Sunday 29 December 2013

Thoroughly spoilt ......

With my presents
I
can take
a bath ..
 
Lovely Bath bombs
 
 
In Candlelight ...
 
 
 
Wrap up in my new scarf ...
 

 
Take my Eurostar Gift Voucher ....
(Very unexpected)
 
 
 
and maybe head to ...
 
 
Little box and coasters ..

 
and read a book !!
(very unexpected too!!)
 
 
 
I hope you all had a fab Christmas .
 
Thank you to my wonderful family for  all my  brilliant gifts.
♥♥♥♥♥
 

Tuesday 17 December 2013

Wishing all my family and friends around the world Christmas Wishes...

A very
 
Merry Christmas
 
and a
 
Happy New Year.
 
 
(Lights in the market square in Wantage)

 
 
Thank you to you all for your wonderful
comments left here , all year round.  It is
just great that you keep coming back.
Thank you so much for your support.
I think I am about to enter my
8th year of blogging .. How did that happen?
 
 
 
 
Today I received a
A Christmas  Postcard
from Grado, Italy
From my lovely  cousin Valerie.
Thank you my dear. ♥
 
 
On the the back it says
 
Presepio realizzato dalla Associazione dei Portatori della Madonna di Barbana
 
translated it says ...
 
Crib made ​​by the association of carriers of Our Lady of Barban.
 
Short video below..
 
 
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥
 
I visited Barbana with my cousin and her husband in
April 2011 .... a lovely trip with a private mass.


Sunday 15 December 2013

Saint-Étienne-du-Mont - Paris. - July 2013

After an amazing day with Linda,
I was meeting someone else . I was
meeting up with Peter, whose blog is
 
 
A totally amazing blog with
fabulous photos and so much
interesting information, a great writer.
Peter's detail is fantastic , nothing left out.
He is originally from Sweden but has
lived in Paris for about 40 years.
 
Have a read and follow. If you love
Paris, you will love his blog.
 
Initially we thought it
might be possible for Linda and I to meet
up with Peter , but unfortunately not.
So whilst waiting I thought I would take a look at
 
 
 
This church is situated behind the Pantheon and
contains the shrine of St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris.
 











 
A wonderful church to visit and so much to see around this area.
 
 





If you love France , why not go over to
Paulita's blog - An Accidental Blog
and have a look at her
Dreaming of France meme..



If you have any of your own stories to share with us
whether it be a your travels, a book you have read,
or maybe a film OR you just love France.
Maybe you would like to join us on Linky.
We love to see it through the eyes of others.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Wednesday 11 December 2013

More wonderful sights in Paris with Linda ..

 
 
So much to see and so much to do..
 
Linda and I had a great time, eyes left and right,
up and down ..
 
No matter how many times you go to Paris,
if you meet up with someone who lives
there and walk around, you will definitely see
Paris through different eyes ♥
 
 A BIG thank you to Linda of Frenchless in France
for meeting up with me (at last) . We have been trying
to meet up  each time I have visited but timings
didn't match up.
 
Linda has a super blog , please go over and say HI,
you will not be disappointed. ♥
 
 
 
 
Linda and I stopped to look a the menu (below)
the ladies seated in the window , said it was tasty .
One day I might go there.
The list just gets bigger and bigger!!



 
Sorry not the best of photos , you can just see the murals high up!!











 
Anyone for Tea??





 




A beautiful place to end our meet up ..

 
A big heartfelt THANK YOU ♥
 
More to come as my day did not end there!!
 

Monday 2 December 2013

Little Montage - Another little courtyard in Paris ..

Linda knows some wonderful little places ..
 
Yep I am still sharing my July trip ,
 






Wonder who  lives behind this door?


Inside this little doorway is a hairdresser/beauty place :-)



Wouldn't it be fab to have your own little
apartment tucked away in Paris somewhere??





BIG THANK YOU
TO
LINDA



Family life comes first ,
and I have had problems with
my computer ,,
but I know that you understand
and love seeing my photos no matter
when they were taken ♥