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Pausing by the sea shore
After a week of being virtually house bound due to illness (tummy bug) and bad weather (it's been raining, a lot) it was good to go for a drive, on Saturday, to a nearby beach.The sun was shining,...
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Bonne année et bonne santé !
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is called “New Year’s Day” ~ Edith Lovejoy...
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A cold day in January.....
During the cold grey days of winter this small group of daffodils, always the first to bloom in a warm and sheltered corner of the garden, add a much welcomed splash of sunshineand remind me that...
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Twelfth Night - Epiphany.
Quite a sad day today as we take down the Christmas decorations, un - decorate the Christmas trees and pack everything away again for another eleven months.I know many of you did this chore last week...
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Inondation - we need an Ark!
Inondation - translation - flooding.It has been raining it seems non-stop for days and my small corner of Normandy is under water to an alarming degree.The garden is soggy.The daffodils are...
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Egyptian Sun and Shadows
As an antidote to all the rain we've been enduring recentlylet's enjoy some sunshine!and walk like an Egyptianremember long sunny days at the beachcool down in hidden shadowchillaxstroll past tall palm...
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Jotting things down for Alphabe-Thursday
Jotting, (certainly not to be confused with jogging) a quick shopping list on the back of a used envelope; an appointment noted in a diary; a daily To Do List or a recipe taken from a blog or magazine...
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Pretty or Prosaic - Pink Saturday
We all love French Country style n'est pas?My favourite French lifestyle magazine Campagne Decoration is an icon of all things stylish.Then there's this, seen at my local home/garden deco store...
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Grow Your Blog Party 2015 - la vie en Normandie
"Come party with us at the 3rd annual meet & greet blog party hosted by the delightful Miss Vicki @ 2 Bags Full"Click here to see the full list of party goers!Are you looking to expand your network...
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K is for Knife rest
It's almost Thursday once again (wow that week went by so fast) time to meet up with Mrs Matlock and the other participants for Alphabe- Thursday.K is for Knife RestA set of 6 hand painted antique...
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The wettest month of the year!
Usually the best way to check what the weather is doing is to look out of the window.This month all we've been able to seethrough the rain streaked window panes is water, water everywhere.The average...
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Hello February
February - the most romantic month of the year.some Valentines Day favouritesred velvet cupcakesa slim volume of garden poetrylove locks on a bridge in Parisfine bone china at tea timeold fashioned...
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Rubbish Tuesday #37
You never know who you're going to meet at a party, do you?Last week I was one of Vicki's volunteers when she hosted the Grow Your Blog Party 2015.Click here if you missed my party post.One blog visit...
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Leaving for Lemesos
In just a few days I'll be heading to the beautiful, eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus.I've got the Lonely Planet Guide to read on the plane.The SP has found us a beautiful place to stay.Columbia...
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a traveller returns to Normandy
The traveller is returned from warm, sunny Cyprus where we were lulled to sleep by waves breaking on the shorejust metres below our balcony.I have yet to sort through the many photographs which I took...
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greco-roman style....................................
Despite stormy weather on our arrival in Cyprus, the day of our guided tour of the island dawned bright and clear, perfect sightseeing weather.Driving east from Paphos to Kourion our first stop was the...
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O is for Opportunity
At the start of 2015 I chose “opportunity” as my word for the year.Opportunity – “a time or set of circumstances that make it possible to do something”.When a small, unexpected, windfall came our way...
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Being inspired.
Blogger friends have been inspiring me this week, providing nest fluffing opportunities. Lorrie @ Fabric Paper Thread is hosting a magazine swap next month.In readiness I've bought some of my favourite...
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P is for packing
To paraphrase Robert Browning, this week I've been having "abroad thoughts from home".It's time to go travelling again, methinks.Next week the Senior Partner and I are heading to the States, Hilton...
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Back in the Lowcountry once more............
We arrived on Hilton Head Thursday afternoon to find it looking just as good as we hoped it would be.We are easing our way into Island life, our rented condo is on the beach!The view simply...
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