New Years Eve

Happy New Year to you all

I wish everyone good health and happiness

 

First I'd like to say Thank you so much to Kathijo for this year.

I know how difficult it must have been for her to give us prompts all year.

 

It has been an up and down year for us this year with more ups than downs.

Lots of holidays which we have really enjoyed.

This year we've managed to see Lynne again and to visit Borqna in Bulgaria.

Maybe we will manage to see some more of you in the future. Heres hoping anyway.

I'm sat here watching "Miss Marple" on the Television and listening the fireworks going off out side. A bit early I think and I daren't let Stella out as she would be frightened by them.

I'm not sure what we will be doing next year except for visiting our son in France in May.



 



Adventure 30th

Oliver in his santa onesie when he stayed the night with us



 Bought GF Mince pies from M&S and Asda

both yummie

 Turkey and ham pie made by me

It doesn't look too good as it is awhile since I made GF Pastry and it kept dropping to bits

but it tasted lovely

28th Adventure

I saw this on facebook and thought what a brilliant

 list

I know it is a list for New Years Resolutions but I thought it is a great list for any time of the year.

 

26th December

I hope every one had a good Christmas.

Here are some photos from our family

Happy Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVENTure day 16

I'm feeling a great deal better now and I have finished the Christmas cards, brought the presents for the little ones.
Two more photos for our Christmas ADVENTure

Pine Cones

our table decorations

 

 

Father Christmas

This is from last year. I'm with a friend who was playing

Father Christmas at a Farmers Market.

He provides the most delicious honey from his bees.

 

 



ADVENT-ure Thursday

I've not been well again so I'm struggling with pictures at the moment

These are the only ones I've got so far

A Shop Window

The Christmas Tree in the centre of our village

 

 

 



Wednesday Adventure

When we got to Bamber Bridge on Sunday we went to our sons house before we went home. It was lovely to see them after so long.
They had put their decorations up and this is Oliver posing for us


 and this is Saoirse who is now walking, she was only taking a couple of steps when we went away.

Our Christmas photo Adventure

Our last month and Kathijo has set us photos for the whole month
I might get the order mixed up but I'll do my best to get every photo

1. Lists
2. Shop Window
3. Pine Cones
4. Indoor Lights
5. Outdoor Lights
6. Mulled wine or a Christmas drink
7. Holly.. with berries?
8. Christmas Tree
9. Father Christmas
10. Your Christmas 'outfit'
11. Reindeers.. real or otherwise ;-)
12. Carol Singers
13. Church Service ..actual or a Notice of 
14. Mince Pies
15. A Nativity
16. Candles / candlelight
17. Tinsel or glitter
18. Wrapping paper
19. presents ready to deliver
20. A pile of cards
21. Food or cake preparation
22. Visitors
23. Your favourite bauble or decoration
24. Christmas Weather
25. Christmas Stocking
26. Christmas Dinner
27. Pudding on fire
28. Christmas cakes / Yule Log
29. A log fire
30. Christmas Pyjamas
31. A big......(freechoice.. you fill in the blanks!)
32. Looking at the list I

From up there

I can't believe I've managed to post on Tuesday. Things are looking up - no pun intended.

From up there

I only see this once a day

 

Shops

I've finally managed to blog and I hope I will be able to do so for the rest of the year.
I'm feeling a lot better now and I am hoping to be home by the 1st December.
We went for a trip out yesterday and I took as many photos of shops as I could.

 

Shauns local Super market

 Health food shop

 Opticians

 The bakers

They make lovely bread and cakes

 The Fishmongers next door

I'm not sure if I'll get any more shops tomorrow but if we go out I'm sure I'll find some.

Autumns View

Gardens View
From Shauns window

 

Sky View

I think these clouds looks like a crab

 

Work and play

Play and Work 

 

I've finished Pepper Pig apart from her cheeks and I can't do them at the moment because I have run out of dark pink embroidery thread.

This rag rug is for the ME Craft Group.

I've brought it away with me so I can get some of the dull beige bits done.

The group seem to have lost interest in it and I'm hoping getting the beige outline in will give them an incentive to carry on the coloured bits.

Just need to outline the edge of the rug now.

 

Work

I brought some blueberry bushes and raspberry canes for Shaun and Fiona. (Fiona loves fruit but Shaun is not so keen.

I wasn't sure where to plant them so decided to put them in pots in the yard for the time being.

First the yard needed tidying up

The soil that had accumulated needed riddling and putting back on the beds

 Now the yard is tidy enough to put the pots on

 The blueberry bushes

 and the raspberry canes

When we were clearing this area we found lots more yard to clear

That is a job for another day.

 

What are you doing this week?

Kathie has asked us to get photos of what we are doing during the week
I've had trouble downloading the pictures so I couldn't post until today.
 

Outside
 



 collecting walnuts

 Inside
Fruit crumbles waiting to go in the oven
Plums, apples and pears
The plums are from the trees in the garden

 

Sunday Pictures

I don't have these paintings but I thought I would show you two of the ones I would love.

 

This is by Julie Dunbarton a Scottish Artist

 

 This is by Bridget Wilkinson an artist from Whitby

 

So far I have bought a calendar by Julie and intend to get one of Bridgets. That is all I can afford

 



Picture this

Over here in France I've not been feeling great and haven't done any ornament type picture but I have taken a few of what Roland, Shaun and Fiona have been up to and of what I have been doing.

 Clearing the undergrowth

 Painting Shutters

 Grooming horses

Felling Trees

 

Knitting George and Pepper Pig

 

Liquid refreshments

We left home for France on Tuesday, stopped at Ashborne overnight then caught the euro train for Calaison Wednesday. Wednesday evening we stayed in Orlean for the night and arrived at Shauns place late Thursday afternoon. I slept all day Friday and this morning and still feel tired The crafting weekend and the travelling have caught up on me.
I haven't had much time to put a great deal of thought into liquid refreshments but this is what I have found.

Cups of cuddle

 The last of Rolands Hot Chocolate

 My Latte

 )Refreshing on a hot day

While waiting for our meal

 Snack with our drinks