This and that…

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This will be the new DIY of the new year!

I already did some a long, long time ago…metal to repel. I have already got the book!

Hello Friends !

This is what I did yesterday morning. I haven’t taken a picture before but the painting had no perspective and all was flat.  My husband thought number painting was very easy, he bought new brushes but the numbers were so tiny he thinks he mixed up with the colours. He was really desperate so I have spent Monday morning working on it 

I don’t really like the colours but it is not my choice. I think he will be glad tonight, there is now a perspective.

I have some more work to do on it before tonight.

 The little lamp on the left is a present from a patient.

We are also receiving a lot of chocolates ! Too much!

It’s decided my husband will leave his work at the end of 2026 he will be retired!  

At the same time I am doing( the machine is doing the washing) the weather is fine, sun and 9 degrees.

Tomorrow Tuesday we are going to the ophthalmologist to see what’s wrong with my eyes. Fingers crossed 🤞 it’s ok…hope we can get through farmers demonstrations today.

I will try to take some pictures of Rouen and its Christmas market!

See you soon. Thank you for your visit.

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A new year and a new travel to come .

On Sunday, we stayed home.My husband did some morning shopping and I have organised or try to organise my wardrobe as I had  new pieces on Saturday.

In the afternoon we did some painting watercolour for me and number painting for my husband he is not satisfied with his work so I’ll have to look at it tomorrow to see what’s wrong.

 I had a phone call from my son in law who asked me if I had something to do for him in the house… of course I have! 

Then I had a Skype with our grandchildren and son.

In fact we decided I was going to visit them in Dubai for three weeks. We will see the results of my medical explorations but anyhow I will go to see my son and grandsons they are not coming for Christmas and I miss them a lot. Time flies and I think it’s time to go before I get too old 😂 ! ( soon in April I will change decade)

Where our son lives is in a village in the center of a big town. This is where I go when I have a walk but I can tell you better walk in the shade ! And this is where William’s nursery is.

This is where I continue to go to Burj Kahlifa and the big Mall when I want to walk but have air conditioning !

Burj Khalifa tower. I went on top twice and the elevator goes very fast indeed 

The lake where I watch the Dubaï fountains show      At night with music

There are some during the day too

Around the flat the village is car less nice to walk with nice Bougainvilleas 

This is in the Dubai Mall close to the flat

This was the view from the flat they have moved now but still in the same building I don’t know what will be the new view.

Still from the flat

The big door downstairs is a little Mall with Spinney supermarket 

The fountain show at night.

The opera close to the flat

I hope you enjoyed the visit!

I should be there by January hope everything goes well until then!

Thank you for your visit.

Santa Lucia in Normandy.

It begins by the end! I have some problems with blogger after an Apple update I hope all goes well?

There was a Swedish 🇸🇪 tale and the story of Santa Lucia

Then some Christmas Carols by Swedish Teen agers.

At the end we did a procession with our little lights 

Went to the parish Hall to share Swedish hot wine and a little saffron bread.

I went to the little shop in the first picture to buy  her delicious Apple jelly ( with vanilla and cinnamon)

This house is beautiful but empty and soon will be a ruin!

It is such a beautiful house…

 We left home in the morning to get some items we ordered had a coffee ☕️ and met some people we know to wish them happy hoy days.

We rushed home, had a quick lunch and left for the Abbey.

When we arrived it was already crowded and finally found a place to park. I had made a reservation two days before fortunately! Lots of people were there from the surrounding but a lot from Paris and parents from Sweden.

It was a good Advent  gathering ( I was not too bad !) we enjoyed ourselves  and in those difficult days everywhere it was nice to be there all together and listen to these beautiful Carols!

Advent weekend

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 To wish you a nice weekend!

A Shopping morning.

I am ready ! I made my little Christmas cookies bag for my friends !

Hello Friends !

Yesterday was good day and started early by some shopping and posting  Christmas cards then . I went to one of the stores where you find nearly all you need and found little bags to put my home made cookies and some little goodies i bought. Then to the farmer’s shop to get meat, fruit and vegetables ( it’s far from home 12 kms but all is good and fresh direct from farms.

My trolley ( the trolleys are baskets we use in Normandy to collect the apples) going to buy some cheese for my husband «  Neufchâtel » it has an heart ❤️ shape. ( because during the 100 years war between England and and France the girls offered a heart shape cheese to the soldiers ) is it a legend or not???

Then nice madarines from Corsica and some apples from Normandy !

The cheeses from our region. I got the meat for some time and some goodies for Christmas  meals !

 Chicken roasting outside! 

This is how I was dressed yesterday. Khaki pull over khaki trousers and brown oversized jacket  herringbone fabric ( funny name we say chevrons in French but here it refers to a fish 🐟 😂!)

A simple marinière that I found two weeks ago ago, but with decorated sleeves !

With ring and earrings I found in the Netherlands.

So, as you can see I am a « little » busy taking my time. In the afternoon I watched a Christmas movie and made endive soup with coconut milk and nutmeg I like it very much. 

Tomorrow will be busy with Sainte Lucie at the Bec Hellouin Abbey and some shopping. The tree will be decorated on Sunday!

I wish you a good weekend ! Thank you for coming.  

For Christmas meals we have as a cake a Christmas 🪵 

It has the shape of a log and have many perfumes. In the old days chocolate or coffee were popular. This is my mould to make the cake. It was also the custom to burn a log in the fireplace.

Hercule Poirot and Saint Lucie.

Guess what I am watching? Hercule poirot’s Christmas!

 On Saturday we are going to Saint Lucie at the Abbey I have made the reservation. Some Swedish students who are learning in Paris are coming they’ll sing and we will make a proxy in the Abbey then gather inside to have Swedish hot Christmas wine and special buns Lussekatters and the wine is glogg. I think it will be a nice Christmas Advent time!

I am working on this one and I framed some and will show you next time.

I have also baked some new cookies and tomorrow I must get little bags to give our friends. Make tags and tie them ready to give!

This is all for today and I will finish my Hercule Poirot episode in my armchair and relax  ☺️thank you for coming!