Having been away from the computer
for a whole week,
I have lots to catch up with.
I need to sort out
my photos, catch up with
people and blogs.
So I am going
to
leave you with these
beautiful words.
A little plaque I bought whilst in Cornwall
Hope you all have a wonderful week.
xox
My one and only postcard from my hubby
He sent me this postcard in 2002 ..It is kept in my box of memories …..
The Shereton Maui, located on famous Ka’anapali Beach, Maui..
Funny when I read it ..
“Well I have remembered, after the excitement of the submarine yesterday”
Now that is where I would love to be right now..!!
I am lucky enough to have
a son, who is a
top chef in the
Royal Air Force
and the other day at work
they made this for dinner .
filled with
Goats Cheese and Sundried Tomatoes..
It was so delicious.
I would like to blog about him more, but he
doesn’t like it.
One day I will get a photo of him,
with all of his medals!!
Liverpool Lil’s in San Francisco…
This lovely post card was sent to me by my wonderful friend
Britt-Arnild, who lives in Trondheim, Norway.
She went to Califonia with her husband Terje and youngest daughter Marta
for three whole weeks ..
She met quite a few blogging friends too.. One in particular,
being Rachel who she met in San Francisco and they had
lunch in this charming pub.
Britt-Arnild was the first person to send me a hand written letter
April 2009 ,
and that is how my postcard collection started!!
She also has quite a few blogs, she LOVES travelling too.
Please go and have a look at her fantastic blogs,
where you will see fab photos and beautiful words.
A big big Thank You to Britt-Arnild.
on Monday evening my friend Sarah and i
were going to meet our good friends
Scott and Irene for a meal in a
restaurant in Oxford.
Unfortunately the plans got changed and
we ate at their place as Irene was
not feeling too good.
After the meal, they said shall we just go for
coffee, great idea , then we can head home.
Scott said “You are going to love the Cafe Noir”
As we walked along we passed a beautiful
Chocolatiers… Coco Noir, of course it was
closed, I can always go back I thought.
In the window was some beautiful tins, I would
love one of those, and some Artisan Limonade!
Pictures on the walls of the Cafe!!
and a delightful dessert
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE…
DELISH!!!!
Unfortunately I am going to
have to go back, as some of
my photos did not come out….
Good Excuse !!
or for some
Apple pie, which is a
German recipe ..mmm
During the evening I got talking to
the owner and I think is wife (not sure)
all about where they came from (he came from Iran),
how long they had been in England etc etc ..
then I started talking about my blog, and that is why I
would like the photos!!
After 5 mins or so he said “he owned another shop”,
I thought he meant a cafe/wine bar……….NO..
He/they owned
COCO NOIR!!
I did not know what to say really, , and started to say about the
beautiful tins in the window.. He said can you come back tomorrow
and I WILL give you one of the tins…. YOU CAN CHOOSE..
I said “ unfortunately I can only come back next week.. thank you .
HE said …”do you have time now? Of course thank you so much..
He picked up his keys, I left my friends totally bemused.. and he took
me to his shop and let me choose one of his fantastic tins!!
Of course I had to chose one with Paris and as we (hubby) have been
to Le Touquet too, it seemed like the right choice!
full of BUTTER WAFFLES..
The tin is very special, so I will treasure it!
A big thank you to Majid Yazdani ..
I will have to go back to Coco Noir and taste
his delightful GELATO!!
There are kind and thoughtful people out there.
This is
Lombard Street, San Francisco.
famous for having a STEEP,
one-block section, that consists
of EIGHT tight hairpin turns.
Amazing!!
I would love to see it, not sure about
walking up it, but would give it a go!!!!!
Jennifer, my good friend from Paris sent this to
me on her recent trip to the USA.
The next one is from my good friend Leesa, who also lives in Paris..
a postcard from one of our favourite parcs…
in the southern suburbs of Paris, on the RER B line.
We (Leesa, Jennifer, Barbara and Dawn) had a lovely walk round here,
started off with a coffee and a snack .. great cafe!
Beautiful grounds, the fountains, the house.
One thing that fascinates me are
the TREES.. the same height and all lined up!!
A BIG Thank you Jennifer and Leesa … my collection is growing !!!!
My good friend
Sarah,
loves
Cherubs and Angels.
In her kitchen she
has
quite a few,
on the windowsill
on top of the cupboards too!
He has for you,
give the order to his angels,
to keep you in(through) all your roads.
Psalm 91
This little L’Ange Gardien came from
La Boutique des Anges, Paris
All the way from
California
Via
Paris
and
then to
England.
Thank you to my
lovely friends
Barbara and Didier.
A wonderful surprise , so thoughtful xx
