Market day

Today, fortunately the weather was fine and warm so we went back to the market to get fruits and vegetables and… see the animals !

Guinea pigs 🐹 rabbits 🐇 roosters 🐓 and hens!

So unusual to see animals for Maxime.

 

Then we went to a big arboretum park to see very big trees

Bandit with Maxime

Our garden flowers at the moment.

Grandma is very tired tonight we did a lot and walked 5 kms so grandma is going to have a rest!

A new day, a new week!

Yesterday, as my husband was working in the garden I did the week housework and today it is cooking day!

My son in law is coming to help us in the garden and in the house, depends on the weather! Cutting branches if no rain ☔️ or working on my husband’s computer in case of heavy rain.

So I cooking homemade salmon lasagne and stuffed butternut ( he will have the choice!)

Them “pralines roses cookies 🍪” as I had some pralines left.

(Source: ZZZOe)

 I am trying to improve my health condition to be able to visit my son , daughter in law and Maxime.

I am training on my trade mill and keep busy.

I should go beginning of December but depends on my health. My husband filled the papers for the  handicap card. Last time I travelled I had assistance with a wheelchair and I was very glad to have help.

Better travel with help than stay home!

I will do my best!

Have a good day!

Pumpkin sewing.

This morning, I took some fabric I had in stock and decided to sew little pumpkins 🎃 for Fall decoration.

 I have put some leds in my glass pumpkin 

Yesterday I baked an apple tart and added some crumble on top and cinnamon. It was delicious!

We have a sunny week and warm temperatures today

And I think I will go for a walk this afternoon!

Living in the countryside .

I am going to get dried hydrangeas for the winter

They were dark blue 

It is cool under the weeping willow 

Bandit is hunting moles today!

 Hello Friends,

Today, I think I will read outside in the shade. This is a privileged you have, when you have a garden with big trees and when you live in the countryside.

Since the pandemic and lockdowns, many people left towns for the country and complain about the noises.

For my part, I love to hear the church bells 🔔 at 7am

And every quarter of an hour we are used to that. I like to hear the cock crow at dawn and I know it’s half past five , the goose next door and the donkey 🫏  rather than the lawnmowers .

I have lived in town during my studies, but rather like the birds song than the town noises!

It is very quiet today, as many people are on holidays and children not back to school yet. We like to go on holidays when others are back to work and be with the retired people is very pleasant.

I went to do the grocery shopping today as I am feeling better and yesterday I baked a banana and milk chocolate loaf  and will have a slice after lunch with my coffee.

Enjoy your day!

Shopping morning and relaxed afternoon!

The trees in the garden have all their leaves

This morning I just popped in the garden center, I had a  10 euros voucher and  15 per cent off on my favourite item, so I choose this one. This is a plant that needs trimming.

This is not « Room with a view, but shed with a view!)

 Hello Friends,

Today, we are very tired after working hard yesterday!

My husband is going to work today and tomorrow morning and then we will continue our work tomorrow.

Today, I must go shopping for our barbecues. The weather being fine but not very hot, but to work it is better than high temperatures.

Then I must get a rug for the shed and paint the vintage ladder which I have put inside it.

We decided to make a little terrace in front of it , I have kept some ground where the robot does not go and will plant some flowers. On each side there are already two white rose bushes.

( Linda asked me what I am going to do inside?

Well, I will do some drawing, painting and reading . The shed Bering at the back of the house in the middle of the fields, this will be a quiet place to relax!)

But before we have a lot to work hard  on the outside!

The story of the shed. This was for my children and in Summer I used to sleep in it with them and their friends, when they wanted. I think it was not safe to leave them alone, ( I could not sleep at all, but they slept well )

Then in December 1999 just the day after Xmas we had a big tornado ( the first time we had one here)and I was awakened by the terrible noise of the wind , look by the window and saw the shed lifted in the air and violently coming down! After that it was all twisted! We had to repair it , insulated it and re roofed it. But we don’t want a new one, too much souvenirs in it!

I May paint the floor, we will see!

No dead baby birds this morning. We give plenty of food to the parents and plenty of water, but there are less and less insects and maybe not enough food for the babies. I noticed this phenomenon since about three years. We have bird flue in France, but not here  in our department  and the parents would die too…but we have Asian hornets 🐝 

I had  already one three times in the house! There must be a nest somewhere.

We will have to equip our windows with mosquito nets before Maxime’s comes here!

I found a cover for our garden table, but it is too big , I phoned the shop and will change it tomorrow for a smaller one. I also found a rug for the shed.

This afternoon is rest afternoon, before we  continue our work tomorrow. Relax in my new recliner outside with Bandit.

Spring in the countryside .

Hello friends,

For my Birthday yesterday, we had another violent wind storm, many power cuts during the evening! Not a very good time! And we will have another storm on Friday!

But…this morning we have sun and blue sky.

I took pictures from my bedroom window and live to see the beautiful yellow colour.

Yesterday, I decided not to bake my Birthday cake for Sunday, but I ordered a fruit cake from our Pâtissier it will be a raspberry cake and of course now many candles 🎂 😆 !

You can hear all the birds we are feeding!

 I hope today will be quieter than yesterday, blue sky and sun 🌞 

Life in the countryside

As I told you Saturday, yesterday we went to a cattle exhibition called “ a Comice agricole”

Many beautiful farm animals there and fortunately it did not rain. Many people with young children taking pictures to send to the grandparents. I wish Maxime was there. I saw him on Skype yesterday and my son told me that they are going on holidays soon to Norway.

I love this little horse on the right when we go up north of France we can see them in the fields in the “baie de Somme”

It took place in front of the church in the middle of the village. 

I love the pink colour of the piglets! Aren’t they cute?

 

Donkeys from Normandy 

Baby goats

This one is curly and so beautiful pausing for me.

They all were young farmers and the children could take a ride on these big machines with their parents  there were also carrousels for the children.

Farmers were selling their products and I bought a kilo of honey ( real farm honey! )

We decided with Mr L to go back to spring and summer “ vide greniers” ( like  garage sales) but in the village streets around where we live. We used to go every Sundays and have lunch there with many people ( barbecue…) and we enjoyed this time very much!

Hope the weather won’t be too rainy but here we are used to take our ombrelles with us, no problem

😆. I wish you a good start of week, for my part it will be a crafting week.