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 355 – 10 days to go
Wednesday 21st December 2011. woo hoo! 10 days to go to my first ever, year long, NY resolution that worked!! Well in all honesty the ‘stop smoking’ worked better than most years too, the detox went well during the periods I stuck to it (but didn’t revolutionalise my life afterwards!), the recycling and up-cycling was … Continue reading
Day 354 – Oh Christmas Tree….
Tuesday 20th December 2011. Although I haven’t managed it myself this year (another year over and one to add to the New Years Resolutions!), I really admire those people who design a Christmas tree out of the ordinary, and out of all sorts of stuff! Here are a few from friends, and some I found … Continue reading
Day 352 – the end of the English Christmas weekend
Sunday 18th December 2011. Unfortunately all good things have to come to an end, but just before we left Janine and Charles and headed for the Eurotunnel, we had to fit in two last Brit traditions……. the Sunday papers with breakfast (while I finally finished my Christmas cards woo hoo!) and of course, a Pub … Continue reading
Day 351 – the English Christmas weekend
Saturday 17th December 2011. Starting Saturday mornings slowly is always a good idea in my book, and is particularly necessary when Janine and I have been putting our worlds to right until the wee hours! Numerous cups of tea were consumed, a long slow warm shower, and a piece of toast and we were ready … Continue reading
Day 350 – the start of our English Christmas weekend
Friday 16th December 2011. This is our UK version of Christmas. We are on our way to the Hawkins House to enjoy a chill out weekend with Christmas Dinner served on Saturday night, after a day of last minute shopping, and fingers crossed that all my internet parcels have arrived! Via the Eurotunnel, and a … Continue reading
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