babies in the nests 🪺 hope they will be back tonight to feed the babies. We’ll see… 

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 The had their lunch in their van and I brought them coffee and date and walnut loafs I just baked two this morning and now they are full of energy!

Hope you are having a nice Monday!

New in the garden.

Hello friends!

Yesterday, I had the idea of an arch to hold our Pierre de Ronsard roses. I phoned our preferred garden center and as my Birthday is next week, I had 10% discount on what I liked!

We are having some beautiful weather after all the rain during Autumn and Winter, blue sky and sun 🌞 is a gift!

It was nice to sit under the weeping willow with my dog Bandit on my lap.

 I have been cleaning the barbecue and it is now ready !

I had my son , grandson and other grandma Valentina on Skype. Our DIL is going to Gualalumpur tonight for the week, for her job. They have just been moving yesterday

And had a problems, no water, no light and no air conditioning for one evening and one night! It is already rather hot and with the children it was not comfortable.

Maxime did not want to leave his flat and was crying, but now he is happy today!

He will soon have his Birthday on the 18th same month as grandma and I hope her Birthday present that is on its way will be on time. Tomorrow the roofers are coming, better get up early!

Wishing you a good week.

Gardening and cooking weekend.

Hello Friends 

A bunch of daffodils from the back garden in a vase I found in a thrift store years  ago I think blue and yellow are a good match.

Our little cherry tree is have leaves 🍃 

The tulips I had planted for cutting will finally stay where they are. I love their colours in the garden.

We first went to the market to get some vegetables and fruits 🍈, we had lunch and Mr L went gardening while I will be cooking the vegetables we got this morning.

It is 2PM and I must tell Mr L he can now make noise with his brush cutter ( don’t know if it’s the correct word? “Debrousailleuse”all the engines in the neighbourhood are starting!  We are not allowed to make noise for a long time so better hurry!

 The peony is growing so fast. All the vegetation is reading and we are in full Spring! With a nice weather but windy. First laundry 🧺 outside!

Happy weekend!

Cleaning and sorting out!

Hello Friends!

Today, I had more energy and did some Spring cleaning and sorting out in my workshop.

Humm! I baked some apples with puff pastry and butter and brown sugar for the weekend.
 

Then I sorted out the downstairs bedroom with my perfume organ.

I used to do all the painting and wallpapering in the house.

You can see Mr L new puzzle on the bed.

This weekend will be a busy one!

Mr L will work in the garden and I will work inside in the morning and relax in the afternoon.

On Monday, the roofer we have been waiting for one year will finally come, so it will be a busy week!

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The Robin and the sparrows

Hello friends !

We are having a warm sunny day. Instead of of cleaning I think I’ll sit outside in a recliner with my dog Bandit!

This little videos are about our Robin, a couple living in a garden bush.

 Our little cherry tree

Today, there is a noisy agitation in the bush in front of the house ! In fact I can hear new born sparrows in the nest!

🪺 so parents are very busy . The nest are above our upstairs window shutters four nests. So the agitation is from the bush to the window a very noisy and joyful atmosphere.

The moles are back! So Bandit is chasing them and he is also busy!

Tulips for cutting.

This morning I went in a rush to the post office to post my son and Maxime ‘s Birthday 🎁 presents.

Grandpa found a Batman alarm clock ( for school time in September)

And grandma a camera to take pictures with dad.

I had to register my parcels in the net as usual.

Our son is moving this week end it will be quite a job even if it is two storeys above!

Thank you for coming.