Keeping busy

( source Edith Holden’s book) 

Here we are! December and Christmas 🎄 very soon now.

I had a chat this morning with my son as they have four days off.

They did the Christmas tree with Christmas Carols like I always did with my children and now my son continues with his son!

This is what I baked this morning. ( for Linda . Mr L eats most of them 😆)

This is what to use to make Bredele , Xmas little biscuits a speciality from the East part of the country 

And other European countries.

I am using my crazy plastic to make Christmas Tags!

This is the new electric machine I will try this year  to make Bredele I found it last summer at Aldi.

 I am enjoying myself preparing Christmas 🎅 !

Even if I would have liked Maxime and his parents to be there. This morning I saw him during one hour during his meal and playing with Daddy. For the moment he understands only English. 

I had a phone call this morning from a retirement home

in the small country town where I always go shopping 

12 km from home. I must go and prepare her admission next week , and she is due to enter the place soon.

These are the news for today!

Shrinking art and tea cups.

The weather being uncertain we stayed at home.

MR L has been gardening and I have been baking and I did Crazy plastic( shrinking Art)

I like nice tea cups and bought a new one the second one with flowers and butterflies.
 

This one is from Cornwall.

This is my shrinking art of the day ready to be on Xmas cards!

This was my inspiration.

I have baked a tuna loaf we will have it for supper 

With chicory ( endive) salad. 

I wish you a nice week!

Today is 6th June and commemoration day with some veterans from USA. We usually go on the Normandy beaches with our son when he comes to France.

Edith Holden book and Crazy Plastic.

 Today, I found “Crazy plastic” in a drawer and decided to use it. It is always very funny to use it!

I found inspiration in Edith Holden book : “ the nature notes of an Edwardian Lady”

The colours darken when shrinking but it is fine for my future project!

I like how the blue butterfly came out.

This one is darker on the picture.

Today, the weather is fine but cold and windy and it is better to stay inside.

I have to think about my project and then work on it!

I will use the crazy plastic to do it!

This is a drawing from E.Holden I did when I was “ young” I may try to draw others and put my crazy plastic butterflies, bird… in the drawing like this for example.