Wednesday 23 December 2009
Wonderful Christmassy day out in Colmar
Tuesday 22 December 2009
A walk around Blotzheim, France.....
Monday 21 December 2009
Best Christmas card of the year!!…..
I received this beautiful card in the post today….
drawn and made at school, by my little grandson Thomas age 4yrs 9 months. They had to design a card, and then they were properly printed with their names and class and school name on the back. He only started school in September.
First school photo.
Friday 18 December 2009
Our Holidays this year were in France.....
I will be back soon with my photos I took as I wandered around!!
Tuesday 15 December 2009
Bercy Village and Parc de Bercy Paris
At one time this was the largest wine market in the world and the destination for wine coming in from the south of France, and instead of letting it just sit and go into decay, or even knock the buildings down, they renovated the former winestores into these lovely shops.
We had a great walk round, looking at all the delightful shops, and their lovely wares. From here we walked over to Parc de Bercy... another wonderful place to walk around, picnic or just rest!
We both had a fab day out!!! Thanks to Barbara for suggesting it!
Friday 11 December 2009
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Monday 7 December 2009
My Great Friends Dawn and Tom.....
Dawn is a wonderful friend of mine, that I met for the first time back in April in Paris...She came along to meet us (Caroline and I) at Gare du Nord,with Leesa,
Dawn, Caroline and Leesa
and we have been friends ever since...she is such a hoot. But bless her, she is having to re-locate back to New Jersey next year, not sure when, so we are praying for an extension.
In the meantime, they are making the most of their time in Europe..not only by seeing and doing a lot in Paris, with the amazing Parcs, Cemeteries and sights but also by travelling further afield. To have the time and the facility to do so is amazing.
I hope that you visit her blog, to see, what Dawn has been up to..I love her blog!! So much to read and see.
Thank you Dawn!
Friday 4 December 2009
Tomorrow it will be “Sinterklaas-”Eve
Me on his lap!! Oh yes a long time ago!!
I hope all my Dutch readers have a very Happy time with all their special celebrations…..also all my other readers a Very Happy Weekend!!!
Tuesday 1 December 2009
The Postman called again …..
with two lovely postcards, and the countries couldn’t of been further apart! I couldn’t believe it when they dropped on the mat. I really do wonder what my postman thinks!!
My first came from a lovely lady named Di whose blog is Trubes.. Trubes lives in Liverpool, Where the Beatles come from, and I know Trubes is a massive fan. Also Gerry and the Pacemakers came from there ! Famous for the song “You’ll never walk alone”, the anthem for Liverpool FC. I am sorry to say that I do not know much about Liverpool, so I better get learning.
I have just read that Liverpool has been named in the top three UK city break destinations for the second successive year by readers of travel bible, Condé Nast Traveller Magazine.
The buildings from left to right are ..The Liver Building, The Cunard Building and The Port of Liverpool building.
My second card came from my friend Carolyn who lives in Sydney, her blog is My Sydney Paris Life…yes she lives in Sydney and visits Paris a lot. I was very lucky to meet lovely Carolyn and Clive, back in April..my first visit to Paris!!
Now interestingly her card was from neither of these places , Carolyn’s card was from Ridgewood New Jersey!!! Carolyn and her partner Clive also visit America as her mum and her son live over there. Oh and I forgot that they visit the UK too as Clive’s father lives here. A very busy life, and lots of travelling.
I hope that you call in and have a read of their blogs, very different and both very interesting.!! We can learn a lot through each others blogs, and all about each others areas of the world. I for one have learnt quite bit, and met really lovely people.
A big thank you to Di and Carolyn!
Saturday 28 November 2009
Friday 27 November 2009
Postcards from my Great Blogging Friends ...
This lovely card is from Rowena..Rubber Slippers in Italy. Rowena has a fantastic blog, not just about her life in Italy, but also about her life in Hawaii. With fantastic tales of travel, foods and recipes from home. Do call in and have a read, you will not be disappointed, she is a hoot!! :-
Thursday 26 November 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to All my American Friends
I hope you all have a wonderful day wherever you are!
It has been a joy to meet you all.
Monday 23 November 2009
Apologies to all my Blogging friends....
Hope you are all having fun, Have a great week. :-)
Thursday 12 November 2009
Merci to my wonderful friend…..
Leesa!! Another great postcard fell on to my mat today, such a lovely way to start my day!! Thank you so much for thinking of me on your travels..!!
This time from Lisbon (Lisboa) the Capital of Portugal. I love the postcard, I get the feeling of warmth, and vibrancy!! This great place needs to be on my to visit list.
Leesa and her friend Lindsey , have been having a ball, travelling around Europe…. Here, Here and Here!! Why not visit Leesa’s blog, and view all her amazing photos.!! Thank You so much Leesa. Hope you and Lindsey had an amazing trip. Take care.
Friday 6 November 2009
Wooohooo I have reached my 300th Post!!!
Incidently my first post was on 14th January 2007..it was all about our trip to Sicily, which we took on November 6th 2006! I remember arriving at our villa, once we found it, and sitting on the beach in awe of our view!
My wonderful friends in Paris
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Two in one…Estonia and Lot !!………
Have you been to Tallinn in Estonia? I haven’t, but I know a lady that has. My wonderful friend Kim B from Paris, has just returned from a great trip there, and yes bless her, she sent me a postcard. You can read about this trip and many more over on her blog…Sassiland!
Kim’s blog is full of fantastic stories, and one which I found so great is Kim’s amazing story about how she ended up in Paris!
I was also sent a wonderful Calendar from a lovely lady whose name is Laury. The calendar has a lovely poem on one side.
Laury lives in Lot Valley in the Midi-Pyrenees Region of Southern France, and is another lady with a fantastic story about how she came to be where she is! You can read all about it and more great stories on the blog which is called Soar-Dream-France. Oh yes forgot to mention, She loves Paris too!!
A big thank you to Kim and Laury!
Friday 23 October 2009
Thank you to Trubes…..
for my lovely postcard from Costa Blanca, Spain. Di whose blog is Trubes, so kindly took my address, so she could join in the fun of sending postcards, and adding to my collection. A big Thank you ..a lovely surprise to come home to at the end of a days work.
Thursday 22 October 2009
Merci Merci Merci…..
is a fabulous shop in the 3rd arrondissement ..The store is located at 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Métro: Saint-Sebastian Froissart, Line 8. I read about this fab shop a few weeks before my first trip to Paris, and I thought it was in the Marais area, tried to find it back then , so this time I went hunting.
The shop has a little cafe on the front, where you can sit and read, or purchase a second hand book from them , a restaurant is also available for you..
I am so pleased I went to find it, as it made me go into another area not walked, more photos to follow!!