Day 365 – the end of the Year!
Saturday 31st December 2011. Well I finally made it. Made it to the ski resort in Avoriaz, (though not yet on the ski’s!) and managed 365 days of blogging…… It’s one of the very few EVER New Year’s resolutions I have ever made, and then achieved, it has been a pleasure (most of the time!) … Continue reading
Day 364 – travelling to Geneva
Friday 30th December 2011. Hubbie gets his own back when the alarm shrieks at 7am in the morning, as I am still not ready to get up and pack (what a surprise – I’m not good in the mornings either!). And I trudge through the house with my list of ski essentials (and life essentials), … Continue reading
Day 363 – the day before…..
Thursday 29th December 2011. Today I cleaned up the desk at work, emptied my in-box, and then headed home to do my packing. However I am easily distracted, and between finishing the post for Turtlewings, catching up with a quick G&T and a chat with Jules, and preparing dinner from leftovers, the evening suddenly disappeared. … Continue reading
Day 362 – guest blogging 2
Wednesday 28th December 2011. I had promised Jules at Turtlewings a blog a month for the last 3 months, and have failed miserably! The first month went fine, but then November went mad with holidays, work and sickness, and I have been meaning to catch up ever since. I finally got inspired (and got into … Continue reading
Day 361 – a chill out night in Brussels….
Tuesday 27th December 2011. Ok it’s not much fun going back to work so soon after the Christmas break, but there are a few advantages; there is no traffic, the NL->Bxl trip took just over an hour, and the journey home after work took an astounding 20 minutes (cf nearly an hour normally!) no one … Continue reading
Day 360 – Boxing Day goes retro
Monday 26th December 2011. Oh yeah! I forgot….. on top of my super original wallpaper pressie from Hubbie, I also got the camera of my dreams (well the realistically priced Lumix version to be honest, and heh in these days of austerity, we should not be wanting the version which is double the price but … Continue reading
Day 359 – Christmas Day with ‘het familie’
Sunday 25th December 2011. Christmas Day started at 8am as the kids are well trained by now (particularly if you keep them up late the night before, which needs no encouragement!). A rather loud banging at the front of the house surprised us as we came upstairs, and we pulled back the curtains to find … Continue reading
Day 358 – Christmas Eve
Saturday 24th December 2011. The kids got busy with the finishing touches to the house today, and Hubbie finally hung the mistletoe so that unsuspecting and hopefully sexy guests can be kissed under it. Better late than never! (He also built and extension to the dining table 2 hours before our guests arrive while I … Continue reading
Day 357 – Christmas Preparation
Friday 23rd December 2011. A last minute whizz round the shops included a stop at Jack O’Shea’s to pick up the festive food for tomorrow night……. Well the kids got out of Jack O’Shea’s in one piece, but both swearing that if I ever bought a bird for the table at Christmas, they’d turn vegetarians! … Continue reading
Day 356 – Christmas nibbles with friends
Thursday 22nd December 2011. Fabulous to have old friends round from the early school days of the kids, and to see Tim in particular making such a great recovery after such a horrific heart attack. Guided by his soul mate Yvonne, life is gradually coming back to normal, and as Yvonne and I enjoyed our … Continue reading
Life with Lizzi 