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!

The Christmas tree arrived !

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Hello Friends!

I finally got my little tree!🌲 

It usually goes up to the ceiling, but as I could not get it delivered and the grandsons are not coming this is a small one waiting to be decorated.

During my shopping I found the little paper tree but you had to buy the three of them I find them simple but pretty.

 

When shopping on Saturday I found these new sneakers 

The pullover I ‘ll wear today the scarf I knitted a pair of jeans and the new sneakers 👟! 

I had one of my homemade yoghurt and now the day can start!

Thank you for coming!

( this week health appointments will start next Tuesday 

Eye appointment in Rouen and visit of the Christmas market at the same time)

An early December morning.

Yoghurts for the week just done during the night.

( picture should come after the coffee but decided not to… so it comes first!)

Early morning view.

Hello Friends!

Early in the morning I like to lit all the Christmas lights!

The Christmas lights tree is not here yet but this year it will be a smaller one as the grandsons are not coming.

I will go and get it from our garden center.

( more and more flowers to come on my Amaryllis!)

This weekend we did some house cleaning and tidying. 

I had the idea to hang all my necklaces to tidy all the jewellery boxes I had for long.

I forgot about most of them and now can choose from the hooks.

This is the little reading corner in one of the bedrooms 

 All my magazines are gathered in this little corner: country living, Victoria’s magazines…

I am now having my breakfast bread 🥖 butter and coffee. On Saturday when we went to the little shop which 

is also  a B&B so the owner makes delicious jams for the
Called Childhood jam apple, cinnamon and vanilla! 

And coffee! Our new coffee maker is a great trouble for my husband. It cleans itself after each coffee and you have to put a glass underneath… but he forgets and had to run before it cleans itself after each coffee! So drinking coffee ☕️ does you good as you do sport at the same time! 😂 

It’s all for today! I must go out but will wear a mask flu 😷 epidemic is here!