Thank you Barbara ..

for the lovely postcard

from

Coranado ...San Diego..

My great friend Barbara has a fab blog which

you can read all about it here ...with

fantastic photos!!

Big Thank you to you.

It arrived !!! Thank you Sally ...

Yesterday a postcard came through my letter

box from

Antalya Turkey

from my great  friend Sally in Norfolk..

read all about her fabulous walking trip here!!

A super read and you will see all her recipes too!!

Today a postcard came from

Maine USA

sent to me by my cousin from Italy.

Both postcards were a surprise !!

Big Thank you to Sally and my cousin.

It might be Winter but there are still flowers ……

 

 

This I think is Swiss Chard…..

And lots of Holly with berries…..

Changing colours …….

 

 

Fab Four ........

Not 1, 2 or even 3 ... but 4 Fab postcards from my blogger
friends who have been away..

The first one is from Abbey .. who sent me a card from

Macarella in Menorca .....

beautiful clear seas and sunshine ....that is what I need!!

Abbey has a wonderful blog , Happy Frog and I, which is

full of interesting posts,

a joy to read, so I hope any new readers go over and

have a good read. I love her blog.

Linda sent me a surprise postcard from Hong Kong,

where they(Linda and husband) spent a fab holiday their daughter.

Linda moved to Italy with her husband in 2004, as

an adventure (and empty nesters!!), I am sure they made the right choice,

and they live in such a beautiful area.

Her blog is full of adventures and photos of life in Italy

and of course other trips they have been on!!!

The "Star" Ferry - Victoria Harbour - Hong Kong

The city all lit up!

My friend Jennifer LOVES Ireland

and LIVES in PARIS!!!

She went on a tour for 10 days,

ended her trip in Dublin, had fun

and meeting of family too.

Jennifer used to blog, I hope this

trip can entice her back, we would

all love to see more photos...

Wouldn't we!!

I know her job does keep her VERY busy.

A very well deserved break :-)

The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare

and Di (aka Trubes) sent me a wonderful

card from their (husband Ian)  trip to Northumberland

where she met up with a blogger....

and had a fantastic time.

She thinks of me whenever they are on a trip!!!!

Alnwick Castle  - Northumberland

A HUGE thank you to you ALL
A great surprise and to get them
them within  a day of each other
was amazing!!

Happy Birthday to Sally .....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ..

Have a wonderful day xx

Another lunch date in Paris ...!!

Update - Mystery cafe is ..

It's called La Consigne , 71 bd du Montparnasse.

 This time it is Brigitte (   Karin could not make it..:-(    ) ... Barbara, Jennifer, me and Dawn ..

We were in a Montparnasse Cafe/Brasserie  .......

sorry not sure of the name .. but whatever

it is , doesn't matter , because it was brilliant ..

What I can tell you that it

is ACROSS the road from Starbucks!! 

We all met at Starbucks (the easiest) at around 11.30  

and then went for coffee, which turned into

lunch ..... and we left our seats (same cafe) at just after 3pm!!!!!

Brigitte, Jennifer and Barbara had to catch up with other things ..

so Dawn and I walked to St Michel ... Window shopping on the way,

and we rounded our day off with .......

An excellent day with wonderful company ....

we had such a laugh as usual..

THANK YOU to my FAB FRIENDS...